Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-18
ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN ZEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
Republican Party OF Louisiana.
New Orleans. March Is, 1872.

SyAlE CENIKAb OOhhAl IS 4
Republican Party OF Louisiana. Z
New Orleans. March Is, 1877. J
To the Republicans of the State of Louisiana
The Republican State Central Com
mittee having, in the discharge OF the
duties imposed upon it by the last
State Convention, arrived at the regu-
lar period which has been set apart by
the usages of the party for It's state
Conv, ntious, and having authorized
its President to issue the usual can,
therefore deem the occasion suitable
te address these brief remarks upon
the political situation 10 their IeiioW
RepubIicans. The quadrenniai eiec.
f;an for a President of the United
States occurs this rear. The election
of this high officer of the republic,
whose character and political views
are 80 ilnportaut, especially TO the he-
nsblicans Of the South, ;ina whose Sc
lection almost decides oar poilueai
fare for the neSU four yeHs, ana per
: haps tho whole future, mates THIS eiec.
tion one Of the deepest AMI most vital
interests 10 all our people. we feei
that we speak their unapiioons sentt-
ncni when we invite them To respond
IN the cali OF the National RepVbhcan
to,amj,tee, and advise them to send
mr. best representative men 10 the
Philadrlphia Convention, to. help IN
selectihg tried, true and unfiinch!ng
Republican to lie our next President.
/. Our State election is also Of the great
-es, Importance. We have to elect "a
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Sec
Rotary of State, Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. superintendent OF Public Edit
cation, Attorney General, a rev Gen
eral Assembly, and Representatives III
Congress. In fact, this election is TO
aetermine a question still mere impor-
tant to us than who shall be the next
President Ii is to determine Tor tht
next four years whether the State gov
ernment shall be Republican OF Dem
ncratic: in favor of equal rights, Oh
against them in favor OF progress
education aud improvement tor AL
people. black as well an white, or III
favor only of white progress, education
and Improvement, and opposed t.
eoi,al advantages for the black people
whether We shall retain all that We
have won and GO forward, on whether
we shall lose all and go back to where
we were at the close OF the war.
We wish plainly and distinctly t.
understand the fact that all parties
opposed to the Republican party
whether under the name Of Democrats
Reformers, Peoples party,lor any 9th
er title whatever, are simply the Ole
Democratic party under a new maine
and have for taelr object but one thing
that is TO throw the State governiisen
ont of the control of the Republican
marty and into the hands of their enc
mics. Our people will also see that +
defeat the strong and determined ct
forts of the enemy to again get eontro
of the State, one thing is the great es
seatial, that all Republicans shall b'
UNITED AND WORK TOGETHER
If We do this, victory is certain.
To this end, we cordially invite al
true and earnest Republicans, withou
legari to past differences, to unite il
this convention and to nominate sucl
Q ticket and adopt such platform a
will command the respect and supper
of the whole people.
All good Republicans also desir
that our party shall, as we are ASSN
ed it will, declare itself decidedly, dis
tinctly and definitely in favor of L,
trenchment, refarm, reduction of take
and the removal of all unnecessal
burdens on commerce and trade, al
in favor of equal and just legislatlo
for all interests and all classes ct pc
SOFAS. fssfHft g
By order of the committee,
p. Is. s. PlNCHBACK.
President.