The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-02-06
Addressing the Gar.
GOV. NICHOLS DOES NOT REPLY TO
THE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
And u Supplementary Communication
is Addressed Him, Concerning the
Coming Election, In Behalf OF 3d.
OGO White. Democrats Of Louisiana.

COM LaIttt.. Of the State of LolisIana
s.sltetl his Excel rncy. Coz. Nichols.
at Tt,lhodanx, and presented Il respect
full letter requesting HIS Evcel,ency's
official assistance in securing Il fair
election and an honest election. The
commi'tee had been obliged to seek
Gov. Nichols in Thibodaux. because
be could lot he found either in New
Orleans nr ut the State Capital.
Gnv. Nichols promised 10 reply to
the communication. but the committee
has waited u week in vain for u note
from the executive of the State. Yes
terdav the following very courteous
bat tescihle letter was n, dressed by
the committee to the Governor
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 81, 1891.
To His E1cellency Francis L. Nichols,
Gov. Of the State of Louisiana.
Sir-We wculd most respectfully
call Your Excellency' %sttentieE to the
fact that SIX days have elapsed aud
that you have overlooked answering
the communication on the subject of IL
fair election and an honest count which
We had the honor to hand to you at
I~hibodaux, La on Saturday, January
~, 1892, and to which you promised
. reply.
The gravity of the matters contain
ed in our letter which involves the
good name of the people of the State
OF Louisiana as we'll as their liberties,
Is such as to Compel US to again ad-
dress your Excellency on the subject.
One of the foremost Democrats of
eur age has said hat ~ public Office
10 . public trust" land that expression
has been approved by all Democrats
Of the United States as a clear enuncia-
ton OF Democratic principles, and ue-
lieving such to be purely Democratic.
We were emboldeEed by the pressure
Of the gravity Of the situation to seek
the interview with your Ex%cellency
which we had at Thibodaux.
With all due respect TO your excel
lsncy. We feel compelled to refuse to
acknowledge that Democratic public
officials are surrounded by that digni-
ty which is said to hedge in kings. |
W. an not conceive IL question that
would more deeply interest the Ell ire
people of the State OF Louisiana than
their right to have their vote honestly |
counted and their will conscientiously |
and truthfully declared by those OH
GERS whom your excellency has ap-
pointed under the authority granted
you by law. A State government re-
presenting only an outraged law, and
the fraudulent practices Of returning
officers and registrars of voters, would
be a mOckery such AZ has not been
seen IN this State, or any other, since
%h.. Il Il dave -
We most respectfully call your ex- !
cellency's attention to the widespread
belief of the oft repeated assertions
upon the part of the FosterItes, that
tifeir ticket will be ''%returned7 no mat
ter how few votes they honestly re-
eeive at the ballot box.
We would also most respectfully call !;
your excellency's attention to the fact
that daily removals Of returning Off
GERS, In different parts of the State, are
being made, and we assure your ex-
cellency though you may be unaware
Of the fact, that every new a%ppointee
isa partisaa supporter OF the Foster
ticket.
Your Excellency in the interview &C
Thibodaux, informed our committee
that you would, should any officer
transcend his duty or go wrong in the
performance of his duty, remove him.
We most respectfully call your Excel
lency's attention to the fact that after
such trapsgression had taken Place, re-
moval would be no remedy for the
crime pe%rpetrated. 1t would he a case
of locking the stable door after the
horse was stolen. What We have ask
cd your Excellency to do, and which.
we-lf your Excel;ency will pardon us
in saying it-cons:der only proper and
Just, is to exercise your influence to
prevent a crime to prevent a perpe-
tration of that which your Excellency
would consider good cause for removal
after it had been done. While it may
not he strictly within the compulsory
line OF duty that the law lays down
for your ExCellency, We would most
respectfully suggest that the course
that we have already suggested to
Your E~Icellehcy would be as iustifia-
BILE as would an act upon your Excel
lency's part taken to prevent the COM
mission OF murder OF any other helm
GUS crime within the State.
If Your ExceIlency will pardon us,
we would most respectfully call your
attention to the fact that these oft re-
peated rumors having been made in
the newspapers, in public ~conversa-
tons. aud the faet having been called
to your Ex~cellepcy's official attention,
a failure to act upon your part is like
" to he, and will be construed upon
the part of your a%ppointees as an ac-