The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-09-30
OUR PARISH CONTEST.
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OUR PARISH CONTEST.
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We fear oas people generally are
hot asyet aroused 10 the Importance
Of the contest now fully inaugurated
Eand infull tideof a successful termi-
nation In or Pasish. This election
is for freeEmembers to the next Leg
is'ature, which is to eventually de-
eide the fatesef Louisiana as a sol
vent and decent State of the Union.
This Legislature will be equal to a
Constitutional Convention, and must
undo and check the evils, crushing
and tdamnings, (which have been i'm
posed on Us BY the last three infa,
nous bodies, which have SO long mis-
represented the people. Uhder these
circumstances, and with such incen
tives for good ahead, can our people
be too often reminded Of their duty,
their plain, solemn duty? They have
everything at stake-property, life,
honor, all which true men can hold
sacred, and backed by the purestand
most honored principles ever at issue
in any cause. Thus and with truth
is that cause to be upheld and every
honorable effort made, at,all and ey-
cry risk, to crown it with victory.
If we have reason to be proud Of
our cause, we have certainly the same
Just pride''to boast of the men whom
the people, through their Parish Con
vention, have" chosen as our candi-
dates and standard bearers, and great
err should be the reasons for us to
strike telling blows for them and our
selves. These candidates are good
and true men, bound and linked to us
and our material interests, by all the
good and manly traits, which fill the
breasts Of all good citizens, and are
Of and with us in the present strug
gle for all we hold dear. Active, en-
ergetic, talented, gentlemen by birth,
education and associations, they COM
mingle together all til e requisite
traits which are necessary in such a
crisis as is upon US, and we feel and
know they are alive to the Importance
of the trust, which; has been handed
them byiopr Pe9ple, 1t makes little,
difference, right now, what little per-
sonal aspirations ay have been
blasted in our selections; they have
been honestly and fairly. made and
conferred, and every feeling should
be thrown in for them, regardless of
all past differences. The ticket, I'M
der all circumstances, is so far supe-
rior, and better than anything which
can be held out to u.s.. that not one
moments thought should be filtered
away against it. On the contrary,
we repeatait, we should be proud Of
it and glad to move for it, work for
lit, fight for it, elect it. a.-
And we are sure we can elect,every
man on it, without a falterU or a
scratch, if we only will it, and move
to find the way for. that will: A few
weeks of good, hard, earnest, effec-
five work is all we need, is all. that is
required to effect the consummation
Iof our noble purposes, and we cannot
be too urgent or demanding. on, our
people to look the. matter square, in
the face and make up their minds at
once to rally in the good work. Our
candidates are moving and actively
doing more than their share; and
some help from other quarters will
tell, and aid to give The death blow
to Radicalism in Rapides. S''' p.
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