The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-22

q living 1Dnucnce. lis reHnement. lis
purity. its exquisite grace, pronounce
it the loveliest flower of poesy that
has bloomed in our time.P icay une.
Powers the internal Revenue Col
lector fattened upon money derived
from coIored ex-union soldiers wishes
them to vacate his ofiicesswhen they call.
Elk Union soldiers, rally and see that
Powers vaca:e that Office himself
Ferret.
! The Republicans are panic stricken.
Their best men are leaving them like
rats deserving sinking ship, while
every indication points TO the most
overwhelming triumph the Democrat
/ ic party has ever experienced. Baton
Rouge Advocate.
We heard number of white dele
gates to the Republican District Con-
vention. state that this was their last
trip to Republican conventions. 1t
was rather tough to see Patty with a
Sect handbag containing revolver
aud lot of Warmoih's blank promises
for places trying to bluff on one hand
and buy on the other.-Morgan City
Commonwealth.
Another prominent Republican has
come into the Democratic ranks and
taken a position under the banner of
tariff reform. This time il is Judge
Jacob D. Cox, who. at one time, was
the Governor of Ohio, and is still one
of the most influential men in the Buck
eye State. having been one of the
ablest leaders OF the Republican party.
States.
Why do we hear from friends Of Mr..
Webb, and also friends of Judge
Gunby, that we are to have fair cleo
ton ADD an honest count? Are they
more In accord with the Foster return
ing officers than Mr.. Boatner?
.Forewarned is forearmcd." Let
the BoatDer supporters lookout, for so
much talk of fair count is not always
to be construed as correct-Beacon
News.
Gov. Foster says that the nominee
of the 18th. of October convention will
receive the support of The administra-
ton. Col. Boatner is receiving the
support of both Foster and McEnery
factions-Iottery and anti-lottery men
and any attempt to bring up the
dead issues of the past to inflane the
minds of the people and blind them to
Democratic duty, is low piece of
demagogery, and as contemplate as
it is mean aud little.-Bastrop Clari-
on.
The presence of Dave Martin, the
Philadelphia thug and repeater, at the
headquarters of the Republican Ma
tional committee, is causing large
number of respectable Republicans to
protest against the employment of the
services of such man in New York
campaign. Chairman Carter, how
/ ever, needs Martin in lis business, and
he will remain at headquarters with
the knowledge and consent OF the
President who is perfectly willing TO
profit by his dirty ork.--Staies.
The St. Mary Banner cocks ifs ears
back and looks at the white Republi-
can movement in the third district
with amazement. This "Lilly White"
Republican move has been cryssalizing
for some time past, awaiting favora-
Bile opportunity to take active shape.
In 1884 it would have beaten Cleve-
land in that district, If not in the
State, had it not been for The brave
fight made by such Democrats as S..
d.. McEnery, Leon Jastremski and
others. and should it get good foot
hold there now it will cause considera-
BILE trouble.-Capitol Item.
! Four ex-Repnblican cabinet minis
tiers are supporting Mr. Cleveland In this
campaign-Ilugh McCulloch, Walter
@. Gresham, Carl Schurz and Wayne
MacVeagh. Two of them--Messrs.
Mccullough and Gresham-are dis
Itinguished ex-citizens of Indiana. 1t
is McKinleyism, force biilism, billion
dollarism and Harrisonism that is
driving such men ont of.the g. o. P.---
indianapolis Sentinel.
And the very same causes have
driven thousands of honest men out
Of the party whose names are too
humble TO attract newspaper comment
but whose votes will help swell Cleve-
lands majority on the eighth. of No
yember.-Baton Rouge Advocate.
There will be 356 Representatives
in Congress after March A, 1898. The
original number was sixty-five- lthas
been changed eleven times in general
way, besides the small additions from
! time to time by the admission of new
States. In 1898 the number of men,
bers was fixed at los In 1903 il was
made 14f. and in 1873 the membership
was raised to 181. It was 213 in 1928,
and in 1888 the number provided for
was 240. In 1874 the House was re-
duced to only 223 members. and in
1853 there were 237 The apportion-
ment of 1868 created a House of 243
members, and in 1873 the number was
raised to 293. The act of 1883 fixed
the membership at 1926, and uext year
this number will have increased 81,
making total membership of $780,
Times Democrat.