The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-09-24
THE DISTRICT HAS IT'S RIGHTS

dominance displayed now and again
by those of tue Democracy i'll the
State who are over-pufea up with a
consciousness Of their ascendancy. Is
We refer more direstly to the
action of the State Central Commit
tee in its attempted interference in
the apportionment affairs of the
Fifth Congressional district at the
meeting in Grunewald Hall a few
daysago. Their action foreshatlow.
ell an utter disregard for the much
talked of harmony that was to pre-
rail and make solid the Democracy
in the State. lis true, they relied
upon the compromise made early in
the year and the March primaries
that grew ont of that, compromise
for a justification of their inierfer-
ance !; yet all things considered, and
the inside history of that compro-
mise borne in mind, could any true
Democrat who had a proper regard
for the peace and prosperity Of TIE
party call up with safety such a
temporary makeshifs as grew out of
the faction fight then on? We think
not. There is too much entirely of
what is repugnant and humiliating
around those proceedings to justify
any reference to them whatever
Aside from this, why interfere with
the condition of affairs in the Fifth
district while leaving the Fourth
district severely alone where a
radical change was made in the nomi-
mating methods? We ask this
question simply as relavent matter
of inquiry, not that we for a NOM
enc believe the State Central Execu-
tive Committee has any right to in
terfere, control or laydewn rules for
the guidance of District Conven-
tions. The State Central Committee
has 10 coercive powers that we know
of. 1t is mere advisory board,
organized for the welfare of the
party, and generally composed of
the most faithful and large expert
enced Democrats, selected proper
tionately from the State at large and
from the several parishes.
If majority of the Executive
Committees of the Fifth Congress
sional District found themselves in
such dilema that it became neces-
sary to seek the advice of the State
Central Committee to ensure the sue
cess of the party in the-district, well
and good. 1t is the province and
duty of the Central Committee to
give such advice if within their
power, for the best interest of the
party but under no circumstances
have they the right tessay that either
of the districts, from one to six,
must do thus and so according to the
Central Committees conclusions
whatever they might happen to be.
Vhis Will appear palpably proper
when it is born in mind that the
Committees of the several parishes
in the district are as matter of
course much more familiar with the
district affairs than members of the
party from all over the State possi-
bly, could be, and according to the
teachings of Democracy, the Con-
gressional Committees of the dis
trict have an inherent right to con-
troll their own affairs IN the interest
of the party, and no meagre minori-
ty should be countenanced from any
district by the State Central Commit
tee to ieopardize the harmony and
success of Democracy. "a
Already the recent Irregular action
of the State Central Committee is
bearing its disraptng fruit. Sever
al Of our sound Democratic
confreres are complaining loudly
Among them we find the Tele-
graph-Buhetin Of Monroe, solid
Democratic beacon light in, North
Louisiana, saying: s.,
.The State Committee met In
New Orleans last Monday and at the
instigation of Judge Gunby and
State Senator Womack attempted to
take hand IN our congressional dis
trict matters in the interest Of Judge
Gunby's little candidacy for con.
gress, but the timely withdrawal Of a
member or two broke the ouorum