The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-03-15

evening. President Bush gave an outline
of the work proposed, and announced that
correspondence from the country parishes
indicated that local auxiiaries would be
formed and a hearty sympathy with the
movement existed. A large increase was
made to the membership. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all friends to waive
| all ceremony and send in 81 with the name
for enrolment. Live men in each parish
! are expected to go ahead, organize and re-
] port to the society's headquarters in New
Orleans. The colored people are cordially
invited to form auxiliary societies, and
make known their needs, advise and CO.
operate in the movement, just as has been
done in the recent sugar convention. Ex-
pressions on this point were kindly and
evidently sincere. It will be a grand day
for Louisiana when Democrats, assisted by
Republicans, bring back the school system
of Louisiana to where it stood before the
unwise constitutional convention of 1879
almost annihilated it, and then advance it
to as high condition of perfection as con-
templated by the Republican party which
established it. This process will be noble
work of reconstruction, in accord with
nobler impulses of craftsmanship.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee in its address to the people Of
Louisiana, which is marvel of political
Munchausenism, prepared for the delecta-
ton of the gullible. actually enumerates as
among the blessings Of Democratic rule
that Education has been encouraged"
There is something said about garments
beftting more ancient dignity" but if they
are as thin in texture as that statement,
Louisiana had better seek better covering
for decency's sake.
The Republicans of the State who were
spprehensive Of subversion Of the popu-
lar will by failure to put party ticket of
their own in the field, have reason to re-
joice that sober second thought pre-
vailed with their present leaders and their
better Judgment carried the day. 1t would
not be proper to claim that Republican
party existed in Louisiana Of sufficient in
fuence to demand representation in a ma
tional convention which had not the cour-
age of its convictions in local contests, or
made no reasonable pretense Of organizing
for the possible success of an electoral
ticket. The Republican State ticket has no
name upon it., which any man in Louisiana
who desires to rebuke the present admins |
tration, need hesitate to vote for. What |
ever may be the opinion now, the clean |
ness of the ticket and.the latent seeds of |
rebellion to ring rule seem liable to de- |
velope more strength than was anticipated |
by members of the convention which nom |
mated it. Republioans:everywhere should |
90 to work with will, and determine with |
the manhood of suffragans who have rights |
they will not yield before any ordinary |
conditions, to deposit their ballots at every |
box from the Arkansas line to the Cult, |
and from the eastern to the western bor- /
der. Their party is in accord with the best |
interests of Louisiana; it is true peoples |
party, and committed to fair methods of |
aenoting the popular will;- it is party that |
in times past contained men who never |
shrank from the danger of very lively con-
tests, and in its ranks to-day there are many |
more of equal fortitude. More anon.
GENERAL OBSERVER.