The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-10-27
IEass Carroll Democrat, I

IEass Carroll Democrat.1
To-day VIC hoist the name of one of
the most popular and talented gentle
man In the State of Louisiana, as our
candidate for Congress from this DIG
trtct. 1t was generally supposed that
the Hon. G. Newton, would be his own
successor, and such seemed 10 be the
tacit wish of the Democracy, but the
Monroe convention In Its wisdom,
guided BY surrounding circumstances,
laden with the future welfare aud sta
bility OF the party, thought otherwise,
and they have given us Chas. J.
Boatner rs our standard bearer In the
coming campaign.
A superior to Mr.. Boatner we do not
think they could have found In the
the District, nor even In the State.
aud acquired fitness for ali things Ia
order to Q successful and satisfactory
progress In the current of events. Who
IL more fit to proudly tread the halls
of Congress than the experienced at
torney, heightened gentleman and
honest citizen named by the Monroe
convention? Who could have been
found with more intellectual ability,
experience and moral courage to do
battle for Democracy aud the rights OF
the people, in the midst of the intel
lectual aud political giants that assem-
BILE at Washington to manage the
affairs Of the nation We know of uo
one, aud it Is a tame, though trite
tribute, to assert "he is the right man
tu the right place.
Our nominee IL ssNative here and to
the manner BORN" so well aud favor
ably known that it was scarcely neces-
sary for u 10 have penned this ex-
preston OF his peculiar fitness for the
position (unsought) he has been asked
to ALI; but we know In these utter.
ances we are only echOing the senti-
ments Of the entire people Of the dis
trict, ~ the votes on the 9Th OF Novem-
Der will show.
Mr.. B0atner was born and raised la
Catahoala parish, and Is 60 we'll known
and appreciated for his social qualities
and genial disposition, that among his
familiar acquaintance (and their name
10 legi0n) he Ia called "Charley Boat
uer." II Ia rarely that we find such
high intellectual attachments and so.
cial comradeship 90 harmontously unit
ed In one and the sauna person, as they
are In our candidate tor Congress.
This writer's first acquaintance witt
Mr.. Boatner was early In the stormy
days of 1877, when the future destine,
of our State hung In the trembling bal
ances, as between the Packard ant
Nichols governments. Mr.. Boatue
was then in the State Senate amon1
the Spartan band who had determined
that Louisiana should be Wrested from
the grip OF the naQrauding carpst-bag
gers, aud we'll aud faithfully was tina
duty performed. Since then his up
ward aud onward career Is familiar tx
tho people; and that career amid all thl
factional and political vicisitudes O
nearly decade of years, has been iegi
bly, marked by unwavering fidelity
and the highest integrity both in pub
lie and In private. 3.
the popularity Of Mr.. Boatner as fiji
ting thing, Gin this District and through
out the State) and 1t is only on suct
qualities popularity ever becomes du
rable. Therefore we venture TO predic
that the Congressional stepping ston,
which in few days he we will reach
will lead him to such a dazzling heigh
among his peers In the councils of tn
nation that the popularity OF the pres
ent will be out-shone and almost los
eight ofiu the admiration of the future
lHomer Journal
The dead lock In the Monroe conven
iron ended with the nomination 0
l r r
Congressman. Mr.. Boatner is wei
known to most of our readers. He il
an able lawyer, true Democrat and ,
man Of high character In every respec
and will make the district al energetl,
aud capable representative In Congress
1t is true that the friends of Hon. O
| Newton feel sore over his defea
brought about as II was, bat 1t is prop
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