The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-07-02

DuDllcanS were too O1ScOfdallt 10
agree in recommending to the peo-
pie a policy for their support.
Now come the Democrats, Wig
orous, open-handed and with q
well-defned line of policy. Live
Democracy VS.. Deflmct Republi-
canism, is the title of their suit,
and they demand the restoration
of the reins Of government to the
hands Of honest men. --
And thus reads their petition:
To our fellow citizens of tine United states-friends
mont:
The undersigned beg leave to call
your attention to the peculiar i'm
portance of the elections which
take place this year, and respect
lully to submit some suggestions
for your consideration.
BY the State Legislature, to be
elected nearly one-third of the
United States Senate will be cho-
sen. and nearly all members ofthe
next House Of Representative are
to he elected next fall. Upon
the coming elections, then, de-
ponds the question of whether
the Democratic and Conservative
clement in the Senate shall be
increased. and whether that ele-.
ment shall have q majority in the
House of Representatives; and as
a consequence, whether we shall
have a CONSTITUTIONAL, economical
and honest government, or a con-
tinuance of revolutionary, eXtrav-
agant and wasteful partisan rule
whether we shall have a gene
raj, uniform, just and constitution
al legislation, with reasonable
taxation and frugal expenditures,
or UNCONSTITUTIONAL, partial and
unjust class legislation, with OPP
pressive and unequal taxation,
and wasteful expenditures. That
we have strong reasons to hope
for favorable result is plainly
apparent; the elections already
held clearly show that the tide
Of reform has set in with a power
that cannot be resisted; if no blum
ders are committed by the friends of
reform; if they do their duty and
act wisely; if they throw off all
. apathy and act with vigor and
steadfastness, there is every rea-
son to hope their efforts will he
rewarded by success. ~
Let there be no dissensions about
minor matters; no time lost in the
discussion of dead issues no
manifestation Of narrow or pros
criptive feeling; no sacrifice Of the
cause to crafty personal ambi-
ton, Orresentment, and let the best
man be chosen for a candidate,
and we may hope to see our coiln-
try redeemed from misrule; and
in this connection we beg leave
to lay warning before our fellow
lcitizens of the. Southern States.-
Do not risk the loss Of Senators
or Representatives. by electing
men who cannot take the test oath,
or who are under the disability inn
posed by the fifteenth amend
ment. s-t- - -.
Whatever may be said Of the
validity of that samendment, OR OF
the test oath, you may rest assur-
red that Senators elected by the
votes of members Of Legislatures
who are held by the Radicals to
be thus, disqualified, will not be
permitted to take their seats, and
that members of the House OF
Representative thus disqualified
viii also be excluded.
1T is the plainest dictate of prac-
teal wisdom not to incur any
such risks, and. we hope soon to
see the day when all disabilities
viii be removed; but in the mean
time do not, we entreat you, lose
tho opportunity to strength the
Dcmocraticand Conservative force
| in Congress, and the possibility,
nay, probability, of obtaining a
majority in the next House OF
Representatives., by putting it in
the power of our advcrsarics to
overthrow Or disregard your cleo
tons.
Railroad Open to Vicksburg.
NJ.