St. Landry democrat., 1892-03-19
Preparing to Sneak.

The Foster orators aud Foster news
on which they and their followers ma,
decline to support the winners in tlt
coming primary. The committee Sc
iected 10y the opposing factions to ar.
range the details OF the primary agreed
that every one participating in the pri-
mary should take pledge to support
the nominees. The Fosterites, how
ever, were not TO be bound by this; 50
language adopted by the committee
which will render the pledges a nullity.
In u recent speech in New Orleans, the
Hon. Don CatieIy SAID:
Now, my construction of that pledge Is this
: That while YOU agree that you will abide by
and sustain The result of the primary election,
it forces 10 man. against his conscience, to vote
tor either one OF the other of these candidates.
I That is IL fair and just construction. All you
are bound TO is to abide Ivy and Sustain the
nomination. III other words,. you cannot vote
for a hostile ticket; you cannot vote for allOth-
cr ticket; you cannot vote Tor Il Republican
ticket; you cannot vote for another Democratic
ticket, or you cannot vote for the same Demo
cratic ticket which has not received the nOnli-
nation, but it does not require you actively to
promise that you will vote for either one or
the other Of the candidates at the general cleo
ton. That explanation, ! think, is due to the
people. do not put forth that as any reason
why you should not vote for either one Of these
candidates, but merely say that to quiet the
conscience OF some people whose partlsanship
has gone to such an extent that they cannot
vote for one or the other OF the candidates.
This peculiar speech 10y Mr.. Cattery,
the great high priest of "political mo-
rality," called forth the following cor
respoudence between the chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee
and the chairman of the compromise
committee:
New Orleans, Feb p, 1872
Col. John :. Young. Chairman Committee Of |
Seven shreveport, La:
Dear Sir-Eercn mclo>e you clipping from |
the Delta of this morning containing extract |
from speech delivered i'll This city last night |
by the Hon. Don Cattcry., His construction of
the pledge laid down i'll the rules for the gov
Of the primary is al variance with my |
OF the objects and intentions Of
that pledge. My recollection OF what uans-
nrcd in the committee, when considering the
adoption of that very question. was Il al the
voter was iu duty bound to sustain the result
would be very glad to have you give Inc your
opinion upon this subject. Yours truly,
\. ". CRANDELL, Chairman.
Shreveport. La, Feb. o. 1892
". Crandell, ESD Chalrnan' New Orleans
La.
Dear Sir Your letter of the 27th instant duly
cccived. in which you inclosc clipping from
he Delta containing an extract of the speech
delivered in New Orleans Feb. 26 by Hon. Don
artery, i'll which he intclprcts the meaning of
he pledge required OF a person when offering
0 vote as laid down by the committee of seven.
nd you say that your understanding OF the OBJ
,cts and Intentions or that pledge is at Nari-
nee with that of Hon. Mr.. Catiery Tou also
equest me to give you my opinion upon the
inject In reply have this to say: The pur
o-c and meaning of the pledge to sustain the
.sult WAS and is that the person offering to
otc who pledges that he will abide by and suS
lln the result means that he agrees to vote for
lp ticket nominated at the election il there is
ny opposing ticket in the field at the final Clcc
on in April, IT waS clearly the intention that ,
ny one participating IN The election would he
uund to vote Tor the nominees selertcd under
lat election. Very respectfully.
JOHN ;. YOUNG,
Chairman Committee of Seven. I
Col. Young speaks officially, and in t
'cDrdancc with all other honest men, c
bids tia. the pledge is binding. Il