The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-10-30
THE HOUR is COME.

nave ueeu ueciueu' "A pOlltlcal CALL
paign, one of the most important in the
history of the country, though a COM
paratively quiet one so far as our State
is concerned, will close on Monday
next, and when the sun goes down on
that day the questions at issue will
have been decided. We shall either be
cursed, for four years longer, with the
colruptions OF Radical government,
both Federal and State, or the efforts
of the people to emancipate themselves
from them, will, in spite of gigantic
frauds, be successful.
1t is hardly necessary at this late
day to indulge in any further argu.
ments to prove that the salvation OF
the country depends on the success OF
the Liberal candidates for State and
Federal Offices. For many months
past we have put all the questions
bearing on the contest before our read.
ers in as strong light as we are capa.
BILE of presenting them. If We have
failed to convince them of the truth
and justice of our position we have nc
hopes of convincing them on this the
eve of the election, when most mems
minds are already made up. The Fed
eral administration is disgrace to
the American name. The President,
in the hands of corrupt counsellors,
has made of the Office machine for
the emolument of his family and favor
ties; filing the most honorable and lu-
crative Offices with his relations and
with those who bought them under the
less offensive name ofpresents. A gi-
gantic national debt has become truly
appalling; and the taxation to meet it
is impoverishing every property hold
or in the country. The administra-
ton of the governments of the South
ern States, in the interest of the Re-
publican party, has been nothing less
than a specimen of such tyranny as
scarcely ever disgraces the most des-
potic governments of the old world.
Against the corruptions of such a
government, the ablest statesmen of
the Republican party have rebelled.
The outcome of this rebellion was the
Cincinnati platform and candidates,
endorsed by the great Democratic con-
vention at Baltimore, which was pat
riotic enough to sink all party consid-
erations to secure he good of the
whole country. The election of Gree.
ley and Brown promises to secure hon
esty and reform in every department
of the government. For them we SOL
icit the vote of every Conservative cit
izen at the ensuing election.
To come nearer home, the enormi-
ties of Radical rule are even mere pa
tent in the"administration of our State
government. Our State debt is fort,
millions of dollars, and that of the city
of New Orleans almost as great. Rob.
cry, bribery, corruption, imbecility
and all the crimes in the calendar are
committed unblushingly by Radical
officials in high places. The State is
on the verge of ruin; the people on the
brink of starvation.
To bring about change the Conser.
vative masses, from all political par.
ties, have united upon State ticket
representing the home interests of the
State, and not the interests of political
adventures from other States. The
whole ticket is pledged to economy
reform and honesty in the govern
ment. The names of the nominees or
that ticket are a guarantee that the
pledge will be redeemed.
Opposed to this ticket is a ticket o
foreigners, who have come to Louisian.
to bleed her people to death, and Wit
propose to continue for four years Ion
ger the same system that has plumber
ed the Southern people of three ham
dred millions of dollars IN four gears
Can any son of Louisiana hesitate be-
tween the two7
We have been gratified beyond meas
ure, during the progress of the cam
paisn, to witness the enthusiasm ant
determination that have pervaded tn,
Conservative masses of tile State
They seem to have been at last aroused
to a sense of their duty. Perhaps tli
was owing to the belief that the,
would not now be cheated out of tn
fruits of their labor. However thi
may be, there has been, throughou
the State, a full registration of the Con
sentative voters. With a full registra
ton and fair election there never ha
been any doubt as to the result.
Only one more effort is to be made
That is the simple one of going to TIL
polls on Monday next to deposit you
votes. Let no one, after registering
neglect to perform this sacred duty
1t would be an everlasting shame t,
lose our victory when it is within
our grasp.
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q How good and kind we feel, thi
week, to our erring brethren, the Rad
icals of Rapides. We know their ap
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