The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-08-22
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF
a~ M CALCASIEUs
FErG,ow CITIZENS,

For eight years the Radical Party has
controlled the affairs of our nation. For
eight years it has enjoyed and directed
the immense power and patronage of
the government, in It's domestic and
Foreign policy. It has had q long and q
fair trial, and the result is seen and felt
to-day in every American household. II
has literally swept the country with fire
and sword. It has subjected ten States
of the Union to the iron rule of military
despotism during three years of pro-
found peace. Lt has destroyed the free
dom of the press, and has shamelessly
violated the most sacred rights of per-
son and property. 1t has swelled the
national debt to over two thousand mill
lions Of dollars, and has laid upon the
shoulders of the people burdens of tax
alton heavier than they can bear. 1T has
banished gold and silver from the coun-
try, and substituted therefor an, ire
deemable and constantly deprecated
paper currency. Tt has overrun the land
with swarms of hungry and useless OFF,
ciattR, whose sole duty and delight is TO
plumber an already ruined people. 1T
laughs at the Constitution of the United
States, and has made American liberty
kissing and by-word among the ma
tons. .a,.rs IA r,G. 20. W. .r~aEN
From this accumulated and crushing
weight of evils there is one, and but
one, way of escape; and that is to be
found in the restoration to power of that
political party which has gone forth,
with Seymour and Blair as its standard
bearers to battle for the Constitution
and the Union. Throughout the length
and breadth Of our once happy and
prosperous country the nomination Of
these men by the Democratic National
Convention has sent 0 thrill Of hope and
exultation and pride. A blaze of enthu.
siasm ilumines the entire country. All
who love liberty, and who hope to per-
petuate it in America, are hocking to
the Democratic standard. Old political
preiudices are forgotten in the patriotic
desire to save the life Of the nation.
Fellow citizens, we owe it to America,
to Louisiana, and TO ourselves, that the
banner Democratic Parish OF our State
shatt do her whole duty in this cam,
paign. Let us proceed at once to fol.
4SW VA4I gl<AtbRA4 VA GtAA HA0WGI
and TO organize the Democratic party
in this parish. Let us assemble in Mass
Meeting at Lake Charles on the last
Saturday in August, at III O'clock IA.
M, and choose an executive committee
for the parish, and take the necessary
steps towards the formation Of Demo.
cratic Club in every Ward. Let us lay
aside aH former differences, and unite
against the common enemy. We invite
every man, white and colored, who Ii
opposed to Radical misrule and oppres.
sion to neeS with us on that day. Let
every Ward in the parish be represented,
and let our watchword be Seymour and
Blair--the Constitution and the Union.
Inv. III. KrRKMAN, I'D. j. RaAp
emo. H. WHI1s, j.. v. Moss.
JAooB RYAN, T,outs IpvroyfI
j. B. KIRKsfAN. ~. Gr.Asspoor. 1i
DANIEL Coos, a M. j. RosrhR4.
And several others.
JoHN.a Now, Thomas, aint YOU
ready? The carriage Is waitin m
Thomas n / ain I going. If ITS
sas is equal To carriage hsxercise IN