The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-09-02
MR., svYDnRs ANNOUNCEMENT.

SNYDER was an aspirant for the noA' p
gubernatorial nomination, put we ~ !
formal announcement on the suoJeo' e
by the gentleman himself was maoe " h
Picavure man yesterday. lie also u
defines his views on the question OF
nomination by State primary v
In response to direct question re- q
r,r di,g his candidacy, Governor Sny-
der said: 7
up TO this moment my canu'"a'5 ,
for the Democratic rominatl"h ioi =
Governor. while generally unders'o"u' {
las never been formerly announced
<, MANY generous offers ot support
t.o,, evrrv section Of the State, have
raenntlv come to ME that it now seems
nect ssary that shonio ans"ei 'o"'
iouestion af1irmatively."
along what lines will you MAKE
your canvass?
) There nre 20 lines possible for me
o.har than The strictest Democratic
lines Fully conscious OF the dignlt.
and responsibility of the Office to when
asnire. / shall make my canvass as
Democrat, appealing directly 10
: Democratic people. l shall mSke
/ standing fairly and sqnarly upon the
{ ,lotform of the party. as one pronu %
tic mast and its present. aud hopslni Oh
Q lie futpre | belong to that school OF
politirs which denounoe as lnposSiOie
the proposition that there can DC sucn
:, q thing MS a qualified ID democracy ine
!, term which serves Us as party man Is
:, ,oo strong and too broad 10 permit OF
Reconsideration. and believe that wnen
10 mon associate themselves together as
rnIit;cal faction and qualify their Dem
ocracy by some high-sounding aolec-
tive. !, is at least strongly Suggestive
R. Of the suspicion that they have cnahgeu
c. ,bar politics and shrink from admitting
to II to themselves or to tho pubic.
~ shall make my canvass rs tho rep
- resentatiye of no faction nor OF any
section of the State. i shall De uhtrain'
ros,ed and uufcttered by promise OF
II. pledqe direct or indirect to any man
ne or any set of men. and shall Recognize
ic' no obligation save such as owe ny
III State ard my party. g
There will DO behind ME no inhu
ir. ence which will give me an adVahtae
ate over the honorable gentlemen VINO WI
,is. comDete with me for the NOMINATION
the NOR do | believe that any such innuehc
will be used against me. On the con
trary. I believe that the campaign upo
= which we are entering is to cast upo
,s a high plane; that il will oe "a iaif iisI
:, and no favor and TINT the honlhe
gnu win represent the will of majority
heir the Democratic voters OF the state no'
nd estly and fairly expressed.
-, II desire 70 express, in conclusio
''n The very high esteem ana regard
aud which hold the gentlemen who so 1
gis- have been suggested as candidates
the nomination. for governor. thiI
the destiny of the state and the par
will be absolutely safe in The hahos
J to nnv one of them. and if it should ha
o tn nen as il well might, that some one
ram should be successful. then sh'
WY give to him loyal and unfaitefing 81
'iui port.
zone ..If am nominated shall be eloet'
s,,nd II elected | shall give four years ol
life with all the energy OF my MI
VIII and the activity of my body to prom
inc the welfare and happiness OF Lou
iana and her people, with no nc
- further than that my administfati
NV may deserve the approval OF The peoI
loco y" ld| the State
cised ..What are your views about
COW ACCESSIBILITY Of holding general De
ocrat;c white primary for the noml
eAos' ton of state otiicials?"
great This is party question: TO
that deter mined. by the constituted Dei
i'll 60 cruz ..",,',s cous;derot;on. There is m
If TO be said against the proposition.
olton sibly something in its favor; the wei
:. ~ evidence seems to be against IL.
" 10 my information and recollectio
IN tho effect that this method has ne
been used in national politics. and
Rr;t. rarely III The states; and that whefe
100 the experiment has been tried IL mas
Quilted in dissatisfaction, and has nj
wv hoen repeated. | do not know
twen- state IN the union now using the pI
raise ary method, nor do know o. any
o;s ~ usual or extraordinary condltiohs
entire va, r%'' ~ ~
letho- ufIowever, so far as am persoi
raisel concerned, should the State Demo'
ic Central Committee deternnn
oei'a- a general Democratic white prlnl
Epis- it will be entirely satisfactory 10
he Nj. But this primary must he a Demoo
primary. A test of Democracy sh
be provided and rigidly enforced.
hermit persons other than Demo-
IS ''R. TO sit in Democratic councils al
,ses to participate IN nominating Demoo
,,ua candidates is political folly 81
"i''a" course would be destructive OF
pm K. discipline. and would eventually
S15, logically lead to the abandonment
. dis ali political organization"
els it your intention to make
that O sonal canvas of the Stateg'
in the Most assuredly. | shall visit
State speak IN every parish in the state.
.NNith the elimination of the
u pr'h' has come the political cmanclpati
Office the white man. For more than
, since wears In Louisiana there0was bu
A. POSSIBLE issue, that of white supre!
ot tuo ''Cao constitutional convention OF