The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-01
The Country Entitled to Reprc.
ScntatiOn.

In view of the approaching eie
ton for Representative on the ct
OF this month, we submit the pro,
ositson, which we do not brliey
can De successfully controverte(
either morally, legally or equit;
bly,, that the country and especial
: " the hill section of it, is entitle,
; to representation on the Legisls
tive ticket. While we have no dis
} position or desire to array th
country against the town and ,ie
se'sa, we unhesitatingly dcclar
that the Parish ticket has not bee,
selected Will. due regard to a,
equitable geographical distribu
ton Of the offices.
AS the matter now stands. Alex
-amls;a has secured the "liou,,
share" while the country is entire
" neutrality-suspicious.. In sub
stantiation of this proposition
which needs 10 demonstration. i,
is only necessary to state that the
nominees for District Judge, State
Senator, Representative, Sheriff
Clerk of Court and Coroner, are
all residents of Alexandria, II
Mr.. Wilson should be nominated
III the approaching primary, it will
virtually give the whole ticket to
the town, to the exclusion IF the
country, as he has but recently
moved TO the country, is in town
almost every day in the transact.
ion of his business, (tllat of a cot.
ton buyer) and we believe resides
now only about four miles from
Alexandria.
While we regard Mr.. Wilson as
a gentleman of ability and iutegri.
~, In every way capable of rel re-.
sentlng the Parish of Rspi,.cs in
the House of Representatives and
have, therefore, nothing to urge in
''erogation OF aisparagemeut Of
his acknowledged claims for the
position, our sense Of duty to the
Democratic party and to all Dor
lions of the Parish, compells US to
ask ifslhis inequitable appropriation
Of all the Offices by the town of Alex.
andria to the absolute exclusion of
the rural districts, is compatible
with justice or party harmony and
success?
The recruits, which have served
as a nucleus for the formation Of
The Populist party in the nine.
woods of Rapides and other IA.
'ishes, have been drawn from the
ranks OF the Democratic party, be |
cause they conceived, whether
lightly Or wrongfully, that they
iad not been justly dealt with in
he distribution Of the Offices. Is
t the part of political wisdom
low, to drive the rest of them
'nly waiting for a sufficient OK.
'use-into the ranks of the Popu.
lists, as will surely be the case, if
ne Democratic party is not suffi
lently magnanimous to accord
hem single representative upon
ne ticket. AS the nominees have
II been chosen, except one repre-. ,
that selection must M.
'ade between Mr.. Lyons and Mr..
wilson. MIR. Lyons is the repre-. .
not only of the hills, lat !,
IT," 1%fuf sections of the Pa "
sh' The nomination of M. Will. a
III will be considered another vic RI
ry for the town. Hence, for the i,
asons alleged, conceived by " Il
be good, sufficient ant. satisfac i,
~ and we hope will be 80 con. !,
Tered BY the mass of Democratic ~
tiers at he primary on the 9th al
slant, We shall support Mr.. y,
'ons and shall do all in our DOW y
to honorab!y encompass bis ii
ction, believing that it will have W
} effect Of recalling some of our "
it"hlIe Grant brethren, who NJ
We strayed from the fold of the n,
tl'lnl and of more firmly reuni- ie,
6 and consolidating the rankssI di
the Democratic party in the9 be
IRISH. 49,