The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-09-23
nv razor OF PRIMARIES.

unanimity of sentiment in favor of
primaries. 1t is gratified to learn
that men who have opposed prima-
ries are to-day advocating that
means of nominating Democratic
candidates. The Gazette and the
gentlemen with whom it has been
politically allied in this parish have
in the past advocated primaries as
the Democratic way to nominate
ticket. We have no doubt that
when the proper time will come the
executive committee, which is pre-
sided over by Mr.. John Hahn. will
decide upon this eminently fair and
equitable way to obtain the sense of
the parish Democracy. Democrats
should not be unwilling to submit
their claims to the judgment OF
their party. We are confident that
the committee will establish quail
fications which will be fair to all
Democrats who wish to participate
in the primaries We can not,
however, subscribe to the creed of
those gentlemen who believe that
any one, regardless of his political
convictions, should be invited to
participate in the primaries, for
then they would cease to be Demo-
cratic and would be as far from
being the genuine stuff as Tennessee
moonshine is from the pure Bour
bon article. A Democratic pri-
mary is Democratic affair and not
Republican one 1t can't be
two-thirds of one and one third of
the other. Republicans have no
more TO do in Democratic councils,
hedrim.
The Gazette wishes it to be un
derstood that when it refers to tie
Republicans, it does not do So with
the intention of throwing odium on
the members of the Republican
party. There was a time in Louis
lana when the word Republican was
odious to the eyes of deceit white
men, but thanks to Democratic
legislation that time is past. Men
may call themselves Republicans
and retain their self-respect and the
esteem of their fellow men. The
Democratic party has carried out
its pledge to Caucasianize the poll
tics of Louisiana. 1t has disfran-
chised the negro and in doing SO
it has made it possible for men to
differ on economic questions. To-
day the man who believes in the
gold standard, in the rule of the
trusts, in McKinley's policy Of ex-
pausion, can be Republican in
Louisiana as we'll as in Massachu-
sets. A considerable portion of
the white people of Louisiana are
Republicans and The Gazette has
no doubt that they will nominate
their ticket for which they will have
the pleasure of voting next April.
Whatever may be said against the
present election law, it will bring
7aboue one good result. 1t will
cause party lines to be drawn. 1t
will unity the parties. 1t will
cause men to follow their flags to
victory or to defeat. 1t will sound
the death knell of independent
movements.
1t is to be the rooster, the flag or
the pillow. AS far as The Gazette is
concerned it prefers the chicken,
toasted, fricasseed or broiled. 1t
pins it's faith to the feathered auto
crat Of the barn yard 1t is willing
to live or die with the gay rooster
of the Louisiana Democracy. He's
game bird. He's scrappcr
from Scrappersville and take our
word for il he will never leave the
bit until his enc mics have sailed up
Salt River or are seeking the reju
venating shade of some fg-tree by
the gulf.
Frequently Protracted 5Constipa-
1nnS causes Inflammation of the
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