The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1895-06-08
A Terrible Charge.
Monroe Bulletin.

Monroe Bulletin.
large body of gentlemen, whose
Democracy nobody has ever questioned,
met In conference last Saturday night
In New Orleans and discussed plans for
relieving the party from its deplorabe
situation in this State. The awful con-
dltlon was laid bare. 1t was shown
that since the last State election 10000
sterling citizens had been driven from
the Democratic party into tie PopnIist
party SO that IN many parishes Where
'po 'popullsm .l got no votes in the spring of
w, there is now majority in favor of
that party. Nearly as many more Dem
ocrats have gone into the Republican
party and these gentlemen declare that
this dlslntegration will go on until the
present governor is removed from the
leadership of the party. These faith
tul Democratic sentinels ascribe the
utter failure of the present executive to
the universal suspicion of the methods
by which he secured his nomination
and election. The disgust and distrust
which the people always feel for the
beneficiaries Of fraud have been trans
ferred from the leader to the party and
the true friends of Democracy cry out
for change.
These are terrible charges. Will not
some friend of the administration rise
up and refute them?
VIII not some indignant champion
repudlate and disprove the charge that
the present governor was nominated
and elected by fraud? Is it true that
false and fraudulent votes stuffed into
ballot boxes by impious hands, were
counted aud claimed by him in April,
1882 7 Alas there is no escape from
the terrible facts of history. Fraud has
been triumphant, but its work has been
deadlys Its progeny have been blight
and dlscord, and disaster. But these
Democratic gentlemen are determined
disgrace the party. Captain Thomas
Scott Adams, in an eloquent and i'm
passioned speech, declared the senti-
ment of the conference when he said
" would rather go back to my little
farm and follow the plow than to fol-
low fraud any longer"
The determination of these Demo-
Gratis is manifest from the following
ringing resolutions which express what
the Bulletin under its present manage
ment, has constantly and earnestly con-
tended for:
Resolved, That in order to prevent
the defeat OF the Democratic party in
the next State election it is needful that
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other hands than those of the head of
the present administration.
Resolved, That in order to prevent
the causes of disintegration which now
menace the life of the party from COM
pletlng its ruin it is imperative that
only those methods shall be used which
are fair in themselves and which shall
produce honest results aud which shall
bring faithful Democrats into power.
No other methods can be tolerated.
Resolved. TLat the right of every
elector. to have his vote fairly polled.
honestly counted and respected, both
in the primary elections of bis party
and the final elections, is a right as
Of our present political history, calls for
The same courageous individual defen-
ses and protection as does the right Of
Individual property.
Resolved, That the continuance of
Democratic supremacy and the welfare
If the State demand the enactment of
avs assuring to each elector fair poll
md an honest return of his vote and un-
selfish execution of such laws on the
part of the government.
Resolved, That as white supremacy
las been achieved in spite of partisan
election law administered by Republi-
'du OluClalSs 80 IL can D6 ana ought to
,e and must be maintained by an hon.
'st election law honestly administered ]
~ Democratic officials.
Resolved, That the basis of repre-
in Democratic conventions
by the State Central Com
nittee being that of the aggregate vote
t the white primaries for governor, in
larch, 1899, proceeds upon lines of fair
less and true represention and should
'e adhered to, and should not he dis
urbed without the expressed consent ,
4 the party.
Resolved, That this meeting pledges
ts best endeavors to effect tho non,ina-
ion and election of candidates for State
nd local offices who are deserving to
e entrusted with the carrying into +
fleet of all the foregoing principles.
Resolved, That Democrats who have Z
he good of their party and State at
cart be invited and urged Immediately
0 organize in every parish of the State.
D correspond and cooperate in the
nrtberance of these principles with the
appointed by this meeting.
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is home paper or any other home in