St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04

during the convention that it motion
to expel all the McEnery delegates
from the convention had been made the
gallant reform" delegation from st,
Landry would have voted "ayew The
st. Landry "reformers" have entire con-
troll of the political machinery of the
parish, and they are getting the offices
as fast as they are coming around the
bend" Their delegation was admitted
without contest whatsoever in the State
convention, and they helped to crown
the reform" movement with complete
success and to 'fix" the State Central
Committee as tight as green persimmon
Still they are unhappy. Would they be
satisfied if the earth were brought to
them in "hand basl1et?"
The above is from the Capitolian-Ad-
vocate, commenting on the little para
graph that appeared in this paper two
weeks ago. The St. Landry delegates
were admitted without contest, because
the contest set on foot was a very friv-
olous one and there was no chance for
it to win. But an equally frivolous
contest did win, at the congressional
convention, last September, and the
regular st. Landry delegates were de-
MED admission into the convention.
The st. Landry reformers want justice
and good government, and they do not
propose to endorse the conduct OF those
who have denied these things to
them. The East Baton Rouge dele
gates were not seated without contest,
but the committee on credentials re-
ported unanimously in favor Of seating
the regular delegates, and it was done
did they too want all the earth 2"
While the State convention was in
session, Baton Rouge dispatch APP
peared in city paper, which to the
best Of our recollection, made the fol-
lowing points: That the McEnery dele
gates would put no one in nomination
against General Nichols; that they
would vote blank in the nomination for
Governor as an expression of condem-
nation Or disapproval of Gen. Nichols
course when he was Governor; and
that they would then, as party policy
move to make the nomination unan1-
nous. This programme was carried out,
and the endorsement of the present ad
mlnistration obtained from the Nichols
delegates. We have been censured by
several of the McEnery press for our
mild comments on this endorsement.
Ii what we said was Objectionable, it
could be So only to the Nichols dele
gates--wherefore do the McEneryites
complain The States, in taking US to
task about this matter said
A single voice, single petulent voice,
has just been lifted up in depreciation
of the endorsement OF an able, clean and
patriotic Democratic administration by
q Democratic Convention. This en-
dorsement has greatly displeased the
ST. Landry Democrat
Our simple object was to let it be
known that the Democracy Of this par
ish was not party to the endorsement,
and had not receded from the position
taken in the campaign. What other
parishes did is their business, and not
ours. We suspect the States examines
the columns of Nichols papers only for
petulant-remarks in regard to the work
of the convention. In 1884, the parish
of DeSoto was against McEnery, but
this time it was for him and against
Nichols; the change was brought
about mainly. in our opinion, by the
able work Of the DeSoto Democrat.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, of January
2Sd, published approvingly an article
from that paper commenting on the
nominations made at Baton Rouge and
the CA. said:
There is a mistaken idea that the 10y
al Democrat who accepts the decision
of the nominating convention must
take back the objections he has raised
against the selection of the nominees,
and go to singing their praises the
moment the nomination has been
made. The requirements of party 10y
atty do not exact such qualification. and
they accord to every one the privilege
Of preserving his self-respect.
From the article which the CA. pub
ilished from the DeSoto Democrat. we
make the following extracts:
The Democratic ticket recentlynomi-.
mated at Baton Rouge is placed at the
mast head Of our paper to-day, and we
will give it sincere and conscientious
support. Our opinion of the nominee
for Governor is SO well known, that it is
unnecessary for us to say anything more
upon this subject: as all we have said
10 opposition to his nomination, was the
truth and nothing but the truth.
We are fighting for the Democratic
party, the grand principles that, it rep
resents, and not for Gen. Nichols,
whose every political idea is repugnant
to sound Democracy. His power will on
~ be temporary. as we candidly believe,
that the pure Democracy will finally
prevail. He has been fairly nomina-
Ted, and it is no fault OF his that he has
been placed in position that he has
neither the brains or the inclination
to discharge the duties of, The remain
der of the ticket is all that good Dem
ocrat could desire; ia fact, We are |
highly pleased with it. We want it dis /
tinctly understood that we are battling
for the Democratic party, and not for
the aHtb0r of the infamous Tensas
message. or the man who repudiated /
the methods that struck Radicalism
dead in Lonisia9a By force Of arms.