The Ouachita telegraph., 1882-11-25

SPEECH OF J. C. MONCURE,
OF CADDo.
Fello,c- CitisensII congratulate the peo-
pie that the State and national ticket
are in such perfect and complete har-
mony that such a unity now exists be
fess to have been the original Greeley
and Brown men from any. excuse what
of 6
the nomination of Greeley and Brown,
the Democratic party has redeemed
ly, its. devotion to principle and not to
men. The Democratic party when great
principles are involved can rise above
ence. At Baltimore it has given 20 the
world an illustration that its action is
influenced by patriotic motives only:
Brown Bro o from 1S PERSONAL sappDii love- ' and. % ad.
miration of the individuals, but
because they were the eXponents of prin-
of representative republican govern
ment depends; we support them because
they are the opponents and advocates of
State sovereignty against consolidated
tyranny, because they are the eXponents
OF the civil arm OF the Government IN
eontradicti9n of the military and tyran-
er and more patriotic motives and
ths Maen dle the spectacle is to
bag hne woiib itbi Or itss,g greaG ] parry VINO o
greatest talent in the land. ignor-
ing all selfish considerations and taking
not belonging to their own organizatioa,
but because the Cincinnati Convention
adopted a platform containing these
principles for which we We're fighting,
and therefore we were willing to sink
our personal preference, because by do
ing so we achieved strength for the prin-
cipies themselves. l cannot conceive
a
any true patriot to-day can hesitate
about his support of that ticket If ap-
at "a loss to comprehend what stron ger
ones could be made than the history of
this country during the last four years
National Government. We have seen
men of education dragged from their
homes, hurried before drum. head court
known to the law, and after a farcical
trial C ur ed Off and immured in remote
dungeons. It was but a few days ago
that l saw an account of thirty citizens
of South Carolina who had been sum
marily arrested, and after farce of n
trial, carried off and Imprisoned in AL
bany, in the State of New York--to be
imprisoned for whatR One of the gen
tlemen, when interviewed by New
York reporter, declared that he was in
profound ignorance of the reason. There
were old men and young men, rich men
and poor men, thus dragged from their
homes and carried to New York to be
Il
as innocent as you and l are. What
| value would your State Government be
in the same hands. if the power of Gen;
Grant and his party is to be perpetuated
| And what value would my distinguish hed
fspa FtSaal lMaRsTy be beEysfre f. against snH
| to you that there is. no difference
between. the importance OF the
| demption of the Federal Government
| both alike should demand our earnest
| honest and patriotic efforts, and both
| jealous in our efforts to achieve them
| but while it is important that the Fed
| eral Government shall be redeemed
| while we should seek by all mean!
within our power to elect the ticket thai
has been Nominated at Baltimore
| own State in like manner demands ON
| greatest efforts to redeem it from Gov
eTnment equally and in all respects . a
| State. Unfortunately, at the very mo
ment when there should be the great
| est amount of unanimity among ou
people =. unfortunately, at tins very
| time, when the Governor of this Stat
is Mt war with the Federal Govern
ment, when the prospect is brighte
before us than it ever has been before
| we find division in our ranks, we tint
| numbers of people, and of our good peo
| pie, too, separating themselves from IL
| and y! oposing to organize what they cal
a new party. Whether or not a new part.
| may eventuate from this circumstanC
ornot it is impossible to say at all events
| in the face of the enemy is no time {
| re-organize your army, now is not tn
time to divide the counsels of the GOO
people of Louisiana. All agree that tn
State Government should be redeemed
| all agree that the corruption shoul
be swept from it, but unfortunately TO
us some profess to believe that dill
ferent mode VIII accomplish the resul
better than the one we have though
proper TO pursue. l have heard tiul
and again from these gentlemen who ar
| approving what is oAlled this Libers
movement and advocating the sendin
of delegates to the August Convey
ton in New Orleans, that ia
| Democratic ticket cannot he elccte,
Now l would ask why il cat
| not he They say the peopl
| wi not vote for 1T. There is not an IL
dividaal in Louisiana who has co-ope