The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-24

luminous Signs.
N. o. States.

After carefully reviewing the conflicting
dispatches received from Madison parish YES.
terday and to-day, there can be 30 doubt
that the friends of Gov. McEnery carried the
meeting at Taliulah and that the delegates
instructed for him are the rghtfnl represen-
tatives OF the parish.
The course of the opponents of the Cover
nor, III boiling the meeting, nominating a
second set oil delegates aud instfucting them
for another candidate, can have but one
meaning, and can look but to one entl--a dis.
ruptien of the Democratic party III this State
This scheme was first developed in the State
Central Committee, when the members of
that body opposed to McEnery, after failing
to control it by hummer methods, or to cram
the two thirds. rule down the throats Of the
majority, beited the committee. Their ac-
tion, however, they realized was pre- mature
they had acted on IA ground SO 1agrantly un-
tenabic that they found it necessary to sur.
render and return to the body Of the csm-
nittee.
The action Of the opponents OF tue Gov
ernor in Madison, yesterday; was the sec.
ond, and no doubt the more deliberately
planned movement on the line.
In other parishes, where it may be found
impossible to defeat the appointment OF Nc
Emery delegates, no doubt the same tactics
will be adopted and the consequence will
be, two tickets, and u dirty squabble for
the negro vote This is the end to which
bolters on either side will inevitably direct
the campaign.
Many of the democratic papers tn the
State more interested in the unity Of the
party than in the fortunes OF any candi.
date. and alarmed at the violent aud de-
nnneiateFy utterances Of the Picayune and
several of its coadjutors, have called npen
event ever # McEnery's nomination, it viii
support him. To this very natural and
proper question the Picayune has returned
an onsnous silence. From the attitude Of
the paper, however, it is reasonable that
in the event of McEnery's nomination it will
not support the nominee, and it is already
preparing to lead a bolt. The Shrevoport
Times aud Democrat of the same city, stand
in the same attitude. Ii these papers sincere
ly believe the foul charges they are day after
day iterating and reiterating against the Gov
ernor, they cannet support him under any
circumstance: if they are net sincere they
are defamers of the worst class. The edi-
tors of these papers are our personal friends,
aud we prefer TO believe that they are sin.
cere, and hences to assume and to believe,
that they are the neucleus Of revolt against
the Democratic party, which first exhibited
it's head in the Central Committee and more
clearly developed itself in Taliuiah yester.
day. These journals must now either ruin
McEiery or resort to the desperate alterna-
tive of boltiHg the party. Inspired by such
dire and desperate necessity they must natu.
rally resort to every device, employ every
scandal, accept as true every charge that
may be trampet up against the giant they
have themselves raised up. and and who they
must wound nnto death or themselves fall be-
meath his terrible mane. We submit that
the fierce believing Of journals which have
placed themselves III such a position are not
the guides to whom Democrats should look.
Their work has already lead two bolts, aud
it will lead to ultimate disaster to this State,
III view Of the proceedings Of Tallnlah,
the wisdom of the majority OF the State Cen-
trai Colnmitteein removing Mr. Fitzpatrick,
bitter and reckless partisan, from the chair
manship of that body and substituting ex-
Senator Eustis, who has no friend to serve
except the Democratic party, becomes more
conspicuous, if possible, than ever.