The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-15
our cHo.cEFoR CONGRESS.
Hon. c. ]. Boatner,
Of Ouachiia.
SIGNIFICANT.

served marked ana StuDDOTH eilSnoo
with regard to the recent serious de-
fections from their ranks. Such
prominent brainy men as ex-U. ..
Attorney Genera Wayne McVeigh,
ex- Postmaster General Judge Gresh-
am, Judge Cooley, Judge Columbus
B. Harrod Of Indiana, and several
others who have during the past de-
cade filed such large space IN the
councils of the Republican party, !
leaving and separating away from
the political affiliations of SO many
long years, cannot well be passed
over in silence by their old associ-
ates. Some explanation is due to
the inquiring masses; but not a
word has thus far been uttered.
The men we have named, belong
to the profound thinkers of this
generation and have been SO regard
ed and esteemed by all those who
carefully observe the drift of cur
rent events, even among those who
differed with them in political bias
and faith. They are men whose in
tellectual endowments and extended
requirements have placed them far
above the ordinary plane as leaders
of the people; men whose every ac-
ton is governed by sound Judgment
and calm careful thought.
Professional politicians often
change sides, or flop over, as the
slang term has it, but neither of the
individuals we have named can by
the widest stretch of imagination
be styled politician, hence the
change of such men at this juncthre
from one side to the other, has far
more than ordinary significance.
1t is but natural that the Republi-
can leaders, not being able to explain
away the causes that led such promi-
nent members of the party to leave
its ranks, should endeavor by theil
persistent silence to ignore the i'm
portance of the detection. But
the high positions these men individ
ually occupy as model American
citizens, and their worldwide repu
tatlons as learned and profound
thinkers, will battle all such trifinl
and prove it worse than folly.
The unthinking masses are Otter
swayed to aud fro by the persuasive
power of eloquent orators will
ssthoughts that breathe and word
that burn" they change sides ant
swop over, while little or no motto
is taken of them, but when such mel
as McVeigh, Gresham, Cooley, Hal
rod aud many others, I'D GENU
oMvE face about after such fashlo
as they have done on the eve of a
important election, it surely mean
more than something ordinary.
1t hes all the significance of til
hand writing on the wall at Be
shazzars feast for the Republica
party.
ssTuou ART WEIGHED IN THE
BALANCE"
and found wanting.
Prominent in the foreground eau
ing these important political chan:
es, stands the liberty emasculatin
force bill, a terror to all freedor
loving citizens, begotten by tyra
ical craving for power, regardless
all human rights. Near by the M
KinleY discriminating tariff bi
shows its hideous monopolistic hea
fleecing one section of the counts
at the cost of another, in violate
of the cardinal doctrine, 'equ
rights to ALL
These Withdrawals from the err
god and morality party Indicate We
forcibly that .'the day of its desti
is over" and that Democracy W
again come to the front with fr'
dom's ensign waving to the bret
over free country ard a free p
pie in the fullest sense of the ter