The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-10
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To the Democratic aud Conservative
Voters OF the State of Louisiana: :
Charged with the conductof the pres
emit campaign, the Democratic State :
Central Committee desires 10 call tue
attention of the Democrats Of Louisiana
to the necessity Of complete and thor
ough Organization Throughout the STATE.
Ii needs no argument to convince the
people OF this commonwealth {! Ihe
importance Of maintaintpE Democratic
supremacy therein, and thus protecting
| themselves from the dolninancy OF the
/ Radical party, which In the past has
ipflic'ed such untold and incaiculaf'le
\ evils upon them. The history Of the
ascendency of the Republican parry IN
this State, aud the degradatic'., suffer
ing and misery which it en'aiied upon
all classes and races, are too 'resh III
: the minds and hearts OF the whose pee
: Pile 10 be forgotten. That party, rely
!. ing upon what II believes TO DO indi-
viduai iealousies and factional differ
ences In the Democratic ranks, has put
: forth a ticket which 1t boldly declares
: its hone Of slecting. That ticket has al
q its head the name of one associated
with all the crimes against good gov
eminent and liberty inaueura.ed dur
IL vention by which that ticket was nom:-
mated was principally composed Of the
:. wicked and corrupt men who were
hurled from power by so many sacri-
fees and at such great cost. The Tea
der whom they have selected, nort!e'
to nfsfead public sentiment, declares
with uuscrupulous audactty his lnfen-
tjou to ignore the main body OF ms
snpporters. Were the statement hon
est. oil political history demonstrate.
that ne would I've poweritss tu carr!
out such treacherous eiftontery, ant
that he would once more, in power, b
bound and controlled by the ibtiaenc
which nominsted him. No SUFFERING
of argument or sophistry Of reason ca
therefore conceal the fact that the sue
cess of that ticket would mean the sue
cess of the men by whom IL was nom
ne, mated. Their success would sisnif
ruin 10 the prosperity and advance
ment of this State. 1t would be r;
turn to power of all the reckless an
unprincipled men and methods whic
The 40 happily disappeared with the asce'
deucy Of the Democratic rule. Ever
issue Of public policy therefore sinl
ate into insignificance compared with II
great aud supreme danger which wou
). arise from the return 10 power OF IT
on corrupt and ignobIe instruments t
nd which the liberties Of this State we
Sc destroyed, its treasury plundereo,.
The financial system degraded, its leg'sl
ted ture corrupted aud its morality q
'rts PRAYED.
hat The committee therefore calls up
ne every Democratic citizen of the STA
ing of all classes and Of every race, to Sit
oil. all feeling Of individual Jealousy,
the factional difference or of abstruce OPT
and ion, SO that from one end Of the Ste
out to the other the Democratic and 20
g is servative citizens may stand should
des to shoulder with stern and unWavs
ing purpose to eject the ticket nomtr
eek ted by the last Democratic conven'it
ane aud thus protect in the future, as IN
the have in the past, the civilization OF
still State from destruction.
aims J. s.. LANIER, Chairman
GEO. w. FLYNN, Secretary.
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