The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-02-29
A Note of Warning.

Without the least desire to alp
pear in the role of an otficious inter
mcddler in the political affairs of a
sister parish, and actuated solely by
sincere regard for the welfare of
the city Of Baton Rouge. we feel
constrained to sound note of warn.
ing to the Democrats of that city
and parish who are just now en-
gagged in contest that is shocking
and disgusting the good people of
the entire State. As long as the
fight in Baton Rouge was conducted
along the lines of ordinary political
decency, and while there was a
chance TO at least save the Demo
cratic State ticket from the shame
and ignominy of a crushing defeat
in the parish In which the capital of
Louisiana is located, the contest con-
cerned no one, save and excepting
the people of Baton Rouge them
selves.
But the political conditions now
existing in that unfortunate parish
have become matters In which the
Democracy of the whole State is, to
certain extent, interested. 1t
makes little or no difference now
which of the two warning factions
that is primarily responsible tor
the damnable scenes that have oc-
CURED and are almost daily occur-
ing on the streets of Baton Rouge.
For one crowd to denounce the
methods employed by the other fac
ton would be a bad case of the pot
calling the kettle black. The lead
ers on both sides seem to have been
pretty well tarred with the same
stick.
In their foul and nauseous scram-
BILE for Office, the politicians who
have brought on this disgraceful
state Of affairs forget or ignore the
fact that, all other considerations
eliminated, they owe certain obliga
tions to the Democracy of the State.
1t is the Democratic party that
crushed ont the reign of the carpet
Dagger and restored and maintained
white supremacy; it is the Demo
cratic party that has given us good
government in State and parish; it
is to the Democracy, in short, that
we are indebted for all the blessings
we enjoy to-day; and, above all
things, it is the Democratic party
that removed the State Capitol from
New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
The change in the seat of govern
ment to Its present location was &C.
complished in the face of considera-
BILE opposition, emanating not only
from New Orleans, but other por-
tions of the State. The opposition
to the capitol remaining in Baton
Rouge has been shown during recent
sessions of the Legislature. when
bills were introduced providing for
its removal to New Orleans. If
certain reports which reach us from
different portions of the State be
true-and we see no reason to doubt
their correctness-the feeling in
favor of removal is gaining In
strength, intensified, no doubt, by
the political conditions now exist
ing in our sister parish.
If, therefore, it shall come to pass
that the Democratic State ticket is
in East Baton Rouge and
two republicans are sent to the Leg
lslature; if, we repeat, as result of
these things, the State Capitol is
to New Orleans, the good
people of Baton Rouge will be in a
large measure indebted therefor to a
handful of politicians who, blinded
by an unholy lust for Office, are
heaping shame and disgrace upon
their State and parish and upon the
party to which they owe so much.
Sugar Planter.