The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-09-20
M. Gays LBT1BR OF AC-
CEPTdN0E.


Below we give TO our readers MT.
Gays letter Of acceptance of the nom
ination as the Democratic nominee TO
represent this, the Third Congress.
sional District, in the Forty-ninth
Congress, and 10 redeem the old Third
from the domination Of Kellogg. His
letter is really stimulating, and carries
with il a creation of new hopes for
the Democracy Of this District His
opinions and his aeceptstions of the
Chicago platform accord with ours,
and now as success cannot be had
otherwise than BY hard work, let rs
not be found wanting.
RKRIsH OF IBHRvII.IE. Sept. Is, 1884
Messrs. /. d. Moore, Murphy ]. Foster, J.
Il. Rills, Committee
GxsrLENzE-I am in receipt Of your
communication of the 18th instant,
giving official information of my nom
nation by the Democratic District
Convention, assembled at Lafayette ON
the 9th instant, as their candidate to
represent the Third G Congressional Dis
trict of Louisiana in the Forty-ninth
Congress of the United States.
Nothing could have been more I'M
expected or more at variance with my
inclination than to embark in pe-
litical canvass.
Iregard the present rs a period of
critical importance to my district as
well as to the entire State of Lonis-
lana, and IsreeogaiEe the obligation of
every good citizen 10 be ready to
sacrifice personal considerations where
the public welfare may be subserFed.
/ give the more deferential heed to
this call of my fellow-citiEens because
of its entire unanimity BY the best
representative men of the district.
With this spirit have determined TO
accept the nomination, and deem it
proper here 10 announce my views on
certain topics of general interest in
order that they may be well under
stood.
] have long since accepted the plat
form of the Democratic party made at
the Chicago convention as pledge
for the protection of American Undue
tries, the maintenance Of the wages Of
labor and the repeal of the internal
revenue war tax.
TherefcFe, / believe the interests of
Louisiana viii be safer under the Dem
ocratic administration Of Cleveland
and Hendricks than with the success
Of Blaine and Logan.
The official course of Mr.. Cleveland
in the discharge of the important
trusts heretofore committed TO him
give ample guaranty Of an ineorrupti-
bic administration Of the Office Of
Chief Magistrate.
/ am in favor, FIRST and last, of a
much larger appropriation by Con
gress for the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River and the protection of
the allnvial lands from overflow.
/ am in favor of the repeal of the
internal revenue tax and of the collec-
ton of all the revenues required by
the government from customs duties
on imports. These duties TO be 80
apPortiOned, as a recognized principle
of American policy, 70 give the great
est protection 10 all American indus
/ tries.
] am not IN favor of any so-cAlied
reform which would reduce the reve-
nues TO restrict the ability of the Gov
eminent in extending liberal aid TO the
promotion Of all public works neees-
sary to develop the wide expanding
interests of this wonderful country.
That which ] recognize as true re-
form is the faithfnl disbursement Of
the revenues for the uses thereof de-
fined BY law, and not for partisan paT-
poses a strict accountability Of pub-
lie officials 10 the people, from whom
they derive their trusts, and whose
tenure of Office shall be dependent
alone on the faithful performance Of
daty.
| am in favor of extending the IA
cilities Of education until brought
within reach of every child in the
State and anaer influences best eAleu-
lated to promote principles Of integrity
and good morals.
If my fellow-eitiEens Of the Third
District ratify YoRr nomination by my
election, my official course shall be d.
rected with an eye single 10 their di-
yersihed wAhts and interests.
will need the active support of
every voter, and my ability for use
fnlRess viii be IN proportion 70 the
sonfidsRee Of the masses carry with
me. VERY truly,
Rowan ]. Gar.
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