The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-27
Republican State Convention.
Address Of the State Central Committee.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, }
Republican Party OF Louisiana, I
New Orleans. March Is. 1872. }

New Orleans, March IS, 1871
To the Republicans of the State of Louisiana:
The Republican State Central Committee
having, in the discharge of the duties I'M
posed upon it by the last State Convention,
arrived at the regular period which has been
set apart by the usages OF the party 1or It's
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 quadrennlal
election for a President of United States oc-
ours this year. The election of this high of
fieer of the republic, whose character and
political views are so important, especially
to the Republicans of the South, ana whose
selection almost decides cur political tate Tor
the next four years, and perhaps. the wheie
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 a tried, true and unfiinching
Republican to be our next President Our
State election is also of the greatest lmpor-
tanee We have to elect Governor, lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary OF State, Auditor
! of Public Accounts, Superintendent OF PublIe
| Education. Attorney General, new Assem-
| DIV, anu representative ia SoAiEA NsN 49,
| fact, this election is to determine question
| still more important to us than who 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; III
| favor of progress, education and improve
ment. for all people, black as well as White,
| or in favor only Of white progress, education
! and improvement, and opposed to equal adj
/ yantages for the black people; whether we
| shall retain all that we have won and go tor
| 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 Ike
/ publican party. whether under the name OF
/ Democrats, Refornaers, Peoples party, or any
/ other title whatever, are simply the old Dem
oeratic party under a new name, and have
| for their object butone thing, that IS to throw
| the State government out of the control OF
the Republican party and into the hands o.
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
publieans shall be UNITED AND WORK TO
| GETHER. If We do this, victory is certain
/ To this end, we cordially invite all true and
earnest Republicans. without regard to pas
| differences, to unite in this convention ant
| to nominate such q ticket and adopt such Q
| platform as will command the respect and
| support of the whole people.
/ All good Republicans also desire that oul
party shall, as we are assured it will, declare
itself decidedly, distinctly and definitely II
favor of retrenchmant, reform, reduction o
taxes and the removal of all unnecessary
burdens on commerce and trade, and IL
favor of equal and just legislation for all in
terests and all classes of persons.
BY order of the committee.
P b. S. PINCHACK, President.
WILLIAM YIGERs, Recording Secretary.