The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-11-05
IMPORTANT TO DEM 0CRATS.
Thu Address OF the State Democratic
Executive Committee.

The Louisiana State Democratic
Executive Committee has issued the
following address
To the Democrats of the State of Louisiana
The GIavest crisis which has ever
presented itself in the political history
of the State and the nation is now
before lis. A variety of causes has
DELAYED until late date the opening
of the campaign upon the great Ques-
tions which now call for settlement by
your votes ana those of She rest of the
Union. 1t behooves us, therefore, III
the short time which lies between now
and the Sth day of November, to see
to it tl.at we arc up and doing. and
that the full strength of the Demo-
cratic vote shall be cast III favor of the
principles of good government. For
the first time in IA quarter of century
the opportunity presents itself to elect
and install IA Democratic Congress in
both hlanches, and with a Democratic
President ais, elected, to shape the
national policy. If the Democracy
can but securely hold half the aG want
age obtained in the last congressional
elections, this important result can be
readily obtained. With it, we shall
be able to relieve the distresses of the
people, sorely oppressed by onerous
and excessive taxation, Danish all fear
of Federal interference with the rights
OF the States in their elections, and
carry on to their consummation the
other reforms SO happily begun under
Clevelands former administration.
Hitherto II Republican Senate, under
the control OF plutocrats and manufac-
turing barons. who have amaSSeu enor-
nous fortunes 10y this corrupt combi-
nation, has blocked the way to every
effort To return to an economical ad
mlnistlatioD of the government.
Every man, he he high oi low, has
thus been compelled To continue to
pay tribute. IN the shape of Increased
taxes, to TINS monopolistic oligarehy.
which has, under prohlbitiye tariff.
bound itself into trusts, syndicateS and
other combinations to still further
plundeT the masses. This burden,
growing heavier and heavier, has
"i"HN = itlt0ll ipOIi lilG tOlIStllitlS ;,
ehlet among whom are the farmers and
lahorn2 classes, who have found tie
produces ot their labor decreasing III
value whi.e that Of all articles of ord-
nary col sumption has been augn ent-
ed. All ot this has been done under
the hNp"ttltical pletense of protecting
the American workman and fostering
Amerirau production.
When na longer able to blind and
deceive lie people, and finding til,
contro! of the government slipping
from their grasp, these conspiiator>
have boldly attempted, and are still
attem!i lie, Ia recruit their diminish
Ing ra,ke "y taking possession Of lie
control ~ HE elections In the States
to retain theleby torcihlc supremacy
The scri.es ot 1874, which have moi
yet pass Il from the memories of III,
people at tAe Carolinas, Arkansas and
our OWE hrioved State, vividly fore
tell w'hf the attempted force bi,
would accomplish. Plotiigate Umtet
States mal>htls. armed with bundle.
OF haLk warrants backed 10y posses o
United States troops, riding on mid
night raids through the parishes, al.
resting hundreds of peaceable citizen.
IN the dead of night, dragging them
Menacled to distant prisons, there i'm