The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-31
w RMOTH no MNOR'SR RESCUE.

And so it has come to pass that
| Warmoth, the Moses Of the Republi-
| can party, candidate Minors special
sponsor, the fayorite Of the federal
administration, the rising sun IN the
| distribution of federal pap, has, under
the ~exigeDcies of the case, been forced
to attempt tire rescue OF his ward IN
his rapid descent to overwhelming de-
feat.
Humbled by his candidates Stub
bing, still smarting under the sting OF
that base ingratitude that is said to
be "sharper than serpent's TOOTH"
but realizing tc their fullest extent the
dangers menacing his party, he for
gets for the nonce his grievances and
throws himself into the breach in the
vain attempt to ave the fortunes of
his hapless candidate.
He is out in open letter to the sugar
planters of the district. The produc-
ton is characteristic of the man. 1t
bubbles over with glittering general
tiles calculated to please the eyes of
the reader and tickle the ears of the
nearer. 1t is intended to have "a sOOth-
ing effect aud, like the monotOnOus
sounds of dripping water, to lull the
understanding of the reader.
DIT 1-.. T., -, %na -
contains but II argument and a
threat. The argument is that mas
much as the house, the senate and the
administration are Republican. it is to
the interest of the sugar planters to
send a Republican to Congress from
this district.
The why and wherefore are not
very apparent but, then, the seIf-es-
teemed sage of Magnolia does not al
ways trouble himself about such small
failures i'll his logic. Should not bis
word be sufficient to his brother plan
tero when he assures them that the
proposed bill of the Senate cutting
the tariff duty on sugar 80 per cent
was only a retaliatory measure and
the Republicans did not intend to
make it a law? Why. the very idea
that any one should be rash enough
to question truthful Henry Clay's word
is simply too prepOsterOus to be en-
%tertained for a single moment. The
Sir Oracle of the ''grand party of
moral ideas" which has done so much /
in the past for Louisiana-in the way
Of tyrannizing and depressing the peo-
pie, debauching and corrupting the
public service, and squandering the
public money-has spoken and,
oh ye! sugar planters, listen in
amazement. Truly, superabundant
cheek, pure gall and utter disregard
for the intelligence, common sense
and patriotism of others, are not
among the least conspicuous CT the
questionable qualities of the shrewd
Ex-Governor.
Now, as to Warmotl's threat that if
we do not send a Republican to Con-
gress, the party in power will ruin
the sugar planter, nut of revenge.
That is the covert threat contained in
Warmoth's 'sophistical document
and in reading it one can hardly be-
lieve that the Ex-Governor is serious.
Is it possible that Warmoth has lived
all these years in Louisiana without
yet learning the temper and spirit of
the southerner? Does he not know vet
that such a threat will have no other
effect than to IL the just indigua-
ton OF the people and spur them
on to renewed efforts against the par
ty III whose favor it is uttered Does
he, OF do northern Republicans.
imagine that they a whip southern
ers into their own political traces by
such threats. Do they take us to be
cratensP
Warmoth will prove Il poor help to
his candidate. If he will only write
one Or two more such letters, he NAV
yet have the satisfaction of knowing
that he contributed very materially
to-Minor's defeat.
Try your hand II second time, Gov
ernor, and see if you can't do it "A lit