The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-03
WORSE AND MORE OF IT.

of August, we earnestly expressed
onr regret at the occurrence, and IL
| few words foreshadowed the evil!
that would necessarily grow out O.
setting such a pronounced majority
at defiance in contradiction will
party usages at regular business
gatherings. We regarded the boil
then as remnant of the factiona
heaven that had fermented the Dem
ocracy of the State for severa
months, and had strong hopes tha
the boilers would soon calmly re
consider the unfortunate step they
had taken and give in their adhesion
to what was done bysthe convention;
but we have been badly mistaken,
for now comes Mr.. L. S. Wilkinson,
Chair. of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, in a letter to Hon.
A. Currie of Caddo, and III man.
ner pats the four boiling parishes
on the back and virtually giving
them the endorsement of whatever
authority be may possess as chair
man Of the State Central Executive
Committee. Mr.. Wilkinson says
] have seen with great regret the
split in the Fifth District, and it
will be one difficult, if not, impossi-
bic to heal. / consider that the
agreement between the two factions
of the party last spring had settled
this apportionment business for
four years to come in all conven-
tons. In few days / shall call a
meeting of the State Central Com
mittee for New Orleans, either on
September s or II, and | hope you
will be sure to attend. We can
then consult on what may be best to
be done. You remember, | sup
pose, that you were appointed chair
man of the harmonizing committee
of the State Central Committee. If
you come to New Orleans soon let
me see you. Very truly, your
friend, THEo. s. WILKINSON.
We sincerely trust that the State
Central Committee when they meet
in New Orleans will speedily find a
possible way to heal the difficulty
that MIR. Wilkinson seems so des-
pendent about, by recognizing the
right Of district conventions to make
their own appointments according
to previous usage, and without any
regard to the temporary emergency
argument, the necessity for which
having passed away.
The free, unbiased and plainly
expressed will of the majority in
parish, District and State Conven-
tons must be respected and sub
mitted to by the minority IN order
that harm ony may prevail.
We have headed this brief article
..worse and more of it." because we
find among the majority in favor of
the population apportionment many
men that were prominent in the
Foster ranks. We need mention
but. one, Hon. f. P. Stubs of
Ouachita, who stood fearlessly in
the front ranks, facing the brunt
of every battle offered until the
faction fight was over and the Fos-
ter wing was victorious. Citing
this one instance out of the many, the
reaching tangling up Of the par
ty interests by the bolt and the
publicly expressed views of Chair
man Wilkinson thereon, becomes
plainly evident, and the end is not
yet.
When the faction fight was on
the lines were clearly drawn and
well defined, with the promise of
peace and quietude when the contest
was over but this new departure
from the line of harmony and unity
extends its ruinous ramifcations in
to the very vitals of the party into
the Fosterites and McEnery ties
that were equally alike. Starting out
with a small ground work of dis
granted sectional jealoa sy against
the river parishes because of the
many darkies within their bound
aries, they have. recruited from the
Alliances, Farmers Union, Third
party and other new tangled COM
bines until four parishes or rather the
majorities in said parishes, think
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