The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-05
RALLY, DEMOCRATS!

| There has never been but one Dem
ocratic party. It has always stood 50
lid and a unit, for its principles are a
broad as the seas and as universal a
creation. The Democratic party ad
mits Of no division, for all in its rank
are equal. Unbroken, it has marched
on from the early days Of our Repub
lie, sweeping before it Federalism
Whigism, Knownothingism and theil
concomitants.
| When the civil war broke out the
Wing party went out of existence =
in the North it rallied under the ban,
ners of the Republican party, while
the Democrats still kept up their or
ganization. In the South circumstan-
ces abolished all parties, and after the
surrender the same reasons which had
kept the Southern people united still
forced them to stand close together.
But the remnants of the old Wing
party, still cherishing their dead tradi-
tons, have never sat contented around
the fires of tho Democratic wigwams.
As long as circumstances forced them
to keep quiet, not murmur could be
heard, but now that peace reigns uni
versal the "sly coon" has come cut of
his hole. Its nose may look like q
"rat" but its tail betrays it.
The Wings, like the Ogdenites, had
no standard principles to fight for, buf
were, like Diogenes, with lantern in
their hands, constantly hunting up for
an honest man.
Allied to all monopolies the aim of
the old Wings was always to curtail
the voting franchises of the people,
and constantly defeated at the polls,
they formed the Knownothing party.
Ogden, true to the traditions of his
party, wants to charge each voter $3.50.
Opposed to emigration, to popula-
ton and to progress, the old Wing
party opposed the annexation of Tex
as, the Mexican war and all liberal
naturalization laws; endorsed a high
tariff and was opposed to internal I'm
provements by q State. The Ogden
ties, the better to reach the end they
aim at, oppose the unity Of the Demo
cratic party; they want Convention
pledged to their candidate before it
meets, and would rather SEQ their State
overfowed from end to end than to
have leyees built by tho Governor.
RallyI Democrats! Rally! The
slumbering "coon" which you have
been sheltering, warmed by your hos
pitable fire, has sneaked out and has
turned against You.
Rally! Democrats! Rallyl Your
party is in danger.
The tolling Of the bell of Bell and |
Everett, which pealed the funeral
Urge Of the South and surrendered
'ou and yours to Lincoln and Repub |
lcanism, ia again ringing its nournful
ounds.
1t is not McEnery, it is not Ogden,
is tho old Wing hydra, the mother
f boilers, rising from its ashes.
Democrats, beware! Naturalized
itizens, bewarel Poor people, be-
ware
II you want your electoral franchises
bridged, vote for Ogden.
If you want the Wing party revived
nth its tariffs, its partial laws and its
'onopolies, vote for Ogden.
If you want an oyerhowea country t
nd no crops, vote for Ogden. |
But we know better Democrats are
nchangeablo! They do not belong to i,
Ii parties, like the old Wings. ,
Rapides Parish for one will never t
esert the old flag, and will endorse t
lcEnery as the true representative Of Z
10 Democracy of Rapides Parish. a
a ! Ral Ra! The rats are COMING =
ct into your hole, Dir. Coon, % t.
GU are up too soon, +
o bay at the moon, f
y chicken is not for you, Mr.. Coon, +
ACCOMPLISHMENTS y
10 the Democratic voters Of our 8
rty who are heartily snnnor+;,,. Co