The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-12-16
ROBT. H. SNYDER'S
SPEECH.

Lieutenant-Gov Robert Fl.
Snyder arrived in Lake Providence
last Thursday morning and was en-
tertaiued while here by the citizens
of the town. Posters had been cir
culated announcing his address,
which took place at the Opera House
Thursday at l 80 o'clock, but owing
to the extreme bad weather, the couE-
try people could not get in TO hear
him. However, large crowd OF
citizens OF the town gathered to hear
the distinguished Tensas man, and
they went away we'll pleased with his
speech.
In speaking of local appointments
made by the Governor, Mr.. Snyder
said that, if elected, he will never
appoint men to fill the different
parish positions who are not true
Democrats, and that in making these
appointments he would respect the
majority of the people.
Mr.. Snyder said that he does not
know OF any political. combinations
that may exist now as to the United
States Senator OF the Governorship.
He stated that he is not party to any
combination and that his campaign
is purely personal one.
As to the election of United
States Senator, Mr.. Snyder said that
the Governor should keep his hands
out of it: that the will of the people
alone should say who the Senator
should he, and that if elected Cover
nor, he will not interfere in any man
ner with the election of U. s. Sena.
tors.
Touching upon levees, he said that
his officials acts had always been in
the interest of the levee system, and
that he always intends to do every
thing in his power to subserve the in-
terests of the people behind them.
Mr.. Snyder spoke of the State
University, the school at Natchi-
toches, and referred briefly to the
educational interest of the State,
dwelling upon the Importance of this
branch of our government being
looked after especially. 1t will be
remembered that be is President of
the. Alumni Association of the State
University.
As to the convict system, he ex
pressed himself as always being
against the leasing of convicts, and
that he has always had horror of
the sale of the liberties of another
That Louisiana should take care of
her convicts without leasing them.
That the death rate was formerly as
high as % per cent, but now ii is not
more than 1-3 as great as it once was.
The gentleman referred next to the
Chicago platform, stating that 1t rep
resented the will and the wisdom of
the Democratic party; and that so
long as it does represent the interests
Of the people, he will support it. He
took the position that there should
be plank inserted in the Demo
cratic platform against expansion.
He is opposed to the policy of i'm
perialism and the Philippine war.
He is against expressing people
who are asking for liberty-the same
thing we fought for 125 years ago.
Democracy, he said, according to
the definition of James Russell
Lowell, teaches the brotherhood of
man the same that was taught by
our Savior.
AS 10 the tariff system of the Re
publican party, he sees in it the al
innate destruction of our govern
nent. That there is something radi
eally wrong, when men these days
can. amass money by the hundreds
of millions of dollars under the Re
publican system of tariff legislation.
! That the Democratic party is thai
one under which all men can 6nd
| protection.
Mr.. Snyder's speech made good
impression on all who heard him,
and he left here with the assurance
that East Carroll is with him.