Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-24
TO THE VOTERS OF THE FIFTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

An election IL approaching which de-
mand- the attention and patriotic rxrrtinhs
Of every youl aud true citizen of Louisiana.
Before il il decided. ! nsk til. privilege of
= few parting worls with the people Of
this district, all If whom cannot see in
person. There il a very sharp Issue to I've
settled bctwren the people on one side aud
the Bureaucracy of ofticeh holders az Wash
in, ton City On the Other. We may ~
well come squarr up to it now. We are
fac 10 face with the worst element Of the
/ Radical party, the -o-callrd Stalwart gang,
/ with their hands full Of money and their
mouths full of promises and threats. We
will have to meet and beat these creatures,
or relapse To where We were ten Years 20.
! What is the position of parties in this
Stated do not boast when claim that
the Democratic party represents the in
trllIgrnc-, the property and the integrity
of the Common wealth. The Radicals only
J represent the bribery, corruption, frand
and srditious practices of the Custom
honse ring. Throughout the Union the
time houorrd Democratic party is making
glorious mud united struggle fur the
liberty and local rights Of every section,
for peace. progress and union under the
Constitution, for reform aud huur>ty ia
legislation aud administration, and for the
cause of the people against monor"li'-
and special privileges to II favored few.
Array-,i against this 'nlid phalanN Of the
p-oplr is n desp, rate hand at political
yladiators, who have seized the citadel of
power.
The Republican party is split INTO three
parts. This "party of moral ideas" il
hoprl-s-ly divided between the Stalwar:s
or faction OF public robbers. and the Half
breeds ~ faction Of "-nivrling hypocIitr-,
~ they mutually nickname each other.
The Half.hrre,l- are characterized by pions
frand the Sinlwnris by brutal cynicism.
II is very deep aud bitter schiSm, thank
Cod; for when thieves fail ont, honest
the mraniin-, III. respectable men Of the
Republican party in the North, where.
perhaps il may be- nrcrssary Ia Inform You
such an element exists, uuknow ns il j.
hrrr-tbis respectable element stands aluof
in deep disgust and ready to accept any
change look nag 10 4 Iral rrfnIm. Sinh j.
the condition of PARTIES in the United
States to-day.
What the Democratic party is clsrw here,
Il is in Louisiana. NH political aS,"ria-
ton is infallllc. It, DEGREES aud ills p"lici
must partake OF the imPrrf-cti"H- If the
men who compose IL. There i. no inspired
voice. To- select it, namihrt- and candidates.
They are no mnr- immaculate shan the
men who sleef them. They are net
necessarily the hest mn in the party.
They are neither more NOT less than repre-
sentative m"u. A. one rf its candidates.
! claim NJ other prr.cufnrHce than
laIg-r share of toll aud responsibility,
necessarily imposed upon ME hy the
pnsltiun assigned me-. But We have one
merit. We do not cunsmt with thicvc~.
| have no desire To r. fleet upon my
opponent Brtwccr htm aud utr there is
nn personal issue. Ind.-d, on pcr.oupl
grounds. | do not hesitate to say that !
place him up"n IN entirely different foot
ing frnm my former cunip,titors. He in ;
yitrd me tn - discussion which fell forced
To- decline n there il no common gr"un
on which We cunld stand in the argument
We disagree rs tn premises aud first
principles. We disagree ~ to methods 4
aud prHrtic,s Allie with almost alt my
fellow -ctiizru-, look upon the huge
fabric "f Tyranny aud corruption lis party
ARE striving 80 build up in tins State ~ a
thing Ia be Authorized. TO hr assembled. To tr
wiped ont of existence His own personal
character can make 10 difference t. the
people of Louisiana They know him "a
the Eadlcdt chief in this district. H.
commands 'hc cohorts Of corruption. They
will -hun him accordingly
Now. whatever responsibility or touch
Of goolurs~ MAY luhrrr IN the Republican
party III Other and far distant cnn,mu-
mites, II j. known to ~ here only ~
desperate combination, which has stirred
up strife aud ra,r.antag"ui>m. arrested
industry. violated the Constitution.
m"chrd At thu rights at thu STATE, trampl,d
upon the resolved right, If irs citilrus,
drfll''i the fountains Of Justice, plTrdcr'd
The treasury, stolen the taxes, robbed the
people and alli"d itself with cvrIy scheme
of pilagc or fraud which paid it sharr
nf ihe sInils. Sn,h was the history Of
this carprt-hap organization mill thr