The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-02
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 2, 1878.
THE GNASHI0NALS.


EaIrs ~, 3sIst s--Aj .hong ~ ri /
/ The proceedings of the National
convention yesterday were decidedly
linked. We are informed that one
DR.. Gardner, of East Baton Rouge,
we believe was declared the nominee
for Treasurer, 'though';exactly how
be, got the nomination does not ap.
pear onalehe face of, the papers.
Gen. Beauregard, who had previous
liy declined to allow his name TO be
used dna any tsuch convention, re-
eeived a. majority ON the only ,baiqot
Feast, yet DR. Gardner turns upo as
shelnominee.I faaEi5 il25 aea 81 s.ii |
FaFThis little discrepancy, however,
|amounts to nothing beyond one Of
many illustrations OF the general
chaotic and mixed character Of this
so-called NATIONAL party It is very
easy to- see from what this party
came, but that any movement Strong
enough 70 get -a'convehtion sh6uld
spring from such Sources is a matter
tof profound establishment What is
a. more difficult matter is oellivine
Fthe mission tliis party has set Itself
to fulfill-the public demand it Is
destiaed to satisfy. The private and
personal demands are patent The
convention yesterday enuncfated no
platform, but for that matter, We do
Fnota isee that it needs one h Indeed,
after a second thought, We are conf
dent tits better off without one. If
the platform were honest and candid,
titscouid bnty prenfsesthatA whereas,
we who are getting: this thibg, Up
Phavei been left; and whereas, I We
fshouid not have been WHEREAS We
HAD an idea that wheti the Demo-
Ecfats gos'iato power We Should shavee
} an Office; and whereas, We have lgot
none, as any man can see WITH Gle
mked eye; and. whereas, some OF us
Fwere III when tile Radicals we're run
ming the'mactline,, and whereas, We
are out now. pTnEREfoREi be it re.
solved; that this isiaH wrong, and We
have got to get ~, especially culfom
and CasteIiahds, attorneys Il ''Iaw;
Mad.oa Wells, Todmn' Anderson and and
'othets,a whose taiiGess it is Rot nov
necessary TO mention nor win be till
they disclose what they want '''i'ai
r Thisis the oily honest ana caudid
platform this hash bra party .acodtd
f enanciate,o 'butsitsis very p1ath thai
tthiss sort9o Of a platform, would not be
, calculated to IRE. itha Popular Heart
or determine #tiias7 CAB. ttuai fence,
straddler, he'indcpendenit' av,'S,tet, to
Slide down on thats side of the pabiis
pasture. % Wherefore, the National
convention adopts rs Epiatform aid
fleaves it to- each ST the different Ill.
pirants7 composing Gle party ~ "a
do his own phrase. aking ifrbmal bis
own individual standpoint. sta1as
points differ and therefore platfofhs
must differ. Mr.. II. e. casteilanos
can fling III d few touching words 70
The sold Line Whigs." ~ He' can
utilize that element even as Hayes
has done, you know, but there are
others hodconid.'not put IN that
plank: Admirable party iris. hAdl
mirable for Mr. Castelianos!, also ad-
mirable FIR Judge Cullom.s Equally
admirable; If not more 50, for Mad,
Wells ana TON Anderson and tie
Hayes fraud, Join Sherman, and Ire
Returning Board. 4a''Gn ,yf1aq iaoi
|e9Let she people 81 THIS stats1 bear
in mind the true meaning 81 this
movement e4ernlt It was coacoeted ia
Washington, ny John Sherman sahd
This ilk, and its only import aud pufr--
IpsoHEa i the yindi.c!Sltion II thh Re}Ar
lining Board asian offset to ePotter
| investigation. r. this Nmoyemeft2is
not put down, Louisiana is IS ddiisgrraced
i foE ever. Every vote cast by white
man or decent colored man for one
oftAe candidates put up byathis dew
! ilish and disgraceful combination, is
equivalent toia confession of ,gnilti
ness of all, the rinfamies. sthea savage
y. murders and tfeudish degradation,
charged by John Sherman against
!. our peoplaas the sole Justification so1
j his ownlabasement.aa III WI \ i,ae
4 oIlLetaour people keep this In n,mind
4 when they tareiapproashedi by special
dpleadingsi id thesinterest'o f individu
, alo "a AI,o,,o t,.ll, .l-..-,