The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-10-27
4 GRATUTTOUS INSULT TO IN
TELLIGENT MEN.

use the power of his administration to
further their ends. He is mad because
the Governor has removed frcm the
police jury of Ascension some recent
converts to the mon%rel doctrine of
National Republican and State Dem
ociatic Party. aHd filed their places
with straight-t ut-Democrats in nation
al us we'll rs State affairs. What
makes him madden is the fact that the
Governor has chosen, to ill the vacan-
cies. Democrats i Lad opposed his
nomination and election in the last
election. The Governor no doubt
knows what he is doing, and, no doubt,
that very consideration serves to in
fu,iate the doughty Richard all the
mere.
And in his anger Mr.. Richard Nc
Gail has done IL cry unwiSe thing j:
he has written al open letter to the
Governor. Mr.. Mccall is human and
in that letter he has shown himself
to be not exempt from the frailties of
humanity. one Of which is the aptitude
OF man speaking Ia anger To say fool
ish things and to reveal some of the
characteristics of his temperament
aud habits Of Thought. He has said
many foolish things in that letter Z;
but we propose to notice, 1T this time,
only one OF them.
Listen to this, pray
Sat least three-tnnrth of the. Plan
tiers of the Third district, with a large
number of f.iendS representing tally
that proportion of its assessed vaIua-
ton. believe that the sole safety OF
their interests is III the success III TIE
candidate representing "Protectinn to
American industrles' aid f~orsooth
because they do not agree with you
and a few planters backed by your
army of office holders, hordes of office
seekers and others who under tand
nothing about The question at Issue.
the whole weight of your a%dministra-
ton with all that that implies is tt be
thrown against us. such II proceeding
must and will bring about It's W con
demnation.'
Thanks, Sir Richard, thanks for
your bluntness. We always enter
tanned Il lurking notion that the bolt
ers were possessed of a vast amount
of gall and an unlimited fund of pure
and unauthorized cheek, but we never
imagined that any of their number
would yer be rash enough to write it
Down ID such bluut language.
Truly, the modieum of the brain
and wealth. of the district not posses
ed by these boilers and Their friends,
is SO insignificant, according to Sir
Richard. that it is not worth mention
ing. Thanks again. Sir Richard,
thanks for your valuable information.
Aud the poor Governor, how unfor-
tunate it is that "three. fourtlls of the
brain and wealth of the district
should not agree with him and II few
sugar planters backed by his army of
office holders. hordes Of Office seekers
and others who understand nothing
about the question ut issue"
How he must miss in the future the
advice and counsel of Sir Richard and
his clan who have severed all Onnec
ton with him because. tnrsooth, he
would not follow them in their STAN
pede into the Republican camp for the
'.sugar there is in it,
Now, let us pass the fling at the
'sotiice holders" and .'hordes of office
seekers" for they are used to abuse
from their political Enemy, and Gone
TO that class of '~'otllers who under
stand nothing about tile question ut
issue"
Lawyers. Doctors, priests, ministers,
merchants, carpenters, mechanics,
overseers, farmers, aud all We who
still adhere tn your Democratic faith,
how like you the left-handed compIi-
ment of the naughty Sir Richard and
his kit ';Who understand nothing
about the question at ISSUE" indeed i.
"Stay, my Lord! And let your rea-
son with your choler question. What
It's you go about" when you charge
these with understanding nothing
about the question at ISSUE" lest in
the end you beconstrained to exclaim !:
Nov, what a thing it is to be an ass :"
Deceive You not. good Sir Richard !;
these men do understand much about
the question at issue. They under
stand that you and your kit are en-
deavoring to sell the far heritage of
Democratic faith for "a mere mess of
pottage; that you are bargaining with
the Republican perty for a restoration
OF the bounty, when the only salvation
OF your interest lies in adherence to
Democracy ; that in the vain attempt
to promote your pecuniary advantage
You Fare willing to endanger white
supremacy by bringing back the negro
INTO prominence that while protest
ing that you want to leave the negro
out, You have refused to go into white