Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-04-19

aeir t0rttude AID tor bearancG lIv~
ID 70 witucss The death Of this par
~ ct iraad yes, we say dead, for
tho Radical party ia the South has
been sunken so far out of sight by
an outraged people that never again
can its most ardent admirers even
hope for a resurrection. It's own
crimes were sufficient to sink it
into the deepest pits OF the inccrnal
regious.
The downfall Of rad caIism with
its perncious workiI g, was an ob>
Jet 6evoutly prayed for by every
true man and woman in this cou,'-
try. bat so Dug did the dreadful
hidva show signs Of tenacious live
iihnod that the heart of many, with
a fond rope deferred, grew sick
and many were ready to yield to
The vile machinations Of an uuscru
puIou3 enemy just IS tho bri ht and
revivi ying sun of victory arose to
throw its iorg though feeh'c rays
across our continent to reclaim It's
institutions from utter darkness.
since that g!orions morn the bright
orb OF victory has steadily arose,
until to- day it sits on al cSb'azon
ed throne IN the zenith Of our po-
!i:ical horizon. This il certainly a
beautiful picture to gaze upon and
the thought that it, like nanoram
ic scene, is to pass from our view
to give place to another decade Of
wrangling and strife, fills our hear,
with a dread diflicait to overcome,
The overwhelming expression OF
contempt by the northern Rcuobii-
can voter for thCir TOO Wit teroNs
tativcs has given lie to sew
SERIAL organizations Claiming com
mendable prociviticS, with which
TO beguiIc the honest but unsophis.
ticated voter, but in fact and reality
having as their cardinal object for
accomplishmcnt-as Others of like
ilk before them the downfall Of
every institution Of oar nepulican
form 0! government. and tie sub :
stitution therefor Of a despotiSm to
Which that OF Nero, comparatively
would have been mild. In the
South; so far. the people have refus-
ed to entertain the c aims 4 theac
organizations on :hcir suffrage, not
withstauding the fact that 10 pains
were spared 10 disseminate theis
principles. But the question very
naturally arises. will they continnc
10 !abo, for the supf ort Of the DEM
ocratlc party, which gave 10 then,
freedom from corruption and crime,
or will they, IN their uugovernabIc
thirst for political pro incnce and
greed !or the purqni>its of office,
desert the parent OF their salvation
and join the ranks Of the enemy :?
For nine-tenths Of the inti!igcnt
and tax paying population OF Lon
isiana we stake our honor and our
life on sAeir devolioH to duty But
FOR the vicious African and small
ctass Of INSCRIPTIONS white men,
VIC 10 cannon with many others,
are u:abIc to answer. That a par
ty opposing Democracy will be in
the political arena Of Louisiana
next year, is q fact almost beyond
q pcradvca ,ure. What the name
of this party may be it matters but
htt'c, So far as recommending it 10
the Favorable consideration Of our
white population the stencil OF
radicalism impaired by the coaIiti-
ton Of o number Of members Of the
defucct organization will be sutti
silent to nauseatc the stomachs of
all honest men. For this new par
y to gain control Of cur beloved
State would be the tccsin sound for
another era Of murder, rapinc ard
theft. That we for one moment be-
Iievo that this yet DemeIess party
will be successful ia far from orr