The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-06-08


/ him into The st. Louis convention
as On entering wedge, to have bin
defeated, to make him the rallyinf
point Of BOLT, and to run him, d
/ Charles O'Conor was run, as al
adjunct Of tie republican cam
paign.
We readily aequit the veteran
/ ex-governor ofcomplicity with this
scheme If the republican man.
/ ayers and the dead beat politicians
of Ohio. William Allen Is q pure
man. But he il an old man-in
bis second childhood-and abso-
Elutely controlled by others. With
30 conceivable chance Of nom.
ination at ST. Louis. he is allowing
himself at this moment to be used
against Thurman, his kinsnan,
WHO may be set down alongside Of
'Tlden and Bavard and Hendricks
in the popular estimate Of posi-
bilities.
A private circular has been is
sued to select few. We have
seen this circular and we quote
the following from the body Of it
Half the delegates To the Ma
tional democratic convention,
called to meet on the 9th of June
10 the city 81 st. Louis, will 60
there to- sell and the other hnlf to
buy the people are already be-
trayed the Issue is inevitable, and
let it come at once" This is to he
the keynote of the campaign No
matter what the democrats do at
st. Louis, or whom they nominate,
the emissaries of the republican
party, disguised as democrats, are
organized to defeat the ticket. In
1872 they had tue pretext OF Gree
ley. Tn 1876 they have the green
bnck pretext. The same game is
to be played in both cases, and
the indianapolis convention meets
thus early because the men who
are in the intrigue see. the advan-
5age Of taking time by the forelock.
They mean to work up their
more methodicalIy, and
with greater deiiberotion, Chan was
observed in the O'Uopor mntter.
The plot Of these lasn is to try
and force Western nominee on
he st. Louis convention, so "a to
brow the battle-ground into Ohio, |
Indiana, and Illinois, relying upon
he greeuback to maze those States
.ure for the republicans in Ooto-
Der. Ii this fails, and lilden is the |
lonIiuee, their plan is to force
,olt and to go before the country
vita rag. baby ticket, appealing
Q sectional preiudices. This will .
.ccouut for the abuse which they
Ieap upon every democrat of emf
Ienue and responsibility, They
nay be compelled to take Judge
Davis, and, in that eveLt, hU has
lready been nominated in this
In that event the con-
piracy against Governor Allen
,ill terminate with the creation Of
hopeless schism in Ohio.
Democrats may take warming in
.me. None but safe. pradent and
rue men should be sent to ST.
iouis. The most conciliatory
ounsel must prevail, Every dele
ate ought to 90 to the convention
to sacrifice his peculiar
redilections If necessary. Men
it'll hobbies are to be avoided.
his il no time for fooiishness.
The enemy In front Is strong and
AIRY but we shall have to stand
fire in the rear full Of danger.
Down with corruption should
. onr battle.cry, reform our line
march, and If any man refuses
, fall Id, spot him for a traitor. |
i the meaptime the people may
latch the progress of this green
ack conspiracy for themselves, I
dvised ID advance as 10 its mean
IL and purpose. Oourier-Jour
al.
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