The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-03-17
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN ARGU.
MENTs.

Senator Gallery, who, by this
time. is almost a full fledged Re-
publican, is putting up some very
subtle arguments in his arrangement
Of the Democracy and hts crusade
AGAINST "Fosterism." This gentle
man. as well as the other orators OF
the Republican camp, are trying 10
state issues from nat'onai
issues. and in so attempting, has
LAID bare the object for which they
strive-nameIy, TO make Louisiana
Republican State in national affairs
instead Of a Democratic State.
Mr.. Gallery is preaching ''down
on Fos,erism' and be one-man
power in Louisiana; buX the remedy
he proposes-namely, Republican
ism. il much worse for the people
than the evil which he says We are
sufering under.
Republicanism is a poor panacea
for the so-called ills which now
afflict our body-politic. Recon
struc,ion days have left too vivid
picture on the minds of our people
for them to forget what they have
passed through. 1t is true the
negro problem has been almost
eliminated, but there is no reason
why Louisiana should 60 back to a
state of vassalage to a party that Is
the natural enemy Of her interests,
and which shall always be at vari-
ance with the sentiments of the
Southerner. Senator Caffery would
apply remedy worse than the dis
ease. The real issue is to turn the
State over to Mckinley aud Hanna
to the party of monopoly, trusts and
| imperialism; and this TRADE against
Foster is nothing more than mantle
TO cover the form of the Devil, but
the cloven hoof and forked fail are,
nevertheless, manifest.
Louisiana will go Overwhelmingly
| for WIN. ]. Bryan in the national
election, and overwhelmingly fol
Heard in the State election. Two
United States Senators are to b'
elected by the next General Assem-
bly. and Senator Gallery is looking
out for No. /. On Republican
platform, however, it is folly to g
before Democratic people and asl
for endorsement. The chilly reoep
ton and lukewarm audiences tina
meet Mr.. Caffery and his brothe
campalgners wherever they go ar
evidences that Louisiana prefers I
remain where she is-in the faith o
the old Democratic party, wher
her interests lie and are well pr'
served, where her institutions al
jealousy guarded, and the peac
aad general welfare of her Peopl
are never neglected.
No party is perfect Foster
not perfect, and Fos,erlsm may NJ
be Democracy in its Purest form
However, every Democratic COVE
nor that ever occupied the gubern
torial chair has had some impe
: fectlon-generally a great man!
Governor Foster has made a goo
executive officer. Mr. Heard wi
make a good Governor also. Woul
Republicanism ameliorate the ''evil'
n under which We are groaning! NJ
&c much of it. Better, far better,
n stand thousand Fosters, McEnerJ
e or Nichollees, with alltheir "impe
r; fec,ions," than to 20 back to sta
e. from which We emerged only by Il
l. shedding of blood.
81 No, Mr.. Cafferv, We cannot see
fe in that light. State issues are 60
e. nected with national issues go
- separately, that Louisiana will
; Democratic every time on bot
:. There was a time when "cous
y Don" proclaimed Murphy J. az I
liberating saint of a down.trodd
: people, when the lottery ''oc,opu
: held her, tooth and toe-nall. Nc
.scousin Don" has switched off. a.
In We fear, for good; but Democra
will take Mr.. Heard straight thron
!, Ia Baton Rouge on the North Lou
10 lana Cannon Ball, and Don "
have 10 go back to Saint Mary