The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-30
cLosE or TEE CANVASS.

There remain but three moro days
for the opposing parties to conduct
their canvass 10 close, to marshal
their forces, and TO go forth to the
final battle of the ballot on Tuesday
next,
In these three DAYS every Demo
cratic voterint the Third Congressional
District should make up his mind TO
70 to the polls and defeat the carpet
bag nominee for Congress, DR., c, b,
Darral, and to elect Mr.. Gay by a
majority consistent with his superb
ority in service and ability over his
opponent
There is not the shadow of a doubt
but that Darrall will be defeated, as
be richly deserves to be; but the cry
ing need now is to defeSt him SO sig
naliy. that like 'overthrown error" he
NAV never rise sgaip, to annoy the
good people Of this District with his
political pTGtensiOns and aspirations.
The Democracy Of Louisiana has s
long account to square with Mr.. Oar
rail- whenever he has the effrontery 70
seek ofico at the hands OF the people
of this State, If he continue to de-
vote his attention to his private and
personal interests they are willing not
to confront him with a single item of
this debt. They are perfectly content
to slet the dead past bury its dead, =
and never mention = single fact OF
charge concerning the very disagree
able aud disgraesfui history with
which be was once connected, as Al
oficS-holdcr Of corrupt party during
corrupt era. They viii regard him
as a private citizen with no Ill favor,
and even feel kindly disposed in their
relations TO him as man engaged in
respecting the law and honestly con
duciiug his part in any iaborious III
dus,ry.
Bat when Mr.. Darrali attempts &c
come to the froat again ia The role o.
4 public servant and = representative
; OF the people, those whom he and hi
party have faaliy wroaged in reeeni
and an nnforgotten past cannot saffort
to sit Idly by and indorse his forme
record by seeing him returaed to ofact
, IS one TO whom is committed tn
!. charge of the interests Of more thNn
hundred Thousand people.
Mr.. DArrall held that charge once
|, though not BY the free consent Of
vast majority Of the honest and ints
lligCai voters Of this District Whe
!, he held il he was the representative
(, mot Of the wealth and Intelligence au
the honesty Of the District. He T,
raried il rs his share in the pool I
fat Offices psreeIlei Oat by the eOleri
of cRrpet-haggers who welded asurps
presaege and power in this State an
Tins he was the representative OF fran
: and corruption al home and the re-
J rssentalire Of Federal tyranny and Il
: centralizalion Of a rery aespotie Pows
10 washiu1tca. He has been in n.
: wise idcntified Wiah the progress ar
: prosperity and fhe honest aiministra
Eion 81 affairs in LoRIsiana or Al III
National Canitai, The State has don
better withoat aim and has part
friends holding pablo Offcs, Ii doe
not desire to revert 10 tho couditiol
/ II occupIed By retaining him or an.
Of these men to office. They hari
been tired, and not naly proved want
Sag. bus proved vicioas and OsstrnctiE'
10 pnblic Peaee and ruinons 10 Publis
prosperity.
1 Therefore whether any Esau wAo has
tho wslfxre Of the district Al hear
kAiak his vote is unnecessary 70 thu
defeat 81 DaEEsll, o. whsaher he thIak