The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-26
us THE ICE BRE 4 EZTNts!g.

Al singular question: it might
seem, % ask with The mercury above
blood heat. fhe HERALD, however,
does not refer to that breaking up Of
The winter covering OF Northern
waters. ii the white crystal SO pure
and clear, which sIisselVes on the
approach Of spring.
WHAT'S here fly ufaliyeiy asked is
whether that political thralIdoni
which increasingly, this decade Of
years, has covered and kept pressed
under as hermetically as ale the
waters Of an ice bound coast the free
Thought and action sf tie white
people Of Louisiana, shows signs Of
breaking.
! Latterly there have been grooming
sounds and waving Of the surface
Hike as though the underlying wa
tiers, aided By the warmer air above,
were striving to weaken aud break
through the power which cJnhne,l
them. These indications have at
times found public expression. Deep
rumbIing sounds in u portion OF the
public press apparently indicated an
internal struggle to break through
the thralling presspres yet, in some
instances tho same columns subse.
Quently announced the closing, the
ffeezing over, Of the opening.
4 Still that spring has at last come
Land summer is approaching to the.
relief Of the imprisoned ice bound
4 whites ofLouisiana there is growing
proof A large opening in the ice
is announced as having occurred IN
ConcordIia parish, ON The waters of
Collcordia lake,a well built political
lifeboat has been launched. A gal
liant sailor, Senator Walton, is III
command, who, after i long impris
onment once more rgoices III free.
dom. Indeed the frank Concorlia
Eagle, iii it's announcement Of this
fact, says, that a like breaking loose
Iinto free'airis in that whole section
everywhere apparent.
Those are determined men OF
/ North Louisiana. lii their name
Y Ssri q dark, political deed has been
'nsn .'se by the Democratic party /.
co'nlls'se''s qnounced their deter
" hen W. n once more frea 10
m'nation to Solitical faith. itl-i4
proclaim their l,,.s..,.,.ss sget Il
accompanied By d 5xsd pdfpose,not
to be repealed OF cowesi ilsopen
advocacy nor thwarted their
right, by a counted ballot, to sus
tain il.
I Watchfully will the HERALD OBJ
serve the sigus Of the breaking up
ot the maIign power exerci ed by
the leaders Of the Democratic party
Of Louisiana.
While admiring the true courage
Of our esteemed Democratic couteni.
porary, the Eagle, one can but - N.
pathise with its natural humiliation.
when AS Il reason for announcing Tie
detection OF Senator Walton, it say i
'srhe publication OF THESE "details
Eof the political revolution, wide
spread amoug the intelligence d
Conc0rdia aud other parishes Ol thil
Il Congressional District presents ii
self rs an imposition Of duty. And
indeed, weary to sickness OF thu
constant suppression OF truth, !,
conceal the rulteuness, treachery ant
utter disregard of every principle
Of Democracy, which bids fair tt
secure absolute controEof our organ
izAti0n, this exposition Of the pOliti
cal condition here, is readily given
while trusting it may arouse al
honest Democrats to a realization 0
the position and the necessity o
party puriticatiop.n
4 s<zID snn-------
t Quite an interesting meeting 0
the Sugar Planters Association