The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1886-02-05
AN INSULT TO DEMOCRATS.

All good Democrats who read
the Shreveport Times of last Wed,
neSttay were inx~ltcd by the follow
ing which appeared III the columns
OF that excellent journal:-
United States Marshal Gibson
has appointed Mr., w. d. Mrar>,
la,e kelG'blican p"S'mHSt"r AT
Lake Clarlsn, AS deputy United
States marshal. We ku,M MI
Mear~, and he is a reli ,ble., efficient
man, out W. are sure Marshal Glib
~"li could have found il competent
Democrat, and he should have ar
pointed one,
Certainly he should have app"in-
ted Il Democrat, and he should
have one also III the position
which the radical Weaks now Oc
cnpies under him. Old man Clio.
SON, though he is 4 mi ghty
shabby Democrat, should lie
made To know one or two things.
lie should have these things
strongly impressed upon his in
stinct-we don't SAY mind, BECAUSE
this article he can't find anywhere
about his person. The first thing
We ~ant stamped upon his instinct
is this: The affairs Of tins nation
are NOW under the control of the
Democratic part! and it will be
held responsible. 10y tine American
people for all bad management Ut
IT'S concrrn>. There are good,
true and competent Democrats for
all the federal POSITIONS and il Is
an iurxc,lSal,le insult to our party
lnen Tor those in authority t. walk
Uul vi our ranks and choose other
per>oLs tur lucrative p.'SitiuliS.
MIR. Gibson and Mr. Hing will be
iie.i responsible for the actions of
their creatures in thus rpwarding
t" the prejudice of good
Ard We want them to
now although they are
by men, 1T present, and u country
opinion is not worth much
yet the time will come, and pref
t. shortly, too, for ono of them,
when i poor quill drivers endorse
ment will w eagerly sought for.
Young Mr.. Gahagan, Of Lincoln
u competent man, the son
Ut trusty Deln"crat,w was not good
tor this position which a
radical is now called to fill. We
suggest t. Senator Gibson and
Ar. King that the time may come
when the people Of this State AID
district may think they Are not
gnri enough Democrats to REPRE-
sent this State at Washington
Possibly something WAS due the
mugwuml,s Ut New York, but what
in the naIIIe Of common SENSE 10
tue policy Of putting dirty radicals
VII" plIlticre<i our State, into r..
,l'On~lbie positions. Ii old man
Gibson il in 10 tlru Democrats out
King should show: him out Of the
front door of the Democratic mall
SION. Ii hc don't do this we
think there are enoug, good Dem.
)crats III tins district 10 sing Mr..
Kings d"AoloSy next tall. We
are not showing this pencil now
FOR tho fun of the thing, hut We
are in dead earnest. We know
Tue sentiments ut our people and
# Gen. KING can't rustic himself
around after the Old Democratic
style Of ristiing there are plenty
IF sensible men in this district who
:an do it. Doubtless he will load
hundreds Of mail pouches with
letters and in very short
lime may bngim to SOW his garden
seed; but this district needs a little
before his seed viii
BRING forth fruit meet for rcIen.
;anco.
W. ars talking now to Demo-
ADVOCATE has no rad.
cal subscribers and don't care to
We are in earnest,
;hOugh our thoughts are u little
'oughly given to the public. We
sill send a marked copy Of this to
King aud il something Democratic
!, MT dnusa ,,rptfv ,aOn,n will make