The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-02
Let us Have Peace.

ally kISown. The contentious of the
people are now localized among the
delegates sent by them TO the nominat-
ing convention of the State,
To them is entrusted the settlement
of all differences as to who the State
candidates are to be. Let rs now
leave it Entirely to them. The people
at larges should have no more to do
with it.
They st,hould stand ready and con
tented 70 accept the candidates the
nominating convention may fix upon.
Such has been and such, we trust, will
continue 10 be the custom of the Demo
cratic ralrty. The factions have
drummedk aud spoken and feted for
months, 10 be able to secure the elec-
tion of delegates to suit their views.
They haze had their customary say.
Their delegates will soon go on their
fiduciary mission Their decision will
be final; at least it should be, if in
spired By spirit of fairness, and an
honest purpose to represent the party.
If any go there to dictate in dogmatic
manner, we hope to see them defeated
in every effort, both in the convention
and at the ballot box in April next.
Unfortunately for Us, there are those
who think they alone are right They
adopt opinions, and to sustain them
use abusive ets-inefiminate all
who will not accept their leadership,
and 10 this way fan the fires of discord
provoke personal animosities and indi-
vidual alterations. Byron has aptly
described all such, in saying
"Their breath is agitation, and their life
A storm whereon they ride to sink at last,
And yet so nurs'd and bigoted TO strife,
That should their days, aurviying perils past,
Melt to calm twilight, they feel overcast
With sorrow and supineness, and so die,
Even as a fame unfed, which runs to waste
With its own Pickering, or a sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and Tasts ingloriousiF.'
Quiet is the one essential of political
society.
That people in whose bosom it be-
comes a hell through the teachings and
Influence of such leaders, must inevi-
tably find their reward in dfsappoint-
ment and wrecked purposes.
We address our remarks to the peo-
pie whose social, religious, public, IN
prosperity and lasting welfare, de-
mand universal respect, friendship and
peace.
For the last SIX months the press has
been laden with schandalons acusa,
tions, having at best no other founda-
ton than suspicion, and from the pro,
miscuous charges it has waited to
every nook and corner of the State il
does not appear that even that could
possibly have suggested, or served te
excuse, the bald falsehoods 1t has ea.
gerly propagated Thousands have
been deluded by them. The storm has
passed away for the present, and al
the sun must shine through the clouds
and mists of falsehood and Inisrepre
sentations which have been thus spread
over the people. we do sincerely hope
that their
Bruised arms may be hung up for monu
| ments,
Their stern alarums ehangd to merry meet
ing
We desire that the people may real
/ ize in the calm of ther reflections upor
the situation and the outlook along th,
political horizon, that the ocean hai
been storm tossed by demagogues ami
aspiring candidates, for their own ben.
eft exclusively and not for that of The
public. That the lottery amendment
/ has been held up as the only question
demanding attention whilst they, il
tho time Of the excitement have beel
Iassiduously and persistently occupied
| in efforts to saddle themselves on al
unwilling people as candidates for of
| fee. This the people of St Landr,
must now see, and We warn them i
give their future attention to it.
| they really want them to.fia the Offices
| ii Is easy enough to acknowledge /
and 70 act upon il; but IL they 40 moi
1 we ask them to leave the blinds off
and meet the question face to face like
| free voting American citizens.