The Progress., 1892-11-05
MIR. GUICE's LETTER-AN INGENIOUS
POLITICAL DOCUMENT.

POLITICAL DOCUMENT.
On this page Of our paper will be found
letter from Mr.. r. J. Guicc, In reply TO
some articles OF ours on the combine,
Of which he is n beneficiary.
He says we made scurrilous attack on
him. This We will take no time In all
sworing, believing that he did not intend
to convey the meaning Of the word.
This In charity. because II he meant II he
would be telling n deliberate falschood.
and that we do not wish TO impute 10
him. THE PRo0REss never uses scui rilous
language about anything or anybody. as
every one knows who reads the paper.
Mr.. Guice denies having entered into a
combination, but does not hesitate 10 in
dorse aud sanction II.
He very naively refers TO the place
ment OF the parish Democratic nominees
OF DeSoto parish on the Leonard ticket,
but he hesitntes TO define the difference
between such an Endorsement aud a com
bination In which there Is TO be n distri-
button OF Offices between two different
parties. In the case referred to, th. Dem
ocratic party made 10 combination at
all. but their entire ticket was endors Il
and voted for by the Republicans. That
Ia the way We understand the matter,
which Is quite different from coalition
OF the Republican and Peoples party.
who will divide the spoils 10 the satisfao-
tion Of beth.
He likewise refers 10 the cases Of
Clark OF Texas. Jones' Of Alabama, and
Fi-hback OF Arkansas, all OF which are
entirely different from his case, ns every
one IA an Endorsement, while his Is n
fusion.
He then. In a very soft and purring
manner, refers 10 the condition of pub
Tic affairs, and seeks to deiude the un-
wary 10y playing on their sympathics
and divert ng their minds from the real
question involved, which IL the combina-
tiou made by the Republican and Pec-
ple's parties in which the former gets a
division OF the prey with big slic. set
apart for Mr.. Guice. Aud here we will
hobttrS " tltt
CON binatiop committee had determined
that the fusion ticket would have been
stronger with Judge Looncy as the nom
inee thereof aud requested Mr.. Guice to
come dowu instead; what would he have
saidl Would the combination still have
been 'legtimater'.
His insinuatIon that TIE PRoaREss IL
not fair IL very unworthily expressed. IL
Is we'll known fact that our paper hns
slways allowed IL columns TO lie used by
Its Peoples party friends TO express
their views. aud for the past month or
more Dearly every issue has contained
from them. IN fnct,
The PsooREss has been 30 fair. that IL
has been aecu,ed Of leaning towards the
sentiments OF tbnt party. We have never
attacked the principles OF the Peoples
party. nor the men who compose the
party. except those who entered into and
endorsed combine which threatens to
overthrow Csucasian supremacy In This
State. That is exactly what this coaIi-
ton meaps, aud every man who endorses
aud votes for Il will be doing that much
towards bringing on negro domination,
whether he really intends To do so or not.
No, we have been very friendly TO the
members OF the Peoples party. but we
shall ever condemn and rrpudate ruch
n dicker as has been entered into by
some members Of this party and the Re
publicai,s.