St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-16
Nearing The End.

Nearing The End.
After many weary months of
political agitation the, people of
the State are to be congratulated
upon the fact that the end of
the State campaign Is now but a
matter of few days. Of course,
ever since the result of the January
primary was announced there has
been no speculation as to the per-
sonnet of the State administration;
for there has never been any reas-
enable doubt but that the noml-
nees of the Democratic party
would be elected. However, as a
matter of form there had to be a
canvass of the State by the Demo-
cratic candidates and leaders, and
in order to mark time and keep
their organization intact there had
also to be Republican candidates
in the field.
The purpose Of the Republican
party being plainly only with a
view of keeping UP their orgaiza-
ton, and none of Its candidates
being simple enough to even sup
pose for an instant that any sort
of accident could land them in con-
troll Of the State government, it is
unfortunate and inexcusable that
they should see fit to pitch the
campaign upon the low plane upon
which they have conducted it.
Having no argument with which
to convince the people Of the
merits of their cause, they might
at least have passed through the
Campaigning leaving no bitterness
behind them, had they been broad
enough and big enough to take a
sane view Of their situation and to
make the best of it. They were
not big enough nor politically
honest enough to do this, but they
sought to compensate for weak
cause and an unpopular issue, as
all small minds do, by abandon
ing themselves to recklessness of
statement aid abuse and SANDER of
their opponents.
When me- have a weak cause,
aud are limited in their efforts to
support that cause to arguments
that are palpahly untenable and So
phistical-in other words, when
both the evidence and the jury are
plainly agaln~, them-their posi-
tion is dlfficultenough without the
gratuitous addition of other diff.
cultles to make the situation even
more hopeless than it originally
was. But that is exactly what
the Republicans did, To the sltu-
alton originally hopeless they
travelled out of their way 10 lug
in other difficulties and obstacles
that even had they possessed q
good case to start out with. would
have proven to be insuperable.
The Democratic party of Louisl.
ana is nearing the conclusion Of
another triumphant contest with
its INSCRIPTIONS enemy. 1t has
met that enemy IN all the Protean
guises it has assumed since the
black period of reconstruction, and
in every instance it has been sue.
cessful. Its campaign this time
has been merely a matter of form,
and Its principal work has been TO
chase down and nail to- the floor
the miserable miscellaneous
not to characterize them by any
harsEer terms--that have been dis
seminated by the foolish Republic
can campaign speakers. Louisiana
is perhaps more solidly Democratic
at this time than has been the case
before IN many yearR, and It 10
more SO every day. If thu
speakers made no effort
whatever, they may always depend
upon their opponents in this State
10 be foolish enough to drive all
self-respecting men into
The Democratic party.
There is but one decent political
party in Louisiana to-day, nor does
here appear to be any prospect
now that there ever will be more
han one such party. That party,
Il is needless to say, is the Demo.
cratic party Daily States.