The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-10-22
THE BATON ROUGE CONVENTION.
REMARKS OF LIEUT.. GOVERNOR WILT
ON RECEIVING THE NOM
NATION.

NATION.
We promised our readers, in our
last, to give them little more about
the Democratic nominations, and in
compliance we give them the re
marks of Lieut.. Governor Wiltz on
being brought to the stand after his
nomination. Also we append the
appropriate and eloquent words Of
General f. N. Ogden, who was also
escorted to the stand:
FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY accept the nomina-
zion to be Governor Of Louisiana
with profound acknowledgement for
the manifestation of confidence ex.
tended 10 me in comforting it on me.
II happens, for the first time in the
history of the party in this State,
that its choice for the office of Chief
Magistrate has fallen upon citizen
of its chief city. Tie consideration
OF this fact enhances, il that were
possible, the sense / must entertain
of the great honor done ne. 1t is
not my purpose TO dispute the right
to select candidates for the party
from whatever place within the Dor
ders of the State. Party strength
and harmony are to be preferred to
mere sectional claims, and fitness for
public place and merit are the true
considerations upon which all APP
pointments to public place ought to
depend. Happy it is for the public
that am able to add that the Dem
ocratic party has constantly sought
the best interests of the entire peo-
pie, without regard to mere locality.
In Louisiana it is q just source of
graduation that the Democracy can
refer to members of its organization
all over the State, in the glades of
Carroll, ON the shores of the lakes of
Caddo, beneath the groves of St.
Tammauy, on the plains of the At
takapsas- among the Lills of the
North, on the wooded banks of the
Ouachita and Atchafafaya, in the
fertile valley of the Red River, on
the farms of the Southeast, on the
banks of the Mississippi, aud on the
esast of the restless Gulf, every.
where, are to be found fellow-eitizens
of our common political association;
men Of courage, character, patriot
ism and talents worthy of the high
est dignity OF the State.
Fully sensible. thel efore, of the
situation in which stand, it would
be highly unbecoming in me to as
sumo that personal considerations
only have induced the Choice you
have made of me as candidate for
Governor. known by my share in
the public history of the State and
time as friend of good government,
as the promoter Of internal improve
ments, an advocate for the education
of all, as a firm believer in popular
rights, and the authority of the body
Of the people to control the policy
and destinies of the State, having
constantly insisted upon the duty of
obedience to civil rule, to law and to
order, the subordination of military
authority within its true bounds, and
the preservation Of the rights of the
States within the limits appointed by
the Constitution of the United States,
I can have little, if any, doubt that
the present choice ofthe Convention,
coming, as it does, with the force OF
so large and fattering vote, and
from the first representative men of
the State, is designed to express APP
proval for my past adherence to the