St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

70 THE DEMOCRATS
OF LOUISIANA.

| HDoRS. MCENERY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
New Orleans, La, Oct, y, 1891. )
| 70 tire Democracy of Louisiana; AT a meet
| ing OF the Democrats from the different par
| isles of the State of Louisiana, assembled al
| Grunewald Hall, ON Oct IL, 1891, 1t was lie
! termned that the peris that besct the party
! absolutely demanded the exercise OF the ut
! most forbearance and consideration upon tho
! part of all good Democrats in the meeting Oh
| The State Central Committee, that was then
about TO convene, and that they so recon-
mended.
uation in Democratic politics i'll this State
| brought about by what IS known as the La.
| fayette combine, whereby the nomination OF
Governor. State Treasurer and superintendent
of Public Education, well as the temporary
Craftsmanship Of the State n lnllnatlng ConVen-
ton was attempted to be bartered away, ne,
cessitated departure from the time-honOred
didates prior to the assembling of the State
Nominating COnNentiOp After cons ultation
the Democrats present, believing, the perma-
nency of the Democratic party and the welfare
of the people OF the Stale of Louisiana absO-
lutely demanded the selection OF tried and
true Democrat as the nominee OF The party in
the coming election, determine d to urge upon
their acknowledgements the selection for the
position of standard-hearer OF the Hon. Samuel
u. McEnery, of Ouachita.
In fur herance of that desire to preserve the
purity aud integrity OF the Democratic party
by the election OF man for Governor who is
untainted with any OF the political hereses
now being urged upon the agricultural! classes
of the Southern States by designing and I'M
scrupulOus politicians who are without faith in
the schemes that they propose, the Democrats
then and there assembled selected this cam
paign committee and intrusted to 1t the duty
of preparing a suitable address to the Demo-
cratic voters of the State of Louisiana
Without any desire to reflect upon any MEM
Der of the State Central Committee. we are
compelled to express our deep regret at the
failure OF that committee to provide for pr-
mary election by the white people OF the state,
whereby settlement might have been had of
the disturbing ard perpexing question known
as the Revenue Amendment" which was sub
mitted to the people at the session Of the last
legislature.
We believe it unwise and disastrous to tho
welfare of the Democratic party that voters
opinion upon the revenue question should be
made a test of his Democracy or fitness or
qualification of holding office.
We believe that the welfare OF this state alb
solutely demands that the Democratic party
should nominate, at its coming convention,
tried aud true men, fitted to properly discharge
the duties of their offices without any regard
whatsoever to their opinion upon the revenue
amendment.
We earnestly urge upon the Democratic vo-
tiers throughout the State of Louisiana at the
coming primary elections to be held for dele
gates to the State Nominating Convention, to
instruct their delegates to vote for the submits
sion of the revenue amendment question at d
separate white primary to be held subsequent
to the meeting of the State Nominating Con-
yention and the district and parochial conven-
tieus. the result Of the said primary to be bind
ing upon all members OF the party.
Recognizing the necessity for harmony with
in the Democratic party, we earnestly urgs
upon all members OF that party to refrain from
saying or dong anything calculated to cause
division that would endanger white supremacy
in the State OF Louisiana. The civilization OF
the State and the welfare of the people, white
and black, absolutely demand a continuation
OF the Democratic party in power.
TO the Democratic party, undivided by any
outside issue, must the whole people of this
State look for peace, security and good order,
We believe that any departure from the ira
ditions of the party and the principles LAID
down by its illnstrious founders would he d
mistake and operate against the welfare Of the
people.
We believe that in the nomination and cleo
ton Of tic Hon. Samuel ID. McEnery, OF the
parish of Ouachita, the people will have true,
fried and worthy public servant and we earn.
estlg nrge upon our Democrats through /
out the State of Louisiana to organize aud use !
all honorable means TO secure his nomination /
and election.
BY order of the committee.
a. W. CRANDALL, Chairman.
JOHN r. MICHEL, Secretary.