The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-09-24
They Want no Light Impaired.


Party, in the Parish of West Felici-
ana, the free discussion Of the issues
involved in this presidential cum
paign, are shirked by that party. AT
a meeting, which The Leader says
was held at Laurel Hill, on the 10Th
inst, the following resolution was
adopted, and is printed in the last
issue of The Leader
Resolutions were passed (says The
Lcude1') endorsing the nominees of
the National Republican Party, and
also p,olibiling the Liberals from being
heard IN Mot neighbo,lood. ~
So neighbor you are after holding
your flock in the dark. You are
afraid of square discussion. Light
would do you no good. Strange
that a party, which lays claims to
the names of progress, free speech,
free thought, &c, would prohibit a
free people from listening to what
their political opponents might have
to say for the candidates of their
choice. How does that agree with
your Philadelphia and Baton Rouge
Platform F.? Tell us frankly neigh
Dor, your object in this prohibitory
resolution. All Boss, that dodge
wont win. Blind men even want
light, and your prohibition will be OF
no avail. You are cute enough to
know that if these men listen to
what the Liberals have to say i'll IA
vor Of Greeley, McEnery, Reid and
others Of our candidates, they will
come in solid phalanx to the Liberal
Party.
They'll come any how, Boss, SO
you just leave off the prohibitory
resolutions in your programmes.
Boss B. and his Select Four Speak.
The public may not be aware of
the fact that since the true republi-
cans of West Feliciana, have desert
ed the great I am. Boss B.,-he
has rallied to his support the indie
fatigable four-Joe Pat, Andrew
Duncan, Frank Hoard and George
Morgan-and that the valiant four
at a secret meeting Of the quartette,
made a gallant (and bloodless)
charge on our genial friend, Capt.
James Reid. Upon his devoted
head they pored their mighty wrath,
which eliminated in the adoption OF
the following
Resolved, That we repudiate any
political affiliation with Jas. Reid,
nominee for Senator, of the Greeley
Democrat party, and hereby advise
all our republican friends to do the
same.
You know Boss (between your
self, the bed post and ourse}ves) it
was useless to pass the above reso-
luton, since all yo1r republican
friends were present and concurred
in what you said. Outside of the
immaculate four, not one believes in
your political integrity, and even the
nearest of your accolites-Joe Pat
knows you to be a huge mass of
deception.
It is useless Big Bud. The jis's
up with you, and the sooner you get
back to measuring bit calicoes, and
selling rot-gut whisky, the better
for your pocket, which by-the-way,
must be in a some what delapidated
condition, since you follow the pre-
cepts of your lord and master
Grant the I,-by levying special
tax on the men you have caused to
be nominated. This little item of
finance which amounts to $117,50
will not save you weakness, (wicked-
messy but will only serve to bury you
little farther down the abyss Of
political blunaerers.
When your select four meet again,
get them to revise that list of " bolt
ers" as you have seen proper to call
them, and you will place an estimate
over their strength which will reach
over your political grave a dozen
times, envelop your co-adjntors in