Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-31
TO THE VOTERS or CLAIBORNE.

election. As the organ of THE Democracy
Of this parish we wish TO do our fill aud
entire dnty. If the people of Claiborne
are remls- in their duty and fail TO express
ihrir will at the ballot box, we do not
wish it to be charged to the GUARDIAN.
since the nomination WAS made in MONROE
"n the 30th Of August, We have weekly
urged our people To rgistrr and vote. We
have told them that the enemy would make
a desperate effort to capture tbs District
and that the vote Of every true and
honest man wins nee.l,d to tbwart the
designs of the Republicans, and now that
the day on which the contest is to be-
decided is close ut hand, We make the
lust appeal to our people to do their duty
to come to the polls aud vote-to vote
| for the nominee of the D-mocr ratio party
the only party 10 winch the people can
lock for al honest and economical govern
mcnt, the party that has redeemed onr
State from the thraldoin Of misrulr and
the clutches of scnla~ngs and carpet
uh' fihN''' ~ tu' W
prosperity aud progress, and the only
party to which il is safe to entrust the
direction Of the affair. If this great Re.
pnhlic. What the rule ut Democracy has
done for this State il will do for the nation
when it is once placed in authority. II
will give us an honest and economical
government, administered according To
the principles of the Constitution. Ii
will lessen the oppressive burdens Of an
unjust and inipnitons taxation-reyisr onr
tariff and revenue laws which the Re-
publican party has refused to do. This
party il now before the people for their
endorsement Opposed to it is the Repnh-
lican party-tlIe party of fraud. of corrupt
men aud measures Of public pluudrr, of
oppressive taxation aud reckless eArrava-
GAUGE aud ecu: rali1ation. The representa-
tlvcs If these two parties are now bcfor.
the people of the Fifth District. On the
seventh uf next month one or the other
will be elected to represent her people in
the Federal Congress. The Democracy
places before the people Gen. J. FLOYD
kING, man who has been tried aud not
found wanting, who has served the people
we'll and faithfully and represented the
true Interests of III" people Of his District.
McM,llrm, the Post Muster of New Orleans,
u man who has no polltical principles, who
hrl"ngs tn all parties rs il suits his per
Snual interest. is the representative of the
party - franz. The first is supported 10y
the intelligent, Nlrtu"uS, aud the property
The other il supported by the ignorant
aud yiciorS, by the political a.itatCrs aud
di~reputable plnre-huntcri uf the District,
aud by the Administration aud its pat
rohase and JAY Hubb'4l "ni his COMMITTEES
ut Washington. We're il not for these
latter the race would bo easy but the |
Administration aud It's enormous patron. !
ngr, its standing Amy of sllarird officials
whose chief duty is To bolster up the |
lettering form of the Republicans party. /
aud JAY llubh"ll with his money procured /
Influence If the Administration and Of !
Jay Huhb,ll's committee are brought 10 !
bear IN elect n Republican Congressman /
ir"n thu Fifth Louisiana Di-friut-tn set
suorincr over Intelligence, TO revive the I
old rae. STRIFE and ill-wlll which prevailed ?
~ long rs RepuhIirauism was III the as
crhdaury. aud to disturb the peace and .
good will which at present prevails and /
has prevailed since the Democrats have F!
crutrollcd the representation of the his.
'rict.
The people OF Claiborne are TO have "a I
Voice III tins matter. There are three /
thousand registered voters in Claiborne .
parish. Claiborne should give ecu Ki>u
4 vote of AZ least Two ihouShnd. aud will
II her people viii do their duty. Every .
waite III the pltl~h isaurctl.d to elect Gru P
kI\G. Under these circumstances will
any true man fail to come to the poll, and
irp"~,t IN, ballot in favor Of honest GOV
rrnm,nt' The ballot is something more
than u pr,,Ilrge-it d, duty. and no man
fully d,cha grs Ia, Il Ity Us citizen tn
himself and the public who nrglects for
trivial cause to exercise the right of suf
frage There is sharp contest before the
Democracy Of the Fifth District. The
Democracy nf Claihorue has always been
true and loyal. Something is expected of
the people OF Claiborne in this contest.
W. are expected 10 give inrge majority
for the nominee Of the Democratic party.
Shall We di-appoiut thc>" ho are watch
Ins our action with anxious interest.
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