The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-08-16
The Congressional Contingency.

place hunting it is interesting a
well as instructive to watch tn,
antics of the average citizen in th,
merry go round as he works him
self into fever heat over imaginary
ills, and is willingly gulled into the
support of designing demagogues
The 4th Congressional district pol.
iticians just now are holding ul
their hands in holy horror at the
idea of the farmers demanding re.
cognition in the State and National
councils. They are afraid, forsooth,
that the farmers are absolutely
going to take control in our Demo-
cratic primaries and conventions
and run things to suit themselves
for a while, and we hear of some
amusing threats about not standing
anything of this kind will dis
rupt the party! Easy, gentlemen.
easy; there is no need to grow ex-
cited The thing has already been
done some months ago, and there
is no use raising a rnmpus at this
late day. The farmers have quietly
and surely got everything into
working order while you were
asleep in your own egotism and
self-importance, and they are per-
fectly capable of taking charge
without your assistance if it is
necessary, but they believe in char
mony," and will be glad to have
your cooperation. The farmers
have some little matters upon which
they desire to be heard, and if one
aspirant for political preferment
does not evince a disposition to treat
them with Difference, then they pro-
pose to try some other man. That
is the whole thing in nutshell.
The farmers are not out cunning |
for anybody in particular, nor are
they liable to be imposed upon by
half-rate demagogues who seek to |
take advantage of the alliance move
nent and ride into place. As a
member of the farmers union we
AXE pride in it's efficient organi-
saton, have implicit confidence in
he success of the order, and feel
'ully pursuaded that prudential,
and true Democratic
measures will prevail among the
members at all times. If they can
control the Democratic machine
y of parish, district, State or
lation, it is their great American
privilege to do SO, and they are
one the less Democrats for doing
!. If they become a faction with
a the party, they do no more than
as been done by political rings ,
nd cabals a thousand times here
'fore. Taking this view of the
ase, as a union man and as Jour-
alist, Interested in full and free I
OF men and measures, Y
9 feel at liberty to express our \
Jews pending the action of the 6
emocratic parish convention 4
hich is to meet in Colfax to-day, !
I'd which is universally conceded v
have been captured by the union n
rmers-and, indeed, it is proba- o
Q that the Alexandria convention Il
II also be preponderated by them. n
The rights of the farmers to take la
hand in politics, as well as the y
visibility and necessity for them A
do so in order to protect their n
n interest, is fully conceded, and Is
is unnecessary for us to discuss ca
y of the measures proposed by &c
sm at this immediate juncture. q
bat most concerns us is the man tr
men who are to carry into ex- an
ltion the measures proposed. In TO
revolutions it is q noted and uni to
sal rule that designing, ambi- pc
US, and frequently incompetent pr
corrupt men, ride into place y: !:
! power. This is true whether II,
revolution be of q social, mar III
or y~of1kico1 uokrra II sa ocos~ck m