The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-04
The Lengths to Which a Desire for
Office Will Lead.

which some men will go, when
moved on by mad mania for honors
or office, by observing the course of a
man like Capt. Pharr. And by how
much the aspirant has been igno-
rant of the plainest principles of
government or of parties, which he
gave no consideration while politi-
cal recognition seemed beyond him,
by that much the more is he made
dangerous to the best interests OF
his state, and loses his head :. in any
emergency if offered. honors he had
not anticipated. We would not
have anybody infer that We desire to
call Capt. Pharr bad man. Moth
ing is farther from our wish or In
tention. He is however, dictatorial
and arbitrary. All men who fol
lowed the vacation of Overseer for
any considerable time was certain to
become so. Where there was the
control of large bodies of men, who
had no right to question an order,
or to disobey a command, it was
| natural result. 1t grew into ones
very nature. And it is reasonable
that Capt. John Pharr MAS, up to
the time that he was unquestlonably
surprised by bogus nomination,
looked upon as one citizen OF st.
Mary opposed to all concessions and
compromises with the negro.
Whether rightfully or wrongfully,
he has, as We declare was natural,
borne that reputation in st. Mary,
and especially among his neighbors.
He believed it was the white mans
right to rule his own plantation and
paw for what he got from the labor
| err. He believed the white man
should control the government, and
the negro had nothing to complain
lof wher he got the tull protection
of the laws. Such, beyond all dis
pute, was the political standing OF
Capt. Pharr, and when he announced
lat Rayne, we believe it was) that
he had been a Republican for years,
it astonished everybody who knew
Capt. Pbarr. We supposed he was
a Bounty Republican or Protection
Republican, as were hundreds Of
other good men who were enticed t.
follow the Protection delusion
Next we hear this candidate for thu
Office of chief magistrate Of thu
; State of Louisiana, whose sworr
duty it is TO see the laws executed
. openly and arbitrarily advise men t.
!. 90 to the polls armed, to edo LITTLE
business on their own accounts tina
would require collins"
Next we see Capt. John Phar
standing before large audience il
the city of New Orleans, two-third
r of which was made up of negroes
e and there, by way of explanation
d teaching them the same "coffin bust
' ness" and electing from them tn
t assurance of full approval, and tina
they would be prepared to obey in
structions. Teaching them, too
that they had been made worse b.
contact with white men. In this
the prospect for place that had com
, by mere accident-the facination O
honors he probably never expected
Capt. John Pharr has been LEI
astray and converted into politi
e cally dangerous mana POLITICAL.
: bad man-for if by any chance h
: were made governor of this state
= such teachings would militat
against every principle of law an
q order, every conception of securit.
and peace. He who inculcates tn
1
8 doctrine OF open violation of law t
: a people in a numerical majority
e controlled by political prejudice
:. and mercenary motives, is danger
n GUS in the extreme. And if electe'
d by such influences, it would no
d matter how good his after election
n might be, the black cloud will settl
o down upon his administration, an
l. he will no more be able to brus
Warmoth and the negro off than b
!. will be able to dam the river a
= Baton Rouge with bullrushes. N
: one with observation can have faile
to note the arrogance already deve
n oping in st. Mary. For the futur