St. Landry democrat., 1892-02-27

Will BE Samuel Douglas NHcEzers.
Times Democrat, Feb 81. c,o.o
The citizens of New Orleans ana Oh liie oe :
will be glad to learn that the Two oplosihs
have agreed to settle their differences through
the means Of White rri dasr, U rasnit not
only are lie leaders OF the Two Iactlols IN WIZ rs
lion. but the Democracy OF the state ana or tle
Union, Jointly and seyeraiy 10 De h GoSea' Of
such Il compromises compromise Honofaoie
and crcditable to both of the contendlng wings
that the State of LOUISIANA Is SaVeu 70 ln9
Democracy and preserved from Radlcai anu
The adjustment, whose terms and conditions
are given more specifically and in detail III our
local columns, is, in effect. that the McEntry and
Foster tickets shall be submitted to primary
of The white Democratic voters, and that the
ticket of the two which shall receive the great
est number of votes shall be the ticket OF thc
entire Democratic party. If the McEnefy tlchet
win, McEnery will be the standard,bcarcr OF
the united Democracy III April and TOT nm nm
every Democrat will cast his ballot if. on tue
other hand, the Foster ticket come on Elcto-
liuus at the primaries. Foster VIII be the stahu.
ard bearer, and around nm the Dehocrals ~ nl
the State will rally as one man, ana carry tue
This plan, it may be mentioned in passing,
was proposed on Friday by the conference con-
mittee or the McEnery Central Committee ana
with some addenda, was accepted altcr aus
cusslon for an hour or two by the roster con
ference committee Referred to the iul. mcfi T.
cry Central Committee on FRIDAY evening, II
was by that body hailed with welcome ana
with promptncss Endorsed. There was no hesl-
tatlon in their agreement to lt-infy Jn4peu, az
it as happy solution of the glleVous trouhlc
which has too long been dividing the Deiho-
cratic party.
The Foster Central Committee found more
difficulty in agreeing to the paclflcatory pro
posal, notwithstanding it went before the Iull
body with the imprimatur Of their own CONFER,
ence committee. Friday night for several
Al, 1af
forenoon, afternoon and evening they spent
in considering the terms and IN making up tfieit
minds whether to accept 1t or NOT; nor was IL
until o'clock last night that the conservative
ele ment of that committee succeeded IN carry
ing its way, and in inducing the more radical
element to listen to the voice OF reason ana
agree to a restoration of harmony.
AS will be seen by the terms OF adjustment
printed elsewhere, the primaries will be held on
the 22d OF March under the auspices OF com ON
lnittee Of seven, of which the followers OF MI.
! Foster have a majority.
The trouble is now. therefore, happily at an
end and the Democrats of the state Will
| breathe more freely and will rejoice that the
| schlsm which had became serious is healed
| We need scarcely add our convlctlon-thc
general copviction-that the terms OF the ar
rangement will be as Loyalty carried out on
| both sides as they have been cordially entered
| into. For the McEnery side We are. ready to
pledge ourselves that if the Foster ticket WIN
| at the primaries, Mr.. Foster shall have every
ba lot there is on cur side to cast at the stare
| election. Nor have we such poor opinion OF
the Foster wing as to suppose for moment
| that they, on their side, Will be less loyal TO
| the golden rule than We are.
In common with the members OF the McEn-
| cry committee and with the supporters OF that
gentleman throughout Louisiana, we have the
| Utmost confidence that the election will show
| that McEnery is the choice OF a large majority
of the Democl attic voters OF the State. Inc hes
| itancy shown by the Foster committee in adopt
ing the report OF the confcrrces is evidence that
most of them are of that way OF thinking also.
| n O. Picayune.
| The joyful announcement made in the head
| lines to this article should fill with thankful
ness the heart of every Democrat IN LOUISIANA a:
the highest qualification by every true Demo-
| crat in the United States.
It means that the Democrats OF Louisiana
| will maintain control OF their State. 1t means
| that the Democrats of Louisiana will preserve
| in its borders the supremacy of the superior
| race; that they will stand together for the
great principles of constitutional free govern
| ment and f-gOFernment and nome rule 1T
means all this to the people OF louisiana 10
the people of the rest of the Union it means
full electoral vote for the next democratic NOM
| inee for President, and. i'll all probability, 1t
means the election OF d, mocratic President
next fall.
| the Joint efforts of the two committees which
| represent the two factions into which tn Lou
| isiana Democracy has been so seriously anc so
| dangerously divided. The plan OF adjustment
was originated in the McEnery Committee, but
| it was subsequently accepted by the Foster
| Committee and finally ratified by both commit
| tees, unanimously as we are told, UNANIMOUSLY
| as we ejoice to believe.
| The grand and noble achievement was secur
| ed only through the patriotism and devotion of
| the gentlemen who were charged with the diff
cult task of pacitication and har1n0nzins. The
| campaign up to this point had been character
| lied by unexampled bitterness and a fierce
zeal that almost threatened to write themselves
| in the blood of fell0wcitizens. 1T will be I'M
| derstOOd then how hard it was for men of
strong feelings and powerful attachments on
one side or prejudlces on the other, to come to-
gether in spirit of harmony. But they have
done so and all honor to them for it. The hard
er it is 90 do ones duty the grander the achieve
| nent when Guty is done All honor then to
| the brave and patriotic men who have come to-
| gethcr i'll peace and unity under such circun-
stances They deserve the gratitude of their
| countrymen.
| n. 0. States.
| The majority faction-tle regular Democracy
| in fact--tlndcr the patriotic leadership of Mr..
| Justice McEnery, have at last by the force OF
eternal fitness of things, driven the Foster fac
| ton of boiling Democrats iniO the recognition
| of the indafeasible rights of the masses to Sc
| lcct their own servants and to express their
| will as to the line OF conduct these servants
| must pursue.
| That the white people of Louisiana are thus
enabled to arhitrate between the disputed
| claims of a majority and a minority faction OF
| Democrats, without the fear of the niger to
| distract their judsment, is happy consumma-
| ton which the McEneryites have achieved af-
| ter many days OF arslnOus lnsistencc.
The basic Democratic doctrines enunci sted
| by the McEnery majority faction throughout
| the fierce campaign which has been raging in
Louisiana for mOre than a year, have been and
are still that the majority must rule and that
the people themselves are the final judges of
| what is to their own advantage, their welfare
and their interest. The Foster minority fac
ton, on the other hand, had arrogantly and
mady insisted all along that they were unto
themselves sufficient to decide for the people
without consulting them.
1t is for having thus forced the Fostcrites into
receding from 50 fagrantly un-remocratc an
assumption that the McEneryites are entitled
to rejoice, while the Democracy OF Louisiana is
even now weaving laurel wreaths with which
to crown the brow OF its patriotic champion,
Samuel Douglas McEnery, at the impending
white Democratic primaries.
N. o. City Item.
McEnery said Let there be peace land
there was peace A few rebcilious individuals
preferred strife, but the patriotism and wisdom
OF the majority has overrued them.
The notifications made in the original treaty
Of peace as proposed by Judge McEnery consti
tute an entirely acceptable settlement of the
Item has from the first contended was the only
proper sOlution-a reference of the choice OF
standard bearers directly to the people.
| Their original delegates having failed tC
agree, the points of disagreement very right
fully are now to be laid for final determination
before the original sources of authority. This
! is as it should be. 1t is Democratic.
The lottery, by mutual agreement, being en-
trely and concusively eliminated as poitica
factor, the new canvass before the primaries
will naturally fall upon the lines and issues
which divided tae people before that discordan1
question was so artYully sprung. It is, in {
word the State House ring versus the Demo
cratic masses. The latter, deeming Judge Nc
i. Ensry unjustly villif1ed and denounced, while
in fact he is tie very man for the hour with its
grave political crisis, have called upon him tt
lead in crusade against an office-hOlding oil
garchy and thus restore to our State govern
: inent Democratic simplicity and energetic HARD
working methods in public affairs and for the
, | public veal.
} In other words. The campaign issue now il