The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-12-20

strict accord with the Federal
administration, and we are conf
dent they viii approve "nr course
and commend us for so doing.
Did they not deny that the Pack
ard Legislature WAS the legal one
and disperse it? Then how could
it have elected KclIogg as United
States Senator?
In our opposition to the Custom
House faction ard the Federal
officials acting with them. and
the demand we have made repeat
eddy reiterated that suc.i men and
such ii policy as Was exhibited be
lore The Senate mmittee the
other day should be changed, ace
hare only to|'owed the administa
tom IN its demand for cirH sorrice
reform. and preceded the Presl>
dent in his late message, where
he even calls uEOn Congress to
help him in the struggle with the.
corrupt officials and ,llievlng
rings that have installed them>
selves in the public service. esS
pecially in the New Orleans Gus
tom House, Mint and other FEEDER
al bureaus.
We shall, therefore, continue
the struggle until public robbers
are not rewarded with Senatorial
honors. nor our public buildings
made "hoarding hons-S' of, where
those live at the public expense
who pander to such unhOly am
bulon and who aided in robbery
of the State under legal forms
and brought diScredit upon Union
soldiers and made our party obi
Gus.
I If we had not lifted up orr
voice against such public wrongs
the world would have justly charg
: ed us with Il full share of the re-
sponsibility for the terrible short
comiugs OF our pretended leaders.
But now, having cut the party
loose from these men, we arc de>
ternined that they shall ITO long
er disgrace it and be leaders in
the party Of oar choice
We Ito, therefore, invite the co
operation of all Union men, a.
we'll as those who defended the
flag, and all who wiU IN future de
, fend 1t, 10 COME forward and join
with lis i'll the Union Republican
Party. and organize for the next
political campaign-snre IN the
luture to control the drStinIes OF
this State as long II 3 We give just
: laws and pure and honest ad-
Iministration. And to this end We
intend 10 start II weekly paper, 81
| that we can more readily make
: our progress known to The public,
and we hope the time will be short
before the proper arrangements
!; are made to bring out the Onion
Z Republican as our organ.
= While inviting correspondence
with leading me in all the par
l>i.e-, and asking III comra'r!
throughout the State to establish
y posts in harmony with our organ
izaiion, under charters which wi
be freely given, it is highly PR
per for us to declare our prrta
Z ence in the fast approaching III
%,ional political contest.
e We have endorsed the Hon
John Sherman, of Ohio, as on
S choice for the next PreSidenl.
In making ;his frank decIara
II ton OF our intention, we do no
o wish to initiate the Custom Hous
faction, who entered into allan
y ces with the Anti-Iing party an
Il then sold them out without II
NOISE, and broke faith with y
Is parties. Nor like them, whe
y they passed resolutions in the
pretended convention in favor
n. Gen. Grant az their choice IL
'e tue next President, and then d,
'e MED it to Secretary Sllerma'
ia Yet these instances of dupli"it
In ara in strict keeping with the
Id character, as illustrated in a
in their crooked dealings and venoI
re ous and snake. like cunning all
ne treaclIery.
re Our opposition to the renomil
70 ton and election Of Gen. Ora,
may be briefly stated as follows
re J.. His reelection means tt
rs restoration TO power in New y,
y, leans OF the Kellogg Custo
&c House whisky regime.
IN 2. His financial policy will
Ii drew $500, 600, 600 from the pc
pie to pay off ii national debt, tt
holders did not want, thereby I
~ Wriving the country of money
"l do business with, and bringing o
= so many years of hard times an
W producing SO much want and mi
cry among the people.
,g 3. He would not sanction ii