The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-10-31

THE LAST Or THE CAMPAIGN.

&osSAo AOAV WINS P"pOA nuU Au'
deed, with this issue, the campaign
will have closed. Whether it shall
result in our success or defeat,
whether it shall bring to rs veal or
woe, the election will be over and
our fate for the next two years de-
cided either for or against us. Ra-
pides, proud, historic old Rapides,
who was ever wont in past political
campaigns to take her place in the
front rank Of her sister parishes
who were nobly battling for Che
right, can claim and is justly enti-
tied to the satisfaction of knowing
that she has nobly done her duty
this time, and on Monday she will
by an almost unanimous vote Of
her white citizens record her pro-
test against the ignorance and cor
ruption which have prevailed in the
high places for eight years of radi
cal misrule in Louisiana. Unterri-
fed, undismayed by the glitter Of
bayonets, the tramp Of cavalry hor-
ses or the clash of cavalry sabres,
every white man feels it to be his
duty to his country, his family and
himself to march boldly, resolutely
to the polls and cast his vote for
the White Peoples Ticket who
promise and will give honesty and
intelligence in the management OF
public affairs, reduction of taxa
ton and an impartial and efficient
execution Of the laws. A Few, only
a few laggards have failed to regis
ter and we have no fears of any di.
vision of the vote or of any holding
back now that only half of the duty
has been performed.
The men Of Rapides, most OF
whom have met and vanquished on
fair fields hosts OF these same ''boys
in blue," are made of sterner stuff
than to he inundated or dlsheart.
ened at their hostile presence
amongst us now, and though every
poll in the parish was guarded by a
double file of bayonets and car.
bines, they will march on Monday
next, as they have marched before
with steady tread and perfect time
to poll their votes for the good and
true men whose election will bring
peace in the stead of this "pomI
and circumstance of war;" quie,
where all is now turmoil and dis
turbance, and plenty where all is
now an unremitting struggle for the
bare necessaries of lite. Williams
Beckwith and Packard have reck
oned without their host, if they
have calculated upon soaring oul
people away from the polls by an,
such paltry device or any such cleo
pioneering trick as sending squad
rons Of cavalry and companies Of
infantry into the country parishes
Now, men of Rapides! Steady
Forward, March ! November End
the goal of our hopes, the day o.
Louisiana's final redemption is al
hand. No man can tell the result
for certain in Rapides, but we will
in the State certainly elect ma
ljority of the Legislature and ou1
State Treasurer. New Orleans viii
give from 10000 to $4,000 majority
for us and the parishes which will
certainly elect their members vii
secure to us, unless again deprived
Of the result by force and fraud
both a Treasurer and the Legisla
ture. The days of Radicalism are
numbered with ''the things that
were" and it will have no further
lease of our fair and stricken State
Freemen White men rejoice
that the dawn Of a better day is ir
the East and with Mondays sun
set will witness unbound, untram
meled Louisiana, enter upon the
high road of peace and prosperity
which is her birth right and the
heritage Of her children. Con.
science stricken, beholding the
handwriting upon the wall which
made Be]shazzar quake and trem
BILE in the midst of his high carni
val of debauchery and profligacy
the radicals are clinging. te
the vain hope that through trcach
cry, fraud or the force of the
1T s. havnnatS there NAV ha some