St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-10-04

NEEAOOSA0s 44Asp DSpts c1gs 1OCfs
&Fon James d. Edwards, Chairman Executive
Committee Conservative Republican Party,
No. 90 Union street, New Orleans, La:
Dear Sir:
Before the Conservative Re-
publican party was organized large
Numbers of us IN st. Landry parish,
both Democrats and Republicans, adj
Vocated and battled for the same Drin-
Ciples which the party now proclaims.
The CONSCIOUSNESS throughout the
State of the need of .some such
change in the status of parties has
&een' spontaneous. Those of us who
aaVe reflected seriously ON the subject
feel convinced that the s2esG vital in
tere3ts of Louisiana are proposed to be
sacrificed by the Democratic party Of
&he State, and OF the nation, simply to
secure party victory. They have
erected O free trade altar, and like
&eathens they now proceed to bind poor
Louisiana hand and foot; to stretch
q her fair form thereon as a prODitiary
Offering to secure the favor of the gods
of.pOlitiCal success. Every true son Of
Louisiana should DO thankful to your
committee and to those whom you rep
resent, that you have placed it within
our power to resist this great wrong to
~S&A 0SE&S1a NO 0AO ANItY prepared 10
convince any right shrinking voter that
the success OF a Democratic fTee-trade
doctrine will be the death-kOell of
Aouisiana's prosperity. Acting for the
best interests of all, let us choose ca
Foa0le man to be our national executive
ofhcer. James G. Blaine is man of
she highest order of intellect-a man of
enlarged VleWs-the scope OF his expe-
GIence embraces the diplomacy of all
&he nations of the world.
For lifetime he has been q public
man. He has past the crucial test-he
has gone through the fire-and, like
pure g9ld, the highest heat has given
aim the brightest punishment. Blaine
do no enigma to the country to-day. His
views on every question are as emphat-
&C as the man himself.
Neither has Blaine, nor has Logan,
hidden his light under bushel ON the
Question Of tariff OF protection.
In the same regard what shall we say
OF the burly mayor of Buffalo Surely
his security from criticism is his Obscu-
E1ty. He has VOuchsafed the people no
expression Of any positive opinion upon
any of the vital questions that now af-
dict the people. A maudlin approval
Of the equivOcal Democratic Chicago
platform is about all that can be cred
tied to. him.
A tidal wave of error has caught him,
4 Waif on the political waters, and has
fitted him into the gubernatarial chair
Gf,the grand State of New York, and
to-day the insane infatuatiOn Of the
Democratic party has led it to select |
helmsman who has neither the pole
star of principle nor the compass of |
conduct.
do not wish, my dear sir, to permit
6ny feelings to lead me so far in this /
Gegard as 60 tire you or to consume
your valuable time. Rest assured of /
one thing. the Republican party Of st.
Landry will vote as a unit for Blaine
and Logan. and we shall call for such a
vote as has never been cast for many
years.
The disaffection in the Democratic
ranks on account of the issues of the
present campaign is so great that we
&eel assured that We viii receive a
Sarge support from that source.
In the words Of your committee. let
us have ''free ballot and fair count
and rOusiDg majority for Blaine and
Logan. G. C. SWAYZE.