The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-05
LOUIsIANA's INVITATION.

We have been waiting with some lmpa-
tience tho result of the movement set On 1901
by the Illinois representation In tho United
States Senate accredited 10 Louisiana, VIM
Pitt Kellogg. to send down TO Louisiana n
number of tho most influential aud best
known orators In tho Republican party To
attrnl the State III the present campaign. IN
tho hope of bringing out their entire voting
airnnEth Wa hoard With pleasure such
names M Evarta. Blaine aud Conkllng used
iii that connection. and cherished tho
hope that were about TO have
d viet from these gentlemen, whose
national regulations aud intellectual ability
would have won TOT them n patient hearing
from all classes Of our peope. They would
havo Internationally drawn large audiences.
as tho people. especially tho educated clasaes.
would have been glad to testify their appre-
citation Of brains. however little they may
have boon willing 10 conce'ln tho instneas on
force Of tho arguments that would. ~ I'LL
probability. have been advanced, Tho thro"
parties named would be very strong team
indeed, They could make n brilliant Rtar en-
Ha4emont In this State and we shall DO
genuinely disappointed II thsy shall CON
rude that presaing engagements else
whore preclude tho possibility OF their
accepting tho Invitation 40 earnestly SIX
tended by tho Illinois party In tho Senate.
Should they bo deferred by any feeling Of
delioaoy. growing ont of the fact That Mr..
| Kellogg IL In no way authorized to speak for
| Louisiana. we beg them tx waive that little
point of etiquette. and consider tho Invitation
| heartily and cordially extended by tho people
or Louisiana. who would. W. suspect, almost
be willing to pay their travelling expenses In
| order that they. ~ Representatives md lnteIll-
gent mon, identified with the North and In
tonsely preiudioed against Louisiana. might
have mn opportunity of seeding for themselves
tho perfect peace and tranquility that oSists
hero among nil classics of our population In
all sections III tho State.
Louisiana invites them To come. She courts
investigation and will GLADLY welcome all
gentlemen. however prejiIieed or bitter they
may bo, who como with MI honest purpose Of
| seeing and Judging us as we are. They will
find State In which thero II perfect peace
and IN which there Ia loss IawlessnesH loss
disturbance aud loes dissatisfaction among
the ahorinG GLASSES than exists In most OF tho
| Northern States. They will find tho laws just
| ly enforced upon NIL classes md races alike
and VIZ shall take pride III pointing them
| to our fields Of blooming cotton and waving
cane 40 the best evidences Tint our people
have been quietly pursuing their agricultural
pulHuits and not spending their time Ii bull
DOING negroes or In political turmols as
They have I'LL been roclslegsly ana untruthfuIly
asserting in their apeeehoa before tho vnat
audiences to whom they havo recently been
speaking.
| Mr.. Blaine would find some difficulty. We
| fancy In making much capital by tho furious
waving or the cnaanguined garment which
TT uRually SO effective with his audiences
i'll tho North. and Mr.. Evarta. whose recent
warliko speech IN Now York created some
alarm among timid people, would look in vain
| for those evidences Of treason and general
| ,nwrHaneas which no expatiated upon with So
much feeling and ut ~ much longth
Tho lordly GonkinR. whose recent shotgun
/ experience MT Gnnochot made him somewhat
avorse 10 IN exhibition Of that deadly but
useful implement. would probably not have
his nerves uustrung by tho sight of ever ono
of Thorn. certainly none would be- flirtrh
around half Extensively or buIldozingly M
was tho ono used by tho foolish husband Of a
much injured lady In Rhode Island.
/ In MI oarne@tnras we trust the purpose u
send down those or some othor intelligent and
prominent Republican speakers Will hold.
though we must confess We havo grave doubts
about II. for while the political outcome would
not DO materially changed, owing TO the con
apiclo,ia want VI voters Oil that sido, thn ben
cficIal result to the State would be very great
provided their intense craftsmanship did not
utterly blind their Judgments and scar their
| oonsrcnccs. Wo are willing. however. tn
| try the experiment once more, and therefore
| rritarato tho Invitation u them to como IA
soon and remain as long as they may feel in
olincd
/ Such a visitation would dssipato all f,nr of
divisions md Isaonaions In the ranks 81 tho
/ Democratic Conservative party Of Louisiana.
| Nv bringing tho people face To face with tho
advocates of Capitalization and military
power.