The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-03-20
LOCAL POLITICS.

LOCAL POLITICS.
| Republican Endorsement of Gen, Eren
fsr Keprssentative-His Letters
ofAcceptance.
! On Saturday last the Republican organi
cation com monty known as the Hook an
Ladder Committee was called together b
Hon. G. Il. Hill, its chairman. s.sa me
at Ascension Hook and Ladder Hall wit
thirty-three members in attendance. Oh
motion of VIM. kenner the committe
went into executive session, after the con
clusion Of which the following preambl
aud resolution were offered by WIN. H
| Thomas:
| WHEREAS, The Republicans of the parish, il
| the last general election, entered into fuglol
! with the Conservative Democratic party, ans
IN pursuance of that fusion supported our es
teemed friend the late Hen. Benajaii Gibson TO
| the Legislature and aided in has election ant
| whereas, he has died creating thus vacanc.
| Ill the House. which 10 to be filled the 6tt
| day Of April next; and whereas, the Co.iserva
| tive party has nominated as its candidate t.
I'LL the SAID vacancy Gen. Joseph l.. Brent ; an1
whereas such nomination is acceptable to us;
| Resgtved, That we hereby indorse the nomi
| nation of Gen. Brent, and recommend our par
W aug Hi L1o people 10 VOLC Tor nm az 4 lit
able person tn represent this parish in the State
Legislature.
Considerable discussion ensued, but the
resolution was adopted By majority vote.
and on motion Of p. A. Jones the indorse.
ment of the nomination of Gen Brent was
made unanimous. The committee then
adjourned subject to call.
Following are the letters of Gen. Brent
accepting the Democratic nomination
and Republican Endorsement for Represen-
tative, written in response to official mott
tication of the action of the Democratic
and Republican committees transmitted to
him through the respective channels indi-
Gated by his replies:
To Messrs. r. N. Sims, Fl. C. Braud, J. C.
Green, committee, ETC.:
Gentlemen-Y Your letter. announcing nv
unanimous nomination for the General Assem-
bly, by the Democratic Conservative Committee
vas delayed an reaching me owing to absence
from home. and contained the first intimation
that was even considered as a candidate for
the honorable position of Representative,
which was neither sought. expected, nor alto
gether desired by me.
However, when l considered the honorable.
influential character of those whom you repre-
resent have put aside my wishes to adopt
yours; therefore accept With thanks the nom
nation that you have rendered to me-
Shortness of time before the election and the ac-
tive employment of the great bulk of the people
or the parish liz seeding and starting their crops
Will necessarily deprive ME of the opportunity
TO personally see and cnnverse with all the
voters; therefore avall myself of this occasion
TO respectfully submit tn them through you
some OF the principles which Will govern me if
It should please the paFista TT accept me as it's
est number W,tueut the lnI1cLiOn of wrong to
any ought to govern every egsiator. In this
parish We are all interested j., farming whether
si.,I,al men. If the crops of our lands possess
sufficient value to make them profitable all
alike prosper, but if sugar and rice cease to
bring profit the wages Of laborers diminish. the
close, even the Christian churches, SO depend
ent upon the prosperit. of the community, are
unable to decently maintain the ministers who
preach the Gospel. Every moral and political
interest OF the State demands that the farmer
and laborer should be we'll paid for their crops
and work, but the value Of sugar and rice de-
ponds upon what these articles can be grown in
other countries than ours.
Thus 1t happens that people in distant conn
tries raise sugar and rice and send it here to
reduce the value Of our crops and wages.
In Asia and its outlying Islands are vast
where the -labnrer receives five or SIX cents for
a days work, wears for clothing only breech-
clout. and never eats meat.
maintain that It is the duty of the govern
ment by falr taxation. without creating Oppres-
sive monopolles. to temper and in time to check
this flood of cheap labor which tends to reduce
our home laborers to its own debased level and
in every way shall oppose the breecb-clouters
who offer to the American citizen q policy tend
ing t. give him for days work nickel and |
FOR clothing a breecil-clout.
In addition advocate the giving of the pub
tic farming lands of the State and Of the United !
States to actual settlers without discrimination
# color. and all laws allowing SPECTATORS to |
1bsorb and enter these lands should i ss rF5f- r.
mt upon good levee system. without which
his parish would become an abandoned wilder
less. The present system should be carefully
tudied and reformed SO that the tax payers
should have the right to tax themselves to such
IN extent as to protect us from overflow. feel
duty to call attention to the unfortunate
condition Of the .ople of the New River wards
4 the parish in zslstion to their land titles.
Happily for them the U, 8, Supreme Court has
endered srecently decision which has remoy-
ID the greatest difficulty about this title of their
uttered. are claimed to be the property Of the
state, subject tn the equitable claims Of the
settlers.
If it should be the pleasure Of the people to
ect me my first effort will be to get the people
Interested in these lands to devise some reason
bile. fair and practicable plan. just to all. by
which titles may be given to those entitled
@ the lands.
1 havet no sufficient knowledge to form any
'lan myself and therefore have none. [ would
70 very much indieposed to act except in ac-
ordance with the views and wishes of the par
les in interest but am satisfied that the State
'ught to do something to add to the prosperl-
y OF these frugal settlers and planters who have
0 struggle against so many difficulties, lnclud.
tiles. ''' 'N''' " ''''''' 'A@e' TAN A|''
Yours respectfully.
ASHLAND, March 70, 1885.