The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-10-01
OUR CHOICE FOR CONGRESS.
Hon. C. J. Boatner,
Of OaaclIila.
OCTOBER II, 1892.

The straightout Democratic dele
gates from the several parishes will
assemble at Monroe to hold the
regular biannual Convention of the
Fifth district to nominate a candi-
date for Congress.
The above date has acquired more
THAI ordinary Importance to the
Democracy Of the district for several
reasons. First, because small
minority of the Executive Convention
that fixed Tuesday, October the
18th, bolted the gathering because
they could not have their own way
about the apportionment of delegates
from the several parishes; and in the
second place. they anticipated Octo-
her the 18th by holding diminutive
convention of their own ON Thursday,
September the 18th, and at their
meeting nominated Judge A. A. Gum
by, thereby attempting to antici-
pate the action of the regular con-
vention, and boldly, and confidently,
rs they in their overgrown confidence
believed, foreshadowing the final
action of the State Central Com
lnittee, which had adjourned a day
or two previous TO meet on Tuesday,
September Goth in New Orleans.
which meeting the leaders of this dis
rupting land promptly attended to
experience direct defeat. The Com
mittee by a very close vote deciding
that they would not interfere in the
affairs of the district, believing that
its Democracy were fully competent
to take proper care of its own politi-
cal business, which was wise, sound
and clear common sense conclusion.
OF course, all this leaves the group of
disgruntled aspirants led by Judge
Gunby with their nomination and
other convention doings between
the horns of a pitiful dilemma, and
brings the Democratic Nominating
Convention to be held at Monroe
next Tuesday week prominently and
authoritatively to the front, beyond
the reach of any doubt or caviling
that may be INDUCED in by those
who have been disappointed in what
has legitimately recently transplred
within the party lines.
1t is lamentable fact that politi-
cal impracticables are steadily on the
increase in every district, especially
in Louisiana. Office seeking mono
Inaniacs, who are impelled, con-
trolied and hurried forward by the
one idea Of securing place, promin-
ence and power, regardless of all
consequences, and soon becoming
political juggernauts, trampling
under foot mereilessly every person,
party and thing that is found in any
way obstructing the progress of their
aspirations. Any careful observer
win find quite a number of such
characters just now travelling too and
fro in our State destroying the politi-
cal equilibrium as far as possible for
their own political ends.
Let us hope that the day of their
destiny will soon be over, for they,
or a majority of them, must GER
tainly fall prey to their own paIpa-
BILE folly before long. Personal or
political abuse rarely secures con-
verts to any party, therefore we cor
daily invite those who have gone
astray to fall INTO line between now
and October the 18th, so that the
Democracy converting on that day in
the city of Monroe will show a solid
undivided front to its enemies of
every kind, and secure us one of
those old fashioned nominations,
where the unity and enthusiasm will
be commensurate. with the merits of
the man chosen.