The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-16
TO INSURE DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARIES.

tTimes- Democrat, Sunday, September 6. ]
Ever since the revenue amendment
was drafted and introduced in the Gen
ersl Assembly in the spring of 1890,
it's supporters have been in favor of
white primaries, which should be
strictly Democratic primaries. AS the
Ants also say they want white prima-
RES there should be very little trouble
in arriving at harmonious arrange
ment, thoroughly equitable and salts
factory to both "Anti' and "Pro"
wings of the party.
AS the "Pros" then are willing, and
the "Antis" also, to entrust the cboos-
ing of delegates to the State Nomina.
ting Convention to white primaries,
the only prerequisites, it appears to
,ls, which need TO be insisted upon
are q the fixing Of the basis of ap-
porsionmen', (2) the securing of some
guarantee by the Central Committee
that none bnt voters who are bona
tide Democrats shall participate in the
primaries, and (3) the manuer of con.
1nUting the primaries.
The Times. Democrat has for several
weeks been urging the imposition of a
pledge of Democratic fealty upon all
who purpose casting their ballots at
she primaries; and the proposition, we
are glad to see, has been accepted ia.
vorably not only ON the "Pro" side Of
.ihe house, by also by representative
and thoroughgoing "Au,is." The
Louisiana Appeal, published at Bas-
trop, for example, which no one will
readily accuse of Iimpuess in its allie,
glance to the can't" cause, said in its
last issue, dated Sept. 9:
strenuous and persistent efforts are
being made by the lottery papers to dis
count the sincerity of the Democracy of
the farmers in this State who are men,
l.rs of the Alliance. The bell wether of
the lottery press (that is the facetious
nane apparently by which the appeal is
pleased, with bucolic wit, to designate
the Times Dea.ocraf) in q series of edito
rial articles, insists that the State Cen.
tral Committee impose upon every voter
IN til. State promise to support the De-
mocratie nominees for Congress and for
President in the election to take place in
November, 1892, as prerequisite to the
right to participate in primary elections |
which will result in the nomination of
State and Parish officials in Louisiana. |
That suggestion meels the approval of
every Anti-Lottery Democrat iu this Pa !
rlsh-in this State. We hope
the Stale Executive Committee will carry |
ont the suggestions"
The expediency, therefore, Of some
sort of Democratic pledge as confer
nng the right of entry to the prima-
ries being admitted, it only remaius to
sketch in some detail representation
basis, aud code of rules for the reg
alation aud guiyance of the primaries
that will secure a uniform system of
voting throughout all the Parishes of
,he State, aud will give no possible
advantage to one wing or faction over
the otter.
To secure these ends the Times
Democrat ventures 10 suggest the fol.
lowing plan, which it commends to
the careful thought and discussion of
.hs State Central Comaittee, of tue
,ress and of the people VI louisiana
The state Central Committee of the
party of thv State of Louisi- {
IA do hereby adopt the following ap- /,
prticument OF delegates based upou the
,tes cast for Gov. I, i ,hichollslu April, t