The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-11-24
LET Us EMBRACE.

accomplished ioicSiiaeioWS Guts1 uiCN
is to follow in this State next au-
tumn. The Confederate Democracy,
as the New Orleans Republican sneer-
ingly styles the victorious party,
have trlumphed there. The same
elements will combine here, and here
triumph. The Radical managers in
their extremity are looking for re-
cruits. They have thrown out their
nets in the hope of entangling unwary
fish in their meshes. They will catch
only gudgeons.
Among the prey for which bait is
now set are what the Radical press
is pleased to call the cold line
Wings" What tender solicitude do
these octogenarians awaken in the
breasts of Radical writer's of this year
of grace 1875! With what paternal
care and concern do the fledgelings
of this hour point ont to the men of
past generation the path that duty
bids them walk in! Why will you
longer support the Democratic party,
say the Radical pulse-feelers to the
shadowy band they suppose them
selves to be addressing-a Party that
was your ancient enemy and against
which you have SO many prejudices
unextinguished, so many hatreds un-
forgiven2 Why will you not rather
unite with us, who are of one mind
and one heart in contesting every
inch of ground with this Party which
we hate now with the same viru-
lenee that you did in the old days?
evil you, will You walk into my parlor
Said the spider to the fly,
IT'S the prettiest little parlor
That ever you did spy?"
The invitation is very cordial but
the company is not attractive, and
we hazard nothing in predicting it
will allure none worth retaining
That band of conscientious and high
toned gentlemen, who once followed
the clarion-shout of Henry Clay, will
never consort with thieves, pecula-
tors, perjurers, the filth and scum of
that vast army that came down here
to rob, or their coadjutors whom they
found here "to the manner born"
that helped them in their nefarious
work and shared it's plumber. Old
line Wings can find no element there
with which they can coalesce. They
may not like Democrats, but they
hate and abhor thieves and rascals.
They can cast aside their old party
garments, but they will not abdicate
their position of honorable men.
The Wing Party has been dead a
of century. Its last expir-
ing breath feeted in the Waterloo
rout of so, but its dissolution had
been practically accomplished before
that date. Those Southern men who
were its fast adherents and who sur
rived it, and those who were youths
before and during the war and there
ore knew nothing Of it as an actiye
lgent in politics, naturally attached
themselves to the only organization
hat entertained principles in unison
With their own. The old questions
hat divided the Wing and Democra-
ic parties, such as the constitution
llity or expediency of a National
Sank, protective tariff, etc. had
disappeared. They belonged to, and
we're inferred in the dead past
1enceforth Democracy meant only
ntagonism to the vicious tenets and
'ractices.o the new Party that had
prung up on the ruins of the Con-
titution it had carelessly violated
Ienceforth every Southern man was
Democrat who opposed himself to
he GENERALIZATION that was rapidly
bsorbing all powers of the States
nd concentrating them in the Fede-
al Government. Every man was
Democrat who was revoltcd by the
tyranny of the central government to
he South, and by the villainous acts
f the agents of that government,
9th CIVIL and military.
And thus it will continue to be-
The Confederate Democracy" means
II white men in the Southern States
Tho place principle above plumber,
nd it will hereafter include by that
e6nition large proportion Of col
red meu who have found out how.
hey have been duped these long
ears, and who are not going to be
uped any longer.
The Radical papers may groan
yer the loss of their black phalanx,
ut it will not bring back the past
onditiop, They appear 10 believe