The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-09-21
The State COnven!ioE-The Issue
Before the People.

eSSlOn OF only Two udJo. Aho oo'd
,ad attracted much attention, so
much being dependent on the re-
suit of it's deliberations; hence
here is universal satisfaction that
ifs work has been so we'll and so
thoroughly done. 1t is said that
there were over six thousand stran-
gers in the city, drawn together oy
a desire to sec so important a body
in session. The convention, too,
was composed ofjust such materl-
al as is necessary at the present
crisis. There was a marked ao-
sence of old party hacks, wire-pnl-
lers and chronic office-seekers' IL
was a Convention of new and young
men, earnest in their efforts to rld
the State of it's present corrupt ru-
lers, determined to do all that
could he done, to make every sac
rifice that could be made, in order
to accomplish so desirable a result
IT'S nominees were of the same
stripe. Men, who had never sought
or held office, honest. faithful ana
capable, popular with the people,
with no political sins to answer for
or corrupt political objects to &C
complish. What their former pc.
litical associations were we DO not
know, neither do We care. The
question was not asked by the con-
veDtion.
But the greatest act of wisdom
on tile part of the convention was
the admission of the colored dele
gates by an almostunanimous vote
and the adoption of platform so
liberal in it's nature as to hold eve
ry Conservative citizen in the
State. The Radicals had hoped
that this distracting element
would prove an apple of discoro
and would succeed in destroying
the harmony and integrity OF the
party. When, therefore, the ques
ton was met boldly and satisfac
, torily adjusted, all the hopes of thu
, Radicals vanished as chaff before
the wind. The handwriting wa
on the wall, and the knees of eve
nv Radical present smote togethe
> like those of BelshazZar Oh tina
fatal night. Radicalism was the'
and there virtually beaten in tn
State by $4,000 majority.
!, There is now no "nlgger in tn
3 wood-pfle" in political campaig
in Louisiana for the first time i
: thirty years. While our Norther
p friends are riding the abstract mig
ger, as they have ridden him fo
n forty years; while they use him t
, tighten the wings of the eloequenc
of their innumerable stump orator
=, and cable Editors''; the Democr'
n CIV of Louisiana has determined
q turn the concrete niger to pra
n tical advantage. We have VIC
- coined him into our Convention
and public meetings. We hay
!, pledged the party to secure to hi
u. all those political rights to whi'
rs he has recently, whether justly
u upjustly, been elevated. The nigg
being eliminated from our Sta
rp politics the mission of Radicals
is ended, its occupation gone.
nd THE issue before the poop
lis therefore, Iii the present campale
has been Invested gifts sentlme'
is alism, and is narrowed down TO
practical question of dollars q
ID. cents. The question is simI
al whether the State is to return
the days of Democratic homes
n and economy, or whether it is
remain any longer in the hands
an the thieves and plunderers "
are deyouring the substance of
Or people. The question is whetl
the Radicals are to go on squand
,ar. ing the peoples money at the rate
an SIS, 600, 900, in two years, or whe
er the Democracy shall save Il
or much to an impoverished peol
The question is whether the o
her familiar face is to be the grind
tax gatherer at our fire-sides
less whether an honest officer shall
lect only that tribute which is
ior- cessary to an economical admi
~" uration of the government.
NV guise the issue as you will, ant
the Radicals will endeavor to
l's it is narrowed down to this an
this alone. On the proper solu
of the question the interests of