The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-08-03
Col. Geo. Williamson ON the Situation.

Since my return from the meeting OF
the Board of Trustees of the University
of the South, some friends have called
to my attention several statements
made in the newspapers, during my
absence, that do me gross injustice.
The first statement is, that was in
strumental in having Mr.. Aleck Boar
mans name removed from the Demo-
cratic ticket, and Mr.. Laiargue's sub
stituted on the "united State ticket"
This is untrue. knew nothing of the
agreement Of the Democratic and Re- |
form Committees as to the names on |
the tsunited State ticket" until that |
agreement was made final. l was CO.
operating while in New Orleans Qm-
mediately after the two June conven-
tions) with other gentlemen OF the
Democratic and Reform parties to re-
store harmony, and continued this CO.
operation with the Reform Executive
Committee, after my return to Shreve-
Il name to be placed on the ticket that
might be agreed upon.
The second statement is, that the
united State ticket was put forward
after a consultation between MIR. Kel-
logg, Mayor Flanders and some mem
bers of the Democratic and Reform
Committees, and myself. There is not
one syllable of truth in this statement.
1t is fabricated IN toto. l was not in
New Orleans when the united State
ticket was agreed upon, but was en- route
down Red river on my way to tho Uni
versity of the South. 1t was impossible,
therefore, for me to be present ut such II
consultation.
The third statement is that do not
endorse the united State ticket except
conditionaliy. This may have resulted
from the improper punctuation of a tel
egram sent to II city paper. Whether
my influence may he worth anything
or not, I leave for time to decide but
whatever it is, l give it unqualifiedly
and cordially to that ticket IN the present
crisis, and think it the duty of every
one who wishes to rescue the State from
Warmoth, and save it from the danger
of the election of the Baton Rouge
ticket, to do the same. The ticket is
not the one of my choice, for should
have preferred to have had at least two
Liberal Republicans and one well edu-
Gated, native born colored Lol,isianian
on it. But as it is in the field, compos-
cd of long residents of Louisiana, of
we'll qualified gentlemen, thoroughly
identified with the people in sentiment
and interest, and in full accord with
the popular preference for Greeley and
Brown, it seems to me it ought to COM
mand the support of all who do not
prefer either Governor Warmoth or the
Baton Rouge ticket. II the August
convention means to hnrn.onize the in
telligence and wealth of the State, why
should 1t not endorse that ticket? If it
means division, and the eXaltation of
Governor Warmott,, Mt the sacrifice OF
| the interests Of Louisiana, then it will
>o< fnI1 1A
! strong adherents who will not desert 1t
now, and thousands more will flock to
it's standard as soon As the August con-
vention puts out its ticket with Gov
| ernor Warul0th at the head. That the
convention will nominate Governor
w., l consider Il foregone conclusion,
although many patriotic and excellent
gentlemen opposed to his tyrannicnf
reign will be members of that body. If,
contrary to general expectation, it
should put forward Il ticket of Louiai-
anians, pledged by word and interest
to reform, and uncomprOmisingly OPP
posed to a continuance of the shameless
tyranny and robbery to which our i'eo-
pie have been subjected for the last four
years, men, I trust, n compromise may
be arrived at by which only one anti
| Radical ticket may be in the field.
am one Of those whom some of the
| newspapers taunt with the cpithet,
| nAnything to beat Warmoth means
! anything to elect Kellogg" a natural
| indifference of character makes these
| dull shafts fall harmless at my feet.
They neither divert me from my pur-
pose, nor make me waver in it's cXecu-
| tion. Some of them are thrown by
proressed friends, but most of them are
aimed by the Governors minions.-
Believing, as ] do, that n man could
| entrust his souls salvation To Satan
with rs much good reason as Iouisian-
! ians can cntrust the redemption of the
State to Governor Warmoth, l shall
continue to raise my voice and exert
my energies against him, neither court
ing the favor of any, nor caring for the
innumerablc misrepresentation OF my
motives. No one can have any conf
dencc in his promises, and why should
our people now seek to rush to his arms
for safety, when all his ill-gottcn and
much abused power, through the regis
tration and election laws, has been
masculated by the passage of the en-
forccment acts? His boasted ability tt
elect whom he pleascs is rendered Vail
and futile by this law, which nothing
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