Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-17
WE MUST ACT.

licnn Congressman. Gen. W. l.. McMiil-n
a carpct'baggcr Republican, is man who
In sreking to misrrpre-ent this District ia
The National Legislature. Already has h,
set tu work methods which, to say the
least, are disrcputahe aud calculated &c
inspire nnplra-ant feelings between the
races. He expects by such means tn ST.
cure the solid csIurrd vote in the river
parishes. The designs Of MrMiirn aud
his allies must he thwartrd Gen. King
who has 80 long and faithfully represented
~ IN Congress aud who il so closely iden-
titled with the material interests of the
District, must Ice returned, Radicalsm
must not he permitted 10 triumph in the
Fifth District again. The efforts which
NcMlllen aud his mininns arr making To
inauguratr n policy which will engcndrr
/ the old race anmn~iii-s and prrindicc-
must he foiled. McMillrn is backed by
/ the power and patronage Of the Federal
Administration, aud the tax which al
! present conironts the Democracy is no
b fHtFHS n'HN' 81 - FH"HgH =" """~t ~
once To ,isilnnt aud persistent action
cvrfy honest, true man in thu District.
with such state Of facts staring us in
the face II is strange that thu good people
Of Claiborn- are ~ ,,ligrnt and indifferent.
Thrr are no di>>rusious in the party
no d--at sfIctiun with the nominee of our
party. ON the contrary, the party is IA
unit, aud Gen. King, the uumin,r of the
party, is the man whom the Democracy
Of this parish preferred Ia all others. No
one qnr-tion- his fidelity to the party or
has trndrrrd IN his official capacity. II
thct- was any dissatisfaction With thu
nomination, the apathy and Indifference
~h,cl exist annug our people might hr
accounted for. Asit is We can only accent
Cor it on rs" superstition that onr people
r~gird the election at ti,u. kING ~ certain
aud thar no effort on their part is nrcrs.
sary. This is the real cause If the polit-
icai luk-w arrnnr-s oi our people. Bnt in
thi, they may be- mistaken. MrMilltn has
money NJ his command aud is backed los
the Federal Administrations, aud in a Dis
irict where the cnlorrd element il, III thu
majority by several Thousand there is uu
telling what he may accomplish. He l.
doing h. work secretly aud there j. no
10 donbt but that he will muster a con.
siderable following IL the river !lirlNhcs. |
II the better element at uuI people stand .
aluu( aud take un Interest a. the cnutc-t. /
Iguoraucc aud wee will again dominate in /
iht> District.
We tell onr people plainly that the time
fc, TIN, apathy AMI folly to rnd i. At hand. /
Thrrr i not Il day to be lost between this
and the day Of the election. We have nu ;
enemy III the lirld that Will leave no means .
at his cuminL'd unused winch will tend /
to 1t, feat the D''m"crucy. He hrluugs to
an un-crupulou~ party and that patty l.
rncrtiuE IL utmost curIgir- To SECURE u
niiiruly ~ the urNt Congress. The EIlth .
District ~ one at those To " Inch TIN, party
Is lu"hIng To gain Congressman. With /,
what may We not cNrrct' In the present
crisis, Indifference il u crtutr. ny - hard
tight We have redeemed our State from
the cH>. and hottor M kadira tulr. Il
was accomplished only hN uuitrd action
1t can tr maintained only 10y united
effort on the pam of our people
W. rrprat the warning Now i. uo
time for apathy or indifference. The fruits
If what We have gained may Ice lost and
The curse uf X ,dcIli-m again Fastened
upon the country unless We do our whole
luty.
The Democracy of Claiborne shoufl hr
m tn" alert. We must give our flvnriir
candidate rnu>ins mtjurity. Claiborne
must lmPr"vr upon the record she made
II l~-u, and inst al Of polling HIGHT vote
for King mu>t hrtus hcr lull strength to
the polls. 1t Il high tim" for ~ To- 60 To-
A"IA, W" haNr Is" further ,imr tn in,,.
lhr enemy j. upnn H. aud We nus, hr M
AMI iotnG. at Else W. may br -uhjrctrd
/" his iuthnrity. W, nrsr nur prm,lr t.
'rr that Jhihnrnr doc her fun dur, on
be seventh Of November. If the rnru,
" ms let It Lee through uu fnnlt of nur~:
'ut II the D.m"cricy If the District will
:" IT. duty. victory viii crown th,.,r
furts.
DECLINED.