The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-04-08
A COMMUNICATION.

letter Of date the 18th OF March. IL
also wishes 10 say that II feels highly |
complimented. In that you have de-
voted the greater part Of your editorial
space 10 the consideration Of our com.
munieation, indeed 1t appears that you
began 30 answer the same before YOU
knew what the nature OF our eommn-
nication was to be: for all OF which,
we add. the Parker Club Is greatly
battered
We assume that you intend to allow
US the privilege OF pursuing the matter
further, In as much as you have taken
occasion TO enlarge very greatly upon
matters not brought out In our letter,
with reference to the NOV almost
famous poster" and have made eoun'
ter charges accusing us OF not coming
into court with clean hands We there.
fore rise to make few additional
remarks.
Az to the charge that We have cast
reflections on the Democratic party,
by assailing It's leaders, We also STAND
PAT, and LET the record speak for 1t
self. We are aasailing the seis-appoins-
ed leaders of Democracy In the State
of Louisiana. the reactionary wing OF
the party, The good old fellowship OF
Sanders and his crowd Men dlstlne'
lively committed TO the doetri,@ OF
what ID Ia good enough aud let every
fellow have his share The appeal to
| ringsters OF large and small eallbre
| reaetlonariss all. The crowd that loves
the good old days when the word of
Sanders was omnlpotent and rejolced
| in the roll.eall of names OF those pres
ent al the ostenslbie conference In
New Orleans In the interest OF Rufiin
Pleasant. And Ewing and the other
sixteen. the power behind the throne
the professional politicians throughout
the State who discourage the ordinary
citizen who has grown wary of such
company. lPlease do not omit the
quotation marks they are merely your
remarks. and our sentlmentsl
Something then az 10 Consistency
You have said that Democrat can
only be independent before the pri
mary. He may then yilIify and score
unworthiness In men and measures tc
his hearts desire. likewise he IL free
TO pursue the sane course against his
pafty's choice for what they do 81
public officials. but during short
ninety days incident to the campaign
in a general election. the candidate
having been anointed with some sort
OF sacred ointment, becomes immune
OF like Achilles having been dipped IN
the holy waters OF Democracy, he be
comes inyuInerahIe, and having been
baptized and ciaansed OF his political
sins, by that good Saint Robert. he h
perforce become one OF the elect,
ministerEng angel whose robes of white
and roseaie halo Ia scarcely to be gazee
upon By the common herd OF humantt,
and II were a saerilege to speake II
an unseenly manner of him, or In BIZ
presence. Verify. We say unto you
this Ia NOT consistency: II isToMMy
iRoT whatever THAT Isl.
/ The TRUE DEMOCRAT" undel
the heading OF Another pointed query
quotes from the Abbeviile Meridiona
/ az follows" II the ward bosses wer'
evil power and the foes OF good GOV
eminent In July they are also 50 n
/ December. for we have nowhere reas
of their conversion. II their support @
Gov. Hall was a menace TO the STATE
| why should their allegiance with Pleas
ant be holy and virtuous7" Too true
Aad If they were a menace in July an
again In December, and we have no
where read OF their conversion since
that period, why are they not a menae'
TO good government la AprilG
| II you propose TO qualify your pos
Ition by adding the word PARTY" Il
Inconsistency" there Ia a nieasur,
of truth IN your contention. but we ar
speaking of the consistency Of news
paper aud Of a private citizen who ha
the welfare OF great State at heart
To the citizen who is so Intensely par
tlsan that he sees no good In independ
eni political thinking, who puts part.
nominees above possibility OF reproach
who puts the welfare Of the Stat
LAST and PARTY fret and makes O
Party fealty q fetish and a religion. W
have no quarrel, II ID THEIR religion
and the Constitution OF the Unite'
States guarantees freedom in retlgioa
worship. This Is Party Consistency,
TO the voter Who thinks the presen