St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-14
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
PRAIRIE HAYES, ACADIA PARISH. LA,

PRAIRIE HAYES, ACADIA PARISH. La,
April 8, 1888. {
They run to the goal-some along the
we'll marked Appian way of the time
hoDored Democracy; some along the
more recent, but we'll beaten road of
Repuhlicanism and some along the Sc
cret by-paths under the dark shadows
of the overgrowing hedges.
Our SaUiOr sent his messengers here
to call these denizens of the shade to
the wedding feast that He might honor
and elevate them. But behold in these
days there are those who would pro-
mote themselves to the emoluments of
high Office by secretly lurking in these
shadowy places asking and oftimes
obtaining high positions in government
tai legislation, wholly without the NOR
al or intellectual qualifications to fill
such positions without fealty to the
bonored principles of either of the great
parties looking to these or to those
mere time and self serving; astride the
occasion demands. Let the honest peo-
pie away with such politicians. with no
honest convictions Of their own, and
wholly incapable of comprehending the
science of political economy or the
grand and just principles of equitable
and humane government. Let all the
true Democrats of this and ST.. Landry
Parish put aside all intruders and stand
firm and unwavering for principle and
for the rightful nominees of the time
honored party. In our esteem, Messrs
Lyons and Stagg are the two aspirants,
Justly entitled to the suffrages of all
true Democrats who receive and appre-
ciate the grand and just principles of
representative government, and are
ready to move forward, emulating the
grand achievements of our honored and
distinguished predecessors. who have
piloted the grand old ship of State for
many years safely through the break
ers, avoiding both Scylla and Charyhdis,
with masts erect and sails unfnrled,
moving majestically forward on the
limitless ocean of hnman progress, hon.
ored by time; ieweled with the tro-
phies of genius grand and beautiful in
the statutory provisions for individual
rights and individual liberty; radiant
and henefcent in the crowning gran
deur Of it acceptance of the Christian
religion with the most liberal federation
of all it's morals and forms of divine
worship. Fellow countrvmen. with in
dividual honor and the public good be-
fore US, let lis so think and act and vote
as to preserve and perpetuate this mon
umental temple Of State: this pa
ladium of our liberties in all the gran
deur and beauty of its perfections. Let
every man so guard himself that by
neither word nor deed he mar the beauty
of the least of the memorial stones
of this grand structure or endanger it's
perpetuity. But rather let us all be
honorable, and the great, the rich and
the poor, with heart and voice with ope
accord resolve not only to honor asd
perpetuate this temple, the noblest crs-
alton of the human intellect guided by
divine wisdom, and further in the pro-
gress of time, add new capstones look
ing to still more benefcent govern
ment. to more individual liberty, and a
more kind and liberal liberation in the
field of religious worship. whose gleam-
ings are happiness in this world, and
eternal Joy in the world to come. Thus
doing; we will beautify our own charac-
ters, and our chi1dren's children will
rise ap and call ms blessed.
Respectfully,
EUGENE HOCKADAY