The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-09-07
Proposal For Harmony.

The following proposition has
been formulated by the Executive
Committee of the POpulist Party
of the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict:
"Be it resolved, That to insure
white supremacy and the election
of white mans ticket in the 4th
congressional district, the Peoples
party executive committee of this
district make the following prOpO-
sitions to the Democratic party in
the fourth congressional district,
tO-wit:
IL. That after the Democratic
party has held its congressional
convention, made its platform and
placed it's candidate thereon, said
candidate and the candidate of the
Peoples party and their respective
platforms be submitted to the
white primary, in which every
white legal voter in the district
shall be allowed to vote.
"2. That the said primary cleo
ton One-half the commissioners
and officers of same be appointed
from the Peoples party by the Off
GERS of the same, and the other
half from and by the Democratic
party.
SO. That a commission equally
divided between the two parties
and appointed in the same manner
as the commissioners i'll section 2,
compile count and decree the vote
from the different parishes aud tho
result in the district.
~. That the candidate success
tul in the primary be declared the
white mans candidate and the de-
fea;ed candidate be withdrawn
by his party and his supporters
stand pledged by their vote in said
primary to give their support in
the regular election following said
primary to no candidate who may
be running or who may afterward
run against the nominee of said
primary.
rs. That nothing in this propo-
sitiOn or agreement, if accepted, be
i'll any way construed to influence
OF waiver the fealty of the success.
full candidate to his platform or
party when elected.
&c. That NJ. F. Machen, j. w.
Brown and 8. j. Henry are hereby
appointed by this congressional
executive committee as special
committee to present this PROPOSE
ton to the Democratic executive
committee, and if accepted to ar
range with that committee or its
representatives the details, date
ETC., of said primary
The representative of the Times
Democrat at Natchitoches, at
which place the P0pulist commit
tee met, interviewed Hon. l.. Cas-
pari, Hon. II. M. Hyams, Judge
Charles Il. Levy, Attorney Gener-
al Cunningham, Hon. w. d. Jack
and Mr.. X. L. Caspari, and each Of
these gentlemen agreed that the
proposition quoted above was fair
and honorable, and was just and
liberal step toward harlnonizing
and unifying the white vote. Du.
ring the past two years The Item
has advocated the method of uni.
flying our people and forever wipe
out possibility Of two things, VIZ:
First, danger of republican supre-
macy; second, rape of the ballot to
prevent it. We are glad to see
that our POpulist cousins have
come forward in a manly straight
forward manner and opened the
way to bring about harmonious
action. By this plan we are but
bowling to that great Democratic
principle, "the will OF the major.
tyr By their gallant action our
Populist friends have shown an
honest desire for harmony among
the white people of the State and
an honest intention to abide the
result. The Democrats cannot az
ford to be outdone in this respect,
and by all means should meet the
Populists half way. The true in
terests of the State demand it,
Capitol Item (Dem.)