Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-03
Headq uarters State Ceatral Executive Com
nktse, 0eaoeratic Party
NEW ORLEANS, 1882.

NEW ORLEANS, 1Se2.
The campaign now about 10 he opened
In tins Stut,, uiuy bc cuund-ntly expected
one of great activity and strenuous exer-
tiou Oh The part Of the Republican party.
Fearing he popular v-rdict up'n the just
clo~-d Legislature, and executive act"ns
Of their ieadrrs, . Determined effort has
b~on inaug-rst q To --curr u n'J"rIty IA
the next HOUSE of Rrpp sentstiyrs; with
unblnshing -truuf-ry the party authorities
have entered upon n system ut cAtDrtiOn
aud ersrtion VII hout pHrrllel ~ the his
tory Of American pnlitics Tn" IncuniOehts
Of Federal offices high aud low, III -Nril
branch If governmental service, are IL.
qnircd to contribute To- the party treasury,
under pain Of official di-plrasuIe and c,r-
tam displacement. The power and au-
lhnrity of those in high plac-s are given
without stint IN ald ui the partisan war
fare, now wag'.d without even the small
merit Of securing conflict With executive
pterogative.
Insiduously has the purity in power at
tempted ent trance into the very BONES uf
our p.nplr. and by ari,tcr aud prunIlsts "i
patronage se,luce the weak AID cnjol- the
malron cuts, IN open hostility aud actual
contest for office. There - hot IA souihrrm
State where drs-rtiou from party ard
principle has uut been encouraged aud thr
pay mrut Of price liked upon and ASSURED.
We need not Turn To our sister STATES i"r
illustration, but in our cniIstitu, ncy, II has
now become manifest that bids have been
offered aud the dealer ia su, II "a qut stinu.
able trnffr ready 10 mike delivery. Ihi.
can aud must b- met and defeated 10y the
Democracy Of Louisiaua, ever tIur t. ih"
trsditions and integrity of the patty.
The same causes that produced rcN"N 10
4 4.
destrucri, nIea present aud potent now
aud ~ loudly cafi Tor the uIated action Of
eur people.
The liberty aud happiness of our rron!"
must ever he set deep down III onr hrnll-.
and therefore we must not Yield the fruits
aud victories LON, nor must We relax III
Que particular l.et the memories Of the
past be renewed IN the bitterness AMI
dangers of tie near future. The fight
must br III de hy the people; out OF then
might must come the issue oi right ,-th-
success of the d. mucraiic party. W.
have neither public ar private TREASURES
~ our command. nor the means To- lavish
, money upou trimnrrs and strikers Ion
'l'Ir doubtful and. nor L. II Decided by
p-op, IN securing tor Themselves the bless.
lnc- of free aud good government You
are therefore earnestly requested I" OF
ganilr Your parish aud district committees
AT once; t"pnt the party upon AN riicirnt
Aid vigorous f"oilng aud scuie the per-
snnal aud active canvass 10y Your rahdi-
dates and citizrn- Of yunr entire district.
S"ud, NJ once, u full aud complete lit OF
your local and district organizations to
these Headquarters, with c"rrrCt Post
Once address; and communicate freely
aud fully IN order that proper information
may h- had rs we'll as gwen.
Succcss awaits "uly our prompt aud
faithful action; there eau b. no Iailur, #
We remain trnr to ourselves aud our party.
VERY respectfully.
JOHN fI1ZPATRI, X,
President State Central Executive Com.
O. VI. TENNiSON.
Secretary.