The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-05-11
Republican State Convention
Address Of the State Central oOmmitts
STATE CESTRAL COMMITTEE !,
Republican Party of Louisiana,
New Orleans, March Is, 1872

STATE Central COMMITTEE
Republican Party of Louisiana,
New Orleans, March Is, 1879.
To the Republicans of the State of Louisiaaa.
The Republican State Central Committee
having in the discharge of the duties inn
posed upon it by the last State Convention
arrived at the regular period which has been
set apart by the usages OF the party for ite
State Conventions, and having authorizes
its President to issue the usual call, therefore
deem the occasion suitable to address these
brief remarks upon the political situation IN
their fellow Republicans. The quadreunia
election for President of United States oe
ours this year. The election of this high of
ticer of the republic, whose character and
political views are so important, especially
to the Republicans of the South, and whose
selection almost decides our political fate for
the next four years, and perhaps the whole
future, makes this election one of the deepest
and most vital interest to all our people We
| feel that we speak their unanimous sentiment
when we invite them to respond to the call
| of the National Republican Committee, and
advise them to send our best Representative
/ men to the Philadelphia Convention, to help
| in selecting tried, true and unhinehne
Republican to be our next President Our
! State election is also of the greatest impor-
| lance We have to elect q Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary OF State, Auditor
|
! 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 be
4 the next President. 1t is to determine for
the next four years whether the State gov.
ernment shall be Republican or Democrats;
| 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 in favor only of white progress, education
! and improvement, and opposed to equal ad-
vantages for the black people; whether We
shall retain sal that we have won and go for.
| ward. or whether we shall lose all and 90
back to where we were at the close OF tho
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
ocratie party under new name, and have
for their object buto 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-
| pubiieans shall be UNITED AND WORK To-
GETHER. II 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 a
platform as will command the respect and
support of the whole people.
All good Republicans also desire that our
party shall, as we are assured it will, declare
itself decidedly, distinctly and definitely in
| favor of retrenchment, reform, reduction of
taxes and 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 YIGERs, Recording Secretary