The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-16
New Advertisement.
G. B. DarraIl's Letter of
Acceptance.

AvOCA, La, October II, 1886
Hon Thos A. Cage, Chairman Republican
Congressional Committee, Third District,
Louisiana
Dear Sir Il have your favor OF yesterday
giving me notice Of my selection by the
Republican Committee as the candidate for
Congress of our party in this District.
In accepting the same need only to refer
to my record in O service Of over ten years IN
Congress to give my opinion and views on
the questions of most Importance that Will
come before the Fiftieth Congress
EDUCATION.
On the question of National aid for the
education Of the children of our people,
refer to my action as a member Of the Com
mittee on Education Of the FOrty-secOnd
Congress, which committee prepared and
submitted to the House the first bill to pro-
vide aid for our public schools, and to my
speech in the House on that bill. ] am Of
the same opinion now, and if elected, shall
use all my efforts to secure the passage Of
the Blair or Senate BIZ on Education.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
On the questions of levee and improve
ments Of the Mississippi River and improv-
ing the navigation of the rivers and bRyOus
Of our District, have to refer to my vote in
the Forty-secOnd Congress in favor of the
first levee bill that ever passed the House; to
my vote for the bill creating the Mississippi
River Commission, and to my speech in the
House in the FOrty-seventh Congress on
the levees and improvement Of the Missis-
sippi River ! also refer to the fact that
secured the first appropriation for improving
the navigation Of the Calcasieu River and the
Nermilliou, TeChe, Terrebonne, LafOurChe,
and Black bayOus, and for the survey with
view of placing locks in head of Bayou
Plaquemine.
The CalCaseu River, on which is the i'm
pOrtant and growing town Of Lake Charles,
with its immense lumber interests, should have
deep water to the sea The bar at the mouth
Of Bayou NermiliOn should be dredged and
deepened. The upper Teche should be i'm
proved with locks and dams The Clarendon
Canal should be at once built. The Bayous
TerrebOnne, Black and LafOurche should
have liberal appropriations to continue the
work of improving their navigation, and the
Bayou Plaquemine should have locks placed
at its head and improved In accordance with
the surveys of the Government Engineers.
To all these works Of public improvement
/ am committed, and as there is large sur
plus of moneys In the Treasury, would favor
liberal appropriations in order that they
might be completed at an early day
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
On the question of protection for our sugar
and rice and all the industries Of the country,
| refer to my votes in the various Congresses
in which have served and TO my speech in
the FOrty-seventh Congress, and also to the
fact that ! was the only member from the
State who voted for the present Tariff Law.
That law should not be changed, Us it ap-
pears to protect equally the industries of the
whole country.
PROTECTION TO LABOR.
The laborng people Of the country should
be protected in the enjoyment of the fruits
Of their toll. Our great and free country
should never become a country where the
rich grow richer and the poor poorer, but the
laws should be for the protection and build
ing up in education, peace and prosperity, Of
the great laboring and industrial classes.
COINAGE OF SILVER.
favor the present laws Oh the coinage Of
silver.
AN AMERICAN NAVY.
favor the building Of an American Navy
that will make our great country respected,
as well as loved, all over the world.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
The present Civil Service Law was passed
by Republican Congress and signed by q
| Republican President favor its honest in
| forcement, not as done by the present Demo
cratic Administration but in the full letter
and spirit of the law, in order that our Civil
| Service, like our Military and Naval Service,
may be an honor to the land.
FAIR Observation-Disclosures OF POLITICS.
Finally favor free election and fair
| count at all elections of officers by the people,
| and reform and publication Of our ways
| and methods of conducting our elections.
| My views on the latter subject can be best
| expressed by an extract from letter of &C.
| eeptance of Democratic candidate for office
| appearing in the New Orleans Pcayllne OF
yesterday, which ! quote, and with which
close
1.-THE Hon. E. S. Cleveland, the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Connecticut, says IN
his letter OF acceptance 1t is high honor
to be elected Governor of commonwealth
like Connecticut by the spontaneous suf
frages Of the people. II the office comes to
| any one through direct or indirect bribery al
tho polls, It becomes polluted, and such acti
should put an indelible brand upon the brow
of the recipient. In time of war our mildly
governed republic can compel every able
bodied citizen between certain ages to take
up arms. II he deserts his post of duty he
may be ordered To be shot. Not less import
ant than the musket in war lie the ballot IL
peace. Upon it rest our liberties, our hope
and the fate OF our country. Under free
government no other crime can be so great
In the far reaching sweep of its evil eonse
quences, as the crime of poisoning the foun
tain whence issue the established orders o.
authority. want no purchased votes Bet
ter far q clear conscience under the humbles
roof In the State, than any position howeve
high, procured by corrupt means.'"
Very Respectfully,
CHESTER b. DARRALL