The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-09-21
Early State Convention.

The campaign has opened. Let
1t be short one forthe nomination.
Let the State Central ComnItiee be
called together soon, say the early
part of October. Let il cal! State
Convention TO meet not later than,
say November 30. Let this conven-
ton be, III every sense OF the woru,
a Democratic Convention. Let 1t
be composed Of none but Democrats.
Let the delegates to the convention
be chosen at primaries participated
in by none but proven Democrats.
We utterly repudiate the idea OF an
indiscriminate white primary at
which Republicans and PopulItes-I
enemies of Democracy shall have
as much to say so as Democrats.
And this, too, to nominate a State
Democratic ticket! Think of II!
Republicans and Populists taking
hand in deciding who shall be the
nominees of the Democratic party
for governor, Lieutenant governor,
attorney general, auditor, etc! And
vet newspapers in Louisiana calling
themselves Democratic are actually
and persistently advocating such
course! We hold it would be
destructive OF party discipline, aye!
even of the party's organization.
The ticket nominated under such
circumstances might be yclepted
Democratic, but would in fact be a
mongrel concern, to be spewed out
of the mouth of every real Demo-
crat.
No, let the Democratic ticket be
nominated by Democrats only Let
it be the legitimate offspring OF a
union OF all factions of the party in
one grand, harmonious party con.
ventlon. In this convention let the
Foster Democrats and the McEnery
Democrats grasp hands. Let Dem
ocrats, who, four years ago favored
the lottery and those who opposed
it. strike hands. Let the gold Dem
ocrats and the silver Democrats OF
to-day strike hands-all for the veal
of the party, for its continued
supremacy IN the State.
| Its rule means the rule of the
white man; it means the affairs OF
the State conducted by the intelli.
gent and property holding and tax
paying classes. 1t means honest
government, low taxes, better
schools, and more of them. II
means peace, order, quiet, law. Ii
means better and happier relations
between the races; it means encour
agement to business, to enterprise,
to industry. 1t means progress,
prosperity, happiness and content
among the people.
| Let the test of Democracy be ap
Piled to all who offer for participa
ton In the primarivs in the parishes
throughout the State, called for thu
i purpose of electing delegates to thu
, State Convention. No man wht
voted against the last Democratic
nominee for President, or whit
voted for Tannehill, the Popullt
candidate for Governor, or wh'
. voted for the Republican or Popu
q list candidates for Congress in 1894
| in the several Congressional dis
tricts of the State, ought to be per
mitted to participate in the Demo
cratic primaries, called to choos
delegates to the Democrat. Stat
!. Convention, or to nominate loca
parochial tickets.
Let the line of straight Demo
t cracy be drawn; let the tight b
!, made on these lines, and the issu
4 will not be doubtful. We want n
! temporizing with the open nor wit
the secret foes of the Democrat
party. Let this be the rule and Il
lit be strictly adhered. Shreveport