The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-03
WE MUST WIN.

We are now more than ever
in the opinion and hon
est conviction, that in the approach
ing National, State and Parochial
contests we are almost certain to win
and that victory and success are
within our reach. Every incentive
which can move a people to good
deeds and an honest, square-up fight
loom up before US, and our enemies
with their bad and damning record
are more than trumpet toned blasts
for the triumph which awaits u.s.
The good old ship of State has been
dashing upon the breakers and quick
sands of corruption during these lat
ter years of Grantism and robbery
until she is we'll nigh wrecked. She
sails in sea of corruption with rob-
bers on her deck, defaulters at the
helm, harlots in the cabin and gang
of burglars slowed away in the hold.
Unless the battered old hulk is soon
rescued from the pirate crew that
hold her and taken into port for re
pairs she will go to the bottom with
her load of rascality, dragging down
with her the last ragged remnant OF
the respect which the nations of the
world once had for the "Model Re
public" No buccaneer that ever
sailed the seas and plundered the
gold-laden galleons of Spain ever car
ried more reckless and dishonest
crew. A venal, drunken, bribe-tak
ing President surrounded by greedy
favorites, toadies, parasites and con
tractors, who in turn have their han
gers on and dependents, all combin
ing to divert the public moneys from
the Golfers of the nation into theil
own pockets. A Secretary of State
whose son-in-law receives yearly
tribute of Spanish gold for his infu
ence with the Department Of State ir
grave matters pending between Spair
and the United States. A Secretar,
of the Navy who has grown rich OF
percentages on contracts in the Navy
Department. A Secretary of Wa
who sold appointments by wholesale
to the highest bidders. An Attor
ney General who intrigued to defea
the ends ofjustice and screen thieve:
who had defrauded the Government
out of millions of money, and finally
a Secretary of the Treasury who be
cause he has not fallen in with thei
dishonest schemes is hated, villifieG
and snubbed by long line of gov.
eminent officials from the President
down to the Deputy Assistant door
keeper of the White House. The
picture may seem strongly drawn
but we could make it stronger and
still leave damning evidences of guilt
and crime untouched. We could &C
into the record of the Blaines, the
Garfelds, the Camerons and Other
statesmen who by their. superior
shrewdness have been enabled tt
pocket their Credit Mobilier, Pacific
Mail and other subsidy swag and
escape thus far with only thick
coat of whitewash-white sepulchre:
all, with the slabs falling out and dis
closing the dry bones, the rottenness
and the death. dust within.
At this early start in the canvass
we are led to a repetition of these
ellis a d woes'' of Grantism al
Washington as home reminder tina
those of Kelloggism in Louisiana ART
of the same sort and are yet blantan'
in our very midst, and these remind
ers are thrown to our people for theil
real worth, with the knowledge ant
understanding, that we intend tt
fight them on the whole while will
the weapons of Democracy, and will
no other weapons but those directed
and aimed by the tenets of our time
honored party. The unity bonds
which now more than ever should ce
ment our people as one link, are, w
are glad to perceive, becoming en-
grated into their very souls, and tina
the willingness and fraternal feeling
which always spring from unity ar
to be the binding bonds and links o
our coming success and sure victory
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-THoUGH we have no patienc
with the professional, who shove
himself on the people for chance a
every Office in his gift, still We ar
glad to see a multiplicity of goo
men offer themselves for the variou
offices in the gift of the people,
When good and competent men ar
candidates for a nomination, Their
can be no danger of bad ones slip
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