The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-08-15
Rally around the Flag, Boys.

It IS about time that the Democrats
Of Louisiana, should realize the danger
that threatens them. The rule or ruin
party, that is now striving within the
sacred precincts Of our own borders
to disrupt our ranks and SOW seeds of
dissension, should be arrested with
firm hand anu iron will and taught to
understand that the first principles of
patriotism teach us to stand by our
party through thick and through thin,
and that no matter how often our peo
Pile may for a time be tempted to
deviate from the traditions of the grand
old party to which we belong that 7
their better sense must and will teach
them to come back TO the fold, and I
forgetting all else save the honor and
good name of the Democratic party, |
push forward together and with should
er to shoulder, aid in planting the
Democratic banner over the heads of
our people, gaily fannting her colors
to the political breezes, the fitting
emblem of our national pride and
honor The reasonable thrusts that
are now being made by ambitious and
designing politicians will fall nnheeded
and unnoticed, and the grand old ship
of State with sturdy crew, and strong
helm viii be guided safely through the
raging storms and reach in safety the
port of political triumph and peace.
The freaks, the visionary schemes and
the wild rawlings of the Antls show III
bold relief how easily the mind be-
comes unsettled, the moment you per-
NIT it to run away with any engrossing
or exciting theme, although they pose
| as the saintliest crew that ever took
passage to paradise; yet we find them
threatening to deluge our State IN
blood and with wilder shrek than the
| Comanche Indian, terrify our voters on
the election day and prevent them
from redeeming our State from financial
captivity and placing her in situation
at once digniied and independent.
/ Some contend 6bat it is crime to be
poor when you 1--we it in your power
Ito be rich, and tile personal degtada-
tion that attaches to the individual, IN
consequence of his poverty and his
/ inability to meet his obligations, is
nothing In comparison with the dis
grace that follows a commonwealth,
/ whose financial situation is such as to
TGHupI uEI w pay 1Si ASDbC
i aud thus sustain her honor. No man
4 who calls himself LoaisIaalan and
has the true interest of his State at
heart can dare to assert with truth
that it is honorable and fair to desert
Il her in this hour of need, and throw
from her Golfers, the generous c9ntrl-
button without which she must and
will remain wrapped in the coils
of financial distress; as the mama is
said to have fallen to feed the hungry
Israelites in their perilous journey
! through the wilderness so, now there
!, I is about to fall into the bosom of our
State an opportunity which if seized
in time and grappled with hooks oi
! steel, will il i short while place hel
among the-urTier States of the Union
as the brightest and most attractive
star. We hear all kinds of hints being
made as to how the revenue amend
ment must be defeated 1t is said by
! the Anti's that they have the Governor
! that he appoints the Returning officers
that they appoint the commissioners 0
!, election, who will handle the hailo
! boxes &c, &c, &c.
0 ANY evil Vaccinations can by vigi
! lence be easily prevented and th'
7 sentiment Of our people fairly ant
squarelY reaeled upon the election day
t Intellectual superiority will soon asser
i its sway over bigotry and passion AM
0 in the cooler moments of reflection ou
q people will find that the necessities 0
i our State require a helping haud IN
i financial way, and at the proper tim
b We will prove to the outside world
], j that we are not set of block head
j and that our eyes are not aitogethe
e blinded TO the interests of our State
II Let our people who feel an interest j
the State In which we live, exert tfei
best and strongest efforts, striving t
8 carry OH the werk that will form th
q base upon which we will ereeta struct
Il ure with proportions sufficiently stroD
s. 10 withstand the idle attacks of th
IT ambitious politicians, who are so deeE
g Nv imbned with the rule or ruin policy
4 Why do not these aeensers, take th
" beam out of their oWp eyes, befot
q they seek to extract the inaote from the
a broLhers'2
rs While they denonnce gambling, the
so gamble themselves, while they dl
J counteDance the purchase Of lottef
~ tickets they are perhaps the most fri
Il quent buyers, and it is q we'll know
-d fact, that short time ago one Of the
$. Town prominent men raked in on
re fourth of the capital prize. Ellie
with impeffections they accuse the pl
lottery men Of all sorts of horrib
things, when itmay be that in the Ia
8, day when the trumpet shall sound az
W tie scales are adjusted and these pc
ft tended Saints are weighed, that Il
&c loud and laundering voice of the rul
% Of i'll will be heard reyerberatir
ce throughout space and flying throus
20 eternity, saying depart from me
os accursed, hypocrits can find no pla
Al ID the Kingdom of Heaven. The
60 singular freaks are being played
ue men. who once were regarded as q
to prototypes of good sense and jud
meat and although they insist on sayil
n that they are good Democrats, attach.
z. to its principles and ready to do
~ bidding, yet when you confront the
with q question like this viz: is yo
apposition 10 the Lottery stronger thl
ed vonr affection for the Democratic part
ay the answer invariably is yes.
IeT Now then Democrats OF Louisiana
9o We who hare fought the good fight a
liy never deserted the Democratic ba
nerve who like Casa Blanca, ha
stood upon the burning deck, when