Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-11
HOMER, Claiborne Par, La,
August 3, 1850.


NJ EaskLn Thomas,
winnsborough, Franklin Par, La.
Dear Sir-Your letter Of the 5th i,s&.,.
reached me this morning. In Il ~. -,
@Having consented to become q -.
pendent Democratic candidate for O..
gress, respectfully solicit your ssp,s,.
should you favor the movsusuAs r.
knowing where letter would, II sent :,
mail, be likely to reach an "isdsps,l..,
Deme-skc casdsdate" during the heat a Q,
active campaign, have deemed it bsst h.
transmit this reply through the medium az
the press.
Iregret, not only on account of the so,;.
citude feel for the success of the D..
cratic party at the approaching electiosh
this Congressional district, and which. n
your independent" candidacy sceoupliaA.
es snything, it can only serve to endaaes.
but also on your own account, that . co.
nupics,ion from you on the subject hsa
not resehed me while your det@rmipst,.,
was yet in allegiance and before you Oh.
tanned your own consent to become IN IN.
dependent Democratic candidate for ca.
grees" For, in that event, / would hsv.
been spared the modification Of bsi,e
deemed capable, BY gentleman of yosr
character and standing, Of withholding ~
support from the regular choice Of IL
Democratic party because the seninee dn
not happen to be the man preSeyrea.
On your own account 1t 10 unfostlns.,
that you did not, before you finally u
nonneed your candidacy, feel the Dsus-
cratic pulse in this district and aseerss,,
whether it's beat was in unison with ~
such independent" movement ~ you have
inaugurs.ed. would, for stance, II -.
piled to for information on the subJses
have frankly Informed you that. whils .
large number of Democrats in shh paykA
greatly preferred Col. Robt RieAa,lsss y
Gen. King yet, when the latter II pouias-
ted, "a il now seems certain that be win
be, all personal preferences and all pssss.
oil objections will disappear ont Of sisAt,
and every other consideration will Be re-
dered subordinate in the effort to secure
his election.
In working and voting to attain that -
aftrlhis soHiRation We are not doing sAs
Gen. Kings benefit, but TO benefit "a.
selves, the country at large, and the esss
of sound constitutional government, b
strengthening the Democratic party b
Congress.
If you are, as your letter wonld inply,
Democrat. Though my veneration ~
Democrats of the independent species ~
never been lofty,) l ask how was II psG
BILE for you to get your consent to sstR
the race for Congress under circumstassu
which may, in addition to the vexsta
and disappointment which will certaiab
attend you in November, result in sssAiag
a Radical to Congress from this district
You may rest assured that our pesPk
here are too intelligent aud discriminating
to be deluded into the support of an 'isde-
pendent candidate" because he professsb
be Democrat. We want Democrats ut
We want those who are not independent u
the party before the election, for II tAey
are they will be independent Of it atef
wards.
II you continue in the race you will Be
able 10 number on the fingers Of one hs>d,
az firmly believe, all the democratic vote
in this parish, and probably on the otbor
hand all the republican vote, you will n
ceve. We are at liberty, before the nooi-
nation is made, to support whom We pisas,
hut after that is accomplished We should
bury our individual dsappointmena ~
stand shoulder to shoulder in united ~
energetic effort to elect our party's ebssss.
This is no time for divisions in our rsan
and no time for political foolishness - ~
next Congress apportions the represess-
tion among the States.
Hoping that the prodigal will return,
remain, very respectfully,