The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-08-23
TAR ISSUE


The campaign has opened auspio-
iously. Never before did so many
able speakers and prominent men vol
unteeF their services 10 this district.
Mover was a congressman from this
district more important from a national
standpoint Republicans hold the
national house of representatives by
so slender a majority that two fair
minded men in their ranks, siding
with the Democrats, can prevent par
tizan legislation.
A party must get very low indeed
when ont of so large a body of repre-
sentative men as the Republicans will
have in congress, at least two cannot
be found who will oppose extreme
msasnres-the unseating of duly elect
ed Democrats and measures calculated
to perpetrate Republican rule at the
sacrifice Of every vital principle of onr
institutions. Hence the national ad-
ministratIon has ignobly descended
from the pedestal of government of
the nation, by participating as a Parti-
zan in the nomination and election of
a representative from the third Loui-
siana district.
That slender majority must be in
creased for partizan purposes, Hence
they try to catch the negro vote by
the appointment of Patty to the naval
Office; to secure the white Republican
vote by putting up a prOfessed white
Republican, who takes no colored man
with him in his canvass; but who while
thus trying to mislead whites, still aP-
peals to the blacks, by voting for him,
to uphold the Republican party.
Hence they have tried to catch the
sugar planters by putting up Minor, a
planter But with the inspiration Of
political foresight the Democrats have
met them at every point
They have nominated an able man
and a truer man-for he stood by
them in defeat, and helped to elect
Cleveland, when Minor, in the hope of
political gain and notoriety, which be
could never aspire to in the Demo,
ctatlc ranks, embraced the negro poll
tics of Louisiana and supported Blaine.
They have nominated planter who
has far greater interest in protect
ing sugar than Minor has, but who,
instead Of PIedging himself to the
protection Of northern selisupporllng
factories, and reducing revenue al the
expense Of sugar, as the Republican
nominee does, has pledged himself 10
tariff for revenue only, and to the pro.
lection of sugar legitimateiy and con.
sistenly as the greatest tariff producing
commodity on which customs are col
iecLed. They therefore howl because
he is planter who will naturally look
to the interest of sugar, and the pro-
lection Of the thousands Of coIOred
laborers whose good will he wants,
whose services he needs and whose
wages therefore he must protect Be
cause he is true white man, who
once enrolled in the Democratic ranks
never assumed chameleon hues-neyer
deserted his friends, or preached
against their tenets-the only doc
lrines which have saved our state and
redeemed it from misrnIe. They
how, because their trap fails TO catch
the sugar planter, fails to catch or
dupc the coloTed people, fails 10 estab-
Ilsh harmony or confidence in their
Tanks-Will fail to secure their victory
Fellow Democrats Of Caicasieu, let
not the enthusiasm which now inspires
the party fail to stir yon TO action
CaIcaSlens Democrat majority IL
needed. We hope local gatherings
will be had though the exertions 0
our parish committee, in every section
? Of the parish, and the necessity an'
Importance of victory be impressed
upon every Democratic yoter in th
parish, aud upon every one outside 0
the party whose desire Tor good gov
. eTDment by competent officials ma
induce him TO favor Andrew PrICe
d election. Let speakers be sent t
= every neighborhood. Where ouLsld
r speakers cannot be secured take thel
e from our midst.
We cannot do with less than victor
at the polls. Political vitality d
IS ponds upon success in this district
e Mr., DoUEAE is successfully man
e featuring wagons, in Homer, fro
Louisiana timber. Why is it III