St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-03
Preparing for the Next Cam
paign.
lCity Item.l

The item, published few weeks ago
a martial State ticket which, we were
informed. had been agreed uponamong
few Democratic politicians, though they
deemed it premature to make pupllc
announcement. This publication
seems to have deeply affected the press
Of North Louisiana, and set on foot
serious discussion OF the prospects, pro
and con of the various warning 1actlOas
OF the dominant party. The Clalborne
Guardian, Morehonse CLARION, Natchl-
toches Vindicator and Colfax Cnronlcie
have been among the foremost IN us
cussing this question, and they all eA-
nress themselves in favor OF announcer
prooramme, The following, from the
CLARION of the 10Th, is a sample OF the
general line OF argument OF the upper
country press: nj
| "The State ticket suggested Dy Inc
City Item, with Allen Jumel for Cover
nor next year has brought the Claiborne
Guardian to it's feet and caused 1t to utter
and raiterate some of the opinions ex-
messed by the Clarion in series OF ar
ticIes nnhiished few months ago. Inc
Guardian gives vent to its feelings in the
Following remarkable language:
s"The people have become about as
tired Of ripgism and bossism as they
were Of Radicalism. To secure the
| harmony of the party the next State
| tick ct must be headed by such a man as
ex-Goy. Nichols or Hon. John z. Mon
cnre. of Caddo. A ticket headed by
snch men and made of like material
1 wnnld infuse new life into the party
and enthuse the people with the hope
that the victory Of the party would not
he barren of result. 1t is time Tor the
element which has been in the ascend
lencv to step down and out. The peo-
| Die have had enough of.them and theli
methods. 1t is time for q change,
Last year when the CLARION, aimosI
alone, had the manliness to express JUST
the same ideas upon the polltlcai sltua-
ton of our State the GUARDIAN Looh
issue with us and In true-Dlue bouroon-
istic style declared that such doctrln \,
wonld rnin the people and swamp the
Marty. MANY other extreme Democrat
r. naners took the Clarion up by the
the seat of the brooches and chugged i
down with duh, forcible thud which
would have made less fearless Journa
: tremble for life. But we proceeded Il
discuss the question, firmly believing
that we were right and confident tina
the uosition we took met the endorse
ment of all patriotic non-otfice seeklns
: nannle we were satisfied that clas
IF men would bounce us, and we Wer!
{ ready for their attacks. To the "ins
/ snch oninions are very distasteful. Mos
hack Ronrbons have not foresight SUN
Gent to detect the necessity OF
Schangep that will result in their dis
: placement. They cannot see oecaus
, they will not see that new issues de
mand new methods of dealing Wit
those issues. In the old ruts OF ante
> bellum politics they desire to Gio'
3 along, as il we were yet the 9Wousu-p
s aristocracy Of the olden time.
at is pleasant to see such aDie JouIn =
as the Guardian falling into Inc WI WI
: 1.-THE anti-Bourbon press or TUG nsal =
: one If the most influential Journalist
in the State and the open, bold and pos
9 tive endorsement he gives the Clar1o
Q encourages us to strike at the rings
. and "bossesn in Louisiana. Until the
:. are routed, until the people learn thi
their future prosperity depends upo
}, the destruction of "ringism" and .bos'
ISM we cannot expect that thrift an
contentment in Louisiana to which ~
:. neonle are entitled. Nor can we e.
!, meet our rich and fertile lands to b
= come populated with enterprlsing IN
" migrants. Such people do not Wish
home in State that is controlled, aDs'
Ilutely ruled, by a few. chronic OHIO Inc
holders. whose only ambition Is 70 81 e.
Iioy the fat things that office affords. :
The Item has probably had more !. e.
: perience with the ways OF the VILE
politicians than our respected count'
e contemporaries, and knows Jul Wen !,
: difficulties in the way OF checking u
d progress of proceedings had IN purs,'
ance of an understanding among y
bosses. We may, therefore, cansie