St. Landry democrat., 1883-11-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES.
Natchitoches Democrntie Review.

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Emery.
4 Men who have voted solidIy with the
1 Republicans to maintain Charlie How
ards gambling hell as monopoly in
our State are bending every energy to
divert the current of popular condem-
nation, and re-elect the man whom they
must have reason to believe they eau
use in the future for their, selfish pur-
poses.
There is but little doubt thas large
1 portion OF the press of the State is being
brought up in the interests of the gil
| gantic rings which have grown rich
with their ill-sotten gains.
The real issue before the people in
this State to-day is, shall they rule, or
shall Towards Lottery and the other
mOnopolies continue to make laws in
| their own interests
Marksville Review.
! The McEnery boom is playing out in
| Avoyelles. Many of our citizens who
were at first carried away with the cam
! paign cry OF "McEnery and the levees,
one and inseparable,n are one by one
awakening to the folly and absu1dity of
such, an idea. The levee question will
| continue tor be just as strongly agitated,
and the levee interests will be lust as
fully subserved il McEnery retires to
the shades Of private life. Unfortunate
indeed would it be for the lowlands of
Louisiana if there lived within the Dor
ders OF the State only one man who, as
Governor, could be trusted with the
levee interests OF the State. The pa
triOtic Democrats OF the State say. and
say truly, that the reelection of Mem
strengthening of these leeches upon the
body polite. They say that the front
presented by the McEnery campaign
has for it's backing these cursed mOnop-
Olies, acts and contracts, and that the
reelection OF McEnery will be perpet-
uatIng the power and influence of the
corrupt politicians who have made |
these things possible, and will render |
them more INSCRIPTIONS and dangerous |
in the future.
We must say that most of the Mem /
cry men IN this parish with whom we
have conversed have had the candor to
admit that the professional politicians
of the State are almost to man for
McEnery. Wecan only say en- PEASANT,
Where the carcass is there the Vultures
are gathered together"
Shreveport Democrat.
Our contemporary the Standard, has
good deal to say about the Republican
opponents OF Governor McEnery,
though as yet he has been unable to put
his hnger upon single one except the
editor of the DOnaldsOnville Chief. The
editor of the Chief is supporting Gov. /;
Nichols, because he is a near neighbor
and, like all the Governors neigilbors,
has high admiration for his personal
and public qualities. The paper has
always been il Conservative Republican
paper, and is now hardly republican
paper at all. 1t is no more of a Repub- /
lican paper than the N. o. City Item. &
which is vigorously supporting McEn-
cry, which nominated Kellogg for /
Speaker to Congress since the last cleo q
ton, and whose owner and manager t
was conspicuous member of the staff !.
ot Gen. LoDgstreet, who led the radical t
forces on the 18th OF September, when 0
,he blood of some of the best men of $
,ie State was shed in vindication of the =
light OF Louisiana to self-government, ]
Webster Tribanc. 2
Our preference, as signifed at the &
masthead of our column, can be easiIy a
understood by every body. y
Notwithstanding his unwillingness. t
ge continue the name of Gen. Nichols, h
With sentiments below, because for the T
lrst reason he is the unanimous choice r,
t our people, and secondly because we .
'elieve that if it should become evident
him that his services were necessary g
aid in the restoration OF the State u
rom the present ring rule-or-ruin ele- <
1ent and that it he is rendered the g
omination he will accept. n
We do not pretend to believe that hftt
Iicholls is the only man among the N
lumber spoken of that will make wise is
nd prudent Governor, while on the a,
ontrary, we do not believe him to be =
ossessed OF as great ability as Others al
no have been spoken of, but think IN
lat he possesses the honesty to do Il,
ght, firmness to stick to it, and compe- n ra
'ncy to guide his course, and therefore CT
fitted for such responsible
Dsition. es
If, on the assemblage of the conyen- II II
on, however, it should not be seen fl til
put his name before the convention. W
lere are plenty of Observation-Disclosures ~
en- whom we think would make wise. OF
'mpetent Governors. ru
Bugle Call. IN
The Ring must go where the wood Ct
ne tWineth; and it's shattered frag- de
ents can never be linked together w. e
Few 10 ~.
II we could still have any doubt mi m:
'out 1t, that doubt would soon vanish Gu Gu
sight OF the baffled rage and evident N y
gulsil OF those McEnery organs that Of
"a already felt within their grasp. az
were, the political victory of 1884.
Shreveport Times lie
est
From lengthy statement in the De rec
TO Democrat of the Cd inst, which we gge
gret the want of space to-day prevents me 1
from publishing in full. it il charged gu,
aJ lion. w. G. Harris, late memhar rim
the Legislature from De Soto, sought m nne