The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-04-22
LET US HAEMoNIzE.

factional feeling which prevailed
among the Democracy in Louisiana
short time back is daily dying out.
passing away and following after the
dead issues that gave rise to so much
irritation ankunnecessary contention.
The very best element among IL e
leaders of the party have given ut
terance to strong desire to have
the factional wounds completely
healed and closed up forever. Il
Among those We refer to, on one
side we find Senator White and Con-
gresham Blanchard, while on the
other side the Hon. C. j. BoafEer
and several others are outspoken in
their advocacy Of peace and har-
mony.
1t has been very properly suggest
ed that the surcst and most direct
course towards the much desired
harmony will be, to have as near as
possible, fair division of the federal
official appointments that may fall
to the Share of Louisiana distributed
between the most competent and best
qualified members Of the two fac
tons: thus bringing them together
ON the broad national platform OF
equal rights aud equal recognition.
This we believe is the earnest wish
of large majority of the Democracy
OF the State that III the late struggle
put in their adhesion to the Foster
following on one side and the McEu-
cry following on the other; but, there
are those within the party though few
in number who disregard peace and
harmony. Confirmed malcontents,
who as chronic Office seekers, form
themselves into political rings and
limit their interest in politics to their
interest in patronage; office, and
office only is their watch word-the
beginning and ending of all their
thoughts and aspirations. These are
the rea, obstructionists to harmony,
and will always be found bobbing up
serenely, come what may, as long as
there is a particle of pap or patron
age in sight.
Another class of obstructionists are
aptly described by the Daily States
as follows:
There are. it is true, scattered here
and there throughout the State. few
political manikins with the temper Of
the SINCE cat and the brains and hab-
its of the gnat, who are constantly
seeking to STIR up bad blood and strife
in the party by buzzing over dead
issues; but fortunately they are utter
" without influence, aud their furry
tends rather to excite amusement
than resentment.
True, they do not amount to much
moment outside of the little irritation
they produce. Their say IS s'like
a tale told by an idiot, full of sound
and fury, slgnifying nothing"
Thus far there hiss but few feder-
al plums fallen into the lap of Louis
lana, and the balance of her share of
the crop Of precious fruit will doubt
! less fall from time to time as the
wisdom and good Judgment of the
| President determines the shaking. of
the official treee SO the division
suggested as the necessary and es-
sential step IN the direction of per-
manent harmony can be easily and
readily carried oct, if those in autho-
nty will but buckle down to the de-
sirable work. The matter to great
ly responsible extent rests with them.
Equality in all things according to
capacity and general usefulness has
always been regarded as fundamen-
tai Democratic doctrine. 1t is this
doctrine duly observed that has held
the party together intact all through
the many political viscisitudes that
swept the other party organization
into the voraclous vortex of nonex-
isteEce; and it will require a right
eous observance of this same doc
time of equality in the coming dis
tribution Of federal patronage to
cement the factions permanently to-
gether in Louisiana and produce the
harmony so much needed.
DIED ADJOINING.