The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-15


ment apparently intended to carry the next
| election BY armed violence and intimidation
| would be as marked and total failure AZ
| those of former years. He reminded them
that Notwithstanding the attempt to over
slaugh the Republican majority IN 1877,
! when they had the aid of Warmoth's fingers,
reckoned to be worth 90, 900 votes, every Re-
publican candidate for Congress was seated
/ every Republican nominee for State Office
| placed in possession of his rightful position.
| So it was in 1868 so it was in 1870, and 30
it will be in 1874. If the OPPOSITION can, in
fair and honest election, carry the State,
they are welcome to enjoy the fruits Of their
victory but if it is sought to trample a free
expression OF the peoples will under foot by
mob violence and organized intimidation, SO
sure as there is just God In Heaven, the
| outrage will fail of the desired end. ALI the
power of the State and general government
for all classes of the people of this State in
the approaching contest and if Republicans
are to be murdered, or driven from the polls,
and prevented from exercising the prIvl-
/ cges of citizenship, according to their own
desires, swift measures win be taken to
avenge their wrongs, and prevent their en-
| emies from realizing the benefits or power
| they may hope to gain by such foul means.
| The speaker exhorted the Republicans to
purify their party wherever the Odium of
dishonesty might attach to their parish gov
| ernments, to weed out the unworthy officials
| and replace them with men of principle and
integrity. Send your best and most intelli-
gent men to the Legislature put forth your
best material in nominations for all local
| offices stand firm upon the rock of your
| own integrity, and upon the principles of
Republicanism command the respect and
confidence of the people of the State and
nation by your party action to-day and
hereafter, and all will yet be we'll. Be true
to yourselves and the people you represent,
and no more glorious victory will have been
| achieved by the Republican party Of Lou
isiana than that of November 1874.
| If the close of the presidents address was
cheering and reassuring, the opening must
| be referred to as graceful and cOurt1y. Re-
| ferring to the course of his opponent and
| the adherents of that gentleman, he said
| that he could indulge in no self-gratulations.
He said that his election should be viewed
in no other light than a simple approval of
his past course, and reflected no disparage-
ment or disapproval upon the gentleman
who had been his opponent.
| In the course of his remarks Mr.. Packard
alluded to the arrogant assumption of purity
and virtue affected by the Democratic party.
He asked if the Democrats could expect the
| people to forget that the election laws had
been denounced as infamous by the DEM
| Ocracy, but were gladly used by them when
| Warmoth joined their ranks. 1t would thus
| appear that when they could manipulate q
! law that was odious and unjust it became
inoffensive, just and clear.
/ MIR. Packardis clear, earnest and vigorous
remarks we're listened to with profound at
| tention, and seemed to embody the ideas of
the entire convention. The party policy to
be adopted, while neither arrogant nor de-
FAINT, is of an Independent and selfrelying
spirit. Race issues are to be avoided if con-
siEtent with dignity and the rights guar
auteed by the laws. Such was the purport
of the address. 1t was calm, temperate in
tone, precise of phrase, and at times forcibly
| eloquent The Vaccinations and intrigues
| of the White League were fully exposed,
| and the potent fact and tangible good eff
| fected by Republican Legislature in re-
ducing the State taxes from twenty-one
mills to fourteen and one-haf mills was
brought forward as convincing proof OF
the good intentions and well meaning policy
Of the party.
Before the vote for the candidates
for the nomination for Treasurer was
announced, Mr.. Morey moved that
the nomination of Mr.. Dubuclet be
made unanimous, which was carried
amid the greatest enthusiasm. The
mover was borne to the platform on
the shoulders of delegates and called
upon for speech.
Mr.. Morey thanked the convention for
| their manifestations Of approval. He could
| assure the members that in the late contest
| he had been actuated by no personal mo
| tiyes. Il had been at the request of friends
that his name had been presented to the del
egates for their consideration. Referring to
his successful opponent, Mr.. Morey said he
| had nothing to say but words of praise for
| Mr.. Dubuclet. He is an old and tried Re
publican, and with a reputation, even among
his political antagonists, above reproaeh. It
is the policy OF the Republican party to NOM
mate such men. In order to retain the SYM
patty of the North it ia incumbent upon the
| Republican party to put up for Office none
but men of undoubted honesty. The speaker
alluded to the fate Of other Southern States,
brought about by party dissensions and q
/ reckless imprudenee in their choice of lead
4 ers. The attention of the nation is now di-
Fected to the State of Louisiana. The nomi-
nations thus far made by this convention are
unexceptionable. They indicate that You
| are sincere in your endeayors to select the
best men.
Mr.. Dubuclet was then loudly called
for, and responded thus:
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the con-
| VenuOn-1no h0nOr conferred upon me DY n
nomination for third term to the office of
State Treasurer, is received by me with
heartfelt qualification. I have endeavored
in the past to discharge the duties of this
department to the satisfaction of the public !;
my whole energies and whatever ability
possess were employed for that purpose, and
whatever may have been my deficiencies in
that respect, have the satisfaction Of hav-
ing obtained credit for having brought hon.
esty of purpose in the discharge of those du-
ties. If reelected I will follow the same
course with additional zeal.
| The following resolutions, reported
by the committee on platform, were
unanimously adopted:
Tho Republican party of Louisiana, as
sembled in convention in the city of New
Orleans on the fifth day of August, 1874, as
sumes and declares that the National Re-
tional Republican party is a party of positive
principles and definite purposes; party of
grand achievements and a glorious history !;
q party of internal improvements and OF
material development q party of peace and
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