The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-05-27
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There is much said about the
position and purpose Of the Dem
ocratic party in Louisiana respect
ING us future action. TO us the
true course Of the party is some
thing so simple and entirely OBJ
vious that We have not thought
that the matter called for remark
but owing to recent expressions
and deyelopements we think u
may not be amiss to declare the
intentions of those who have long
been the opponents 81 the Radical
party in Louisiana. and the Rad-
ical party in the Union at large.
/. The opponents Of Radicalism
in this State are the opponents of
Radicalism everywhere, and in The
stupendous contest Of 1876 they
will support the candidates Of the
Democratic party, nominated IN
proper convention, whether those
candidates are taken from the
East or West, exacting from them
no conditions save adhesion to
Democratic principles and opposi-
ton to Radical corruption.
2. The foes of Radiealism IN
Louisiana, comprising nineteen
twentieths of all the white men in
the State, will neither desire nor
attempt in any way to influence
the Democratic Nominating Con
gention Of candidates, but being
present by representation ia that
body, will give every possible as
surance that the electoral votes Of
Louisiana viii be given for the
nominees of the Convention.
8. All the Democrats Of this
State, and All the good ana jealous
citizens, who under other names
and designations have heretofore
made vigorous war upon Radical
corruption, and all those who look
to "a restoration of anti-Radical
govern ment at Washington Us The
only certain pledge of reform in
Louisiana, will work and vote to-
gether for the success of the Dem
ocratic national candidates, and
for the redemption Of the republic
from the hands of tyrants aud
malefactors.
4. There Will be but one party
in Louisiana in 1876 opposed to-
Radicalism, and that party will be
in thorough accord and complete
unity with the greet anti-Radical
or Democratic party Of the whole
Union nor will their course Of
action Be ID any wax affected BIZ
the name or names By which they
may call themselves or be called
by Others. Remembering that
under the nickname Of /" Looofo-
cos Democrats won sundry bril-
liant victories id former years, we
have no reason now to fear bad
effects from the sonbriquets ap-
piled by our enemies, or even from
any comprehensive name by which
some Of our allies may pfeIer to
Be called.
United ia The pursuit Of 4 COM
mon object and united on the
greater maxims oe governmental
policy. and Ia BE hereafter united
as we trust in the support Of some
good and eminently worthy candi-
date for the presidency, our local
designations can have bat little
Influence, and they Isll il no case
withdraw or seduce q single Louis
lana vote from the candidates Of
the National Democratic party.
We believe TINT al foes of Rad
icalism will feel that they are Dem-
oerats long before the 1st of Mo-
yemher, 1876, and not long aster7
wards they will be glad that they
are Democrats.
S. Although minor NATTER yet,
as a convenient designation, not
iii any way liable to be misnnder-
stood, we propose 70 speak IT the
anti Radicals of Louisiana, espe~
ciallY in their connection with The
great national anti- Radical party.