St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-11-30
THEY WILL COMBINE.

There is no longer any doubt |
but the Republicans aud Popalists
will, despite their professions for
ballot reform, combine to defeat
the suffrage amendment, simply
because it is q Democratic measure
ami which, if adopted, will hereafter
place the elections in the hands of
the intelligent people OF the State.
The object of the combination be-
tween the Republicans and Popu-
lists is not SO much to defeat
the amendment. as it is to defeat
the Democratic party, and to ac-
complish this the leaders of the Re-
publican and Porulist parties will
move heaven and earth. lie plans
and the execution of them will be
done by such able and astule Repub-
licans as Judge TAYLOR Beattie,
General VIM. Behan and other
shrewd men who have recently de-
serted from the Democratic party
and joined the Republican party.
We say the planning and conducting
Of the campaign will be done by
Republicans for the reason there
is not = man in the POpulIsts party
of louisiana competent to map out
and successfully conduct district
campaign, much less State CAM
paigD, hence they will be used as
cats paws to rake Republican chest
nuts out Of the fire. OF course if
the Republicans are successful in
downing the Democratic party,
they will be misunderstanding
will get what the Indians give 10
their dogs after a successful bear
or deer hunt.
The POpulists Of Louisiana. the
rank and file, are not politicians.
They are lot Of honest, good
meaning but misguided people who
have been led off from the Demo-
cratic party by designing and wholly
unprincipled demagogues. who at
one time affiliated with either one
or the other of the old parties.
The mass of Populists, melted
by :heir leaders, have become SO
prejudiced and embittered against
the Democratic party that it will
be q very easy matter to Induce
them to combine with old Satan
himself to annih,late the Democratic
party. As we already said the
Populists, as ass. are not politi-
clans. They are simply the prey
Of POLITICIANS. Because Of their iI-
tense hatred for the Democratic
party they bllndly follow the leader.
ship of few crafty fellows who are
Pupulists for wat there is IN it.,
and are shrewd enough to see ,h-lr
only hope Of ever warming State
office is to combine forces with the
lilly white and charcoal Republic
cans.
The ostensible object of the flu
sion is to defeat the suffrage
amendment, bu. the true purpose
Of the Republican managers with
their Popu!,stic puppets, is to de-
fert the Democratic party, and the
suffrage amendment will be their
shibLoleth.
But the Democrats Of Louisiana
are not going to be taken unawares.
After the State Nominating Con-
vention will have adjourned the
Democrats, with united party, ;
will inaugura,e a vigorous and I'M
compromising war OIL POpulism and
Rcpublicanls,n aud will win one Of
the most complete and ovcrwhelm.
ing victories in the history of the
State.
The Democratic party are fully
resolved that tie affairs of this
State shall be dominated by hoaest
and intelligent white citizens, hence
the suffrage amendment, which is q
Democratic measure, will be adopt.
ed by large and handsome majoI-
ity.-Shreveport Judge.