The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1876-02-04
MONROE, La. FEBRUARY 4, 1876.

MONROE. La. FEBRUARY 4, 1876.
This state Must be Redeemed.
Major Moncure, President OF the late
Democratic Convention, has officially
called = meeting OF the Democratic State
Central Committee, in New Orleans, on
next Thursday, tho 10th. We receive this |
announcement with pleasure, and hope to
$50 n full meeting of the Committee. The
as. business OF tho Committee will be the
Mucn depends upon The kind Of men chosen
for these places. The President should be
An ca.ive. hrln ,liall, who has time to take
care of details AZ we'll IA to provide for the
more comprehensive exigencies of y State
campaign. The party In every parish is
guided in great measure by the action Of
the state Committee, and the Com mittee's
work will be nearly worthless without
thinking, working head. In the recent
election in Mississippi, the Democratic
victory was won mainly through the untir-
ing efforts Of Gen. George. the President OF
tho State Executive Committee. That Com
mittee was worked as the State committees
in New York are, where the plan of the
campaign In deliberately laid down and
then closely carried ont. and where The
entire State II organized, canvassed and
directed, from day to day, by the State Com
mittee.
ton, first, and, second, an Executive State
COMMITTEES, as a central directing power, to
gather Information and to move local
eanizations in a body and with word. To
have this important work done properly.
the Committee must have a President who
Ia not only capable to discharge his duties,
but who has the nerve. zeal and industry
to take hold Of the campaign and carry it
on to complete success. Tho position il no
stnecure. We do not believe that there is,
Just now, in the State II position in the
Democratic party of more responsibility
and of greater possible good for the people
or greater chances OF distinction for the
occupant.
The campaign upon which VIC are entering
Is to be, without question, the fercest
. truggie since the war. Louisiana is to be
edeemed and started forward in tho road to
progress; or the fairest of all the Southern
States Is to be lost. This is tho issue. The
people feel that the decisive moment has
arrived that now, Or never, their homes,
interests and futures must DO saved from
Hadical nisrule, and protec ted from all
aSgressions of the despoilers hereafter and
they are In q mood to make evory sacrifice
of time, energy and labor to assure good
government In future. The feeling OF
opposition to Radicalism il deep, bitter and
Intense. AZ the canvass progresses, this
opposition will increase In intensity and will
require only wise direction to accomplish
tho redemption Of the State.
The Republicans 500 and appreciate the
state ofpublic feelling. In thoir apathy
dissenslous and LOAD professions In favor of
reform, they bat recognize the aroused an
ger Of the people and the utter failure of the
Republican party. Their org ans and their
leaders nre alike In dread of"the perllous
edge" Of the CO Mug battle. What tho
Democracy has to d., therefore, Is to pusl
the d<ht with \ compact oganization wei
kept In hand. There will be no nesd OF the
party vlip, olt should there he. there h !,
never besn time WHOM its use could u.
better Justified.
The De noorats ,nust enter the canvass re
resolved to win. There must be no laggarde
no middle men, no go-betweens. Let n.
obstacles be uncersmuniounly removed.
II Mr.. Kellogg, or bis lieutenant, Antoine
lands la the way, va hope the Democratic
House Of Representative will not hesitat.
to place them In retirement. Let them b..
impsachsd, at the proper time, and let nc
man be Porsoitted to stand between the
honest maases OF this State and the restora-
ton of their rightful inheritance-nn homes,
government OF virtue and intelligence.