The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-13
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TO THE RESCUE!

Nv AA SD0VVDs
lPlantsts Of Rapides. sugar planter
of Rapides! the ghoul of HWe, til,
Peoples" Nat. Weils' own, in his is
sue of this morning, viii, the in
stincts of a defamer; and the aferocit,
and snarling Of grave digging hycn'
pitches into you, and Iyingly assertl
that you have threatened TO dis
charge your colored hands If they fai
to vote the Democratic ticket. This
on the eve of the election is the ole
and palsied intimidation, orders o
the old Returning Boarder, making
his last fight, and in the person o
his hireling ,scribhler, whom he ha'
trained like Eliza Pinkston Of 1876
and expects to gain few votes fol
his jembalaya ticket. Planters and
voters Of Eapides, you are NOW free
men! no more soldiers and Metropol
itans on guard the day Of election to
force these colored men to vote the
radical ticket, and to drive you from
your duty, that day is gone and il
buried 10 the tomb Of Radicalism'
lnfamies IN Rapides, and yon NOV
have the same rights as these lead
ers, all bad and unprincipled men
and you must be prepared to asser
these riglss every hour Of the. day
on next Tuesday while the polls ar.
opened, Have no fears FOR, the i'm
piled threats Of old, Mad. Wells
through the vaporings and boasts .;
his defamer Of 1--WE the, PsopIe."
Work, work hard, work'well and hon
estly On next Tuesday, for tie sue
cess OF. the Democratic Conservative
ticket, headed BY men who are tht
peers oftst thousand such a medley
as the, Independent, i National " rk
ingman's- Republican Custom . House
ticket. Don'tbe backward iu' assert
ing these rights, but make it youl
special business to vote early,l ant
then make your, vote countnt twice
thrice, and even ten fold in work
with'these very colored voters Mat
Wells man Friday asserts you arr
going to discharge. Sling back tb'
foul lie in his face, and Ia that efeal
his hackers, who, are trying to mass
these negro votes against yonr rac'
,for, the sole pnrposeof hitehing you
race behind the, juggernau;. Of an in
fertor one. Huri .siag1.si ii a,Rp,
'H OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ,,i,t.
u ATTENTION ALExANDRrA oWARD.-
Voters Of. Alexandria" Ward! 20,
have always been over run and oyer
crowded With the black masses o
Radicalism's slaves and cohorts, ant
they have always been hurled def
antly against your white-conserva
tive columns, with q vengeance and
':astardly coatnmely upequalled i
the history of elections ia a fire.
country. They have always masset
q majority of nearly 400 against 70,
and grihned CHASTITY at you when TIN
votes were, counted. And all thes,
ills still remem bered, have been don!
under the glitter Of Federal bayoneta
in the Court House yard, and TIL
|clank OF swords and spurs Of thei
y, S, Cavalry, and under ithhse l ,satveil
lance of their III. S.,sMarshals,l AM
The Instructions Of their spy Com
missiopeta. 5, All that is nov over
and, on nsxt Tuesday, ,yon will-hay'
afair ngbt clean ;tield, honest Com
tmissiensss and an even shake. Ar
you ready aud preparedrto givetbaltl'
to your p ola foe will all these ever
chances2asWith all, the odds against
heretofore, you have never sfnkered
we're never dispaysd and and. always me-
the shockIolike mea,a like. sfreemen
Clad yourselves again in sthe sam,
armor right, jpislIiqeg' and fair pi,' play
nnfurl your gperdon, march to til,
music and slogan Of your glorious
honest and consistent party, folios
the lead Of. Tie. P1aned Knights %
your iavincibleotioket change tn,
jambaa!aysa ticket q Ct every point, at 1sv
cry opening, give it no respite, ne
'breathing spell, on election day re
member the wrongs q your part,
tandlyour race, avenge them o. mex
Tuesday, let the welkin ring With
vietoriou. shouts H. II never sdy ta,1
and our word for.it, your Ward vii
be be redeemed and regenerated, Iant
your majority At and / in q. II t,, must aot
will be At least ffty!9a y sid .afsi
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