The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-17
MIR. TAYLOR CADE.


ing on the wild and woody Cade. who
WAS nominotsd q few days ago for
Governor by the Republicans. 1t was
Cade who went up to Red Stuck four
years ago to "play hell and high
water" with every Democrat who
crossed bis path. but after taking in
the situation be very sensibly took a
sneak. The States says of Taylor
Cads ::
The gentleman whose name heads
this article is the nominee of the Alex
andria Republican convention for Gov
crnor.
What achievements In craftsmanship
stand to the credit of Mr.. Cade we do
not know. What civic victories he has
1 won are not recorded in the history of
Louisiana. He is an unknown states
man and an untried politician.
But this is military age. Men who
face death at the lannon's mouth or
on the quarterback of man. of-war
are the heroes of the hour, and perhaps
he has been nominated on the record he
M AIDE in the great naval movement in
1896 on Baton Rouge. Dewey won a
great victory in Manila Bay, and many
enthusiastic admirers. on the strength
of that scrimmage. want to make him
| President, and possibly the admirers of
Mr.. Cade want to make him Governor
on the strength of his celebrated naval
raid on Baton Rouge in the year men,
tionedP No doubt they assume that if
MIR. Taylor Cage is neither states
man nor politician, he is at least
great naval com mander.
We all remember his great naval ex-
petition in 1896, Mr.. Cade armed a
staunch war vessel, freighted it with
arms and ammunition, and took on his
decks an army of bloodthirsty despera-
does and sailed up to the State capital
to clean out The Democrats. hang Muir
ply j. Foster. install Capt. pharr in
the gubernatorial chair and otherwise
purify the political atmosphere of Lou
isiana.
Mr.. Cade set sail from New Orleans
inflamed with heroic valor. He be-
strobe the deck of the steamer like
Colossus. His proud bosom heaved
with heroic anticipation of the deeds
he was about to perform. Ills banner
fluttered from the jackstaff, and. as his
burning eye gazed upon the proud en-
blem, under whose gorgeous folds he
was marching to victory or to death, he
stuck one of his paws in his manly
bosom, and raising the other fist alott,
| exclaimed:
"Flag of the free hearts only home,
love thee, by Gosh"
At every landing this Naval God of
Thunder sent kilograms to our contem-
porary, the Item. telling of the fate full
things that were to take place at Ba-
ton Rouge and of the blood that was
to flow and stain his valiant deck. and
dye the streets of Baton Rouge crim-
son. And, finally-Great Heavens! it
makes fellow tremble to think of the
scene. Up proudly sailed the war YES
sci to the Baton Rouge landing. The
flag of the Union flew from the battle
ments of the State House. The boat
landed, and men, women and children
shuddered, clappsd their hands to their
ears and crowded behind the parlor
chairs to meet the expected broadside.
But. loi no awful thunder of mighty
guns broke upon the still morning air;
not a sparrow in The trees futtered;
not a canary ceased it's melodious song;
not tramp dog yelped; not bar
keeps hand shook as he poured out the
''rosy" to the Democrats who were
waiting for hell TO break loose, with |
Taylor Cade riding on the billowy |
surge. The gallant warship cast off
her lines tied up at the wharf. and 10!
darby with a white apron came
ashore, whalked up to the nearest
dramshop, purchased and sent down to !
the war vessel fresh supply of booze;
its lines were cast off, the pilot jumped |
aboard and the valiant naval hero, re.
marking, Damn 'em, wen fix 'em
next time" waved his hand. ordered |
the boat to back out, and stately and
majestically she sailed down the river
back to New Orleans. And while this
fearful episode was taking place. to the
terror of the old ladies. Murphy j.
Foster audaciously and In defiance of
Taylor Cade and his warship, walked
up on the platform, delivered an era
ton, took the oath of Office and be-
came Governor of Louisiana for the
second time, and fellow citizens, there
you are.
We have all in our youth read of
" Jack and Jill, who climbed the hill, to geta
drink Of water,
Jack fell down and broke his crown. and
Jill came tumbling after"
Well, this was the record of the great
naval movement of MIR. TAYLOR Cade,
candidate on the Republican ticket for
Governor Indeed there is nothing in
naval history or in the desperate en-
counters of heroic freemen to compare
to these great and bloody adventures.
jack and Jill on the bill and Mr.. Taylor
Csde, at Baton Rauge.