The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-05-16
The Political Situation.


The New Orleans Picayune of
Tuesday in an editorial on the or
yanization of both branches of the
General Assembly on Monday last
says: Il
ssThe organization was erected
without the slightest confusion or
trouble, and the preliminary arrange
ments for making ready for the
business of the session were carried
on in entire peace and proprlety.
There is every assurance that the
General Assembly will do Its duty
decently and in order and that legal
methods will be adopted in every
case where any special action may
be called for.
OF course, it is to be expected
that debate more or less heated will
occur from time to time on strictly
narty questions, but there will be
none Of the wholesale violence that
was apprehended by many persons
Immediately after the election, when
nassions were excited and resent
ments were aroused.
But when respectable citizens
come to consider the enormous
damage to every important interest
IN the State that would result from
any violent and revolutionary action
at Baton Rouge they all, without
regard to party, will join in securing
a Ieaceful solution of all serious dis
putes over public affairs, particular
Iiy when the organic law of the State
provides for proper and peaceablt
, ADJUDICATION of such matters.
y 1t will not be surprising II, whel
. the gubernatorial vote shall come u
be counted neyt Thursday, that
demand should be made and main
tanned by some that the Legislature
. has the right to question the oiiicia
4 returns; but this question Will D
= settled by a decisive negative vote
e and Gov. Foster will be duly seated
. This is the requirement Of the lay
and is necessary in order that tn
: States business may be translates
by all the departments of the GOV
eminent in due form and manner
/ But this does not, and should moi
d cut off an opportunity for conte'
q for the highest Office in the State
N there be reasonable grounds for !
= The General Assembly is empoS
= cred by the Constitution, article 49,
y to make provision for such an inve
n tigation. If the General Assembl
he should enact that the entire matt
of contest in the gubernatoriai ele
tion be committed to tribunal cor
" posed of three Democrats and thr
* Republican Populist members OF Il
- Legislature and three members
~ the Supreme Court, it would be
te fair and bipartisan body as cou
It. he constituted in the State, and
of would give Just decision in an II
st portant manner.
80 1t would be lawful and prop
49, arrangement, and not subject to
81 legal objections that must ARISE
the case Of any sort of comproml
that would contravene the law.
ne OF course, a large measure
ICE gratitude is due the patriotic a
big philosophical citizens who exert
ed themselves in devising and prop
-, ing a measure of compromise he
tofore detailed in these column
I'm Those gentlemen meant everythl
OF that was good; but uniortunat'
raj there were legal difficulties in
Drs way of their plan. They desel
! 10 the highest consideration and p
found thanks for their labors, a
o' they will be gratifed to know Il
their patriotic solicitude has at lie
exerted an important influence
ro- disposing the public mind and te