The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-25
RAI'IDEs.
The Sentiment in Rapides Parish How Gov
MoEuery Touched Up Beattie's
Democratic Record.
ALEXANDRIA, In, November II. 1879.

ALEXANDRIA, In, November II. 1879.
On Thursday twentieth instant. one branch
Of the witt campaign party, consisting OF
that honored stawart. John Mclnnry, and
his associates, Egan, Strong, Ogden and
Jack. met their appointment to speak Mt this
place.
Our citizens, OF nil creeds and color, felt
keanly tile disappointment OF not hearing
Lieut. Gov. Witt on this occasion, and gen
ersl regret Is expressed that serious illness
was the cause of Ills absence.
The Democracy of RapIdes parish, In an
ticpation Of this political ieat, had managed.
hy persuasion and argument and general
ship, te swamp the Republican party OF the
parish as to this campaign. and actually In
duce them to adopt, In convention, tho entire
Democratic ticket Ut this district md parish
The convention above referred TO had been
called by the sarl,elps OF the party for tho
purpose Of nominating strhlght-out lie
publican ticket aud had intended to solldify
in support of their own candidates, with the
exception, perhaps. of endowing one or two
political Esaus. who ostenahly style them
selves candidates for Office on an independent
basis. The result of this action by tho Re-
publicans of Rapides will glve the entire
vote OF both parties In the parish to tho ticket
nominated ny the Democratic party.
Gov McIlnery In his speech OF yesterday,
to which n large number of coIored Repuh-
Leans listened With Intelligent Interest. told
ar some oF Judge Beatties political antece-
dents that added distrust to tho already
awakened suspicious of the negroes here
about as to the Judges sincerity as - polti-
clan and hIs integrity as man.
When they grasp the significant fact that
their loader In this campaign had, In hs re-
cont career as Democrat, out Hsroded all
the prejudice and proscriptive enmity that
had ever been attributed III years gone to the
Knights OF the White Camela. and had Bit
terly combated the proposition TO allow col
oLed Democratic delegates TO be seated In q
Democratic State Convention assembled In
the city of New Orleans. when duly accredited
thereto hy that party, the most stalwart col
ored Radicals Of this section become less and
less lavish OF their confidence In Judge Beat.
Ito AZ the champion of their political rights
They see no prospect OF his success ms Cub
ernatorial aspirant, and they cannot under
stand his candidacy as free will sacrifice OF
| himself upon the altar OF tho Republican
! part In Louisiana.
| The most far-sighted colored men sec In tbs
possible future ample and rich reward ex+
tended to Judge Reattle at the hands of Re
| publican administration as compensation fol
the sting " defeat In his present pretended
canvass. In this view of Judge Beattie's can
didacy. they can surely boast OF IN able ant
eagaciOus leader.
4 The campafgners who spoke hero yester
day were greeted by the Democratic party
with enthusiasm and by tho coered voters
with al unusual degree OF respect and conf
dnnca.
| We expect to induce the Republicans o
Rapides since they have adopted at their par
| ish convention of the fifteenth instant the Ell
tire Democratic district and parish ticket oil
their ticket. To complete their sensible ans
patriotic work by ignoring the Reattie lay
out altogether and accepting our State candt
dates instead. Yours. etc. M. q.