The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-08-24
eadv began, and further aPpropria-

ready begun, and further aPpropria-
secured for the -
prOvemeo1 of streams now needing
attention. ForAll of the waterways
of the District u viii earnestly. labOr,
~soeciallv tasosesse which attention has
been called by the resolution passed
nv the convention which nominated
lAe. TIE Importance Of the improve
naent IT Calcasieu Pass is fully i'm
pressea apOn We, and to secure the
proper deepening aud Improvement Of
uaat pass will be Ohe Of the speclal
objects / SAall strive most to attain.
.lMp0ataut as the questions above
refexrea to anay I've, they are not
important than the necessity Of cOn-
sid4ring and .furtlering the interests
Of the lAboIiilg masses, ard the just
deMxnAs ia. education which the pea
pie have tive right to. make. Will
favor the eMactuleut Of all laws cal
cnlatel t. advance the interests Of the
latOrins classes, fer upon the prosper
ity aud education. IT the great masses
Of the people must depend the pros
perity Of the nation
/ have thus above referred to mat
ters Of Federal legislation and Federal
policy in order nut .snly to define my
own position, but to point out the
danger which Glust .hetall egefy mate
rial interest at the district by the sue
cess Of the Republican party.
The untold evils which the
Republican party brought in the days
Of it's d0minancy, nat Gully 10 the peO-
pie of this district, hxt of the whole
state are too fresh in the .moMOry Of
man to need recalling.
That party vas the party of recon-
struction; was the party If sp0iatiOn
and Of plumber which fulhowed recon
xtrnction was the party which sought
h deprive us Of our liherties and
which fastened upon us 10 vast a
sum Of corrupt state, par0claal aud
municipal debt; vas the party which
left us 50 great IL burden Of taxation !;
which crippled our every industry ;
which degraded and d~espsiled the
public schools. and which sought by
every n%lachination to foster eupility
aud wrong. The Republican party to-
day Is virtually unchanged. Its do
minancv would mean an occurrence
Of all the evils which it brought before.
However much representative men
may attempt to delude themselves
with the belief that they "A turn their
backs upon their constituency. they
are mistaken.
However higl,-minded and honOra-
ble il Republican candidate may he
his personality cannot conceal from IL
the appalling dangers of the forces be-
hiud him. No good can come to the
people Of this district by e%ndeavOrins
again to bring about the condition Of
things 50 happily disappearing with
the overthrow Of Republican supre-
macy in this State. To every class
and condition Of life, to white and
colored, the Democratic party symbo-
Lies not only in this State, but in
every other Southern State, the union
of the property Of the morality Of the
yirtae Of all Of its people for the pur-
pose of upholding its social fabric
from destruction. To shake the su-
psemacy Of the Democratic party
means to endanger Ill Of the great re-
sults which came from its Gee ln
| accepting the nomination and commit
| ting myself to lending my best efforts
to the success Of a canvass involving
these great issues, I take the liberty
Of reminding the voters Of the district
that whatever may be my efforts,
they will he futile unless seconded by
the zeal and energy Of the people. !
have the lAn.or to be, very faithfuily,-
| ANDREW PRICE.