St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-09-08

The committee. It Was evidently
the intention of those gentlemen to
do all iu their power to secure MI.
Robertson's nomination. and they
did not hesitate to resort to revolu-
measures to carry their
The people Of the district
should rebuke them. = Southern
Watchman, Clinton.
The Democratic Congressional
Committee, at its session in Baton
Rouge on Monday, sure enough did
just what We predicted, ordered =
primary election, the candidate re-
ceiving . plurality of votes to be
the nominee of the party. That
this unfair and undemocratic pro-
ceeding was done to ecure the re-
nomination Of Robertson goes with
out saying. Well, it is the last hair
to break the camel's back. II the
Democracy of the district stands
this one-sided and revolutionary
tactics they have less spiri: than We
give them credit for. Robertson
has run his course, and is not to be
crammed down our threats nolens
volens. Some Of the leading Demo.
Gratis of this town have forwarded q
vigorous protest against the action
OF the committee, . copy OF which
will be found in another column.
The sound reliable Democracy of
St. Landry will no doubt not only
indorse every word of the protest,
but will repudiate emphatically the
partisan and unfair action OF the
committee. Argument is not need
ed to demonstrate that > district
committee has no authority to
change the long settled usage OF
the party and to enter upon an en-
tirely new scheme Of government.
Such important and fundamental
changes as those which the commit
tee have attempted to make are to
be made only by q district coLven-
ton which comes Immediately from
the people and may be presumed
to know their wishes.
Tie action of the District Com.
mittee in this instance was fOreseen
and predicted by u.s.. NJ more ia
grant usurpation Of authority could
have been committed by it. It was
= bold, unblushing trick, deliber-
ately planned to secure the renomi-
nation Ut Robertson, by fair means
or foul. That it will react upon its
authors with destructive force We
have not a particle OF doubt. st.
Landry Clarion.
UNITE TIE OPPOSITION.
We believe that . large majority
OF the Democrats Of this district
are strongly opposed to the re-elec-
ton OF Col. Robertson.
The recent action of the DistIic
Committee has the appearance OF
being . sharp trick to defeat the
will Of the majority, as with the
votes Of the opposition divided, in
q primary, between several candl-
dates, the minority can easily re.
nominate the present Congressman.
The action OF his friends in the
committee is not likely to have the
effect OF increasing the popularity
of Col. Robertson, and his defeat
can be accomplished by . united
opposition.
There are doubtless . number OF
available candidates, the nomina,
lion Of any one Of whom would. 10
the Democracy OF the district, be
far preferable to that OF the present
Congressman.
That the will Of the majority may
prevail that the undemocratic G
ton Of the committee may be con-
demned by the people, and that il
may fail Of the object that most
evidently inspired it; that the ma
jority Of the committee in the defeat
OF their fscorite may be rebuked
for their partisan action. BY their
fellow-democrats let the opposi.
ton to Col. Robertson find out and
execute some method OF uniting
upon . candidate.
We believe this can be done
we know that this ought to be done.
l-SOuthern WatohMan.
The plan does not commend
itself to the editor Of the Florids
Parishes. In the first place 1t does
away with party platforms and
party principles and party prece'
dents.
In the second place. it affords
the boodler ample opportunity.
In the third place, it provides
for 3 test for . voter and does moi
say who shall be authorized 70 apply
the test.
In the fourth place, it provides nc
test for the candidate.
If only known Democrats can
vote, why not say only known Demo
Gratis shall be voted for! II Col.
Robertson, who voted with sixteen
other so-called Democrats and
Thos d. Reed and the solid Re-
publican vote in the House against
the Wilson bill is . "knOwn Demo
crat then we confess that we don't
know where we are.
We suppose We have to join the
fight, since the committee has so
decreed, but we don't like it. II
opens the door for Doodle, ballot
box stuffing, bribery, fraud and
unfair dealing. It will decide
nothing. The issue before the peo-
pie IL tariff reform. No 0ppOrtu-
nifty will be offered for m express
sion Of approval or dissapproval
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