The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-06-22
Action of the Democratic State Convention.

Etlito5' YSle.y,ui,h 1t seems to be the
impression of some in the City, that
the action Of the Democratic Convcn-
ton Will not be endorsed by the peo-
pie !; that there is Il general dissatisfac-
ton all over the country, and that
action will be repudiated.
These expressions are calculated to
reflect not only on the members of that
Convention, but on the people who
elected them.
/ think they are not only premature,
but erroneous; for, i'll the first place,
there has not been time to hear from
the majority of the parishes, and to
know what the feelings are in regard
to our action and, in the next place, it
is not likely that the people who Sc
lcctcd the delegates will hastily ignore
the action Of the men chosen by them
at q time when all felt the importance
of the issues to be settled by the Con-
! vention. I say it is not probable that
this will be done at the suggestion Of
dissatisfied members, and disappointed
! parties, who are actively circulating
these reports, &C., encouraging the feel
| ings which they pretend to lament.
To state that the majority of the peo-
pie are in favor Of uniting all elements
for the purpose of defeating the COM
mon enemy, is true, and this is also
true Of a large majority Of the delegates
| to the Convention. But to state that
the people will go into Il movement
which will virtually ignore and repu-
diate the action of the Convention, is
assuming that which does not now
exist, and which cannot be made to ex-
| ist by any effort put forth by dissatis-
fed parties.
| That it is necessary to unite all par
| ties and persons in order to defeat the
Radical party almost every one Will
| admit but to do this by ignoring and
| disregarding the action of q Convention
selected by the people at Il time when
they all knew the Importance of the
issues to be scttlcd-I say to attempt
to accomplish the effect in this manner
will be a failure.
Some have said that we We're con-
trolled by the extreme Democrats
| This was not by any means the case;
for the large majority were decidedly
opposed to them, and the action taken
vas not brought about by this extreme
party, but it was the deliberate action
of the majority; and the greater num-
Der Of whom were in favor of combin
ing all parties in order to defeat the
common enemy. And we did not nom-
mate until we saw that all our efforts
|
seeing that all our delays for that pur-
pose We're used by some for the pur-
pose of defeating our object and adjourn
ing the Convention they could not
control. -..
The ticket was placed in the field
deliberately by those who had been
anxious to combine with all parties for
Il common purpose, and who are still
anxious to do so, but not by ignoring
their own acts !; and when this is at
tempted, those who do SO, will be apt
to find that instead of the people repu-
dating orr action, they will consider
our acts their own, and refus sc to inter
ferc, especially when it appears that
the desired combinations will be made
without such a reflection upon the men
in whose honesty and ability they con-
| tidcd. J. G. IIAWKES,
Delegate from Catalonia parish.