The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-05-18
Republican State convention
Address Of the State Central oommitt..


STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Republican Party of Louisiana.
New Orleans, March Is. $50
To the Republicans Of the State of Lossisiaas.
The Republican State Central Comm,.,.
having in the discharge of the duties ~
posed upon it by the last State Convent;o,
arrived at the regular period which has hes,'
set apart by the usages of the party for =.
State Conventions, and having aathosi,.sss
its President to issue the usual call, therefn,a
deem the occasion suitable to address tbsss
brief remarks upon the political situation =
their fellow Republicans. The quadrenn;ss
election for President of United States n.
eurs this year. The election of this high a
ficer OF the republic, whose character and
political views are SO important, espeeiallv
to the Republicans of the South, and whoss
selection almost decides our political fate fee
the next four years, and perhaps the wboIs
future, makes this election one of the deenast
and most vital interest to all our people NJ
feel that we speak their unanimous Sentiment
when We invite them to respond 10 the cali
of the National Republican COMMITTEES ssa
advise them to send our best representativs
men to the Philadelphia Convention to hai,,
in selecting tried, true and uniinchinp
Republican to be our next President Cues
State election is also of the greatest inpor.
lance We have to elect Governor, Ilen.
tenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditer
of Public Accounts, Superintendent of Public
Education, Attorney General, new Assem-.
bly,, and Representatives in Congress. In
fact, this election is to determine Question
still more important to US than who shall h
the next President. 1t is to determine fer
the next four years whether the State gov
eminent shall be Republican or Democratic.
in favor of equal rights, or against them; IN
favor of progress, education and improve
ment, for all people, black as well as white,
or III favor only of white progress, education
and Improvement, and opposed to equal ad
vantages for the black people; whether We
shall retain all that we have won and go fce.
ward or whether we shall lose all and 20
back to where we were at the close of The
war.
We wish you to distinctly understand
the fact that all parties opposed to the Re-
publican party, whether under the name Of
Democrats, Reformers, Peoples party, or any
other title whatever, are simply the old Dem
ncratic party under new name, and have
for their object but ne thing. that is to throw
the State government out of the control Of
the Republican party and into the hands Of
their enemies. Our people will also see that
to defeat the strong and determined efforts
of the enemy to again get control of the State.
one thing is the great essential, that all Re-
publieans shall be UNITED AND WORK To-
GETHER. If we do this, victory is certain
To this end, we cordially invite all true and
earnest Republicans, without regard to past
differences, to unite in this convention and
to nominate such ticket and adopt such
platform as will command the respect and
support of the whole people.
Ali good Republicans also desire that our
party shall, as we are assured it will, declare
itself decidedly, distinctly and definitely in
favor of retrenehment, reform, reduction Of
taxes audi the removal of all unnecessary
burdens on commerce and trade, and in
favor of equal and just legislation for all in.
terests and all classes of persons.
BY order of the committee.
P. b. S. PINCHACK, President
WILLIAM VIGERs, Recording Secretary.