St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-09
TICKET FOR 1884.

ton, East Ieliclana parish, has the
following State ticket, for 1884, at
the head of its columns:
For Governor, Francis T. Mich
oils, honest and tried, SCARED and
battered; for Lieutenant-G Governor.
Hon. 3. ". Marston. the game cock
of Coushatta, always gated and
heeled for thieving monopolies; for
Secretary OF State. Judge John ".
Addison, of Tangipahoa, a good
soldier, upright Judge. and IN old
pine knot; for Attorney General,
Thomas Barton Lyons, Of East Fee
liciina, learned ;n the law, clean in
private and political lie; for Treas
urer, Judge John c. Moncure, of
Caddo, robbed an 1872 by Keilogg's
frauds, lie emboiies the spirit of
retribntiye justice; for Auditor,
Hon. L. W. Robertson, of East
Baton Rouge. the lottery smash
er, and ever faithful servant OF the
people; for Superintendent Of Pub
lie Education, Thomas Q. Benton,
of Ouaehita. distinguished as law
yer. educator, and graduate of West
Point.
The above ticket has been favor
ably received by majority of the
papers throughout the State, and it
would indeed be strong one. The
Democratic party could unite on
such q ticket, and all fears of dis
ruption would vanish.
When Congressman Robertson
was defeated for denomination, at
the Baton Rouge Convention, we
predicted that he would not long
be relocated to the shades OF pri-
vate life. If the above ticket
should be Endorsed by the State
Convention, we believe it would
bring out the full Democratic vote
Of the State, and lie elected by an
unprecedented majority. We pro-
pose to refer, at present, only to
Col. Robertson. His loyalty to the
Democratic party is unquessioned.
aal his eminent services to the
State entitle him TO some recogni-
ton at the HANDS of the people.
In the early part CT last year.
when tie elements OF discord -ere
at work within the party ranks.
Congressman Robertson remained
true to Democratic principles, and
urged the preservation Of the party
organization, rs the only safe pan
for the South to adopt. In letter
written from Washington City TO & !
citizen of this parish. dated May Ii,
1857 LIE clearly defined a;s views,
as follows:
Il do not agree with Mr.. Ellis, |
in some respects. although I must |
confess, from what / have seen ex-
hibited in past and presa-s Ger
crosses here, the South has very
few real and true friends anywhere
in either party in the North. Yet
that is no reason why we should |
not keep up our patty organization.
The Republican party advocates
measures which would greatly aid
the South in building up her ma
terial prosperity, but on questions
of governmental policy they are on
the high road to Imperialism, and
therefore the people of the South
cannot afford to support the prin-
ciples of government advocated by
it, which is the Capitalization and
concentration of power in the Fed
eral government, and overriding
The autonomy Of government by the
States over the rights, liberties and
property of the people OF the re-
spectiye States. Federal interior
ance and Intervention in the local
Affairs of the State will eventually
lead to the complete overthrow OF !
State governments, and the loss of
the liberties OF the people of the
States VIII be the inevitable result
Of this usurpation of power, and
the eventual establishment of I'm. ;