The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-03
THAT BARBECUE.

seems Tdtutf sIulAoN Ia
mood, on the Barbecue question, and d
on it to please ''inqulrlng S
minds" and branches off into com Il
parsons "of notesas to be pursued
by the white people of the Parish )
the party name etc, etc" We guess
as Yankee would say, after this eA-
PLANTATION, we would rather see more
concert of action, more and attract +
i've publicity given to so important a
subject, and though this Barbecue be
buta starter, it should be remembered
that nothing equals a good and fair
start, and a good, well matured and
universally accepted beginning is
nearly always indicative ofthe best
motives, and is sure to be crowned
with success. Success, decisive and
well defined success, is just what we
want, and in the coming contest moth
inc should be hazarded, no false risks
taken, and above all that thing Of new
name well looked into, well pondered
on. and beware the Florida reefs on
which we were wrecked in last can
vass. Experience, dearly bought ex-
perience, should be a good guiae3 and
I.by all means, we should not run after
false gods and shrug an impatient
shoulder on past and tried friends.
To be plain and to come to the point,
the Democrat right here desires to
rise and explain, and .pointedly' ana
briefly at that: there is now, and al
ways has been but one party, one ma
tional organization in this country,
opposed to Radicalism, under its va
| ried names, and under the different
banners it has sailed and battled
$ against true Republican principles,
n and that party is the National De-
. mocracy, one whose victories and de-
feats we have follow and honored,
S since the memorable campaign OF
s 1910, and whose tenets and doctrines
s are vet dear and sacred to us. That
$ party yet lives, and never has failed
s to assert and maintain it's doctrines,
:; and now, more perhaps than ever,
r waves it's triumphant banners, hut
l. tering to the breeze, with. its I'm,
l. chaneeable and time honored princi'
;e pies enunciated so plainly and forcl
y bly, tibet they need not be mistaken
[. From one end of the Union to its
le furtherest confines, its organization
l. is cemented compact, and on every
4 battle field it accepts battle ane
a. strikes for the right. The victorious
ID shouts of its thousands of hosts ant
lie adherents, are yet ringing in the air
S, in commemoration of many CRANE
r and recent victories in the North
East and West, and shall we of tn
is South. now turn from such a party
pc or for one moment pause or hesitat
tie hetween II and the infamous part
ry now ruling our unfortunate country
We There is now in this mighty land, a
to parties stand and as all future sign
ut indicate, but two roads to be ira,
b. elled- Radicalism now holds til
ly, gateway of one Of these, and Demo
he racy contests for the right Of the oil
ef- er, and seeks to replace her fngt
he boards at every cross road and b.
III path. ..e ;r ,
lin We thus plainly and honestly e:
lde press our firm and serious conviction
by consecrated by years Of maturity al
or dear bought experience, and desire
ace be placed on record right, at tt
the very threshold Of our coming hgf
ng- for all that is dear and sacred to m;
vi in this WORLD and above all we ha
red no desire or intention to be consi
ais, cred a croaker or a fault finder
, of these premises, but on the contra
be we sound our notes of alarm a
warning in time to our patriotic a
&C honored constituency of old Rapid
leir and above all we desire to be plain
leir understood. The Democrat has
at ways followed and fought under I
re- old flag of Democracy, with only G
h exception, the last general eleetl'
0 be when we were loaned out for the
litv casion; and now more than ever
inc desire to return to the old faith a
and fight once more the good fight .un'
the the same old flag. IL -. 7s.ga g.
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