The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
EMF

n ulZcInent. This is not Democratic.
II IS not only r~eprenensihle and censlll
n aolc, put It IS a crime against the con:
lnunitv.
s l deny that any injustice is done, o
amy right taken away from, any on
ny n amendment. Under the consti
tuition Of 1879 there was a perIetlAtio
I OF the investiture of an impcrsona
mass With political power. and it wa
Justified by no right. The bestowal o
ms power upon the ignorant multi
: t1iin was the placing or the arms G
the arsenal of the state in the hand:
. or the blind. and it WAS a call upo,
: ignorance, vice and crime TO letcrmin.
= its destiny. There is no basis fol
electoral right where there is no ca
. pacity for electoral action. This pc.
: ltlcai force. which is in~persona! il. the
, STATE, cannot act from any VOlitior
OF its own. 1t sweeps IN as 4 physica
lorce by mere momentum. Its action
IS expressive Of no free and conscious
purpose, and it moves only as some
fate. 1t is a %for1nless waste, out OF
which the destiny of the state may be
SNAPPED by some external. vicious Ell
erGE which moves it. 1t is the ncces-
Sery degradation of the collective prO-
PIE. ana the State supplies in itself the
instrument OF corruption. because it
falls under the influence Of parties to
be used for their special ends. 1t be
comes subservient to the designs of
the ~Gemago2ue, and the instrument in
the hands of INSCRIPTIONS men who
employ it for the accomplishment Of
SELFISH purposes.
The object Of eve-y political constitu-
ton shoEld be to eliminate this Gle
mont from authority in the State. The
reference Of power to ii subjects the
organization of society to brute force.
while the whole effort of civilization
mas been to wrest il from the domina-
''on OF ignorance:
Inc exclusion OF this imparsonal mass
from power is not ~dospotism, but its
inclu7ion is t~espotism in its worst
.oFh1. Ii IS the ahSolutlSm OF ir1or-
dh'e, OF "nlch we nave had q sad en-
prf.Hht". us exclusion Vl@tates no law
y. l,'lllotlacs' hut IS essential 10 the
f'"se'S a'iou o. lre'
e regret mat Tor cau5n:es:s reasons
tn" c'tlzens who compose the popni:sts
:, W. h.l'"'i'1.dh parry laAN" s'na-
f'!."'i lrofl me democratic party.
Iicfc Is d moral if not a civil duty to
summit TO party discipline and keep
party 1aitfl. The ties which bind one
TO a party Of his choice should not be
easily severed. Under Republican ol-
tll!:nent parties dictate the course, con
uGct ana policy OF the government,
ana sometimes so Tx their principles
IN the policy Of the government that
tnev become a part of its very cNis-
sinrfo a,a ~ W. lhioS a slnsle ae' or d
seTer, nca ~ ~ HWY, NV,
o. parry obllsrtlons Inc
lIH.y nus be abused, and its prinei-
f,,t,,ia n,Ist w. ani ~ plus'tt. l'i ,in1
r;annn IaTn,a ~ % oau a. ~ i.s1 eNie7
~ 80. 1871. ~ Jua'i.eN' ~
nart fnr - ~ lIu;t ne Nv plus-
,etbods ~, ie.o,li,''ion ~ pi,oS
innn is ine 'iiet y pdils ieia-
nirn1,. soifeh nNCIn5u Il ''A'tei oS
WIZ ;r,eetlni2h ihotlNs'. .:.
,,L;cb Inu 49, 80 tN7u1. ~ - .hiit
:. ~ rn' s'4,h! 'tio.l y. t.'eSs
ran:ions apiora W. enI
I;o,ts fs,,t 49,. 80 80 ~ d -
~ II * ,ha r.|r, ;n9 ~ ~ a ! tha-
,;Gna1 sn;,.i, sn1 Ni,r5 y ,5e ~ a.
e;sa~a, ri1 80 AZ " = ssautiiee - 'he
1850 20 " ,nt failh' an! an
i ,,.1rIpt ~ iieois ~ me EN- We lot2i
ions ush;nb we I,a1tE, ~ 'or,rrn-
tn+in,r "natn,nn hasE !oiio"tu are unIe-
~ ,,.hi,h "'i ~ ~ t'dt'etgu VIA d Hoat-ll~
r ; = : ~ o!Ha:su' WI alioA NJ
- u eeoiat.lHt3o4 n'se set,le
.. thair fa,,,3aon ~, 5I,iGiaitS
o,ia,.nna nooii'atloil SGi.te ~ ro!-
az mn Sotit5 ,'t a. ano anioi-
Ia net come ni'icE e,io,,nh ~ ~ "t.1t
,cnd Of M, n nar rJ'Sh. - o,.s
ists j.; Hl ~ noM "l.i th,se S7p"ta-
rati. 49,. - - ~ "a .ne l'rlilo-
~, hoiti!a ~ go IL 49, i''''e'' 'i&s
Ne't''e " eat' o'iei'
20 carry out their plan of warfare ,
llG democratic party tnpV
ave ieagued themselves with an in
a'lGr race. with which the party con- ,
ended 1ur its life and the salvation of
ne state IN It's greatest epoch. The s
reasures OF cur temple which was a ;
illness TO the unity and integrity and :
sacred TRADITIONS OF the party are !
} D. tor the hire Of these :,
sdcehf.-.es But, my good Democrat ,,
lllch1s ana comrades in many q gal z
"a Isl u Tie SIdI1u Oll DGtJE. We
~ a. * Ni - oui mp we VII ue- |
!, Tho +,;+h ~ nsss, we viii cilhs G
=, g. . ,il,n u dt!' iiiallloalil an unofo- y
1rn ~ ~ :. ~ To- aiii ~ lAs4 2
s arhiera,nsrrs ~ j.; ~ eaatress "a t
ana + aivvavs hoa h1s' III tne i'liitaortaI '
osn ,n 800 We W. W. ~ On 10 inc
e,noorat io fn;th g. ,ng iue war OF .
VIVA e la.'t - puil. ~ "lil ee or 7
ihor of ~ ~ VI eie :
W. viz Nil - ~ aJns o. oacou. .
c,ion nr o "a Nv N'of fnith Mitnoa, on :
n enemies vii he che ~ un ,csrtui ~ !.
ri ~ nino,, vi NC ~ - !.cel,aillS Il
nnt:I7 a. 49, tbben : = y ,necisl- d
r,t an1 go ; nts az niu1sIi rom y,
Leir sta,,s - Iii ~ IT, ohu 80 Aiisss; =
vii, 10 W. ue ~ n a. e u I
9e s. ami ~ eor ny the nesr ~ ~ ,'eln lelt; e
10 innujrv In the y" dar pe q sd, nh unl y
, q l Vac han 80 h tre uIihiless Wiien n Il
- Ky ~ ''heie VIII oe 10 uphlt- Il
rho b,+t,o :, u.,ioh II
l ~ Dn,ii = w NJ w aIe ensaseL g
a cens,,,ias n@o ntIa . is tiro.!sn %
= inst a1i H. unnn : - y J. e~inllSatioi =:
I,,Ss az n y r.te1 "niLl, oi,Iose - 81
p,m,h ash,irae PAY On ne one y
~ - ,.h;ah snoiatu ~ aiti!s perle:- q.
" nno;nt sosrts ~ - u tta'iAe ~ a. ut
des r,an and rlo,,1a - a.. ~ t,uH' y,
10 the ar as g olr neHel every =.
5io.'7'' oeiiSa'1t'!: II,
ielerrlng asaln to the ~dissens;oAs y.
iich exist III inc IeElocrat1c parry, ;1ne
IS 70 ns greatly deplcred that in hff
my Iocalltles IN the state there are f.,
movements for local Off de
4 mere are tlrouSh these move ",
nus puts1ae or me party attempts to "
IN the appropriation Of local sub A
5iua.s po1it!cal DIVISIONS. Thes poll co
- s.'pa NY is hlooi are parts or the gov til
ii1lhn. VI ne STATE, ana IN my opin- as
!he3 sioulo Pc entlrely unaer the ep
alia,ls.rallon OF the democratic party te:
80 eoi IL - u ne stare government ho
ere - - no 10 democracy IN divided ale ia:
NV ~ ~, ne Pal;s: Us principles must er
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