The weekly echo., 1874-07-18
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/ paper q number of gentlemen did
meet il your town on the 25th
uliim0, a Parish Democratic
Convention. and nominate n cam
didate for Senator from this dis
trict. / had supposed that every
man in this parish and State, OPP
| posed to negro and carpet-bag
domination and misrule, were fully
alive to the fact That, to redeem
the State therefrom, the Conserv-
alive and Democratic voters there
Of must be united. / regret to
have to admitthat I was mistaken
at least as To this parish. The
parish committee, instead Of con-
ferring with the other parishes
Of the district, have, with the del
egates to the convention called by
| il, rushed into measures that will,
if even a minority Of the Demo
cratic voters of the parish endorse
their acts, resalt in confusion, if
not in disintegration Of the Dem
ocratic party Of the parish. tits
not at all likely that the Demo
cratic voters of the other parishes
Of the district would pay any atten-
tion whatever to the action Of the
convention, even if it had been
composed entirely Of delegates
elected by a respectable minority Of
the voters of the several wards
Of the parish. That such aoaS not
tie case, | do not suppose the del
egates themselves will deny. Il
am a resident and voter Of Ward
One, which, it seems, was repre-
sented by Messrs. Marcantel and
Fontenot. Where, when and by
whom they were elected I know
not. 1 do know that they aCere not
elected bg a respectable minority of
tie Uoter8 Of the acard. The voters
of this ward are, for the most part,
working farmers, and are not blesFI
with any gentlemen of leisure, (if.
such are a blessing,) who can
mount their horses or jump in
their buggies, rush over the ward,
and rally the voters to leave their
work to attend a mass meeting for
any purpose on so short notice.
SO much for the convention at
present.
1 see by your report Of the pro-
ceedings OF the convention, that
DIR. Kirkman put forth two ques-
tions regarding the passage Of the
Free Market Bill !" and stated
that if any gentleman would an
swer them, he would defend him
self against the charge against
him in relation thereto" His
first question: What interest
had Calcasieu for or against
the passage of the bill?" Second 4
+" Who paid the money to secure
its passage" ?" The people of CAL
casieu are interested in opposing
the bill. First: Because it's pas
sage was the result of class leqSsZa- |
lion, which has been so prevalent
under negro and carpet-bag donli-
nation, and BY which the taxpayers
Of the State have been robbed to |
enrich rings Of thieves, by permit
ting them to plumber Che State
Treasury Of the peoples money
extorted from them as taxes, and |
by which rings are clothed with |
chartered powers and exclusive
privileges, to monopolize certain
branches Of trade, that they may |
extort from the people such tribute
as they may choose to exact. by |
such legislation the State and peo-
pie have been brought to the verge /
OF bankruptcy.
Second The people Of Calca-
'sieu are interested against its pas
sage, because il is q blow at do
mestio free trade and conpetittoa,
which should exist in all branches
Of trade.
Third They are interested
against it, because if il is right to
perpetrate such an outrage on
10000 9r 100000 people of New
Orleans, d similar outrage may.
with e0ual iustice. be- imnosad IN