The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-06-10

MONROE, LA.s JUNE w. AooS'
APPEALED TO THE PEOPLE.
O. Douglas, for thy leading wand!
FIsrcs K:ndolP6, g: ,:hy ; 1Hssst
a. Weli-skiiled Bruce. to rule the fight.
1nd crv-" 81. Andrew and our right >
somsthlng more than the existence
of political party depends upon the
preservation Of the Democratic party
Of this State. It's principles lie at the
foundation of Intelligent home rule.
They are the only guarantees of politt.
cal regeneration aud material progress
In the State. They aim at elevation
% to all that h eanobling aud inspiring,
aud at repression of whatever has q
corsupsing tendency In Slate Affairs. OF
with the masses which compose the
State Out OF years Of political de
hAneAery aud ps,,dixscy, and from the
pkaRuee aud m5seris-s hegOtten of RAdi.
cad uss1uss., tn. people "f L'utsfann
w~se at length deli v..r.-ti. and the D..n''-
cratic party became sponsor for the fa-
sure well-6einx of the enfranchised
wAktS &ScOkNcI AAbO ASSO8usASSA A~sso6
race of the State.
This promise has not been redeemed,
nor has the State. The call for Con-
stitutlonal Convention unfortunately
completed the work of political re-
demption. The people sent to that
body majority of delegates who either
opposed a new Constitution or were
expectants of Office under It, and hence
essentially unfit for courageous action
In favor of substantial and permanent
reform.
The purposes for which the Conven-
ton was called were either ignored, or
stamped upon. The election for men,
bers of the legislature, following, did
not revive hope, and the legislature In
Its organisation signalized its birth
with q reputation of that element of
the Democratic party which had
changed the political fortunes of the
State. This body has ever since moved
steadily backward, retreating and re-
treating from the standard erected for
the redemption of the Slate, SO that
only the other day the members of the
House, by large majority, negatively
decided that the Louisiana Lottery
Company shall enjoy, till 1895, exclu-
sive lottery privileges in this State,
when the Company had expressly re-
nounced this pretended privilege and
when the Constitution contemplates
this odious monopoly should be abol-
ished.
Something was to be expected of the !
which met in New Orleans Saturday !
last. We were verdant cnough-as it
turns QUITO participate in this feeling.
The result has been grievous disap-
pointment. In effect, the meeting was
that of a few New Orleans ward politi-
clans, and the labors of the Committee
may be syllabused in the statement
that Mr.. John Fitzpatrick, not long
ago Democratic boiler and disorgan-
izer, was elected President of the Com.
mittee. The proceedings of the meet
ing we publish elsewhere in full, and
they speak for the Committee.
We warn the people Of Louisiana
that the ships they have sent to sea are
likely never to return. 1t is the duty
of the people, as it is their interest, to
act at once, beginning in their primary
organizations the work OF publication.
If Democrats would save their party,
they must put men of braius and hon.
esty In the lead, aud not noodles, cow
ards and designing politicians. The
Democratic party cannot survive as it |
now stands before the country, and its |
dissolution is inevitable, without aug
menting the stupidity and cowardice |
which have characterized its leaders.
1t remains for the yeomanry, remem-
bering their suferings under Radical
oppression, to re-assert their faith In
Democratic doctrines at their primary
meetings, aud demand that their faith
less leaders shall retire into obscurity,
with the alternative ofgoing over boot
and baggage to the Republicans.
a dispatch from Senator Steele to