The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-11-07

: NO. 10.
A STATEMENT TO TIE PEOPLE.

,tains an editorial which evinces, in
greater degree than anything we have
yet seen in the columns Of any of the
combination papers, the inconsistency,
untairness end duplicity employed in
the fight which the forces opposed to
Gov. McEnery arc making. The ar
ticle in question is based upon the
mmyesto Of the boiling faction of the
Central Committee-addressed to the
people of Louisiana and published in
the P'cayunc,-in discussing which the
leading opposition organ unconsciously
establishes the wisdom and patriotism
of the majority Of the Committee
This article epitomizes the opposition
OF the minority to the. reorganization
in the following language:
In the hands of unfair men the re-
Organization meant plant tool to fill
the temporary Craftsmanship of the
State Convention; a partisan and un-
scrupulous Committee on Credentials;
a packed and prejudiced Convention;
a rctncn to Republican methods under
a Democratic name; Returning Board
on a larger scale to determine in adj
vance who should hold Office in spite
OF the choice of the people. 4
Read in the light which Mr.. Jas
tremskps explanation of the reasons,
which prompted the effort to re-organ-
ize, and the peoples knowledge Of
Sir. Fitzpatrcl's character, throw up
on the subject, these lines clearly
prove the correctness of the maiority's
position. Viewing the situation from
the standpoint Of the writer of the
above, we are satisfied that the Demo-
cratic party at large will say that tho
late chairman of the Central Commit
tee was not fit person to be entrusted
with such powers. In stating the
grounds Of the opposition of the boil
tiers to the removal of the Third Ward
Boss-which grounds, we suspect, are
borrowed for the majority Pica-
y.ne forgetting its past utterances on
the same subject, with its usual incon-
sistency aids the majority in making
out their case.
But in claiming the good results
which flowed from the deliberations of
the Committee were obtained by the
efforts of Fitzpatrick's friends, the
Picayase is guilty of a glaring piece
Of etlrontery and extreme unfairness.
The proceedings of the Committee
published in the Picayane inform us
that the boilers consented to every-
thing demanded by the Committee and
returned under ONE proposition; that a
"promise that no rules should be adop-
ted to affect the selection of delegates"
and an agreement upon mode of Sc.
Letting a chairman of the State Con-
vention were not concessions to de.
mands of the minority is proved by
tho record. The boilers returned un-
der the single proposition that Mr..
Eustis should vacate the chair, and his
election be confirmed by the whole
Committee, and our contemporary must
think the people easily humbugged
if it believes that they will swallow
its statement The "Eustis brancho
had a clear majority, and the rules
referred to were adopted simply be-
cause they are wise and just, and will
prevent the preparation Of any fraud
upon the rights Of the people.
The PlcHyune Will soon be taught
by verdict to be rendered in Decen-
Der, that nothing can be gained by a
perversion Of facts; that q reading,
thinking public cannot be imposed
upon, and that fair dealing is always
rewarded and Implicitly punished
wherever pfacticed.-[Ouachita Tele.
graph.