The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-09
A CUT AND DRIED" CANDI-
DATE

from the way me papers III pU9tloEI
the State have hegun to agitatc politics
we should judge ;hc political PIT will
~o,H begin to bell In i,ct, it has begun
to >izz.v 4 Iii.ie already.
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Let the vopiv-t>'" ONES who >h.vjd
have t1,vic ~:y->v.ec: a Dcnrcrlttc
nominee oy ~.sitc primary system. IT
some suc1 systc1n as will permit the
masses to have a voice in the affair.
There is one thing as sure as fate, and
that is, the administration has things
cut and dried" and will carry the day
in walk unless the people demand
say and demand it in time. The first
thing the people are aware of, should
they be too prone to slumber, conven-
ton will be upon them, and everybody
knows what that means.
To nip the thing in the bud clamor
for a white primary, a chance for the
people, then the people will have some
show to Observation-Disclosures Beacon.
1t will not be questioned that certain
individuals in this State will dominate
and perpetuate themselves Or their sue
cessors in office, if the people are allured
into fancied security, or, when aroused
and urged to action, neglect or fail to
manifest and to exercise the power they
possess and can WELD for the better
ment of the State. 1t will be conceded
that the people being more or less occu-
pied with their affairs, business or agri-
cultural, are unlike the ofice-holders
scheme politics. The politician, the
man who has been fattening at the pub
lie crib and never tires of his feeding,
is always on the alert, always Schemirg
10 maintain himself in his soft job
and would naturally stand in with the
side which he believes may contribute
to his holding on to his job, but this
same politician will be easily persuaded
to change his base and be with the peo-
pie if the people will insist on their
rights The question or issue in the
campaign which must engage attention
must be for either Office or for prin-
cipleS. If for office, then let every one
scramble and get the most of it; but. if
it be for principles, then let the de-
nlands for principles be clear and well
defined. We assert that the ma Or
ity of Democrats who vote are opposed
to the nomination of a governor Or
other officers by cut and dried" con-
vention in which the ''cut and dried
candidates are foisted on the people who
the program. and being opposed to con-
ventions will favor the nominations by
a Democratic primary election. 1t may
also be asserted that the great ma ority
of Democrats who vote are III favor of
the return Of all political power to the
people which is now vested in the Gov
ernor by appointment, through which
his power is greater than that 'of any
governor of any State of the Union, and
+ Al,
present system Of appointments and of
cut and dried" conventions should de-
clare himself in favor of any gentleman,
candidate for governor and other Offices,
who should not announce manfully his
views and attitude on these questions.
No man should be nominated and elect
ed for governor who is opposed to the
return of all power to the people.