The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-04-16


of the democratic districts have doubled
the population of republican districts.
The wrong is done not to the demo-
Gratis of Ohio alone but to the democracy
of the entire country. By this iniquity
the democratic party is robbed of four
members in the next house of repre-
s~entatives by a method as shameless as
the stuffng of ballot boxes or the CO.
ereion of voters.
The democracy of New York have
Just framed a congressional apportion-
ment bill. Although this state almost
invariably gives a democratic majority
and it has not for years given a repub-
lican majority exceeding twenty thou
sand, this democratic bill makes only
seventeen districts democratic, fourteen
republican and three doubtful. The
Justice of the democracy of New York
is met by highway robbery on the part
of Ohio republicanism. The four demo-
cratic seats it is proposed to steal in
Ohio are stolen from the eRtire party,
from New York democrats as much as
from Ohio democrats. 1t would be an
easy matter for the party in this state
to do a wrong that shall thwart the
wrong proposed in Ohio, and the temp
tation to fight fire with fire is a strong
one. 1t will be resisted because the
democratic party in New York does not
propose to abuse the power bestowed
upon it by a majority of ffCy thousand
at the recent election .-Afbany Argus.
CONTEMPORARY COMMENTS.
President Harrisen's patriotism is
somewhat iniamed Just now because
negotiations are not going his way, but
all that will be allayed by the ides of
November, if not before. -Detroit Free
Press.
There will be mourning among
republicans who hailed the passage OF
the Catch bill by n branch of tine
Iowa legislature as evidence that the
party had finally escaped from the
clutches of prohibition cranks. Demo
Gratis redeemed their promises to the
people. Republicans must still shoul,
der the responsibility for another year
of fanaticism.-Chicago Times.
Rhode Island republicans have
opened their campaign by hiring al
the halls in Woonsocket until after
election so that the democrats can holC
no meetings. This is another outcrop
ping of the m~onopolistic spirit, tina
dominates the party, and also show
how anxious the republican schciner
are that the people be shut out from
the guidance of democratic truths
Detroit Free Press.
benjamin. Harrison is as poor
politician as he IS a statesman. Hi
premature exposure Of Alger's wa
record has hit a barrel which had jus
been tapped and was flowing freely. l
IS now yielding like a Dakota molasse
keg in January, and in a few week
more it win stop altogether. All els
might have been forgiven by the prac
teal men of his party but this. This j
ooniuch.-St. Louis Republic.
1t is not judlcious to apply rigi
rules to the flights Of political orators
The president of the republican cor
vention in Iova the other day spoke 3
James G. Blaine as .'the most command
ing figure Of Ill the earth-the idol, nc
only Of his1own party, but of all tn
earth" If the speaker had thought {
it he would have included the ~univers'
no doubt When the precise facts an
refs he'd not o~ne-qparter of the worl
! has eser heard of Blaine. The lunati
I asylums would about hold those VIII
want to make him their idol.-St. Pal
II Globe.