The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-06
Address Of the Committee.

To the Republicans of the State of Louisiana:
The Republican State Central Committee
having, in the discharge of the duties inn
posed upon it by the last State Convention,
arrived at the regular period which has been
set apart by the usages of the party for its
State Conventions, and having authorized
its President to issue the usual call, therefore
deem the occasion suitable to address these
brief remarks upon the political situation to
their fellow Republicans. The quadrennial
election for President of United States oc-
ours this year. The election of this high of
ficer of the republic, whose character and
political views are so important, especially
to the Republicans of the South, and whose
selection almost decides our political fate for
the next four years, and perhaps the whole
future, makes this election one of the deepest
and most vital interest to all our people. We
feel that we speak their unanimous sentiment
when we invite them to respond to the call
of the National Republican Committee and
advise them to send our best representative
men to the Philadelphia Convention, to help
in selecting q tried, true aud unfinching
Republican to be our next President. Our
State election is also of the greatest imp0r-
lance. We have to elect Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor
of Public Accounts, Superintendent of Public
Education, Attorney General, a new Assem-
bly,, and Representatives in Congress. In
fact, this ,election is 20 determine a question
still more important to us thaniwho shall be
the next President. 1t is to determine for
the next four years whether the State gov
eminent shall be Republican or Democratic;
in favor of equal rights, or against them; in
favor of progress, education and improve
ment, for all people, black as well as white,
OF in favor only of white progress, education
and Improvement, and opposed to equal adj
yantages for the black people; whether we
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ward, or whether we shall lose all and go
back to where we were at the close of the
war.
We wish you to distinctly understand
the fact that all parties opposed to the Re-
publican party, whether under the name of
Democrats, Reformers, Peoples party, or any
other title whatever, are simply the old DEM
ocratic party under new name, and have
for their object but onething, that is to throw
the State government out of the control of
the Republican party and into the hands of
their enemies. Our people will also see that
to defeat the strong and determined efforts
of the enemy to again get control of the State,
one thing is the great essential, that all Re-
publicans shall be UNITED AND WORK TO-
GETHER. Ii we do this, victory is certain.
To this end, we cordially invite all true and
earnest Republicans, without regard to past
differences, to unite in this convention and
to nominate such a ticket and adopt such a
platform as will command the respect and
support of the whole people.
All good Republicans also desire that our
party SHALL as we are assured it will, declare
itself decidedly, distinctly and definitely in
favor of retrenchment, reform, reduction of
taxes and the removal of all unnecessary
burdens on commerce and trade, and in
favor of equal and just legislation for all in
terests and all classes of persons.
BY order of the committee.
7. b. S. PINCHACK, President.
WILLIAM FIGERs, Recording Secretary.