The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-10-04
LOUISIANA DEMOCRACY?
TO BE JUDIUIALLY ! DETER.
MINED,

1ue ulslntegratlOlO OF the uOuilnaHU
party in this State has reached a
condition thatitseems impossible for
its members to determine which of
its various scattering factions truly
represents, in its principles aud
organization, the party.
In true orthodoxy ofnclitical faith
the States, of all the New Orleans
tpress, claims, and with much plaus-
Utility, to be the true guide. There
is scarcely another Of the democratic
| papers which is not constantly advo-
eating republican principles in all
issues involving national interests.
Thus astray in their creed, lacking
| all lily ofprinciple,it is not strange
that their party should be broken
into factions, each seeking only, fac
I.tiOnal success, and the political
preferment of its respective leaders,
| and aiming at this by contest with
Opposing factions.
In the first congressional district
the Contest for party supremacy has
become so intense, and through cor
ruptlOn in party management the
drift from the old landmarks has
been so far, that, in despair of other
solution, one of the factions, under
q provision Of a Federal statute, has
Invoked Judge of Observation-Disclosures
Court for this Circuit, to determine
! which organization of the factions,
D that under the leadership of Mr..
3 Carleton Hunt, or that contestIng ua-
Q derthe banner ofMr.LouisSt. Martin,
is entitled, under the statute, to the
0ame and rights of democracy; each
Il division claiming foritSelf regularity
y inorganizationand superior honesty
$ aud fidelity to party faith.
Q This indeed may, outside of the
( State, appear a strange question for
Observation-Disclosures but to those
familiar with the difficulties of the
J case, itappears to be the only though
4 doubtful means.o of solution.
9 This issue is formed upon the de
mand Of the 81 entralCommittet
!, that the supporters of 5 Martin art
il entitled to name the persons to bt
q appointed by the Circuit Judge al
u Commissioner of elecilon, .nd thai
!. those already appointed under tbi
J, recommendations of the Hunt organ
l ization should be removed, on th,
: ground that the for constitut
the democratic party and the latt'
! do not.
t One of the entities surrounds
Q the Judge in determining this issn,
: will be the peculiar features o
r Louisiana democracy; for were th,
Judgelnadt ancennaware of the flcl
Is the briefeSt examination would show
e that democracy in this State, in it,
= = principles and measures differs il
r many essentials from the historic
i. Kind, and that now existing in Other
q States, oltierences so well known t,
I" our lnleli gent rea as not to re
- auire repetition.
III The question as to what consti
y tuteS Louisiana Democracy deter
Is mined, the other question, which
|. showS the greatest right to its nam,
a and rights will br accompanied Will
(. difficulty. Each faction has mem
beers heretofore distin guishea il
v influence aud partisan ways. Pr
',l llapS as to political honesty on,
faction might show a cleaner reuOr,
1 than the other; but might it no II
It asked what has this exceptional
= kind of democracy to do with poll
J, teal honestys The pecuIiarity ol
the case gives thought to man.
a considerations, but AS it is aireatl,,
a 4 case in Court, it would be im
Y proper for the HERALD to discuss
= or PREJUDICE the issues involved
q One thing is fortunate in the Cir
!: cult Judge the parties have al
e impartial tribunal. May his de
cision not be long delayed.