The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-26
Eloquent Appeal.

A DENUNCIAT1oN OF THE RETURNING
BOARD AND A RALLY TO
THE PEOPLE.
At mass meeting of the citizens
of Jackson Parish, Honorable E. f.
Kidd, the eloquent Representative
of that Parish, made an exhaustive
speech, reviewing the action of the
late Legislature, and concluded with
the following strong appeal to the
Democracy to rally for the approach
ing fight:
He said that there was no doubt
that the failure of the General As
sembly to abolish the Returning
Board had caused much dependency
throughout the State. When he had
told the people that this was wrong,
and that the Returning Board would
not be in the way, he had been an
swered with the old proverb, "What
has been done may be done again."
But this saying, he said, referred to
virtuous action, and not to deeds of
tyrants. 1t was by continual acts of
wrong and oppression that tyrants
laid the foundation for their own
destruction.
The last Returning Board went too
far; its moral support, based upon
loud declarations of an unfair and
intimidating election on the part Of
the Conservatives, was knocked high.
er than a kite by the Wheeler com.
mittee. The terrible satire pro
nounced upon it by the reversing
decision of that committee had seal
led its doom. Captain Kidd said
with emphasis: "Let no Democrat ac
cept q position on that board" let TIL
lwamy die acith the infamous. AL
we have to do is to 60 to work ant
honestly carry the election, as we car
do, and there will be no fears for the
ultimate results. Above everything
we must avoid luke warmncss ane
dependency; no man ever yet &C
complished anything who began will
a responding heart. Only veal
minds look upon the future through
a dark veil. When the sun goeI
down, still let us gaze upon til,
heavens where God writes light ant
hope in characters of blazing dia
monds; and if clouds obscure these
remember that clouds do pass away
He said: Fellow citizens, I have sect
it somewhere stated that far towards
the Northern pole there is a spot S,
elevated that upon it's lofty SUNNI
the sun never sets, while all else il
wrapped in gloom eternal sunshin,
plays around its towering height
Whether or not this be a physica
fact, yet how grand and suggestiv,
is the thought? To those who dwell
in the low plains of despair the sui
Of Louisiana's prosperity has alread,
ceased to shine, but for those VIII
occupy hopes sublime and elevated
that sun still brightly glows, and b.
the help Of the blessed God it shal
never go down. We must not de
spair Home, family, friends, tn
, children who cling around US asking
may be, for bread, everything, reli
gion itself, demands that in the CON
ing campaign we shall make on
grand, one last and desperate strue
gle to regain the liberty we have los
the liberty that enables freeme
elsewhere in the land Of Washingto
to live under the government {
their choice. From this day fortl
let every one of US, old and youns
swear by the memories of the pas
by the blood Of the fathers, that w
too, will be free. When we behol
this high determination throughor
the State; when we know our brett
rem are thus fred for the fight; the
we can gladly shout
Cease Louisiana, cease to sigh,
For thy redemption draweth nigh.
And when tue battle is over; when
has been bravely fought and honestl
> won, as it will be; then no Rcturnin
I Board, though backed by hell itsel
t can alter the result.
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