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

restore peace and prosperity 10 our midst.
Come with us and stay with ns, and do not
listen to those who speak 20 You or troubles
In our State. But don't you know that In every
state Of this Union. don't you know that Ia
every part Of the world, politics will bring
about trouble? Don't you know that before
the war, and before YOU had the right to vote.
trouble existed between the old political par
ties? Don't you know that the white men
had trouble among themselves2 Don't you
know that sometimes there was fighting and
confusion In this and every State Of this
great Union2 But. my friends what was the
trouble since the Nioholls government was
installed, as compared with the great trouble
before that timer ask you If every man IN
this parish don't feel, when he goes home at
night, that he is perfectly safe II he is good
Ia W abiding citlzon2
Was thai the case before the Nioholls gov
ernment took possession? Could they go
to tho government then In power2 Kel-
ogg was Governor then, an office to which
he had not been elected, an office that
really belonged to John McEnery. Could
administrations II there were any trouble In
Ouaohita parish then could you send dele
Cation to the Governor and ask for protec-
tion2 Gould he protect the people OF this
parish2 Had he the power to do Il? Had he
thecontidence Of the peopla2 Had he the con
fidence 81 the honest aud law abiding citizens
to assist him2 Had he the confidence Of the
people of the State? You know he had not !
Why was IT. It was because he had not been
elected to that Office. 1t was because the
him in q position that did no
belong to him. II was because he attempted
to govern people with hayonets instead OF
obsytng the constitution and tine laws him
self. It was because he attempted to use
force against law-abiding citizens OF Louisi
ana that he could not gain their confidence
nor govern the people, But when son Of
our State. o good and true Louisianian, All
honest man is Governor. representing the
good people, obeying the constitution Of the
United States and of his own State. faith
fully and honestly and conscentiously exc
cutes tho laws OF the State you find that your
people have notroube, and you can get along
with the white people rs you have been get
ting along for the last three years.
Now. fellow-cltizens OF the parish OF
Ouaehita desire to say to you that II ! am
electRd-as surely | will be-my administra-
tton will mean a continuation Of the reform
lnauguratsl. ! helped to frame the constitu-
tion under which you are expected to live for
many and many years. know what the franz
ers Of 1t meant when they passed 1t. My I'D
mnlstratiOn as far as can help to make 1t
SO. will carry out that constitution to tho
very letter. That administration will look
to the protection of the citizens In their
rights. and that administration will not be q
sectional administration; 1t will look
to the interests of tho people without regard
to class 1t will look to the material interests
h, hanastlw and Observation-Disclosures y ,dminstar Tho
afyairs n nnr Statc. Il Jill nrsvant IL far a.
I'D nf1,nma can Tia usalasa evnanditIro nf
n1Ihln monav And nromise vou in tho
name 81 HAT adninistratinn lint fha nffinars
that wiIl sarya vn,, ii the future viii III honest
mcn and HONESTLY aYerI1ta the Ia wa and obev
the constitution, r hone friends and fellnw
citizana that vii he nhle ~ adminlstar the
afrairs ~ ina government IN tho naxt
fm,r wears In a satisfactory wav IN dilipenee
and attention TO business and activity will