St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-06-25
GOV. FOSTER CONGRATr,.
LATES THE UNITED
-. DEMOCRACY,

GOV. FOSTER CONGRATv,.
LATES THE UNITED
-. DEMOCRACY,
When the two conventions were
ID seselpn last week, at he reqIes,
Il the administration parry Gov.
Foster was sent for BY q e6mmittet
to address the convention. lie
spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow-Demo
caats-As the Democratic Cover
NOR of the State Of Louisiana, 1
congratulate the Democracy Of nv
State and I congratulate the De
lmocracy Of the Union that peace
and harmony prevail once more in
the ranks Of our party. (Cheers. J
! trust that your work of to-day
will bear good fruit. I trust that
this is . genuine and honest recon
citation. Applause. God knows
that the DemOctacy Of this State
has gone through trial enough with
in the last few years, and l feel
and know that It union to-day is
really . union Ut the hearts and
hands Of its members. that JOY
aud cheer will I'LL the soul Of every
lover Of his party IN this State.
Nothing but the principles Of the
party have preserved m this great
struggle. Fellow-Democrats, the
sublime principles OF that party
have aloha kept it alive in that fierce
conflict; it is the love and attach.
ment to those principles which have
contributed to the restoration OF
this peace aud this union. Pardon
me II I make q few practical sQg.
gestions. Pardon me il I assume
to give q little advice to my friends.
Az ! said, ! trust this i an honest
reconciliation. /, therefore. hope
that when we 60 home, or rather
when the delegates 90 home, that
you will try all in your power, and
will use every honest effort to bring
about harmo.y aud concord in the
ranks Of our party. Don't seek to
elevate man here Or punish anotll-
or on account Of honest differences
Of opinion. (Checrs.) Don't at
te,nist to keep up the bitterness OF
the past by drawing too severely the
factional lines. We have before US
q great struggle, in which every
honest Democrat Of Louisiana and
in the South should ardently enlist.
That conflict will come Of this fall i,
and in result there will be much Of
veal or woe to our common cOui,-
try, and especially to our Southland
Involving issues Of political free
dom to the South - well as mater
ial results to the whole country.
In that conflict l want to see
Louisiana standing as she has al
ways stool. in the front OF the fight.
and l want to see her with the bat.
tle-6ag Of Democracy floating over
the unbroken column of the party.
Fellow-citizens, again pardon me
il l make what might be termed a
personal allusion to myself. This
administration, Of which l have the
honor to be the Chief Executive.
was ushered into victory through
. tremendous struggle. l wish to
say, and I say it honestly, that If
l can bring peace and harmony to
tl,e distracted councils Of my party,
II l can see the honest Democracy
Of my State united, II / can see its
broken ranks brought together, l
will feel that 1 have done for this
people and for this State much to-
ward fulfilling the high trust con-
lided in me. shalt attempt to do
al in my power to accomplish that
great end. want to see this State,
which God has 80 richly blest, not
only the abOle of q united Democ-
racy, but / want to see it the home
Of happy and prosperous people.
I should like to see less politics in
Louisiana. / would like to see our
great public men devoting their
time and energies and ability to the
Of the material inter-
ests Of this great State and the de-
velOpment Of her splendid resources.
believe with fractional bitterness
that tins end can and will
Ike accomplished. l trust that this
meeting angurs this condition OF af-
Iairs to our State which I know we
Ill love SO well. (Cheers and APP
,lause.)