Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-25

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nominate a Governor, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Secretary of State. Auditor Oh
Public Accounts, Superlnttnnr"t "i
Public Education, Attorney ueherai,
and Representatives IN Congress, anu
to transact such other iasiness as may
come before it. c,.u
On motion of Hon. III. j. Campbell,
the minutes we're ordered TO be print
ed in the official journal.
BY order of the committee.
P.B, 3. PINCHBACk
President.
WILLIAM vIGERs, Recording Secre-
tary State Central Committee hepue
lican par of Louisiana.
All Republican newspapers through
ont the State are requested to copy.
ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN Gen
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
STATE CENTRAL CONINuTTE, }
Republican Party of Louisiana:
: New Orleans. March Is, lS12.)
To the Republicans of the State of Louisiana
The Republican State Central Com
mittee having, Ia the sAsckarge OF the
duties imposed upon it by the last
state Convention, arrived at the fegu-
lar period whicl, has been set apart ny
the usages of the party for Its stare
Conv. ntions, and having authorizes
its President to issue the u5aai caii'
thcrefore deem the occasion Suitable
to address these biisf remarks upon
thc nol;tical situation ~ their fellow
Rcnul,licans. The quadreDniai eiec,
t;on for a President OF tire United
states occurs this year. The eiectioh
Of this high officer OF the republic,
nhose character and political views
are so important, especially 10 the ne
publicans Of the South, aaa whose Sc
lection almost decides our poiiticai
fate for the next four years, ana per-
hans the who!e future, makes TINS eiec,
tiol, one of the deepest and most vital
interests to all oar people. We feel
Tint We s,,eak their unaIilnous senti.
mont when we invite them to respond
10 the call of the National Republican
Committee, and advise them to send
our best representative men TO the
philadelphia Convention, to help III
selecting tried, true and unfilncnine
Republican to be our next Presidehit
Our State election is also OF the great
cor importance. We have to eject
C;oyernor. Lieutenant Governor, Sec
retary of State, Auditor of Public Ac
counts. Superintendent of Public Edu
cation. Attorney General, rev Gen
eral Assembly, and Representatives II
Congress. In fact, this election is u
determine a question still more lmpor
tant tn ma than who shall be the mex
President. 1t is to determine Tor tn
next four years whether the State gov
eminent shall be Republican Oh Dem
ocratic: in favor of equal rights, o
AGAINST them in favor OF progress
education aud Improvement Tor al
neople. black IA well AZ white, or II
favor only of white progress, education
and Improvement, and opposed =
aoual advantages for the black people
whether we shall retain all that W
!. have won and GO forward, OF whethe
we shall lose all and go back 10 wher
ve vero Ut the close of the war;
We wish plainly aud distinctly {
understand the fact that all partle
opuosed to. the Republican parry
whether under the aamecf Denocrat'
Reformers, Peoples party, Or any OIL
er title whatever, are simply the oi
Democratic party under new name
and have for their object but one thing
that ia TO throw the State governinei
ont of the control of the Repuellca
marty and into the hands OF their en'
mics. Our people will also see that
defeat the strong and determined
forts of the enemy to again get contr'
of the State, Que thing is the great 9
seutial. that all Republicans shall !
UNITED AND WORK TOGETHEi
five do this, victory ID certain.
80 this end, we cordially invite
true and earnest Republicans, withoI
regard to past differences, To unite
this convention and to aominate sue
q ticket and adopt such a platform |
will command the respect and suppo
of the whole people.
All good Republicans also desi
that our party shall, as we are assn
cd IL will, declare itself decidedly, d
tinctly aud definitely in favor of
trenchment, reform, reduction OF tax
and the removal OF all unHecessa
burdens on commerce and trade, "
in favor of equal and just legislati
for all interests aud all classes Ut p
sons.
By order Of the committee,
P. b. s. PINCHBACK.
President.
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