Claiborne guardian., 1882-07-26

dates. when lie aSserts thar tho darn ana
| IN ggrd rpsds to b. trod werr in LIS. At
th at time the battle had been
ForoHr AND woN
! The back bone Of Ri,diralism and carpet
| hagism in Louisiana had been badly
wrrnch-d in 1874, aud was completely
/ broken iH l-76.
To he a Democratic leader. In the dark
! DAYS of'72, aud - and '76, meant danger,
poverty aud temporary defeat. United
States Mar-halls with blank warrants, aud
! po->,- composed of United States Troops,
| srnurrd the country in search of those who
dared defy tn. supreme power Of the Re
publican administIation.
Was Gen. King one uf those who gave
his time aud money, and subjected him
self IN the dangrr~ of rolitirai persecution
ia rallylny the white people of this State
fo AN undying opposition To the d-grada-
tion of submission 10 the CALLING tyranny
which then oppressed ny
| confidently assert that he was not, aud
while the parish which he claims as his
home was given over Ia the undIsputrd
sway Of The mnst interruptions rarp"t-hag-
gers and negroes who ever disgrAcrd the
State. the Democracy of Cafah"Hla. of
which was an humble m-mher, never
uuailttl nr for one moment faltrred in it,
and smpr. macy of the white rarr. In
these DAYS. hr was nnheard Of m a politi-
elan ar header. and was rninNing the
eas. and comfort necessarily r-sulting from
close attention 10 the large planting inter
,srs then controlled l'y him.
Gen. King has been accredited by the
press uf this District with having accom-
plished
fSfRAoRDfSkRY RESULTS
and having rendered extraordinary ser
vices 10 his party aud his people. Bni 80
fnr ~ nv observation has rxt"nded. these
statements have been glittering gencrali-
ties and cnntainrd nothing specific.
In his address hr rnnm-ratrs The lhrr-
ALTON If onr people from unjust and OPP
prrs~ive laws, aud their representation in
Congress as u right and not favor IL
NAV not hr ainiss 10 enquire, what unjust
or oppressive law has been repealed during
his terms. aud what he has done Ia secure
representation as right and NOT IA
vorf
The right Of representation has never
been questioned: il was the exercise If
thar right which had been DENIED us.
Docs h. claim that his ,r, tiuu in l-7- was
due to his individual rxrrtions and ability.
and srrk Ia ignore the power Of thr great
Marty which nominated aud elected hinf
Does hr seek to make us believe that =
Democratic Congress seated him. in i-1s
h-can~.. hr was 81. Floyd King am
w"nld have refused Ia r,coguizr the crriit
cate Of rl-ciion signed lay the Governor of
Louisiana. IL that ceriiiirat. had been h-ld
nv any one else, auh where the rl-rtiou
was not even c"ntr-trdi Such an iusinnn-
fi"n 81 nufnnndrd IN fact aud in common
sense. wonld tax the crednlity of Gen.
4 4
THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION BILL
has brrn passed daring his term of ~.rvic"
hut that j. the result "f twelve Wears"
agitation on this subject. Mr.. MnrrN IL
lrudncrd y bill making appropriations &
the construction and repairs at l,v--s, ~
tbs -nhirct has hrrn di-rus--d and agrn
ted ut every term Of Congress for the pas
ten years.
Mr.. Gibson. Mr. Ellis aud Mr. Rnbertsn,
have been uucraS,ug in their rhudts to ol
tain national aid for l-vrr purposes, an,
Mr.. Garfield was fnlly committed In II,
support before Gen. King was thought ni
~ Il Congressman. True, ~ hr saN-. he
hrlp,.d Ia do IT," hut his hraiu did not con-
crive the plan, nor hls talent or ingenuity
overcome the constitutional objections
which for long years were found to bc an
lu>urnnuuiHbl" uhstaclr 10 it, success.
TIE "at'anal quarantine MAS not sns-
grstrd or originated 10y him.
National aid to the sufferers from ihr
flood was II spontanrous expression of the
deep and universal sympathy excited by
that appalling calamity. In ia,
THK PURSE OF THE NATION
was opened; public aud private charity
poured rrlI,f in lavish pIuiusinn np"n
suffering people, bnt no one Thought nf
thanking the then occupant nf hat il now
called Gen. Kings seat, for the nations
bounty.
Taking Gen. Kings career rs n whole. il
can "nly hr said be- has done his duty to
the be-; ot his ability,
For hi energy AMI devotion Ia the inter
r>t> of his constituents, give HIM fnll
credit, nor d" desire to dctrad anything
from the Repatriation hr h,S acquired.
Tn" cnnirst l,twr-n him and his upJs,-
nrnt-. of " hnm nm one, il pnrrly person.
nj. M question "f principle il involved.
aud the party is merely called upon to de-
eide who j. hrst qualified or most entitled
Ia wear the huuur- II has Ia c"uttr
OF my own qualifications and claims
must leave others 10 speak and the people
to Judge
Discussion ard legitimate agitation lead
tn correct conclusions. aud G-u King can
h"i complain "f opposition, or of plop"r
criticism M his runinct as public offi
Ger
Exercising my right in this respect. I
snhnii my candidacy to the Intelligent
Judgment "f this people, confident that
whatever conclusion may h arrived az in
convention will h- ratified N th, polls.
Soliciting the support of those no con-
slider me qualified aud worthy to ill seat
in thr National Legislature.
remain, very respectfully,
CHARLES J BoATNFR
Marrow Gauge.
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