St. Landry democrat., 1884-08-16
Congressional.
Capitolian-AdrGcate.

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and Ez9Impeachable Democrat from st.
Landry, requested rs to insert at orr
NSuGt AsteS, an announcement of Hon.
| w. A. BobertsOn's candidacy for Con-
gless, subject to the action Of the Dis
trict Democratic Convention. We did
so, and noticed the announcement in
courteous terms, as it ise the custom of
the press everywhere to,do. We have
always dORe this in the past and intend
TO continue to do SO i'll the future, espe-
elally When the candidate is Demo-
crat. we have never considered that
such notices committed rs to the sup
port OF the candidate thus announced,
and nothing IN our notice of DIR. Robert
sons candidacy justified any one in con-
Guiding that yge were committed to his
support and that we were urging his
nomination.
1t has heen our intention in the pend
ing contest for Congress in this district
to abstain from expressing any prefer
ence Tor any OF the candidates, and no
one can truthfully say that we have
done otherwise. We are absolutely free
IRON ON any promise of support to any one.
lie mere announcement and notice of
Dr, Robertson'e~ candidacy, unGer the
circumstances we have related, has been
adiudged a suffisient prorocatioptby the
Southern Waterman, of Clinton, to open
a broadside upon Governor McEnery
ana the bugabOo--thc administration
whom 1t charges with the heinous Of
tense OF conspirlng to have DR.. Robert |
son nominated. We deem it unneces-
sary to reproduce the utterly gr0undless |
and ridiculous snEmises and suspicious |
expressed by the Southern Waterman |
in relation to thismatter. for they mere |
~ exhibit the pit;abie spirit of inSoler- |
ance and injustice towards Governor
McEnery and his friends, that still ami |
mates that paper.
we do not believe that anything has /
been farther from. Governor McEnery7s |
thoughts than to- attempt to exercise /
any influence whatsoever in the matter |
OF the selection OF Congressional caRdi-
dates IN this or any other District, and |
lC ls UNJUST III the extreme to charge him |
with even the bare intention of SO doing. |
But 1t seems to be.a fayorite pastime |
Of the Southern WatGhman, to 'tgo it |
blind" at the Governor, on the very
thlnnest pretext. So much so, that we
wouldn't be astonished to see tha3paper
charge the Governor with maliciously |
holding back the rains needed in soHse
portions of East Felieiana.
The Watchman's onslaught upon she |
Governor, q rrOp0ss of DR.. Robertson's |
candidacy, is q fair sample of the lind |
OF political information that that paper
has been furnishing it's readers, who are
too intelligent, we trust, not to discev-
ef that its warfare against the Govern.
or has been run oct of sight into she
ground.
The Watchman can rest easy. Gov
ernor AcEnery is attending strictly to
business, and we not think that he con-
s1ders DIR. Robertson's or any other
mans candidacy for Congress as any
part of his business. He has had to
shoulder great deal, and he is Doubt
Tess prepared to shoulder much mere
but we submit that common Justice
suggests that the Congressional contest
should be allowed to run it's coarse
without drawing him into it.
In SO far as the Capitolian Advocate
is concerned in this matter, we will say
that we know no statute prohibiting us
from inserting the announcements of
any bOdy,s candidacy who is willing to
pay the price fixed for such announce
ments, and that we are ready to an
nounce some mere and to give all
courteous notice, the editor Of the
included, who will march
up to the Captains Office and pa1up or
let MS know upon whom we can draw
for the amount of our charges.