The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-29
OUR CIo.CEFoR cONGRESs.
Hon. c. ]. Boatner,
OF Ouachita.
oyERHEATED.

prophecies nearly always results dis
astrously to those who indulge in
such in,iiscretions. This will ap
ply az true in politics as it does in
the ordinary intercourse of ever day
life.
We are led to make this reflection
by careful and impartial sizing up
of the position occupied by Judge
Gunby past and present, as well as
the past and present course of the
one or two papers in the district
who are eagerly battling for the
Judges success, regardless of the
properties, and what is worse, ruth
lessly regardless of the truth.
Asto the talented Judge, who now
claims TO be Democrat, it is well
known that he was bat short time
ago publicly and boastingly identi-
fled with the Ocalaites, Thirdites or
popalites, or whatever name they
may chance 10 be kno wn by. HIS
speeches and declarations in public
and private up to the date of the
District Executive Committees Con-
vention at Monroe substantiates this.
When they met, and determined in
favor of the population representa-
ton for the several parishes az
against the 22d of March primaries,
the Judge saw his opportunity as
he thought to get back into the
Democratic fold, and caught on to
the-fonr boiling parishes regardless
of the proprieties, and got up lit
Sic convention Of his own nearly a
month in advance Of the time named
so bold the regular convention.
This was, without doubt Oh his part,
a derniar resort, for he was doubt
less fully aware that his Populite
friends were about Webbing him
up as far as they we're concerned.
The stress he laid upon the white
primary apportionment was i'll
timed, and in decidedly bad taste
for Democrat, and nearly every
one ilnpartialIy familiar with the
s'whole history" of the agreement
will say SO.
.rhe Judge had got outside of the
party lines, and to all appearances
was anxious to get inside again if
he could DO so in hisown way but
this may be even doubted, for we
find from the 'felegraph-Bulietin that
.sthe Webb and Gunby executive
committees met in Monroe last week
and called to compromise, the Webb
ties claiming that their candidate
was the strongest and would not
consent TO withdraw him." Of
course, this by-play was enacted for
the sole purpose of beating Mr..
Boaincr- The Judge has repadiated
all the political proprieties of the
party he was identified with time
and again, hence the disastrous po-
sition he now occupies, claiming to
be a Democsat. He is generally re-
garded politically. .sneither fish,
flesh, fowl ncr good red herring"
The papers We refer to go much
further to the extremes than the
Judge. There is pofapous digni-
~ about the Judges deliverances
THAT command respect and attention,
but the Monroe Times aud Bastrop
Appeal, two Ganby organs, are en-
tirely too much oyerheated TO com
mand any respect whatever. They
stop at nothing in their anxiety to
defeat Boatner. Truth is mere
Trash when it stands in their way, as
witness the following from the
Times:
The ringsters have two strings to
their bows. One is to run the third
party candidate to draw off votes
for Gunby, the other is to adopt
sspeca!iar methods" to get votes for
Eoatner on the river"
A minority of nearly four to one
in the convention is classe,l by the
Times as ssringsters. " The Times
is mad: stark mad. but there is no
method in its madness. Knowing its
palpa5le prevarication, 1T charges
the .sringsters" with doing what the
Gunby executive committee attempt
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