The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-23
fGeMMUNICATIoN.


I Permitasne, in behalf of the intelli--
Egent, indoskrious, laboring men. ofthis
Parish, t6 Congratulate you in assuping
the Editorship Of the DEMocRAE The
motto, Satisfaction, but no 'Retrac-
tion," placed at the head of your col
umns, his decidedly a METALLIC ring.
Just here, permit a friend to suggest
that, in the heat of political controyer-
sy, you dn-not'the injustice-even to an
unworthy sfoe-to let slip a-cruel word,
or an angry expression hich would
make it highly honorable tos.fetraet,"
1t is the highest characteristic of gen.
ttleman, soldier or patriot to Gre
ltract" or amend for an unwonted as
sault upon the innocent, however hum
BILE that Innocent may be. know you
perfectly agree with me, and, in read
ing over the, list of names which COM
pose the Editorial staff, feel assured
fthat yousSwin do nothing to mar the
honor and Success of the party and the
1ticket, which we, in the country, so en-
Enthusiastically support.
You occupy an exalted position in
this canvass. on are TO. reflect, If bot.
direct, pubiic opinion, buporiths great
questions atissue in this contest Then
let theresbe no DEAD issues brought to
the surfacez-let there be no personal
Emalice cfopping out, at intervals, dur
ing the progress of the eampaign-let
family and neighborhood feuds, of
private character, be buried or smoth-
cred, unfit, at least, the canvass is over
and we are in possession of the fruits of
our victor Y, Let the old isms and pref
pdices, that belong to the record Of a
past Democracy, be forever buried out
of the sight Of the present generation of
men, who'haye neither patience nor
sympathy with its past feuds and quar-
rels with the various parties that have,
at different times in the past, appeared
to oppose Its progress. Let us now, in
the beginning of this canvass, establish
the era ola NEW and a LIVING Democra-
cy, in this Parish, that will inspire the
hopes of the people-that will make
them feel that, at last, their efforts are
about to assume live and substantial
shape beforsath their eyes, and that the
long arrears ofpromise are about to- be
paid to them, lin the permanent estab-
lishment of that law and order, that
thrift and peace, which is inevitably
encouraged. and ) produced under the
kindly influence of beneficent govern
ment. WhileywesMUsr, while we intend
to establishrigid discipline and pursue
a vigorcns canvass, we, sat the same
time, must do noacs 70 produce disaen-
tsion m our own ra,tks and starteowafG
Ny and wolflshs caies ssPost DmSS
Glide, ~. els. Iaetton, asia Ell
Mfg Bob. q Let 1boss. hateful aud In
Esalting terms spssfertl1 BIZ unknown
to che vocabufar of the Detnocratlc
Party Letns rally AROUND tie stand
ard. Of Wise, Jsffriss, Thornton aai
Paul. and say to them: z Onward in,
your march; we are ID line p Let ,us
say to that list Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
which constitute THAT ticket of doubtful
origin: h"You are doomed to a worse
than defeat ~ Tie "chilling blasts Of
November" will soon come, and bfieg
"a frost, ga killing FROST" that will nip
your buds of hope, and then You viii
fall to ahe. ground, 'swithered and wing
less, to writhe in agony for while,
and die"
|. Friend Robinson, STALL into line.nI
The ldeputyship is the most You can
hope for. But be IN time, or You win:
loose that. You are a clever gentle
man, but you are in bad company, and
SO yopr gallant sbrether, Charlie, sand
myself, are gJfdg tofoll up a big ma
jority against, you, and then, next Sum-
mer, Dave Paul will be counting your
chies In the .Sherif,s office, and you
viii DE burning and broiling in. thessun
|likeyour neighbor. 8
2 Judge Clements, we feel very kindly,
personally, toward you, but you, too,
are inrbad COMPANY and theng We're
members whenswe used to xshake1y your
hand, as a good Democrat, and never
kdreatneds that you, an IrishmaIi, would
ever be anything else. For; DESERVING
us, I'VE are going to make you let go
your iron-clad hold, on thasgoldi1C Court
House lhulI.I Mr.. Thornton viii soon
presfae.se adi noiloi ilia E'es ,.a8aAai
Mr.. Jas. tCalhaon, fhey telis nj, thait,
you are; an ,armless Confederate soldier,
and you bear an illustrious name, and
yet you are in the company of Louisi-
ana's worst aHd mpst relentless foe y,
We cannot vote forsyou! Youg#i1l par
don a wounded ex-Confederate, If he
tells you that Capt. Jeffries will occupy
the seat TO which you aspire !yggssf
Nj. WE John DeLacey, we, Che whitg
people of this Parish, regard it as ex-
ceedingly impudent on your part, to OPP
pose Col. J. C. Wise. In fact, we do
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