The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-01-05
BELLEVUE, La,
THURSDAY, JANUARY S, 1888.
Gen. TT. Nichols on Party Unity.
The good and unity Of the party
and the soishes of the Democratic
Constituencies should be consulted and
needed. I AM OPPOSED TO THE pRoscR1p-
TON OF ANY PORTION OF THE PARTY"
Vox Populi, Vox Del.

A handsome maj ority in the coun-
try parishes has been secured by the
friends of Gen. Nichols, and conced-
ing to him parishes in which the con-
tests are absolutely frivolous, like
those in st. Landry and Ascension,
General Nichols goes to the city Of
New Orleans with majority so great
that it would seem his nomination is
a certainty.
But the McEnery faction will die
hard. Some eff them believe in the
omnipotence of fraud and trickery
more than they do in the omnipo-
tence of God and truth, and with
them everything is fair in politics.
They will cling with the tenancity of
death to its victim, to power and to
Offices, and no effort, right or wrong,
will be spared by them to defeat Gen.
Nichols and the popular will. They
care not that their harmony commit
tee sustained the Democratic organi-
zation in st. Landry under whose
direction solid delegation in favor
of Gen. Nichols has been elected
from that parish! They care not
that McEnery's supple Judge Esti-
lette, who opposed Nichols, and is
endeavoring to get up a contesting
delegation from st. Landry, was
beaten by Gen. Lewis, the friend of
Nichols, by over 1000 votes in that
parish! They do not listen to the
popular voice! They care not that
every ward in Ascension voted for
Nichols, and that his popular ma
jo1ity is about as three to one for
McEnery, but contest Ascension!
Now what do General Nichols
friends intend to do about these
frivolous contests engaged in to
thwart the popular will! For the
Banner, we wish to say that Democ-
racy is the rule of the majority, and
we insist the majority shall rule in
the convention on 10th instant, that
the popular voice shall be heard, and
be needed there, no matter what may
be the consequences. If party lead
ers have such firm grip upon the
party's throat that it's voice is stran-
gled and cannot be heard, then we
no longer have Democratic party.
The vitalising principle in Democra-
ey, THE RULE OF THE PEOPLE, is dead,
and the machinery of party alone re-
mains toexecute the purposes of, and
provide offices for, the few who thus
establish an oligarchy in the name of
the grand old party which Jefferson
founded.
II it be treason to oppose to the
bitter end the overthrow of the will
of the majority, then let it be trea-
son and make the most of it.
This canvass, and the Democratic
primaries held in the country, have
demonstrated beyond controversy,
that the majority of the country
people do not desire third term for
Gov. McEnery and his followers
Every vote cast for Nichols, or Cum
bingham or Moncure, was silent
protest against the continuance in
Office of McEnery, & Co., and no one
can doubt that the majority against
McEnery is decided and overwhelm-
ing. Then ought he, can he be re-
nomnateds We answer no! thou
sand times moi Whoever else it NAV
be, the people have said S. D. Nc
Emery shall not be nominated again.
II the popular voice has pronounced
against McEnery and third termism |
and personalism, &C., &C., and in |
favor of the unifcation and harmon
zing Of the party, the most potent
factor in accomplishing that result,
(next to the capacity of our people
to govern themselves and decide
great issues correctly is the name