Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-23
FQR,SECRE Harry or sEATF.
:THE Fo1ITIGAL OUTLOOK.

h...s 1890 l.s- N1 OoAooVA'
p; At:prseent-the outlook Of the NJ,
=: hanal Democracy is more encour.
* aging than itbss been since the re
;s'-tirement Of Bnckhauan, ia 6l. III
pasey Of tho North now presents
with the exception Of New York
y where the majority is. overwheim
;. ing; a solid front aud is thorough,
50 organized. for work next year
~ With the Republican party IT,,
) case presents a different phase
during tho war and the administra
>. ton Of Grant, tho lars e Ger,na,
\ and laboriug population of IN,
North ard West were scnooled into
thes belief that the: great party 81
advaaced social: aud moral ideas
vas the only channel through which
ri peace and prosperity could return
=. e the pan'c-stricken eoaint,y. Blu;
the vilefpersecutions Of fanatic rul.
-ers as we'll as the proai-ate use. lot
the nations finances without work
lng"a change in their iudividu f,
conditions) caused many sober con
temptations among the honest vot.
'ers1 with what result was shown in
" 1874, when tb small Democratic
- minority.in the lover house Of Con.
gross was changed to sIigh. nu
= lnerical majority. The relief fur .
,;:ptshed %bysthis change. in the face
q a tyraoical Chief Magistrate and
:obsequious Senate, won many con. |
y verts to the Jeffersonian. princ,ple
OF government, and two years a.
forwards we heheld the Democratic |
apaHy leaving the pofls with non
ular majosity of oversize 1000: and
= PRECEDENT Of their choice elected
The world knows how we were
cheated Of this hard won victory bv
the daring de spot then in: power. !
But this party Of vindictive haze
was doomed /; they felt their rnholy
power ..s'ippinei srom- their grasp |,
aod With the cunning of Sa.an. p.
conceived the idea of forming new
organizations with high sounding :
!, names :s aud libe al. policies. Tie II
,workingmen's party, the national, t
party, the green6ack and. ..thc. '
parties were the outgrowt of ,bi. t
idea, but the new names had :,
boomerang effect and drew lis con I.n
verts from the: ORGANIZATION intend n
e q be strengthened, while tn. IL j..
grand old Democracy stood i'm a,
pregpa'b'e, and, to-day is strongc, rs
thaa at any period since it's founda- NJ
E'ap. AZ regards Democracy in the OF OF
south, it is true we ere .soli" and tn
'avo only to fear an over COZ 6dcnce gu
o our strength. That q pow srfu' tn
fort will be made throughout the 90 10
{oion in 1880, to resusitate the sci
cotched serpent of Radicalism, n, tb'
onot exists in the mind Of any to
'oughtfut voter. The Southern
ta:es will no doubt be The objec fan
ve point, as experience has taught VIII
'e Republican managers it .is cas-. issi
r to excite the passions Of the ne aue
% than to control the somewhat ger
'stroperous laborer of the Mort and
encs the absolute necessity o, 'or
Ealing the petty differences ext, r uso
q in our ranks, which, without az tina
tside foe to combat, amounts to eve
ught, but If allowed to continue .
ght. work havoc within orr ranks can n
the near future. We are happ, mon
note that finally the voters o own
est Feliciana have begun to ap- mea
eciate the necessity of harmony |,it:
q when the time comes she will can.
stain her reputation az the cham Iabo,
IN democratic Parish of the on CT
ate, we have no doubt. VIII VIII
y Judge d. j. Norwood, formerly of P1 1at1
It Feliciana but now of Morehouse. il path
AS a candidate for the Office Of Score ern,
subiect IN oct;on. of H. tru