St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-02-13
ST. E.ANDRY's TWO LEGEsLA-
TIVE TICKETS.
Crowley Signal.

Crowley Signal.
The voters of our mother parish, st. Landry,
are called upon to make Il choice from two tick
cts, as to who shall be their parochial ana leglS
lative selections in the approaching April cleo
tons. .
gent in that parish, following the example OF
the boitHg Foster minority i'll the State Con-
yent0n, arrogated to themselves the authority
of making parochial nominations for Oil olhces,
the leading qualification and Stae qua non 1Or
each office being opposition to the revenue
amendment" No man, however competent IN
other qualifications, had any recognition for
office or citizenship who favored Il submission
of the revenue amendment to the people, or
who believed i'll its acceptance as source or
revenue. IT a man was ant-lottery it made up
for all other Democratic defects II Pre-lotteiy
if nullitied his Democratic allegiance, and the
most patriotic service he might have given the
Democratic party or country. But the straight
out Democracy OF st. Landry do not propose TO
talnely submit to such pseudo-Democracy and
fanatlcal ostracism; they do not propose TO
Weld up the sacred and inalienable rights OF
American citizenship, liberty of conscience and
freedom of opinion, to the dictation OF a few
mad demagogues and political tr!cksters. Be
ing Democrats they will uphold Democratic
usage and principles.
We will only compare the TWO leSlslatlFe
tickets brought out by the Fosterites and Nc
Emery wings of the Democracy i'll st. Landry
parish and leave our readers to judge OF their
relative claims and merits for the suffrage OF
the people. Tie FOstertes nominated Pat
DUnahy, q foreigner only recently naturalized,
whose only recommendation as Il Democrat
was his being member of the Alliance and
nominating him they ignored the claims OF bet
ter Democrats and members OF the Alliance
who were natives to the soil and who had
given better services to their State.
In contrast to this, the stralghtout Demo
cracy, III mass meeting assembled at Washing
ton, on the 27th ult., nominated Mr.. Eli Clark,
an honored member aud District lecturer OF
the Farmers Union, besides life long Demo-
crat and a native of our Republic. He is a re-
preventative man Of true Democracy and the
farmers interests.
spiritual one, should not be drawn into poll
tics, was another mistaken nomination by the
Foster wing of the Democracy. We do not
think that clergymen should be drawn into the
excitement and luminosity OF political cam
paigns, but contne themselves to pastoral du-
| ties and the divine mission OF peace ana good
| will.
In their second selection the McEnery Dem
| ocrats brought ont the Hon. Gilbert Dupre,
! who has already won distinction as an able and
| ready debater III our legislative halls, and az
one of the most promising lawyers IN 81. Ian,
| dry, his native heath. A Creole by birth, and
belonging to one of the oldest and most proml-
| nent families of the parish, his whole life has
| been part Of its history and his political ca
reer identical with the time-honored principles
| of Democracy. AS a member Uf the Legislature
| he adhered in all things to that fundamental
principle Of Democracy, " that the people arc
| the source OF all authority and have right to
vote upon all questions of legislation that at
| feet tlieir material interests" Believing and
recognizing this principle, he advocated and
| voted for a subnl lssiOn OF the revenue amend
ment directly to the people. However bitterly
opposed any may be to the lottery amendment
he cannot condemn Mr.. Dupre nor any Other
member of the legislature for sending this
question of revenue before the people for theil
| decision. AS taxpayers the people alone have
the legitimate right Of pronouncing upon q
| constitutional amendment for the increase OF
| diminutiOn of the rate of taxation. AS legis
lator Mr.. Dupre served his party and the peo
| pie well and should be reelected.
| Mr.. Placde Robin, also nominated fUrthe l"g
| isature by the straighOut Democrats Is a Gre
ole to the manor born, a life long Democrat
an intelligent farmer and is fully identified
| with every material interest OF the farmers and
of the people at large 1t is strong ticket anG
representing the aightout Democracy of St
Landry. We feel sure that it will be elected by
q large majority.