The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-03-13
The Certificate Of Senator Thomas
On Governor Warmoth's Conser.
yatism,

Tie Shreveport Times of the 14tl
nit. contains a letter from Senate,
Thomas, of Bossier, to its editors, il
which he attempts to justify his course
during the present session of the Leg.
stature in abandoning his colleagues
of the Democratic party and allyine
himself with Governor Warmoti,.-
Lad we desired to have additional
prooI OF the conversion of Senate,
r:.omas to Warmothean Republican
ism and Of his treachcry' to his collea.
cues of the Democratic party in the
late crisis, we would not have wished
i more convincing and more conclu-
siye evidence of il thar this which Mr.,
Thomas furnishes against himself
Tie inspired writer of the book of Job
ills Us that the patriarch desired his
"enemy might write book" Senator
Thomas, less prudent than the adver-
SEW Of Job, has written that which en-
ables the people of the State of Lou
isiana to condemn him out of his own
mouth.
The following extracts from the COM
muuicatiun of Senator Thomas will
show the correctness OF the charge we
lately brought against him of treacherv
to his Democratic: colleagues in the
General Assembly and betrayal of the
interests of the people of Louisiana
Senator Thomas says he is a Louisian
ian by birth. He should have conceal
ed the fact, for we are s1re he will not
have many mitators of like nativity
willing to pat their names to certiA
Gates of the CONSERVATISM" of the
common enemy of oar people. We
know of no stronger evidence Of the
decentralization of public sentiment"
of CHI Mr.. Thomas speaks, than that
a citizen and Senator of the State, who
processes to be of the Democratic faith,
should, in the face of this community.
boldly attest the Conservatism" and
good intentions of so characterless,
so corrupt and so shameless a man
as our present Governor. Says Mr..
Thomas:
sit is said that one wing of the Re-
publican party favors reform, while
the other does not. [ give both the
credit for good intentions, and that be-
ing the case, cannot see any good
reason for excepting to my course,
which looks to a cooperation with the
wing most liberal. Ifthere is any con-
servatism at all in either of the parties,
l believe it to be in that wing headed
by Governor Warmoth."
81 sincerely believe that much good
will result to the State from this ses-
sion of the General Assembly. All
show disposition to do good and
right"
"There still exists much vitality in
the Democratic party, the only party l
lave ever been identified with, but it |
is slowly dying at the hands of its
friends. l hope to see rise upon it's
ruins a party fully equal to the occa-
son-a live party, taking hold of live
issues, economical i'll its politica, econ
omy, conservative in its tendencies,
and harmonizing all conservative ele-
ments in the State, regardless of race
or color"
If Senator Thomas is correct in his
estimate Of Governor Warmoth and
the members of the Legislature who
act with him, we must admit that they
have been outrageously slandered by
their opponents, and that the general
public have Il very mistaken idea OF
those men. But we are not prepared
to accept the testimony of Mr.. Thomas
in their favor. We know of nothing
of a beneficial character which has, so
FAR. been done by the Legislature this
session. On the contrary, the proceed-
Inss of the body have been universally
viii Senator Thomas be pleased to
answer these interrogatories
!. Was not the question of the ratifi-
cation of Mr.. Pinchback's election, as
President of the Senate, at the extra
session of that body in December, the
turning point of the contest between
Governor Warmoth and his oppo-
Aents? |,
:. Did not MI. Thomas, by return
ng to the Senate Chamber, on the 10Th I
VI January, enable Governor Warmoth
o secure the ratification of Mr.. Pinch
,ack's election and did it not actu-
My terminate the contest ?-TNew Or
cans Bee.
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