The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-01-01
Las state Convention

H
,prVatiNc Convention is near ~
hand, and it bcho0ycS those 81
whom has been delegated 10y The
people at large tie responsible
duty OF shaping the policy of the
coping campaign 10 ponder long
anGi we'll their action 4: for gu the
temper, wisdom and discretion OF
the members Il future success
largely depends. There are great
possibilities Of good or evil in the
body, and it rests. with the rea|ers
whether the wheat OF tares with
which the field abounds shall be
harvested. pa. z
1t should first, last and always
be a harmonious convention, for
TO secur harmony and concord in
our ranks, and to strengthen each
others hands against the commou
| enemy is, we conceive, the primal
purpose OF it's assembly. All irrita
ting topics should be carefully
avoided by those who wish well
to the cause. The unfortunate
corpse Of the Wheeler Adjustment
which has had as much trouble
in obtaining christian burial as
did poor Gaibord, should be laid
peacefully and finally away, with
out parade on one side or anathe-
ma Oh the other. .
We trust that Mr.. Booth, should
he be q member, will not, in the
zeal and indiscretiOn SO iRsepara
bic from adolescence, emulate the
ambitious yontll who "fired the
Epheshn Dome," and bring ire.
parable confusion to c0nfound
our councils, by e~udeavoring to
obtain from the convention a con
domination of the Compromise,
and by implication, a censure of
those Representatives who voted
for il.
AS earnestly do Wedeprecate the
possible intention Of some gen
tie men Oh the other side to ask at
it's hands a vindication by resolu
ton of the course of the Lower
House in this matter last Spring.
In Heavens name, gentlemen,
don't touch the subject in either
Of these ways: let the Centennial
year at least dawn in peace, and
though we have no part in that
loyal beatitude we may at least
make II decorous appearance in
the eyes OF our more righteous
brethren who have. Were we d
member of the Legislature, and
had voted tor the Compromise, it
would be to our immediate con-
stituency, and not to a State Con
ventlon. that We should appeal for
an endorsement of our action ; if
the Parish OF Lafourche approves
Mr.. JchnSon's couyse,he can afford
to dispense with The endorsement
Of Ouachita. Any agitation of this
matter Wonld be particularly un-
becoming in this case as we see
from the published lists that many
Representatives appear as dele
gates TO the Convention this. by
the way, we regard as in extreme
bad taste. Delicacy, we think,
should have prompted them to
recuse themselves from sitting in
Judgment Oh their own eases. But
the Convention should Mo what
our delegation in Congress SO sig
na!iy failed III doing at the opening
Oh the session i'll the Spencer-M We
rey CONTROVERSY F: viz % refute
the aalaciouSly false statements
OF Messi's. Wheeler and Frye with
regard to the intent and meaning
OF the resolution recognizing the
Kellogg government ; this done,
and delegates elected to the
National Democratic Conventions,
they should turn to the panacea
Of our ills--lcform.
The people demand practical
relief from the burdens wlliel, are
crushing them to she earth; orc
Ubiquitous law eXpunged from the
Statute book, one mill stricken
from our tax rate, is worth more
to Louisiana than all the tears !
and rant expended on her wrongs
by Northern Democrats.
The next campaignin this State
destined to be a fierce graphic,
the dominant faction wellknowing
that once defeated in IL general
constant there would he no resur-
rectIon for them, and our eyes
would be gladdened by the specta
Gle already witnessed by those
redeemed from Carpet bag
OF "a Heglra of the vul,ures
from our State ; and with Grant
out OF the White House, they
not have even the diving
christians consolation they
could not sing Il know that my
Hedeemer livetb.' This glorious
result can be attained through the
and harmonious action of the