The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-07-18

sucl, chargcs aguinst tho Demo:
Gratis of:he city, for to them arc
lltthcy iact,2i fonthalaoncr g hav-
ting ID G. FERN 4lectotl FIR orr
rari. 1S5 ot on their par
| tSb Got Nloo won)e have been
over bellf bg|X lcfeatd but for
the (anitsous IMPORT u tho Dem
locray Of New 0Ieans. And they
! now Promise 20, go majority for the
Conservative or anti.Itadical ticket.
II harmony and united action is 70.
ally desired by the Democrat, why
twas it so hasty In condemning tho
faction of the Central COMMITTEES
before the people generally bad seen
their Address,, and had reflected
upon it's prop6sitioni Would not
|it have been much better policy to
have awaited some action upon the
part of tho masses Of our people,
before declaring so nuthoritiuely
that they "would not send Dele.
gates to tho Convention I" Men
may be induced by argument and
persuasion tochMngo their opinions,
but few will be driven by threats.
of opposition to submit their will
and Judgment to the control Of
|0thers. No man, or set Of men in
Louisiana, who have q spark of
patriotism. in their hearts, should
in this hour of her travail, insist
that his yiotcs Of what is the best
course to be parsuell, in order to
obtain the control OF our affairs,
should be adopted, With unity Of
purpose and Of action, we may sue.
coed in rcdecmimg our State. y
We cannot afford to drive one
cote from us by inprudent dcnun-
Citations. We must all determine to
make every compromise Except of
principle aud our self respect1 re-
quircd to bring to the support OF the
peoples candidates, every Conser.
vative man in the State. The only
issue presented is-viz: "Shall tire
Radicals, pet-baggcrs and ig.
norant negroes continue to rule orr
people, or shall the white people
:lpd tax payers take control OF their
own affairs" When we arefin pos,
scsscssion Of our rights, VIC can af-
ford perhaps to quarrel among our
selves, but we cannot do so now.
| have no idea that the State Com.
mittee will rcccdc from their posi-
ton and I have no doubt that the
Conservative people Of this parish
and OF the whole State, will act in
accordance with their invitation
and support tho candidates nomi.
mated by the convention on the 4th
Monday in August. If there he
any division and disscnsion among
us, it will not be because tue Con-
vention was called to meet in New
Orleans, but because Of the rule or
ruin policy, pursued by Office seek
crs for several years past, in ou:
State. / think / have seen eyiden
ccs Of determination Oh the part
Of the people to act for themselves
in the coming canvas, and bring out
MS candidates, for tho various. Off
ces to he filed, u different class of
men than those whom professional
politicians have heretofore present
ed for their snf1'rages. ! believe that
every honest patriot in Louisiana,
will "grasp the hand Of fellowship
extended to all Conservative voters
without regard to past political af
liliations, who are opposed to Rad
ical rule as proposed by the Dem
ocratic. Central CoWmttcc. There
is ~ Democratic Executive commit
tee in this parish, who were APP
pointed in 1872, and it is their du.
ty, with which they Will comply in
due time, to issue a call for a Mass
meeting OF "all conservative voters
in this parish, without reference to
past political affiliations" for the
purpose Of selecting delegates to re-
present this parish in the State
Convention to assemble cn the 4th
Monday in Angust--and to provide
for the nomination Of candidates
aor the various Parish Offices to be
filed at the election in November,
Rapides aciH he represented in the
State Convention to meet on the 4th
Monday of August in New Orleans,
and the people will support the
candidates they nominate.
T.. A. HUNTER.