The Natchitoches enterprise., 1897-02-18

! ty caucus as mad previously bepn Il.
party cust0m. Had tie followers 81
/ these other gentlemen NOT broken .s.,,..
from the customs ana fradffsona 81 ~. IS,
party Mr. Blanchard wonfn h-s....' - ~
nominated and elected len lie ATss f'.'i-
llof. He was euerw helilinoEg ne s.i,<5ss
Of The party, and Senator elect Nafsnss
~ himself told the legislature in IS.
] speech OF acceptance that thev onohf 81
| hn7e elected Dir. Blanchard. Before ~
/ would consent 10 see hIS party defeated
1 Senator Blanchard fnvifed bis dpnnf.erm :
! tic opponents. Price and Blnsktssass ~
! 4 conference and in that conference he
formally Withdrew from The race ard
pledged the solid snpporF or his follow .
! ing TO the man who should be the nor1f~
1 nee Of the democratic caucus ThIs iii.
selfish appeal to their party feaIfv had
tine effect Of causing The other demo
crafts in ting race 10 Withdraw and then
| Ii was that Senator MeEnerv became 4
| possibility. blanchard fhililled bis Dro-
mise 10 the letter. and every man of bis
iIffY odd followers ~t0ed the mark and
voted Tor the CAUCUS nominee. ana ii n
to BIanchard's > patriotic ae5ion in this
matter that we are to day indebted tor
having democrat 20 succeed him after
the fourth OF March The Advocate Is
not the special champion al Mr. Blancb
ard in this or in any other matter. buf
when one serves his party as faithfully
and as unseliishly as Mr. Blanchard did
in the gabore mentioned instance, the
very least that democratic journal can
honorably do i TO give hlm the cFea4s
which Is properly his dues
Party loyalty IN this State. as we'll as
III Ill other portions 0f the country. Is
1t discount o-day. and one reason i
tnat we place TOO low an estimate upon
party feally, aud ARE foo slow 20 accord
the need Of praise to those VINO afe lie
serving Of =. Blancnas . manly course
before the legislature OF 1896, akd the
cbeerful1ess with which he sacrificed
| himself when he became convinced Enat
the success 0f his party demanded Il,
/ are incidents still fresh 10 the public
mind, and whateveE one might think
lpf Mr. blanchard o. 81 has tltpeas foK
his 1aHie has hezn mentioned. We ouEnt
not 10 permit onf petty likes Qr 0isAikes
10 cause is to Wlrnn9Id from snv nlefa-
.M@er Df the party cha credii to wnleh ne
may be justly entitled. The Advocate
has no pet candidate for the position
shortly 10 become vacant. buf II takes
this occasion to say that In its Judgment
Senator Blanchard is Ia every respect
the peer Of any gentleman who has been
mentioned Ia connection with Il, and
should the Governor see fik to tender
the appointment 10 him the high honor
will have been bestowed Upon one who
will bring to the discharge OF the dnties
81 Bis new position 2 profound knowi~
edge of the law, wide and varied ex-
pefienCe, character above reproachs
and a record for fealty to his party and
devotion to his States best interests tnat
cannot be surpassed. 1t is no derogati0n
Of bis fitness Tor the position to charge
that ne has served several terms Ia Con-
grese. On the eoquaEys this e but an
additional qualification. III that he has
thereby gained breadth a0f Intellect, q
range Of experience and = more accur-
ste knowledge Of tue methods OF anstly-
sis and Interpretation 0f law than could
have como to him Ia any other way. All
our c0unlry's great Judges have been
lnen who ehlrked no responsibility. who
participated actively n pNhlIc affairs
and who had their politieal likes and
dislikcs Ia our Judgment & Is sorry
objection for any citizen Of Louisiana TO
urge that Inau should be turned 6qNn
in bis aspirations simply because be bad
the manhood and the patriotism 70
stand up tor his State and TO render hef
material service at time when she
needed frieads.-Baton Rouge Advocate.