Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-10-26

made SO admirable a Governor that the
Radicals cannot start an opponent TO
run against him, and he will be returned
as Governor without opposition. His
canvass of the State is u perfect ovation
u trumphal march wherever he goes.
The people flock to hear him in immense
crowds-white and blick-and of the
two, the negroes are by far the most
enthusiastic and dem onStrative in their
public meetings. 1t is said that the ne
groes would themselves elect Govr. II.
over any Radical in the State, were the
white voters to stay away from the polls,
altogether. Governor II. tells his audi
ences of the necessity of having Il DEM
ocratic Legislature in order to sustain
him in administering the government
honestly, economically and intelllgcntly.
They also must have Democrats elected as
Senators to Congress and these must be
elected by their Legislature.
They have five members Of Congress in
tho lower house, and three o. these at
present are Radicals 1t is most impor-
tant that Il Solid Democratic delegation
should be sent.
The State should Lave every seat it is
| entitled to filed by Democrat, for it
not only adds to the strength Of the party
and aids it by the votes which are cast
on general questions, but in case the
| next Presidential election is not decided
| by the people and goes to Congress. then
| it is decided in tho lower house-voting
| by States and not by individual votes. A
| divided delegation might cast South Car
olina'S vote for q RaLical-as would be
done by the present dclegation-lf the
people fail TO elect Democratic renrcscn-
tativcs enough, what Goyr. II. tells his
const itUents, and what he is ma king a
personal canvass to tell them, applies
equally to the people of Louisiana now.
We have six representatives, aid the
Radicals are moving Heaven and Earth
| to defeat the Democratic candidates and
elect their own, or any others which Of
| fer better chances of success. They
would rather cary Louisiana, or cause
| the Democrats to lose most of their con-
| Gres5men, than to carry any other State,
| North or South, of the same magnitude.
| For the plain reasons that it required 4
greater amount of pn1jury, bribery and
| all sorts OF rascality, on their part to
wrest the votes of the state from the
right belonged aud give them to their
Own candidate, who had no sha,low Of
| legal title to them. They wish to make
| it appear that the Returning board acted
| fairly and legally IN returning lays
electors, and the administration will
! spare no pains, Labor nor expense to
cary its point. For this purpose they
| have caused Anderson and Wells, two OF
| the principals of that board, to run in
two Congressional Districts, and the two
| attorneys of the board to run in two
other districts--the late Chief Justice of
the State in still another District. The
government will spend money and influ-
| ence to elect its candidates, or where this
| cannot be done in our open, square race,
they Will resort to all sorts of tricks and
schemes to divide up and scatter the
votes of the Democratic party. When
this program is SO plain that child could
see it. does it not appear foolish, nay
almost criminal, for our party to allow
itself to be ruled by its enemies for the
defeat of their own partisans We
were oppressed, trodden un,let foot, rob
bed and insnlted by these Radicals for
twelve years nearly, and now when we
have regained cur own power, and by
its proper use can maintain our State
government and elect Representatives to
the central government over all opposi-
ton, we are splitting into little factions
and quarrelling among ourselves about
offices or spoils of Offices, or what is as
low and unbecoming in us, allow our
selves to be arrayed against each other
about some trihing local questions of
Parish exposes, or control of Parish Off
ces, do not choose to call names. to
mention localities, or indulge in part1c-
ulars, airy one who reads the papers can
see that our whole State is in a political
commotion, rocked like the sea in some
great storm, and our people are in too
many instances acting regardless of that
vigilance. activity and patriotism which
is the eternal price of human liberty
When it comes to our own Parish, what
a picture is presented After weeks of
negotiations, propositions and counter
propositions, we have two factions, each
styling itself the true Democratic party
of the Parish, and each faction with its
own set of candidate for local Offices.
M.