The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-02-18

vhlte. Dsmocrsts 0Sacbita done,
feelipk 10 the lnileat extent thel
RE OF the riag power, done
Ana achiejbd under the cloak and In
lie mama 81 Democracy, they called
4 mass-meeting OF white Democrats at
West Monroe on September oath, 1887.
They establebed the illegality Of the
proceedings of the parish. convention OIL
1884, They moved an address to the
people of Ouachita, aud to this execu
tive dommitiee. They determined In
council to use all legitimate means
within the Democratic party and with
In their power to exercise and main
tain their rlghts.
When 1t became evident from the
actions Of the illegally constituted and
so called executive committee that the
appeals and rights OF the great body OF
Democratic voters would be and were
ignored, and SET at defiance with the
full knowledge that no legally consti-
tuted executive committee existed in
the parish, the committee appointed
BY the West Monroe convention, under
their authority, hxed the day for pri-
mary election to elect delegates to q
.lconvention-to re-organize the party
In Ouachita TO nominate parish
lticket-to select delegates to. the State
convention at Baton Rouge and the
State Senatorial convention for the 23d
distriet-and 10 elect an executive COM
mittee for the parish.
Not one word, syllable Or sign has
ever been made by the white men OF
Ouachita other than is true devotion
to the Democratic party.
BY a ...complomise OF Cancellation"
the ring delegates were admitted into
the Baton Rouge. convention. A ring
man from Ouachita was appointed at
large. The: head man of the ring be-
came The member from, the parish.
And now these two '.brIght lighis', In
secret session induces the Slate Ex-
: ecutive Committee 10 adopt tNe fellow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That this Stale Central
II Committee urge upon tho various par
IS ishes throughout the State, the city o
9 New Orleans Included, where nomina
tians for parochial offices have not al
READY been: made, to hold either mass
y meetings or conventions or primary
y elections, as may be determined upOt
/. by the executive committees OF thu
;. parish or districts, Tor the purpose o
nominating strictly Democratic
ticket for each parish or district, ant
], that all good Democrats are called
upon to support the ticket 80 put forth
or To which Mr.. Adams proposed TIN
/. following amendment:
And wherever the regularly consti
J. tuted parish authorities shall put
s ticket before the people, no othe
1s ticket shall be considered the Demo
al cratic ticket 10 be supported by tn
u Democratic party.
Such resolution is clearly and un
no equivocally usurpation Of power o
-. tho part of tho State Executive Con
9. miitee.
~ Would the National Executive Con
~ mittee undertake to dictate as to VIII
should be candidates within the part
for State offices They never have a:
:. sumed, nor never will assume such
-. power.
The duties of the State Committt
- are con fined t. the nomination of Sta
officers, and the successful conduct
=. the State canvass.
Beyond that they have no powe
=, There should have been brains enouG
In the committee to see that a few p
-. litical bosses in Orleans, Ouachita, AZ
80, possibly other parishes, were makil
use Of them to enforce and contin
no their local power. There should ha
"a been patriotism and party fealty in T
Ill committee sufficient to frown up
ho such an attempt and TO kill it for ev'
-, There should have been prudence al
:, wisdom enough. to have foreseen te
cd rible danger in this inexcusable s
oct sumption of power and impudent
reference with matters over viii
49,, they neither have, nor can have a
sod control.
Because the white men of Ouachi
~, as true Democrats AS there are in
State or the country, have beco'
~ wearied even unto death of the illeI
-, means, unscrupulous'y used by (