The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-10
EVERY DEMOCRAT MUST DO
HIS DUTY.

Ia the regular order Of things it is
but natural to expect that every
Democrat viii do his duty and stand
by the party to- promote its best in
terests, which simply means the best
Interests of the whole people, in pre-
serving intact the present successful
free-form government from central
izing innovations, such as the pro-
posed force bin and other dangerous
measures recently introduced by the
Republican party.
Sach is the duty devolying upon
all true Democrats at all times, and
more especially at the present time
ia the State of Louisiana and the
Fifth Congressional district. A
spirit of political INSTRUMENTATION
seems to have taken entire possession
of quite number of heretofore con-
sistent citizens and clear headed lead
ers of the people. There is Mr..
Guice, so smooth and nice, who
since receiving the Third party
nomination for Congress at Match
itoches is playing such fantastic
tricks before high heaven as make
the angels weep" He is marching
mp and down, and down and up,iu the
Fourth district vehemently sporting
his Ocala platitudes to weary listen
ers, mounting nearly every stump in
the several parishes.
.,Then he win talk-good Gods! how he
will talk"
without rhyme or reason, evolving
fine theories for the relief of humans
ty impossible to be realized.
The Hon. Z. j. Guice is fair
sample brick from the new political
edifce. Some regard him as the'kcy-
stone of its main arches. The Cou-
shatta Citizen telling of a recent dis
cussion had between Mr.. Blanchard
and Mr.. Gnice sizes the latter up as
follows:
Hon. r. j. Guice, the leader of
the Third party vas the next speaker
aud with his usual stereotyped speech
he haranged the audience with the
cry for more money. Said he favored
the force bill just so he got more
dollars and cents. His speech was
illogical and unconnected, in fact just
such speech as only Guice can
make.
There is one feature of the public
talks of these new-fangled notionists
in which they all heartily agree.
They never fail to abuse and be-
smirch the Democracy, nor on the
other hand have they ever been
heard to disclaim against the Repub-
licans. There certainly must be a
sort of fellow-feeling that makes
them wonderous kind to the central
izing enemies of Democracy, a touch
of political nature that makes the
Thirdites and Republicans all akin,
hence their denunciation of our side
whenever opportunity offers.
Eternal vigilence is the price
of. freedom. From the foregoing il
will be readily seen that it is imper-
atively necessary that every Dem
ocrat must do his duty in this cam.
palgn, especially in the Fifth Con-
gressional district. Some may smile
incredulously and pho-pho, the new
organizations as being of little or nc
political Importance, but we believe
there is significance in their sur.
roundings that should wake up the
most unconcerned Democrat to active
NatCululucSS. Not tude thc Auliu-
ties or the Republicans alone could
possibly master the Democracy
there is no fear Of thai, not in the
least; but is there not possibility
of their uniting together to defeat the
Democracy? Does not their silence
with regard to the Radicals and theil
abuse Of the Democrats point in thai
direction and make it more prob
ability than a possibility that they
will do so?
We have no wish whatever Il
sound false alarm, but we do earn
estly desire to arouse our fellow
Democrats to full sense of the pres
ent situation, SO as to prevent ever
the possibility OF defeat at the hand
of any combination that may arise
and this can be done beyond doub
by every Democrat doing his whoI
duty from now on.