The Ouachita telegraph., 1882-11-25

viii not confess, that the ticket which
sPects unanestiopable; that it is com
1Ssn nhs SeJ ays sboaa al fh bsye fsS ass
positions to which they have been
nominated. Then why is it that
the people will not vote for itf No man
says that the people will not vote Tor it;
and these very gentlemen who say SO,
are part, and parcel of the people FROM
whom they are quoting to Justify the
course they are pursuing. The gentle
men tell us that they propose to redeem
am firmly convinced that there are many
things worse than defeats. / do not
think defeat is the worst thing can be-
tain its honor and be defeated whereas
if it sacrifices its hon or, success is but q
poor recompense; They say this ticket
Convention will name a ticket that will
be successful. This is not the first time
we have heard this. for the first call
came to the parish in which live, came
directly from the office of the Executive
OF This State, and asked for signatures
is called by Gov. Warmoth, and we all
believe will be controlled and manipu-
lated by him according to his views.
moth redeem the State of Louisiana !?
If that is the sort of redemption these
Liberal aaba gentlemen invite me to, l want m
deemed except by perpetuating the power
of II. G. Warmoth, then 1 do not want to
do not want to see the good people Of
forced necessity of Voting for a man
is not worthy OF the suffrages OF
election of sWarmoth will not re.
the redemption of Louisiana as if he
himself was not responsible to the full
est extent for her present condition. He
misgovernment and for all the obnox-
ious and ruinous laws which disgrace
onr statute books; At the last session of
| registration and election laws erna-
mated from Warmoth's own party, witt
the understanding that they were to
passed, what is the result2 These laws
still remain on the statute books not
Gongressional GO COMMITTEES % that sneTs he Wante mt
ed reform and urged the members of the
Legislature to bring about these very
bad government me- t. Of f ae the State eol caused sed
| through the instrumentality of these
| very laws which he himself had passed
ther, I have never seen him undertake
| to pass through that Legislature any
measure that he did not succeed in
l pdSSSu WIcu no Wdubeu 10 uO SO.
Therefore say we may very Justly and
fairly hold him responsible for the legis-
lation which has brought the State to
| its present condition.
do not propose to detain you. have
| only this to say. We are here to-day fol
| the purpose of ratifying the action o1
the Baltimore Convention, and also tc
ratify the united State ticket. What
ever irregularities may have occurred
whether or not the executive committees
of both parties had a right to make the
| changes they have made OF not, can Ses
no reason why we should not ratify
their action, because they have given US
| a ticket we can Vote for properly auC
| without discredit to ourselves They
| have given us a ticket which, as said
| awhile ago, even those gentlemen who
! propose to attend the Liberal Conven
tion would vote for if they thought i
could be elected. | believe and know il
can be elected if the people VIII deter
gentlemen who say. it cannot b'
voices and make up. their minds tt
| come forth from this day and Join Jhos,
| who are endcaroring to elect this ticket
| 1t will result in the redemption of ou
State, and III giving to us as its chic
magistrate gentleman known to yol
probably better than he is to me, who il
recognized from one end of this State t,
| high-toned gentleman, worthy of the sup
| port of all good people. [Cheers.l For tina
l ticket l here day myself award IA pu b
l lie raTiticatiCl'. "rd hope it will not onl,
| be ratified t,y .,t,' ." il4 in these pri
mary meetings Lu. ~ the polls il
l November next.