The weekly Louisianian., 1874-07-11
.SENA TOR At
y. TIE TENTH VAR RE-:
: PUBLICAN CLUB.

OH lueSuaF nlBnt OOF'f Hull
back paid his first visit to the above
Club. After the transaction Of the
routine business the committee on
orators, reported through their
Chairman, M. Battle Payne, that
Gov. Pinchback would address the
Club. On motion, q committee OF
three, consisting Of Messrs. Flatow,
Nichols and Payne, We're appointed
Ito escort the Governor 20 the stand.
On being introduced by the President,
three rousing cheers were proposed
and given with a hearty good will.
Gov. Pinchback spoke in SUBJ
stance as follows:
Mr.. President and gentlemen of
tho Tenth Ward Club: I attended
your meeting this evening for the
purpose of enrolling myself as q
member OF your Club, but I am now
Seriously considering whether I
desire to be a member Of this Club
or not, and must frankly tell you
that if the disorderly conduct which
has characterized your action thus
far this evening, is to be the rule Of
your conduct, I Go not desire nor
can I afford to become one of your
number.
The Republican party and its
glorious principles are as dear to
me as any man living, and / am
willing to give my time and money
and even to shed my life's blood in
its defence, when these influences
can be directed against the enemy;
but I am not willing to give either
time, money, or labor to disorderly
gatherings in which Republicans
turn upon and try to rend one
another, and I repeat that if such
scenes as those I have witnessed to-
night are to characterize your pro-
ceedings, this VISIT, although the
first, will be my last.
Fellow-citizens, I perhaps would
not have saidaword about your pro-
ceedings, had it not been that I have
observed, with feelings OF pain and
regret, that all Of the disturbance
and disposition to quarrel and war
with each other, has been, among
the colored men OF the Club-those
whose interest it is to stand together
as one man, in defence, not only Of
their political rights and privileges,
but even of their very existence.
Had our white fellow-citizens, mem
bers of this Club, been participants
in this disorder, I probably would
not have said a word, but I feel
compelled to address you these
words of sober warning to SO de-
port yourselves as not only to equal
our white fellow-citizens in order,
decorum and dignity in the transac-
ton of our political business, but to
excel them, SO that when the oppo-
sition press, teens with charges Of
our incompetency or ignorance we
can point with pride to our orderly
gatherings, and the manner III
which we transact our business RS
compared with the white Clubs in
RECITATION Of these charges.
The time has arrived in the polit-
ical history OF Louisiana when
every mar must be madeto feel and
understand that he, IN some sort,
must bear the burden and rospon-
sibiIity Of government.
It is a mistaken idea to suppose
that the large property owners are
alone sufferers from taxation and
bad government. The poorest, the
lowest, and most ignorant suffer
equally with the highest, the richest
and most intelligent, in the increased
price of the necessities Of life, such
as food, raiment and shelter, and
they bear an equal share Of the
responsibility in the selection Of
the officers who administer the
government. In the choice of men
for position you must be influenced,
not by your personal feelings,
taking only those you regard as
favorites and friends, but you must
select men who are competent to
discharge efficiently the duties that
may devo1ve upon them.