The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-06-06

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Correspondence.
CAloAsrnU PARISH, Nay %, "a
Editor Weekly Echo
We notice Is your issue Of Che 28d
instant That we have three candidates
ia the field Cor the State Senate Why
Is this ia Ole ines three candidates..
nol three dozen, would not affect or
interests, because the contest would be-
between gentlemen, and no desire to
inlure was carried by either of them.
But now. tho three gentlemen, eandi-
dates, who ask us for our yotes know
perfectly well that neither Of them can
be.elected- II they persist n running
the contrary, the enemy will elect dbSir
man
We do not suppose these three can
didates see any honor attached to the
of8ce of State Senator; but we think
and hope, IL the whole three persist in
running, the lucky one will carry with
him to the s 8o.called Senate" d
purifying influence FOX that body.
Though, can't they see that neither Of
them ctn b. elected If they al run to-
gether. Will it not be safe conclu-
sion to assume that division of our
votes among them win elect Radical
Hence, gentlemen, let us, we, the
people, talk the matter over together
with you and see ii we can not, with
your knowledge Of affairs and orr I'm
sophisticated innocence, agree upon
some better plan than the one you now
offer us for this campaign.
Our enemies say: The people are
corrupt and use this in mitigation
and Justification Of their Villainy and
oppression. We deny it, and to prove
it, now call npon yous gentlemen candi-
dates, TO join and aid us iii considering
the following plnn Elect delegates
from every parish, to meet in a gene
raj Senatorial Convention. with instruc-
tions to choose q candidate who shall,
when he pledges his faith to the. people
and Democratic-loving liberty prin-
ciples, receive our votes, and no one
else. The furtner qualification of this
candidate shall be with reference TO
unimpeachab}e character he shall be
peculiarly qualified with an indopen-
dence OF mind and integrity Of pun
pose to stand by and defend the peo
pies morals, rights and liberties to the
bitter end-eyen il lie should be the
last left upon the burning deck.
Let MS have no finching, no Sinking
OF duty, and no opportunity lost to
defend us-let us be explicit in our
instructions to our Representatives
We want no more sugar and vine
gar candidates. We want to know
Just where we stand if in the right o.
IN the wrong, we want to know. hence
we want no more volunteer candidates
they are too anxious for The Offices
Let us show to tho nation that, ii
g Grant, with his bayonets. can frus-
trate our attempts ut physical defense,
he cannot stop our appeals for relief to
their morals and charities
Let us have no more Chattanooga
Slaughterhouse, Free Market, Shin
Island Canal, and GasIight sell-outs.
When Gran" struck ut American
liberty through the PROSTATE form of
poor Louisiana, the shiyer permeated
the nation, and we see it's effects in the
last elections, North ana West. Now
let us so to work, and beginning at the
bottom Of the present pillarof political
lnfamy, pick out the supports. tits
here, in the State elections where it
can only be done effectualIy.
You are, Mr.. Editor, calling weekly
for emigration to our parish; but lot as
tell you, if we 40 not show "a tile world
that we are not corrupt that we are
good Democratic citizens noneof the
go-between kind, who style themselves
: Conservatives we win never i'm.
prove our present condition, nor leave
Liberty to otlr children.
Come, let MS have the convention.
We Can elect but one man CalclsieI
where IL your banner?
Respectfully, TuG PEopLR.