The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-11-29
why Every Man should
VI te the Democratic
Ticket ON Tuesday.

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the Republican parry. Then
there was an era that will long
be reuem bercd by the people OF
those Southern States. Crime
ran riot, murder and bloodshed
were daily occurrences, riots and
mObs were aroused in every sec
ton, enmity between the races
was fostered and cultivated by
the ruling powers, peace and
tranquility were banished from
the land, enormous taxes were
collected from the people, Which
we're stolen, and debts after debts
piled upon the shoulders OF the
people, to be paid by this aud the
next generation. Almost every
county and town were seized by
these highway robbers who tax
ed the people, stole their taxes
and piled debts upon their corpo'
ra,ions to be paid thereafter or
repudiated.
Good feeling was unknown.
public virtue was Il dream of the
past, honesty was banished from
the land. theft made respectable
villainy was worshiped and pub
lie plundeI was tue only incen~
tive to action among the rulers OF
the land.
One by one those States have
been redeemed from the possess
sion OF the spells, until today
every State il the South is Dem
Ocratic.
Now peace and tranquility pre-
walls, law and order is dominant.
Honesty once more finds defen-
ders, the taxes of tho people have
been reduced to One>third OF those
paid under those rulers, kindness
and friendship exists between the
races, and prosperity, happiness
and contentment have again APP
peared in Our midst to soften the
asperities of passion. and cultivate
sentiments of regard end affection
among the masses.
Reader, do you wish to return
to the scenes, the anxieties, the
suspense, the miseries of ten
years ago: 1t you do, then vote
the republican ticket on Tuesday.
If You wish quiet, low taxes,
good feeling. aud prosperity to
continue, vote the dem OcratiC
ticket.
Remember that Beattie and
his supporters are urging their
friends to vote down the new con
stltution, so that if they evei
should get into power there will
be no obstacles to return to the
old histories of the last decade
aud once more inaugurate "Hell
In the South"
Tax payers of LatOurcbe When
you go to the polls on Tuesday
remem Asr-T!iat for ten wears
whilst the State government was
in the hands of WarmOth and Kel
logg, your parish taxes were ten
mills on the dollar-lhat your
parish warrants were haWked
about the parish as almost worth>
iess-that your parish was insol-
vent, and that all your taxes did
not meet the fees which radical
state officers required You 10 pay
that three years ago a demo.
cratic State government was in>
augurated-tlat within three
years the debt against the par
ish was paid, aud your taxation
reduced 20 per cent to eight mills
and next year will perhaps come
down to six mills. DO you want
to pay ten mills taxes again and
run Your parish into debt? If
yOn do, vote down the new consii
tuition and vote the republican
ticket ON Tuesday.
1t You wish yonr parish to re.
main out OF debt and have low
taxes, vote for tie new const,tu>
ton and vote the democratic tick.
ct. You have had your hands in
the fire once. Do it, put them
in the fire again.