The Opelousas courier., 1882-10-28
Rally, Democrats, Rally!

it remains to be seen how the Demo-
cratic voters are going to do their duty
on that day, by going to the polls and
casting their ballots for the Democratic
nominee, Maj. Andrew S. Heron.
The fact that the ticket is limited
only to one Congressman, and that no
State or parochial candidates are to he
voted for, may make great many in
different or careless about going to the
polls. Some will doubtless say: "Oh !
if only one candidate is to be voted for,
shall not lose my time and ride so far
| simply to elect one man to Office. | can
use my time better at home by attending
| to my work." As matter of course,
those who may make such excuses as
| the above, are either not informed of
the Importance of a Congressional cleo
ton, and of the vast national interests
involved therein; or fail to appreciate
the great value of the elective franchise
and the bounden duty of it's honest ex-
ercise; or lastly, they are not really in
terested in the triumph of the Demo-
cratic principles which they profess to
follow. In the first instance, the ieno-
rant should be enlightened by the more
intelligent citizens of each neighborhood
as to the vital necessity of our district,
and, if possible, our whole State being
represented in Congress by Democrats,
if we would hope for the success of
Democratic legislation or of the triumph
of q Democratic administration in the
presidential election of 1884. They
should be made to understand that it is
| through the election of a Democratic
majority in the present Congress, during
this fall, that we are to hsFe for civil
service reform, the building and repair
ing OF cur levees, the improvement OF
the Mississippi, the remodeling OF the
tariff, the passage of suitable laws to
secure a fair count of the electoral vote
at the Presidential election in 1884,
which are amongst the important meas
ures to be acted upon by the next Con-
gress. To secure such legislation, SO
vital to the common interests of our
whole country, and particularly to the
South, depends upon the election OF
Democratic representatives in Congress
at the approaching elections. Therefore,
it is apparent to every man Of ordinary
intelligence that every Democratic voter
should make use of his ballot for the
nominee of the party on the 7t!i of No
venber next.
The elective franchise is the highest
privilege of American citizenship; it is
the civil weapon placed in our hands to
overthrow tyrannical and corrupt gov
ernments, to establish our constitutional
rights, and protect life, liberty, and
property. The man, therefore, who
negleets to exercise 30 inestimable
privilege at SO critical ,juDctufe, ol
prostitutes it to tie support of the enc
mics OF his party, ia not only responsi
bic for any defeat that may occur at th'
polls, bat is unworthy Of possessing
this grand imminent OF patriotic citi
zenship. The Republicans are well Or
ganized, and every voter Of them vii
cast his vote for the Republican, candi
date on the day of the election. Hence
the absolute necessity of every Demo
cratic voter being wide awake, and o
his going to the polls and casting hi
Mai. Andrew s. Heron, on Tuesday
Nov. T.. We point W ii, pride to on
!, standard bearer in this District. Eli
name is Us familiar to every LoRisianial
as household werds. AS Attorney Gen
eral, as Senator, as. member of th
Constitutional Convention of 1879, as
soldier, as a citizen, as Democrat, h
has always reflected honor on the peo
pie of his State, and has always stoo
, without reproach. We cOnli have n
, better or ADLER man to represent us i
, Congress than the Hon. A. s. Heron.
3 Ohio has led off with an overwheim
: ing majority for her Democratic ticke
and everything points to the same gran
results in Indiana, New York and Penn
! sylvania, and that our next Gongres
will be controlled by a large Democrat
ic majority. Shall the Empire Paris
of st. Landry, with her large Demo
cratic majority, fall behind as q laggar
: in these glorious achievements and i
the pride Of saying I've helped to max
up the great Democratic majority whic
win rnle the destiny of our next an
Q succeeding sessions of Congresss" The
let every Democrat remember his dut
4 and east his ballot ON the 9TH of mel
e November.
: : We desire to call the attention
some of our delinquent subscriber
. who promised to pay up at hafve
3 time, that harvest has come, an
. !. we do not expect them to be backwai
q i'm ceming forward and paying up a
Q arrears aud sne or tive years in al
J, vance. Times have been 80 hard vii
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