The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-07-28
The Alliance is Democratic.

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calamity bowling of the Populite
claquers, who have their little po-
litical axes to grind, they have not
been able to capture the State ALI
snce, body and breaches, as they
hoped. We find the following ac-
count of the final result of a series
of caucuses, held the last week the
Legislature was in session, in the
Baton Rouge Capital Item:
Wednesday night twenty-seven men,
bers Of the General Assembly, who are
members of the Alliance, met in the Office
Of the Secretary of State, with Hon W..
E. WATSON, of Caddo, in the chair.
After an interchange Of views, Senator
Ward of st. Landry, presented resolu-
ton requesting all members who have
affiliated with the Third party to join
with the Alliance and make the fight in
the coming election in the Democratic
party. Representative Brian lot Winn)
opposed the resolution, stating that he
saw NO relief for the Alliance in the Dem
ocratic party Us now organized.
The resolution was also opposed by
Senator Bran (of Grant) who stated that
he knew it would be adopted, but be
could not accept its dictates and would
therefore withdraw from the meeting.
Representative Brian also declined to
further participate in the proceedings OF
the meeting. Mr.. Wards resolution, as
follows, was then unanimously adopted:
Whereas, we the Alliance members OF
the legislature realize the great impor-
tance OF unity of action; and, whereas,
we sympathise deeply with our brethren
who have sought reform through the me-
dunn OF the Third party; therefore,
Resolved. That we deem il expedient
to ask OF our brethren who have affillia-
ted with the Third party to join with US
and make our fight in the coming State
election in the Democratic party, to the
end that We may purify politics in our
State.
The position of Senator Brian In
the caucus above referred to is by
no means new to him. He is the
most successful political dodger in
Louisiana, and has made it pay
handsomely since way back in the
seventies. In 1876 he was nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Grant
parish. Our personal acquaint-
ance with the Senator dates back
TO 1877, and commencing with his
celebrated Independent" race for
the Senate in 1873, in which he
captured the Republican negro
vote in Grant, then outnumbering
the whites, he has led us merry
dance ever since. Yes, stree; he's
foxy one, and don't you forget it
But it does us good to see the old
man get set down on in the house
of his friends It reminds US,
Senator, Of a little tilt we had
about four summers ago at a un-
ION meeting at which you presid-
ed. The writer, backed by Judge
w. L. Richardson and Mr.. NJ. E.
STAFFORD, declined to be whipped
INTO political line, and had the
audscity to stick to his own po-
litical opinions in spite of the fact
that sixty of the brethren differed
with him. All, now you under
stand how it feels to be with a small
unappreciated minority!
We held then that the best and
only sensible platform for the far
mers of Louisiana to stand upon
was the Democratic platform, and
now here we have seven-eighths Of
of the representatives of the farm
ers giving the same advice and
joining in the same request that
we made at that time. That's the
correct union idea the world over
Farmers and laborers can no more
hope to succeed as a separate po-
political party, than the merchants
and professional men could if they
were to form one. A class party
is a. repugnant to American senti-
ment as is class Legislation. Let
farmers hold aloof and be non-par.
tizan, as they have pledged them
selves p be, then they are free t.
throw their strength with that party
that gives most heed to their de.
mands for relief.
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