The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-10-23
C.. B. DarralI's Letter of
Acceptance.

AyocA, La, October 10, 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 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 o 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 IMPROVEMENTS.
| On the questions of levee and improve
ments of the Mississippi River and improv-
ing the navigation of the rivers and bayous
| 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-seyenth Congress on
the levees and improvement of the Missis-
| sippi River. l also refer to the fact that /
secured the first appropriation for improving
the navigation of the Calcasieu River and the
| Vermillion, Teche, Terrebonne, Lafourche,
| and Black bayous, and for the survey with
view of placing locks in head of Bayou
| Plaqnemine.
| The Calcasieu River, on which is the i'm
/ mt md tor nf Inlro arla
| with its immense lumberinterests, should have
| deep water to the sea. The bar at the mouth
| of Bayou Vermillion should be dredged and
deepened. The upper Teche should be i'm
proved with locks and dams. The Charenton
! Canal should be at once built The Bayous
TeFrebonne, 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 q large sur
plus of moneys in the Treasury, l 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 j have served and to my speech in
the Forty seventh Congress, and also to the
fact that i was the only member from the
State who voted for the present Tariff Law
That law should not be changed, as It ap-
pears to protect equally the industries of the
whole country.
PROTECTION TO LABOR.
The laboring 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 or SILVER.
] favor the present laws on the coinage Of
silver.
AK 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 OWL SERVICE LAW.
The present Civil Service Law was passed
by Republican Congress and signed by a
| Republican President. favor It's honest In
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 oTIoNs,-FURIFIoATIoE OF POLITICS.
Finally, favor free election and fair
count az all elections of officers by the people,
and reform and publication of our WAYS
and methods OF Conducting our elections.
| Ny views on the latter subject can be best
expressed by an extract from letter of ac-
ceptance of q Democratic candidate for Office
appearing In the New Orleans Reegslsss of
yesterday, which quote, and with which !
close
ssrhe Hon. e. s. Cleveland, the Democratic
nominee for Governor Of Connecticut, says In
his letter OF acceptance 1T Is q high honor
10 be elected Governor of q commonwealth
like Connecticut BY the spontaneous Hnf-
fragee OF the people. II the Office COMES 10
any one through direct or indirect bribery at
the polls, It becomes polluted, and sneh acts
should put an indelibfe brand upon the brow
Of the recipient. In time 81 war our mildly
governed republic can compel every able
bodied citizen between certain ages 70 take
mp arms. II he deserts his post Of duty he
may be ordered 70 be shot. Not less import
ant than the nualEet in war IS She ballot in
peace. Upon It rest ops liberties, our hopes
and the late Of our country. Under q froe
government no other crime can be 50 great
IN the far renching sweep Of It's evil eonse-
anences, "A TIE crime qf poisoning the fotin-
tain whence issue the established orders "
aptAorlty 4 want no purchased votes. Bet-
tertnr clear conscience under tile humblest
roof ~ ne State, than any position, however,
high, procured by cortupt means. n
Very Respectfully,
. .sllllsss5R.R 3. DARRA5.I..
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