The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-10-18
LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY9

Ifaclfbu is entitled to recognition,
especially i4fhe First Cou gfes>ioiaI
District, continues a. subject Of
warm discussion.
First, Mr.. Hunt and his friends
by their speeches, set forth their
political faith, maintaining an ex
treme liberal interpretation OF The
Constitution, whereby authority j.
derived for leysing high duties to
secure not merely "A revenue for
support of the Federal government,
but especially the propri ~ through
protection, of all American indus
tries, as well as recognition OF the
other principles OF the OLD Wing aud
present Republican parties. These
gentlemen likewise gave as their
reasons for Withdrawing from the
so.called State aid Congressional
organizations, the corrupt ways into
which those organizations i'ave
fallen.
TO the positions thus taken the
States replied that by their public
declaration OF principles, or as law
yers would say on the face or their
own record, 1t is evident that the
claim of the Hunt faction to even
! the name of Democrat is without
warrant. In All usual able editorial
the philosophy of the Fathers OF
Democracy is 70 stated, Iit, here,les
fOt Mr.. Hunt and his followers pointed
out, and their claim to orthodoxy
fiat y d,lteu. A notl ible feature III
this article however is that 10 etfo
is made to traverse the charge OF
corruption in party manage men
made against the SO called le.uar
organizations, nor is any attempt
made by the States to show whereas
the latter differed in political faith
from its alleged heresies Ofthe Hunt
| faction. 1t practically sustained The
. previous assertion of the HERALD,
that the distinctive features Ut
Louisiana Democracy, in all lis
factions consists in tue advocacy OF
Republican princi pes; after stating
. which it pertinentlS Inquiries: Is this
Democracys
Following the States the PicdyNnt
! at last. in its issue of the 10Th came
+ to the open support Of Mr. Hunt
concluding its full statement OF the
i circumstances attending his candi
dature: "Mr. Hunt is fairly before
i'the people NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
/, ''of a Democratic Convention. 1t is
''impo sible to dispute the lace
! "Every Democrat in The District can
'yote forhim with entire consistency
"and without creating the snaaow d
+ "a suspicion upon the thoroughneSs
''Dt his own Democracy" Consolins
: words to the ianIcent partisan wln
: notwithstanding all admiration iol
Mr.. Hunt, had, tSaidl il support
! qualitly, as u hIs discipline an1
\ faith. Sill the Pieayune's writes
! !, with all his laudaiory words, ayoitl'
touching the searching criticism 0
the States.
/ Noticing the discussion thus
Q evoked by the HERALD's inquiry "a,
:, to what constitutes Louisiana DE
: mocracy? the Item jo.uS tnr discus
! sion and attempts to give the cause,
ottheSedilfefences bydistinguishins
e Democracy into tue theoretical an,
+ practical kinks; chasing the State
as theoretical and Mr.. Hunt,as like
i wise Senators Gibson aud JOnas, Jan,
y Messrs Houston and Gay as practi
cal Democrats. The Item, like tin
s States, however makes no reference
I to the question by the State Contra
: Committee to the United State.
q Chr nit Court, and which constitute.
/ the gravamen of the bitter separa
ton, as to which faction poSSesse,
the regular organizations
Intruh,as a1ards both creed aut
/ discipline, the HERALD'S question
. isWhat constitutes Louisiana De
mocracysn remains undetermined
and as consequence the question
Of the States, us this Demoefacy;'
: remains applicable 10 each faction.
!. The officials of the Texas ant
Pacific road ara VERY mnch s4ntnnI