The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1886-06-04
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Fro. Lewis. OF the FAImerviile
HONE ADVOCATE, wants Us to
name the parishes in which other
police Jurors were appointed in
stead OF those selected bv election
by the Democratic voters. For
the satisfaction Of our doubling
friend we will state that it was
done in both Grant and Winn
parishes. We try never to make
, assertions unless we have the
fact to back them, and as for our
Democracy, We are perfectly
willing for our personal record
or the record Of our paper to be
compared with that of Bro. Lewis
Nearly all Of our readers under
stood what instances were re
trrrrd to III The comments used
in this paper. and We did not par
th'ularlZe for the reason that we
did not care to widen that breach
The ADVOCATE Processes t. he so
zealoll>iy guarding. The Old meth
oG of whipping into tie traces by
accusing Democratic papers of
traitOrism because they see fit to
Comment ur0l party abuse ht )
become obsolete in these days of
fair discussion, and the only way
to meet facts and arguments nova
days is to oppose them with otter
fac IS and arguments. AS Demo
crat We claim the right 70 discuss
the 'errOrs" OF our officials. If
our confrere .eeis called upon to
condone or apologize for them.
that is his privilege, and we have
no disposition to abuse him for it
and. because we demand that a
wrong be righted within the party
ranks, he has no right to place us
in the attitude of a halcOntent or
sower of di>cord. We have never
joined in the cry of venality and
corruption against Gov. NcEnery,
but on the contrary have at all
times recognized him as a staunch
and faithful Democratic executive
and IN honorable man. A differ
ence Of opinion does not constitute
us IL personal enemy to the GOV
ernor, nor is it an objectionable
party or political otience.-Co!toc
Chronicle.
In reply to the first portion of
above article we publish the follow
ing from the Capitolian Adrocute OF
ODD ust:
"NvA have been reliably informed.
Ill this connection, that hen GOV.
crnOr Nichols was first clothed with
the power of appointing police
Jurors, two Senators called Oh him
Urinary election for appointments. |
Governor Nichols refused to make |
these appointments. assigning a, |
Ills reason that to do so would be to |
surrender the prerogative with
which he had been clothed by the
aw, which contemplated his free
exercise OF the power it vested in
lim. lie regarded selections of that
Kind AZ Il species Of dictation to
which he would not submil. In ex.
the sane power, without
egard to similar iustructi0ns. Cow
'rnOr McEnery has but placed the
anne construction upon his pre-
og;ttives that his predecessor sol
properly expressed.
We heartily concur with our con
rere in demanding that any exist
ng wrongs, or abuse, be righted iD
he party lines. Our comments
asst week were not in advocacy of
'erpetuating the appointment OF
'olice JurOrs,as might be inferred
rom the first portion of the above z
rticle, but in depreciation of the
curse now freely INDUCED in by G
ertaiu journals of making vague
nd indefinite charges against the
resent State Administration.
While the Chronicle Gisclaims ever
aving joined in the cry Of venali~ {
and corruption against the Nc G
merry Administration, We submit
at taking unfair advantages Of
istakes-heirloons of erring: hu.
anity-inadvertently made, ana :,
aping Odium upon the acts Of the =
ate Executive arc equivalent, in
ect, to an outright charge of
administration. We fully rec
nizo the ability OF our contrere, LIE
d i'll all kindness We 1plead
1t he will cease to pander to St,
)Se who seed to 'widen the
each" and weaken the party.
9 trust that he will "cOme over W
o Macedonia and help US TO con-
idate and work Inside the par
lines-tO correct any existing 1tv
Uses. 1t may be obtuseness on !.
part but we utterly fail to Ke,
lestand the aim of the warfare l.
' wagcd against Gov. McEnery Mil
other Stat officials. One not w.
y