The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-23

The Clarion comments, in its issue of
the 9th, on an article we published re-
Gently in which we spoke approvingly
of the views taken by the Alexandria
Times, of the boiling of the Rapides
delegation from the State nominating
convention. 1t is unnecessary to reply
to the whole article of the Clarion,
which might be done with no trouble if
it were worth while. 1t says regular
Democratic convention of the Demo
cratic party was held in st. Landry and
local nominations were made by it,
which every Democrat is bound by
party fealty to vote for. We deny the
facts, and of course Join issue on the
conclusion drawn
We did have a parish executive COM
mitee, some of the members of which
became such on issues foreign to the
established Democratic principles. A
majority Of it became intensified ants,
ard acted throughout as such, subor-
dinating those principles TO their fa-
natical opposition TO the Lottery Reve-
nue. amendment. The party had no
objection to their opposition, so long as
they acted as individual voters, but
when they yentared to make their per-
sonal dogmas the test of the party's
fealU to principles, Democrats pure
and simple said to them. "Yon were
there to represent Democratic princi
pies and not to bind Us to vote at your
bidding while ignoring them = Many
of us will vote with you on the Revenue
Amendment, for under any eireustanees
ne are at liberty to do Sc, but when
you go So far as 10 tell aa VI shall vote
that way, and that We 5arfy must
vote for candidates sr designate on
that question alone; asa Wen you go
so far as to tell as ~ muse vote for
men we do mot wish to hoI9g. because
you individually prefsr. item, Demo-
Gratis speak out in denQaciation.
Tie Clarion's numerous and intel
ligpnt editorial staff knows perfectly
we'll that the voter eAn vote for or
against tic Revenue Amendment as he
zpleases on any ticket
The Rapides delegation, as we'll as
our own to the State Convention, shonld
have gone to the Pixies Hall rendez-
vous, simply because it had been nom
inated in the call as the place for meet
ing. If they had been in majority. is
anyone so simple as to believe they
would have gone to the State House
Majolities do not run from minofities
Id deliberative assemblages.
Now, with due regard TO our parish
convention, is there anyone 50 dement,
ed 80 devoid OF all power of percep-
ton, as not to have seen that every
preliminary step taken by the commit
Tee looking to the selection Of the dele
gates and the nominations Of local can
didafes, was takeh on tie simple and
sole question of opposition to the Rev
enuc Amendment That committee
ceased TO represent the Democratic
party, and acted from beginning to
end. as Ants, and nothing else: The
Clarion was established to drive that
question into everything thatcenld be
said or done. It's articles we're loaded
Id every issue with the LOTTERY gues-
fion. and what it did not excogitate
from the fertile erania of It's numerous
editors, it supplemented by eopions
extracts from other papers Every is
sue came under the eyes of its readers
not speaking to them of Democracy
and white supremacy, but blatant on
tho Amendment. Every other ques-
ton sank into insignifcance and was
made to sspale its Intellectual ray' in
the luminous Importance of the Lottery
question. Tn the face of all this and of
much more, If We had space to recall
il, the Clarion tries to cajole the DEM
oeratiG party with the announcement
that the multiplication Of wrongs can
not make ono right. It Is opposed to
monopolies, oh, yes, except that of
doing all the wrongs itself, and Of inn
putting that as an error which Demo
Gratis claim is right.