St. Landry democrat., 1892-09-10
Gov Foster Congratulates the United
Democracy.
But What has tic little by-pldy amount
ell tOp


BIT what has the little by-pl0y amount
Ell to ?
When the two conventions were il
joint session at Baton Rouge on the 15tl
June, at the request OF .!ll administra
tion party Gov. Foster was sent for by {
comm ittee to address tho convention
He spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow-Democrats
As the Democratic Governor of the
| State of Louisiana, | congratulate the
Democracy of the Union that peace and
harmony prevail once more in the ranks
! of our patty. (Cheers.)
/ | trust that your work of to-day will
bear good fruit. trust that this is a
| genuine and honest reconciliation. (Ap-
plause.) God knows that the Dem
ocracy of this State has gone through
| trial enough within the last few years,
and feel and know that it union to-
day is really a union of the hearts and
hands of its D,embers, that joy and
cheer will fill the soul of every lover of
his party in this State. Nothing but
the principles of the party have pre-
served it in this great struggle. Eel
low Democrats, the sublime principles
of that party have alone kept it alive in
that fierce conflict; it is the love and
attachment to those principles which
have contributed to the restoration of
this peace and this union. Pardon
me if | make few practical sugges-
tions. Pardon me if | assume to give a
little advice to my friends. AS | said,
trust this is an honest reconciliation.
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home, or rather when the delegates
20 home, that you will try ali in your
power, and will use every honest effort
to bring about harmony and concord in
the ranks of our party. Don't seek to
elevate man or punish another on ac-
count of honest differences of opinion.
(Cheers.) Don t attempt to keep up the
bitterness OF the past by drawing too
severely the faction lines. We have
before us great struggle, in which
every honest Democrat of Louisiana
and in the South should ardently enlist.
That conflict will come off this fall, and
in its result there will be much of veal or
woe to our common country, and es-
pecially to our Southland-involviDg is
sues of political freedom to the South
as we'll as material results to the whole |
In that conflict | want to see
Louisiana standing as she has always |
stood, in the front of the fight, and | |
want to see her with the battle flag of |
Democracy floating over the unbroken
column of the party.
Fellow citizens, again pardon me if
make what might be- termed a personal
lllusiOn to myself. This administra-
ion, of which | have the honor to be
he Chief Executive, was usllered into
7ictOry through a tremendous struggle.
wish to say, and say 1t honestly, that
t eau bring peace and harmony to the
distracted councils of my party, if can
zee the honest Democracy of my State
United, il | can see its broken ranks
brought together, will feel that have
lone for this people and for this State
much toward fulfilling the highest trust
onfided in me. shall attempt to do
ii in my power to accomplish that
reat end. ] want to see this State,
Which God has so richly blest, not only
be abode of a united Democracy, but
Vant to see it the home of happy and
rosperous people. should like to see
,ss politics in Louisiana. would like
D see our great public men devoting
Heir time and energies and ability
} the advancement of the material in
'rests OF this great State and the de-
OIOpRuOnt VI uCk SplcUulu lcsOuICCSs i
elleve with factiOnal bitterness as
laged that this end can and will be t
trust that this meet
g augurs this condition of affairs to .
II State which know we all love so
ell. CHEERS and applause.)
A pertinent question in St. Landry to-
~ is, Have the governors friends Civ
! the slightest heed to his recommend
ions and implied pledges?
The governors honied words sound 9
,ry nice; but if any of bis friends in
!. Landry have used every honest eff G
rt," or any effort whatever-honest or U
herwise -" to bring about harmony q
I'd concord in the ranks of our party" :
g have not heard Of it. Perhaps none t
his friends have sought to elevate Q
an or punish another on account of i.
NEST differences Of OPINION" and they +
1y not have attempted Ito keep up the t
tterness of the past by drawing too r
verely the faction lines;' but all the y
me we have not heard of any McEn- !.
y man being appointed to or retained a
office, nor even of any effort being
ade to heal our local differences. =
'nce we still have two Parish Com h
ttees and two calls have been issued d
r primaries to be held on the fifteenth. II
ill the people Of St. Landry endorse " "
d sustain this narrow, vindictive and ii
descriptive policy next Thursday; or al
IL they serve notice on these obstinate :,
d narrow-minded men that they are ", y,
ed OF these factional wrangles, and g!
Duke by their votes those who are Il
ponsble for them? I'll
1t a meeting of the Board OF Com ii
SSinnarS of the Red Riuar AtGhafa ID