The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-08-13
Reply of "Liberty," DR.. s. HI.
kushing,.to Mr.. VIM. Hill.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT

guage, when condensed in few words
of specific meaning.
~ will vote for a black negro in
preference to lottery man" needs no
analysis for investigation and under.
standing. If second handed things
are not to be relied upon, which am
accused of using, l will ask Mr.. Hill
If he remembers the conversation with
the writer on the banquet at Mr.. Bay
nard's drug store, when and where he
said II will support black negro be.
fore lottery man." does his memory
serve him that the writer asked him to
look at the remark through kaleido-
scope and see how far it reached and
how it sounded. Does his memory
serve him that his qualification of the
remark was exactly in these words,
oerbatim ct liberattm, "the reason why
| would do so is that we could get rid
of negro rule easier than lottery rule"
Now, if Mr.. Hills memory fails him
in this, l frankly admit that | have
dealt with things second handed,
which from the conversation with
Maj. Watts and admitted in his reply
to Liberty" is everything except an-
reliable.
Mr.. Hill's explanation and qualifi-
cation of his conversation with Mai.
Watts in which he expressed his pre-
ference for an anti lottery negro to a
lottery man, is like the sign of the
man who was jack of all trades, and
placed his requirements before the
people in these words, call kinds of
screwing, turning and twisting done
here"
yr. Hill in his reply to Liberty de-
monstrates that he is an expert wrig-
gler, but his declaration "that he
would support black negro in pre-
ference to our Maj. Watts, leader of
democracy, with lottery tenets, holds
him irrevocably to his expressed
sentiments.
Politics sometimes is a cruel master,
especially when embellisLed with lit
tie drippings from the sanctum of
some political divine. Yes, politics
sometimes is an inexorable equalizer
it makes strange bed fellows, for in
stance, Mr.. Hill and his anti-lottery
negro in preference to Maj. Watts.
Mr.. Hill declares himself partisan
democrat-his intuitiye perception of
the great principles of democracy GER
tainly aborted and never matured,
leaving only the self-opinionated frag-
ments of conscientious honesty with
decided convictions.
Let me say to Mr.. Hill that democ.
racy is only the synonym of the great
cardinal principles of liberty, justice
and equity-freedom of thought, free.
dom of opinion and freedom of action
This is the bed rock of democracy,
with justice temporizing and moulding
the wonderful prerogatives to all con
ditlons of man, while equity, regard
less of position or condition, balances
the scales upon merit. Democracy
proscribes no one-but invites all
alike to competitive test for prefer
ment and honor.
Democracy protects alike the poor
and the rich, aud Is ever seeking the
best methods of doing the greatest
good to the greatest number. This is
our heritage from the fathers, aud we
should look we'll to our fostering pre-
servation that We may not prove our
selves degenerate sons.
Mr.. Hills democracy is entirely con-
and seems to be coersion
of principle to moral sentiment. He
prefers an anti lottery negro to Maj
Watts because from his outlook the
anti of the negro is more in harmony
with the development and progress of
the higher moralistic teachings as de-
veloped in the last years of the nine
teenth century.
No one should he deceived as to
their true status-once desert principle
and wander after false gods and wor
ship dogmas incidental to the muta.
tons of men, times and circumstances,
the bosom of destruction will soon be
applied alike to individual or nations
with the epitaph. "retribntive justice"
United we stand, divided we fall f!
it possible that an outside issue can
disrupt the democratic party7 Is it
possible that there are democrats of
such vascillating allegiance as to de-
sert their colors for those of doubtful
purpose, with an existence as preca-
rious as their origin.
We are a little irrelevant to the
subject which is "the preference of an
anti lottery negro to lottery demo-
GRAFT" Look over the history of our
country away back to our national in
fancy, and you will find that the dem
ocratic party has always been and is
to day white mans party-a party
Of undeniable supremacy. And we
say to Mr.. Hill or any one else, that
be who crosses the race line for rep.
men, either by word or
deed, stamps upon himself the marks
of peculiar political affiuities. Then,
how can such historic party-one
that prides itself with consistency in
peace aud war, trust its time honored