The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-27
ADDRESS
Republican Committee of Third
Congressional District,
State Of Louisiana.

To the Republicans Of the Third CoagresSion.
al District of Lonisiana:
Your Congressional Committee, chosen by
your delegates at the late Republican Con-
yention. which met at Turner Hail. New Or
leans, August 9th, 1871. in view of the ap-
preaching campaign, have thought best to
make to you some suggestions IN reference
to the party work before us.
/. We desire to urge upon you the necessi
ty of thorough organization IN every ward
and parish aE the earliest moment Wher.
| ever possible, let each ward be represented
by club. aud each parish by a Parish Exec
utive Committee, composed IN equal ratio Of
delegates from the ward clubs; let the Par
ish Executive Committees, through their
Presidents and Secretaries, place themselves
| in correspondence with this committee, and
| make it medium between themselves and
| the State Central Executive Committee Of
the Republican party. We shall then be able
| to speedily transmit to you public doeIs
mcnts, circular letters, and general advice
and counsel which may assist you eheetual-
| ly pending the next campaign.
| 9. Time and experience have fully demon.
strated to the Republicans OF Louisiana that
q eternal vigilance is the price of hbertys
| and if they desire success they cannot afford
/ TO be idle. In your midst will be found the
| seeds of diseord, which will command your
/ most earnest endeaTors to remove. 1t is all
/ important Jlal n&IuIO1J uo IGsto1Cd " our
ranks and that disorganlzers should be put
/ down with strong hand. Beware of any
compromise or coalition with Democracy,
| and for your own safety draw the party lines
straight and keep aloof from any movement
which has for its object the union of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans for any purpose what
soever.
3. It will not do to lose sight of the fact
that the newly enfranchised citizens of Lou
! ;s;o x-nfi nf " arm
| of protection against their former masters
| and present political enemies. The rising
/ generation must be provided with free
school system. This is only guaranteed by
the success of the Republican party. The
| commercial interests of the State demand
present Republican Administration has been
most favorable to these interests. Under
four years of Republican administration,
public improvements of al kinds have been
| increased in a remarkable degree, its prede-
cessors have shrank into insignitieance, and
its successor viii be pledged to the most lib
eral State policy
A. Unite yourselves speedily under the
leadership of true and trusty men. You re-
deemed Louisiana from oppressive Demo
cratic rule in 1853 and secured peace and
| wholesome laws for your protection. Your
platform to-day is unchanged. 1t is as broad
and strong as ever and eur opponents oecu-
py their relative position. Inc contest III
1872 will between the friends of liberty, Or
der and Improvement as represented by the
Republican party, and the last remnant of
disunion sentiment, slavery prejudice, and
retrogatle policy, as represented by the Dem.
ocratic Party. You whipped Democracy IN
1868 by over twenty-five Thousand majority
and VIC viii increase to forty thousand in
1872
By order Of the Committee.
j. 4. GALLUP.
President
| EMERSON BENTLEY, Secretary.
Address care Secretary of States Office
New Orleans.