The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-21
ADDRESS.
To the Democrats of Louisiana.

"S0A6Ao1ld.
HEADQUARTERS MCENERY CAMPAIGN Com.
mittee, New Orleans, La. Oct q. 1891
To .ha nannooraov of o,;siono
Ao'he "a Aouisi"ha
Alta meeting OF the Democrats from the
different parishes OF the State of Louisiana
at GruneWald Hail, on Oct. IL,
1891, it was determined tnat the perilS that
beset the party absolutely demanded the eX-
ercise OF the utmost forbearance and con
SlQefatlon upon inc part OF all good Demo
Gratis in the meeting of the State Central
Committee, that WAS then aDoutt0 convene,
and they 50 recommended
1t was also determined that the peculiar
situauion ~ NE Dt!hoead,lt po1lt,cs IN TINS state,
brought about .by what IS known as the La
fayette combine, Whereby the nomination Of
Governor, state treasurer and Snpfrinten-
dent of Public Education, as well as the tenn
pofafy tialfhiansHlp OF the state NOminat-
ing convention WAS attempted To bebarteFed
away, necessltattd 4 departure from the
time Epnored custom OF refraIning from the
naming ofcandidates prlorto the assembling
OF the State Nominating Convention. After
consultation the Democrats present beiiey-
ing the perlnantncX of the Democratic party
and the welfare of the people ofthe State of
louisiana absolutely demanded the selection
OF q tried ana true Democrat as the nominee
of the party in the coming election, deter
mined to urge upon their fellow Democrats
the selection Tor the position OF Standard
bearer, the Hon. samuel ID. McEnery, of
Ouachita.
In furtherance Of that desire to preserve
the purity and integrity of the Democratic
party by the election of a man for Governor
VINO is unIdlnLtl Win any OF the political
heresfes now being urged upon the agricul-
tural CLASSES of the Southern States by de
signing and INSCRIPTIONS politicians who
are without faith in the schemes that they
propose, the Democrats then and there as
senbled selected this campaign committee
and entrusted to it tie duty of preparing a
suitable address TO the Democratic voters of
the State OF Louisiana.
Without any desire to reflect upon any
member of the State Central Committee we
are compelled to express our deep regret
at the failure of that ommitte to provide
for a primary election by the white people
of the State, whereby Il settlement might
picking question, known as the revenue
amendment" which was submitted to the
people at the session of the last Legislature.
welfare of the Democratic party that a vo-
ter's opinion upon the revenue question
should be made IA test Of his Democracy or
ttnessor qualification of holding office.
We believe that the welfare. of this State
acknowledgements that the Democratic par
ty should nominate at its coming convention
tried and true men, fitted to properly dis
charge the duties of their offices without any
regard whatsoever to their opinion upon the
revenue amendment.
We earnestly urge upon the Democratic
voters thorough the state of Louisiana at the
coming primary elections to be held for del
egateS to the State nominating convention
to instruct their DELEGATES to vote for the
submission of the revenue amendment ques-
ton att separate white primary to be held
subsequent to the meeting of the State nom