The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-11-28
TINE WILL HEAL ALL.

We copy the following excerpt
from an editorial published in the
Cspltolian Advocate of a recent
date, and We are of the same opin-
ion as our contemporary, that rest,
absolute rest, will do the Demo-
cratic party much good.
Oar esteemed contemporary, the
New Orleans States, calls attention
to the harsh and eensorlous spirit,
manifested by Democrats toward
such OF their own party as may OPP
pose them, and in strong aud earn.
est language it pleads for the preva-
lcnce of a better aud more concIlia-
tory spirit. The Advocate has pre-
viously deprecated the manifestation
of this better spirit among Demo
Gratis and it desires to again express
the belief that the person who at
this time seeks. to SOW the seeds of
ascension and to keep open the gap
ing wounds of the past, 1T matters
not who he may be, is not true
friend of the Democratic party. 1t
rs, Of course, natural that there
should be some heartburnings as the
result Of the recent election; it is
always so when party has been
defeated, but more particularly so
when, as IN the present ease, lethargy
and even open mutiny on the part
of many Democrats contributed no
little To bring about this result. 1t
is useless for US to enter into details
concerning the causes that brought
about the defeat of the party, as the
facts are still fresh in the public
mind. Suffice it to say that it was
in many respects the most remark
able campaign ever fought out on
the American continent and that by
common consent party lines were
for the time being practically
ignored.
In the strict sense of the word,
the fight from which we have just
emerged was not a party fight nor
can the victory won by Mckinley
be termed Republican victory, be-
cause II is well-known fact that it
was the stay-at-home Democrats.
those who voted for Palmer and
as we'll as the million or
more Democrats who voted openly |
for Mckinley who turned the tide
IN his favor and elected him. Be- |
fore any talk of disciplining any
body is INDUCED IN, Democrats
should pause long enough To reflect
over the. situation and get at the
bottom facts in connection with the |
offense for which they propose to
discipline their fellows. So long
Is the present feeling exists among |
he contending factions, there will
be no need of discrplining anybody,
because the differences between the
gold standard Democrats and the
liver Democrats are so radical that
here can be no .affiliation between
hem. II this feeling be kept up
md this is precisely what the ene-
MES Of the Democratic party are
rying to promote--then the party
$ permanently rent in twain, and to
ak about discipline in such an event
5 the merest balderdash.
But these differences should not
'e allowed to continue, and If the
lot-headed persons on both sides
would only stop making faces at
heir opponents long enough to take
sensible view of the matter, the
differences would subslde at once
nd harmony would once again pre-
all throughout the tented hosts of
he Democracy. The party has Just
t this time passed throughout the
most trying period in all its history,
nd what it needs more than any
hing else is absolute rest.