The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-12-20

sentativeS of the Custom sfror~-,
faction obtained. and that, too, A;
after unusual efforts in his be
half? Fifty-nine votes!
In another clSe.a we'll known
colOred man, but Il CnStom>l1onse
representative and a Federal OIL
cal employed in'the Granite bulld
| lug. was regularly Nominated a'd
| great efforts made to elect hlu'.
| Yet in his ward, wlie!e there are
more than 0 Unregistered ''colored'
| voters. this representative OF tue
CustOm- House faction could poll
only 27O votes.
From this it will be seen that
when il person same forward as il
! recognized representative OF the
Custom. House faction, he was en-
tircly ignored by the Republican
voters.
The State ticket was nominated
because Of its alleged popularity
and ability TO Il aw voters fiom
the opposition party, But The
policy OF Ignoring yOnr own par
ty friends, and taking from the
opposition your leaders, or even
quasi party friends, has had the
same result in this case us many
other cases where it has been tri-
ed.
We cite the vote in this city to
show how this thing works, and
i compare the head of the ticket
= with two of his c%oadjutors.
;, Only one negro WAS upon the
ticket. and he a youth and utter
ly unknown, yet he obtained with
: in 100 votes of the head of the
ticket with all his alleged popu-
\ larity. And this, too, III face of
, the well known fact that ''achite
, men no more cote for negroes"
Again, the principles is proven
r that going out OF the party for
: candidates always loses two votes
in the patty for the one it brings
= in to it
+, Again, comparing the vote with
: that of a Unknown Republican
upon the ticket. but who could
not conn and the confidence of
his feilow- Republicans because OF
his rejection by the United States
Senate for a high judicial position,
we find the head Of the ticket is
= but 100 votes ahead of this candi
date for secondary h0lOrS.
The vote in the parishes is due
to the ambition and wants of to-
/ cal politicians alone, and The State
ticket had no influence whatever
i'll producing thesresnlt.
Il In a State that might be large
O ~ Republican it We had had
r good government and honest Off
cials, we have to sit still and SEE
it turned overto the opposition by
= u vote Of over 10000 majority
"a over all the Custom-H House fat
10 ton could DO largely aided by til.
wants OF local politicians.
l.. We are cOntending for the wei
# known principles OF the Nationa
j. Republican party, and not for any
Il man or set of men to have tlit
IS officers simply for the sake of oft
CO and it's emolnmen's; and III
less by their election we can til,
r. more surely vindicate the prime
nj pies for which we contend, acc .
Il fuse to rOte.
d The State ticket may be dismi;
sed with the remark that the pc
re icy Of putting in command III
u. known men or recent converts, Il
.. direct the destiny Of a great pa
II ty, has exhibited it's glazing foil,
ii in more than the usual marked
20 manner.
ri We claim that abont two third
ID of the Republicans in this cit,
stayed at home and did not vote
q. Oh our advice publicly given then
~ That we are more entitled to b
70 recognized as the head of the X
ia publican party, by the administr
Q. ton at Washington, than the Gu
at tom House faction. all shoul
I'd there fore have the preference i
n Federal appointments, that W
re may the more effectnally purify IL
70. party and build it up from it's p,
Tia sent low estate. and greatly III
mi mote reform IN the civil service.
,k The exhibition made before til
Ii. committee of the United Stat,
ar Senate, lately sitting in this Cit,
". to investigate tho Kellogg ele
" ton case, has proven more tina
all our former allegations.
en- such men and such doings are t
&c. tie recognized as representative
M Republicans. then we are justl
ms excluded from the government i,
to this State, and the majorit
mr. against us should not be 3d. OF
but 100000.
.es But we deny this man kellogg