The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-10-07
YOUR DUTY!

bers of the next Congress OF the
United States. Whilst the Repub-
licans in this Congressional Dis
trict are excited over the contest
between the two candidates 10 that
party, the Democrats + apparent
IL taking little or no interest in this
political battle. Whilst it is true
that the Democratic candidate, in
this part of the District does not
aronse that enthusiasm which a
leader might be expected to kindle,
it is a serious question that requires
deliberation and thought, whether
the election of one Of the Republi
cans who are in the field would be
OF any service to the people Of
Louisiana or whether it is not a du
ty the Democracy of this District
owes to tue Democratic party at
large, to prevent the success OF
either of the Republican candidates
by the election of a Democrat to re
present them in the next Congress.
So far as any votes that may be
given in reference to protective
duties on sugar and rice, and on
the improvement of the Mississippi
river and smaller streams and
Bayous in this Congressional Dis
trict, the three candidates all en-
terrain similar views and would
Doubtless vote in the same way.
Oh those questions this District, no
matter who succeeds, will be proper
~ represented.
But outside of those two import
ant subjects, the situation becomes
materially changed.
1t seems to be generally believed
| by the Democrats and admitted by
many of the Republican writer's
aud leaders that the next House of
Representatives will be Democratic,
or at least, the parties will be very
equally divided. Whether this as
sumption be correct or not, the ap
preaching elections will show, but
a careful scrutiny of the whole field
justiies the belief that the next
House will be Democratic.
That it will be if the Democratic
party does its duty throughout the
country is almost certain.
Should the democratic voters of
this District let the election go by
default and send q Republican to
Congress!
Mr.. Acklen is a man fully ca
pable of promoting the interests Of
the people of this State both on &C
count of experience in Legislation
and by natural talent. He has
done more for this District, whilst
in Congress, than all the Represen
tatives that had been sent from it,
in % years, have done. He has
proven himself an energetic, hard
working member, permitting no op
p%ortunity to pass, by which any aid
or assistance to his constituents
could he given without improving
such opportunity to its full extent,
His opponents, in this political
contest can do more for their constit
uents than he has done, or can do
in the future.
During the last session of Con
gress, the Republican leaders ia
the Senate introduced a bill to re
duce the Tariff on Sugar % pei
cent lower than it now is.
The Republicans advocated it, in
speech after speech delivered in the
Senate Halls; the Democrats OF
posed it, and when the vote wa
taken every Democratic Senator
voted against the resolution, and i
was defeated only by the aid o
three Republican votes; Hoar o
Massachusetts, Ingalls, Of Iowa ant
Kellogg of Louisiana.
Thus it is here seen that the n