The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-10-02

people rallying to the rescue.

'"o i's"s VI 'no many or the few to gov
ern-and you will find there is life in
the old land yet. On that political bat
tie field you will hear her old Slogan,
"Sic Semper Tyrannis," as she stands
with her heel uplifted to stamp out
the life of dsspotism and her arm
thrown back to strike for the cause Of
popular sovereignty. The South has
neither sought nor taken ary lead in
these questions. 1t is the Liberal Re-
publicans who have done so, and be-
lievlng them to be right to this extent,
we follow them. We will aid to elect
their candidate, and if lie. be true to his
pledge, he will fulfil his obligations to
us. We will claim nothing from him
to which he is not pledged, or which
does not flow legitimately as conse-
quence from these pledges; nor will
we demand any violation of his good
faith or consistency. Az the same time,
we wish it to be understood that we
abandon no opinions merely because
we fail to make issues upon them now,
when it would be vain to do SO. We
desire an honest President, an honest
Government and an honest people, and
III my opinion, nothing can better sub
servo these than truth and fair dealing
in regard to this election and al, other
matters.
Fellow citizens, to sum up all that /
have been saying, and give you my rea-
sons for supporting Greeley in few
words, I declare to you in the first
place that desire to SOW the seeds of
sympathy and affection among all our
people, that the tie Of citizenship may
become q common bond and mutual
support to all its members. For that
among other reasons vote 70. Horace
Greeley, as lie is the leader in this
great movement. 2. l desire to Guilt
vate harmony, just feeling and affec-
tion among the different races in the
Southern States, because they are es-
sential to the prosperity and happiness
of the wllole-a matter in which we
in the South have much deeper inter-
est than can exist elsewhere, for our
success and happiness in great meas
ure depends upon it. For this reason |
support Greeley, because l believe lie
will do what lie can to produce this
Harmony of feeling, and not use his eff
forts to separate and ALLEVIATE these ra-
ces from each other and get up bitter
feelings between them under the hope
that by this division lie may secure the
votes of the one race or the other, and
by dividing, rule them. 8. desire to
arrest the concentration of all power in
the hands of the central Government,
80 as to prevent the change from a re-
public to an empire, and to preserve
the local self-goverDment Of the PED
pie Of the States rs intended and pre-
scribed by the constitution Of the Uni.
ted States. For this reason, too,
shall vote for Horace Greeley; for, al.
though lie may not no as far, perhaps,
rs would do in this matter, he will
institute movement in the right di-
rection, and I am willing to trust the
American people for Interest. a.
desire an honest President, and one
who will use lis powers over the Office.
holders not for selfish ends, but for gen:
eral and catholic purposes, leaving
them to discharge the duties of citi
zens according to their own sense O
duty. For this reason again am ii
favor Of Horace Greeley, for those wht
know him best, and whose word I take
tell me that be is an honest man, ant
he is committed by his antecedents tt
the proper use Of his patronage, il
elected.