The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-12-01
The Campaign Thus Far.

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/ Up to date seventeen parishes have
| spoken. OF these the great majority
have actually elected delegates t,
Baton Rouge, while few have merely
chosen representatives for parish
convention, by which the delegate,
are yet to be appointed. In either
case, however, the Significance is IN
mistakabic. Whether the action b,
final or only preliminary, it is eomPe,
tent to say If the people have declared
for or against GOV. McEncry. Thir-
teen parishes have pronounced cxpli-
city and unrcservedly fer the gov
erRoF- Madison, 0aachita, Lafavette,
Plagurrnines, Avoyelles, ,Pointe Con-
pee, ST. Tammany, Terrebonnr, ST.
James, Morehouse, Lsfourche and
! Catalonia. Four have declared against
GOV. INTERPRETATIONS, East Fell
ciana, Bienyille and Natchitoches.
Not one has declared for Gen. Ogden
East Feliciana instructed for ex-Goy.
Nichols Bienville expressed prefer,
encc for Judge Moncurc, and SO on.
But, as between Ogden and McEnery,
the latter has carried twelve parishes,
and the former none.
So Stands the campaign mp to this
moment. The policy of Islander, vilIp-
ficatiOn and malice has been carried
to its last deductions; speakers and
writers have exhausted their powers
Of abuse; vet GOV. McEnery has Sc
cured thirteen out Of seventeen par
ishes, and Gen. Ogden, against whom
Gov. McEncry's friends have not ut
tered one word of detlaction, has Sc
cured none! The parishes that have
recorded themselves rs opposed to tho
administration have not instructed for
Gen. Ogden. and Gov McEnery is,
therefore, left, up TO this moment,
without serious opposition. Surely,
the result, as now ascertaiued, is clio
quenl enough. 1t tells us in a manner
not to be mistaken that Gov. McEnery'
services are appreciated 10y the peo-
pie, and that the storm of wrath and
misrepresentation directed at him by
the opposition has passed harmlcssly
over his head. 1t vindicates the in
teIligenee and generosity Of public
in this state.
Thcle is still another parish which
we have reserved for special mention
the parish of CaddO. Here it was
that the SANDER was most violent and
most wicked Here it was that Gov ;
name was dragged in the
foul mire OF falsehood with a cruel in
yenulty which las no parallel even il
he extraordinary bitterness of this I
contest, Here it is, also, that GOV. /
hcEncry has gained the most sigma
md conspicuous victory, for it is the =
'lctory of good feeling over malice, Of ,
Justice over injustice. The opposition a
ave given Caddo to Gov. McEnery t
y their Incorporate persecution I
hey have re,ollcd fair-minded men a
y their unbridicd passion. They have t
Dst parish which they originally /
cid i'll strongest ties of sympathy, :
imply because they were so violent +
5 to ALLEVIATE and afront every brave 8
nd generous heart within their in
uencc. ?
Was there ever mole impressive :
;ssou Did any community ever arise
18th a more practical unanimlty to t
ommend 4 public servant aud rebukc I
Is prosecutors: VI course there are =
lany parishes yet to hear from, but !,
lc past is fair index of the future. C
Tc are surer of a majority of those to
ome than We were of Plaqucmiues or Il
.YoyelIes, for the temper of popular n
'ntiment is effectually universal Gov. a
lcEnery has won the people 10y his a
odesty, his worth aud his patience, c
nd where he was not supported OIL =
&c merits of his policy hc has CON II
nerrd by virtue of the injustice to il
hiclI he has been subjected. lie will
: the next Governor of Louisiana, as =
: deserves to be, and under his rule =
Ie state will find peace, order and /
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