The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-27
HON. cHAs. J. BoaTaER.

The brilliant career and highly
marked success OF Mr.. Boatner in
the Halls of Congress from this inn
mediate district precluded even the
possibility of any one else aspiring
for the position he so ably fills as
representative from the Fifth district.
In the miads OF the masses of the
people who have the best interests of
the district at heart, no other name
but that of ''Charley Boatner' has
been even thought Of. Never in the
history of the district has the fact
come so forcibly home to the people
that they have now, ''the right man
in the right place." and they want
him to stay there.
In telling of Mr.. Boatner's merits
and fitness for the position we do not
wish, nor intend for moment to say
word in disparagment of any of his
predecessors, but in common with
the many, regard him by nature,
habits, requirements, forensic talent
and mental capacity as emminentlyI
fitted to represent and conserve the
best interest Of the people of the
whole district.
In consequence of the prominent
part Mr.. Boatner took in the recent
factional troubles Of the party in this
State, he has evinced a decided dis
inclination to give his consent to his
eager friends to become candidate
for denomination, not wishing in any
way to do anything that would mar
the harmony that was progressing so
pleasantly between the heretofore
divided factions. The appeals of
his numerous personal friends to
have him announce himself as can
didate were made in vain; he would
not intrude his own personal aspira-
tons nor permit them to be intruded
upon the party's welfare, as long
as there was any possibility whatever
of their interfering in the most re-
mote manner with the progress of
that welfare. 1t has been only with
in the past week that he has given
his consent to accept of the nominal
ton if tendeEed him, and that con-
sent was chiefly secured by the APP
peals Of numerous responsible citi-
zens who had been prominent in the
Foster ranks during the recent State
campaign. Their appeals left him
without any excuse, all prejudice
and hard thoughts because of the
fractional contest were wiped out COM
pletely, and the fraternal feelings of
Democracy rose superior to all past
misunderstanding, and we now have
the Hon. {. j. Boatner before the
coming Democratic Convention in
this district, without solitary dis
cordant element within the party.
Many changes have taken place
since the last District Convention
was held two years ago. New or
CARNATIONS have come into existence /;
Alliances of various kinds have been
formed; Third party and mis-
namely Peoples party have been an
nounced. Some of those forming
these many new isms used to claim
affinity with Democracy, but "they
went out from among us be-
cause they were not of us. They
are merely the political. camp follow
crs that trail behind the Democratic
army, that devotes itself to the de-
Tense of the peoples rights under
any and all circumstances.
With G. j. Boatner as our leader
in the coming Congressional contest
in this district all the n9madic politi-
clans who are now figuring so largely
upon paper will be swept away
with the Democratic whirlwind that
will arise, for no new tangled COM
bines will be able to withstand the
eloquence Of Boatner with a fear
less united Democracy at his back.