St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-10-14

trIct, addressed large assemlIiaSe
at the Courthouse last Monday
evening. He assured his hea, ers
of his great friendship for Congress
man Robertson, and stated trait he
only accepted the nomination him
self when it was unquestionably
evident that Mr.. Robertson could
not secure it. He then referred to
the platforms of the tgo political
parties, in which there was appar-
antly little difference, hnt showed
that there was q vast difference in
the manner in which the promises
Of these parties were fulfilled. AS
an instance of the duplicitv Of tue
Republican party. lie referred to
their loud professions of civil SER
vice reform, while at the same time
they were using the entire machinery
of government, and openly and
boastingly levying forced contribu-
tons. III order to perpetnate them
selves in power. He believed in /"
strict construction OF the Constitu-
ton and enforcement of the laws,
which would make this the hes.
government in the world. Was in
favor of internal improy eLlents, and
a tariff for revenue only, with incl
dental protection. If the tariff OH
sugar were abolished, it would not
result in making it any cheaper -
the consumer, as the foreign sugar
producing countries, if their sugar
were admitted free, would establish
export duties on it, which would at
least result in maintaining presen,
prices. He was therefore in favor
If the tariff, in order that our own
country might reap the benefit.
He referred to the Republican can-
didates, Souer and TraSet. Did
not believe that Souer would accept
the nomination, b4t that he woqld
try to get possession of the Repaid
iican corruption fund, perhaps for
use in kellogg's District. He
stated that Trager, the other can
didate, was rich cotton planter il,
Concordia parish, who came to the
State in 1868; could not say VIII,
he came here at that time, who he
came with or what he came for, but
he thought it was not FAVORABLE
time to engage in mercantile pur-
suits or planting; but now he was a
wealthy planter. Gen. Heron re-
ferred to his own course during tie
war, when be and many of his
hearers were off battling for what
they believed to be right. He ac-
cepted all the results of the war aud
was now strong Union man. He
regretted the existence of sectional
hstred on the part of Northern Re-
publicans toward the South. He
referred to the centralizing policy
of the Republican party. which
tended to concentrate all the pow
FRS Of government at Washington,
and declared himself opposed to
such policy. which. if persisted
in. might ultimately result in dis
ruption of the Union. He wanted
to see the Union preserved, and
was therefore in favor of local self
government in ali the States, as
more likely to secure this object.
He promised, If elected. to labor
for the welfare of the who's coun-
try, aud especially for the good of
the people of his district. He as
sured the colored people that he
was in favor of protecting them in
all their rights; asked them to think
for themselves, compare the plat
forms and principles of the two
parties, and then vote as they think
best. He urged the impoi lance of a
full vote at the next election. and
hoped that every man would do his
duty on tina. day. At the close of
bis remarks the General was greet
ed with ,hree rousing cheers. The