New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
Governor Warmoth.
from the Rapides Gazette.

From the hdpluts OdZette'I
Governor Warmoth will appear before
our people to-day, and will address them
upon the questions connected with the pollt-
zeal campaign. We now ask that all OF our
citizens, white and black, his political
friends and enemies, Republicans and Demo
Gratis, may assemble to hear this man, who,
of all men in our State, has been the most
traduced and villifed. He will to-day speak
for himself, and there are many among lis
who will judge Of him by the words which
will be spoken to-day. But there are others
of us to whom his deeds have already
spoken, and who need no assurance from
his lips that his course in the future will be
honest. straightforward and vigorous. As
a citizen. as soldier and as a politician he
has always dealt to his enemies blows,
square in the face, and thus far has never
failed to extend to his fallen enemy the
helping hand.
When Governor w armoth took possession
of the gubernatorial chair, poll teal parties
had assumed toward each other their most
antagonistic aspect, and he as the leader OF
the Republicans, was most cordially hated
and despised by the Democrats. Then the
friends Of the State were at the lowest pos
sible ebb The levees were destroyed, and
all internal improvements had stood still tor
a decade. BY his skillful management
this state of things has been changed. lie
has won for himself and his party the re-
spect, if not the love, of his opponents.
Seconded and assisted by the General AS
sembly, be has given an impetus to IN
ternal improvements which is not sur
passed, if equaled, by any of the North
western States. He and the officers
of his appointment have displayed
such energy III the repair and construc-
ton of our levees, that we can now truly
say that our low lands were never better
In.
able. and peace and order have grown ont
of chaos. Perhaps the greatest OF the Gov
4 errors works, that for which the good PEG
pie of this State are most indebted to him,
is the vigor and pertinacity with which
he has hunted from high positions the evil
and corrupt of his own party; such OF his
political friends who have proven dishonest,
have been made to bite the dust, and the
one act of forcing Wicklifie from his posi-
ton has saved to our State hundreds OF
thousands of dollars annually. But we did
not intend, when we commenced, to write
an article in praise Of Governor Warmoth
4 we meant simply to tell our citizens that he
will speak to them to-day, and to ask them
to give him fair and unprecedented hearing
From the Baton Rouge Grand Era.l
Saturday, October 90, promises to be. 6
gala day for the Republicans of this and
adjoining parishes.
Governor Warmoth Will he present ant
address the great party who have, by theil
votes, elevated him to his present prout
position.
His enemies have loudly proclaimed, tc
the colored Republicans especially, that al
he is now Governor of this State he ha:
forgotten, some say ignored, the claims o
the party, and especially the colored por
ton of it.
He has, by his presence among us once
before and his intention of being with lis OF
the twcnty-second, utterly refuted these
base calumnies, and proven cOnclusivel.
that the Republican party, its interests an'
its adherents, white and black, are the OBJ
iects Of his close attention and earnest so
licitlide.
General Sheridan, the eloquent and ire
sistible orator, accompanies the Governor
and will enlighten all who are present b,
sound Republican arguments Let tn
whole people turn out and pay fifth!
tribute to the giant leaders of the Repub
lican party in this State.