The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-20
ADDRESS
Republican Committee of Third
Congressional District,
.oF TRE-
State of Louisiana.

To the Republicans Of The Third Congressioa.
al District of Louisiana:
Your Congressional Committee, chosen bv
your delegates at the late Republican Con-
vention which met at Turner Hail. New Or.
leans. August 9th, 1871, IN view of the an
preaching campaign. have thought best 70
make to you some suggestions in reference
to the party work before us.
l. We desire to urge upon you the necessi.
ty of thorough organization in every yard
and parish at the earliest moment Whes
ever possible, let each ward be represented
by club, and each parish by a Parish Exec.
utive Committee, composed in equal ratio Of
delegates from the ward clubs; let the Par
ish Executive Committees, through their
Presidents and Secretaries, place themselves
in correspondence with this committee, and
make it a medium between themselves and
the State Central Executive COMMITTEES of
the Republican party. We shall then be abIe
to speedily transmit to you public Gocu.
ments, circular letters, and general advice
and counsel which may assist you effeetuai
~ pending the next campaign.
2. Time and experience have fully demon.
strated to the Republicans of Louisiana thar
"eternal vigilance is the price of hberty.n
and if they desire success they cannot afford
to be idle. In your midst Will be found the
seeds of 6iscord, which will command your
important that harmony be restored to our
ranks, and that disorganizers should be put
down with a strong hand. Beware of any
compromise or coalition with Democracy
and for your own safety draw the party lines
straight, and keep aloof from any movement
which has for its object the union of Demo
Gratis and Republicans for any purpose what.
soeyer.
g. It will not do to lose sight of the fact
II. ~
isiana are yet il sore need of the strong arm,
of protection against their former masters
and present political enemies. The rising
generation must be provided with free
school system. This is only guaranteed By
the success of the Republican party. The
commercial interests of the State demand
the extension and building of railroads. The
present Republican Administration has been
most favorable to these interests. Under
four years of Republican administration.
public improvements of all kinds have been
increased in remarkable degree, its prede-
cessors have shrank into insignifieance, and
its successor will be pledged to the most lib
eral State policy.
4. Unite yourselves speedily under the
leadership of true and trusty men. You re-
deemed Louisiana from oppressive Demo
cratic rule in 1868, and secured peace and
wholesome laws for your protection. Your
and strong as ever, and our opponents occu-
Ply their relative position. The contest in
1872 will between the friends of liberty, or
der and Improvement, as represented by the
Republican party, and the last remnant of
disunion sentiment, slavery prejudice, and
retrogade policy, as represented by the Dem
ocratic Party. You whipped Democracy in
1868 by over twenty-five Thousand majority.
and we will increase to forty thousand in
1872.
BY order of the Committee
J.R. GALLUP,
President.
EMERSON BENTLEY, Secretary.
Address care Secretary of States of6cs,
New Orleans.