The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-08-20
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necessary 70 the well pelnSz u -
public aud private Organizations
This is an axiomtLat eSperience has]
80 generally that no one noe|
questions its correctness. But strict
discipline in the free atmosphere OF
the United States is often rather diff
cult to enforce, even where power IN
the hands of legal authority attempts
ia reinforcement. This has been eyi--
denced continuously for .yesrs by the
regular desertions from the army and
navy of the government, when discip-
line has been applied. There Is a
restiveness in the free American clh-
zen that rebels against restraint OF
every kind no matter how necessary
and essential it might be for the
well being Of all concerned.
There is a growing tendency to "go
as you please among all organiza-
ton of the present day. Even the
denominations of the christian world
are not exempt from the insubordina-
ton that prevails, for we often hear
of their disciplining their members to
make them tractable and keep them
as it were in the traces. M
It Is not to be wondered at then
that in political parties where much
free scope is given for discussion and
very wide margin extended for act
ion. that characterization and resist
ance to the customs and usages often
crop out.
Discipline is very often difficult to
enforce in political ranks, and some
times members who owe allegiance
win set all precedent and authority
at complete defiance when anything
is done contradictory with their owl
views and opinions. This condition
Of things will nearly always be found
Ito exist where laxness of discipline
has prevailed for any length of time
Witness the condition of the Demo
cracy in, Louisiana the past few
months, and particularly the recent
tbolt from the Convention at Monroe
a Convention of picked men from TIL
fifteen parishes that compose the con
gressional district; men who wer
supposed to be fully in line with tn
best interests of their party, mel
fully posted as to its dangers and re
quire,nents, men above the ordinar,,
average in experience and inteili
gence, yet these men set an over
I,whelming majority at defiance am
bolt the ranks. Surely it is abou
time to draw the party lines an
\
Ignore those persons who, while cal
ling themselves Democrats, are foun
following after every new fangle
motion that promises prominence.
/ Farmers Unions, Alliances, Thir
and Peoples parties are all very we
IN their respective places, and al
entitled to such following as the
may be able to secure, but we al
emphatically opposed to maxim
Democracy subservient to either til
one or the other of them. We hay
in our mind quite an array OF indly
duals, some of them of considerab
prominence who claim to be Dem
Gratis and insist upon their being s
; while at the same time they have
: strong leaning towards one or 9th
! of the new issues that have late
4 sprung into existence. In their al
bilious aspirations they show no hes
tation in using the old party as
3 stepping stone to crafty their ami
: tious aspirations, while they fond
and bob-nob with combinations
= recent growth to secure all the cha
= ces possible. Such men are n
Democrats. "Those who are not I
las are against u.s. Let the lines
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