Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-17


IN thu language Of an old friend Of ssss,
We foand it inpo~sibl. To do justice 70 the
sabj~ct. W. Eel, N e-rtAin Of victory, 40
s~r- that the kiug would enjoy his own
again thst for the first time since the war,
We permitted ours-lf TO enjoy for awhile
tn. sweet Anticipation. II victory. But
New York failed to io her part Of the
work, and the r-sult il that another pure
good man who riskrd his life in many
hard fought battles i. sacrificed. Il. made n
victim 10 the mi-fnkrs Of the Democracy.
on the one hand md the full practices of
the Republican PARTY on the other
W. do not feel that We can ever he suc-
c~Ssfnl sincr We have b-rn drfraied with
| Hancock. So long ~ the Republican par
~ contrDl, the government. keeps the keys
II the trrssury, aud controls the -norn,ous
| patronage Of the administration. WE rest
IN broken stick If We hope that the PEG.
pie will risr in their might and defeat the
party in power.
| We ar, frank to- admit thHt We do not
| t+t-r~ what i- the best policy for the Demo.
crncy III ib.. South. Ben Hill Of GrorgiA.
says that both PARTIES have ontliv-d their
usefulness, and That new ones must spring
into existence before We can hope for n
change.
We are now left to grop- our way
| through the darkness to the best Of our
ability. Northern D..mot rats have failed
rs. We have carried out onr pledges. they
! have failed Ia redeem theirs. shall We in
'h- future ~ in tn" past, bang on to the
Northern D-mocrsc,i aid them TO the neg.
lrcf Of uur own home afTa,r.' or shall We
CIV" hut little attention to the National ar
Pr--idrntial rlrcii"n. choose our Congress.
men after pie dging them to secure aid
for home ahair. without special reference
~ thrI, party affiliations.
These arr the Iurstinns that now agitat-
The people Of the South. II Ia doubtle-.
Yer, noble. very heroic {" declare that We
will live aud die, ~ the Northern DruIo.
Gratis may direct, but IL 10 attended 10y no
material results. Empty glory il all that
will fall to our lot If we ju,l gr Of the fu-
TURF by the past.
Look out for number ono may b. very
selfish. but II certainly seems very like
such policy wuul l.. dictated hv ANY com.
mon SENSE view at affairs At any rate W.
ind that many Of our brethren are giving
which follow.
We cannot affiliate with Republicans
No t''sl forbid that W. should jun hands
with nnr worst enemies. hut We have it
III "nr power hereafter to procure actual
irnrhfs for our section by AN independent
polio, that We could not pur.ur 81 hong a.
we permitted the Northern Druocrac, to
dictate To ns IN every thing.
Let ih" people give serious thought Ia |
the condition ~ affairs. aud h, con-ulta-
tI"n among Themselves determine what |
policy the law of self pr,-rr, alton would /,
require them 10 pursue
That portion Of the Union known ~ ;
the solid South needs Development We, /
too ~ well ~ the Northern States, want !
a chAuc" 1T the public treasury. Aud |
nov, ina,nuch rs the nation Ia. DECLARED /
that IT favor. appropriations for rivers. !
harh"rs and internal improvements, let !
Ms not fail To get our -harr of public funds
10y hanging on TO principles that seems
t" all those things that We most
urrd
4 policy If non interference wonld soon !
procure Tor Us material aid, that we eau
not hope for 10 long a. We tie our faith |
l"m"cr.tlc part! Of he North.
Lat no man charge Us NTH leaning
tow Ard the Republican party. We simply /
sdN"cat" tdiguiiiei ind, p,nurnc- III action /
that would srcur for liz that practical aid /
that would relieve our rivers of all ub.truc.
iI"us would span the country with rail /
roads, would pour out money from the
public treasury all over thu South for these
improvements and for public buildings
shall We await the action of thn-e to
" h"nI W. have been accustomed To lnk
IA daNs gone hNf Whatever w II" IT must
hr done - a unit. Els" no good result will
follow. Let the p~oplr nf the South de-.
'lsr- s'r"n What ih"ir policy il 10 he.
II 4 W. A. Drake, among the mr~t re-
liable merchants ~ North Louisiana, have
Ihrlr usual large stock purchased at the
bottom at the market 10y the junior part.
ncr. After p~r-'nai inspection If their
,"o'ls We can Assure our readers that they
ran uur, has. AZ very Inu ur,,.. an, an, l