The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17
PRIMARIES.

Are these details 10 De ie1t 10 MI
Foster and the little circle of the conse
Grated?
Are we to have primaries, gentlemen
of the State Central Committee?
Don't you think it would be manly
in you to say plainly we are not, if we
are not, in order that the people might
know where you and the clique stand
and determine where they desire tc
stand?
Il believe an ordinary self-respect
would prompt this among fair men.
Are we absolute freebooters?
Have we no conscience at all?
Has the level of Democratic politics
sunk to the level of the politics man.
ipulated by the scalawag and carpet
Dagger at the close of the civil war? If
not, are we content that it should ap-
pear so?"
To which the Caucasian would offer
comments in paragraphs:
The Democratic people, Did we
read Alright? Harlequin, do not jest. All,
yes, the Democratic people; a play on
words, misconception, an indefinite,
limitless and yet limited proposition.
Are the people to have voice in
shaping" etc, etc. Do not worry, the
machine is in tune and ready for "sel-
Getting their nominees
"Details and Foster" Did we read
clearly? Circle consecrated" All, good
Circle consecrated with the subtle ex-
tract Of squeeze-em oil from the Jaw
bones of the braying animal of the
desert! Who would dare oppose the
Hi Muck Muck of Louisiana, if he
chose to manipulate the details or to
''yank up" the whole machine to his no.
tons? Yes, Murphy J. is willing, no
doubt he is ready to, unless the people,
the majority of the Democratic people
who vote, shall object in terms positive
and emphatic and will threaten to kick
the machine into splintereens. Perhaps
before we (us) become unplea sanity en-
tangled we (us) should surrender the
body and soul political, or fight; fight
for our rights. There's the rub. But
have we (us) the Democratic people.
OF Louisiana any right except the re-
served right which the machine should
respect or consider, to vote as may be
dictated by the consecrated and their
machine
Harlequin must be testing in its allu-
sions to primaries. The Central Commit
tee for primaries? If Murphy J. says
yes, then its primaries If he should
point down his finger then it's the old
cut and dried" convention, with all its
flxirlgs, including the trimmings. Hail
Columbia and all the etceteras as well +
as the tf1underous approval of sthe
Democratic people for the appreciated
courtesy of permission to look on and
read on and SO on and so on. Harlequin
BE assured the Central Committee will
do nothing rash, nothing the Demo-
cratic people would expect, until com
PEELED by action. Be assured it is
safer for their machine to be kent in
the old ruts, as, perhaps, it could not
stand the full glare of bright noonday
sun. Il the machine were brought into
the open field, something about it would
warp, crack or give way. But there NAV
be primaries if the Democratic people.
who vote will raise shoel and insist on
their positive rights regardless of the
Murphy ]. and the conse- ]
Grated"
Don't you think Now, in ali cam |
dor, we (us) would say that Harle- II
gums allnsion don't you think etc. IS ]
Iif1kind. All things are manly to the ma
chine, and men, except the few, are as
sfraWs IN whirlwind, but when the no. 7
itieai raking is at stake we would wager /
million against copper cent on the
pay OF the lind an dthe direction Of the
AXE It would be nary one for .'the Dem /
ocratic people who are permitted toI
'ofe, by the eonsecrated. Manly it i
would be manly. Harlequin, consider !, lg
3tit--.
Are we absolute freebootersa Wei
u.s. freebooters, political grab-alls?l
70, SIR, these are the others-the feed A
IS who are always hungry and never {
weary Ct feeding; the others who claim A
2 nave the tail holt and the down hill
'uh; but, there is some consolation in n
nc hope, and perhaps near realization r
nat m the pulling, the rope may break B
nd the machine may crush the free B
ooters. 81
Have We (us) no conscience Well B
es some conscience, but if applied to B
ae machine and the eonseerated. the
nsWer may be equivocated. Ever MET r
a gafQ feeder or rs1.,fsht...s 1884,. r,