The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-10-27
HENBUGRTO or NATTONIL RE-
NISM.

cit Is sometimes necessary IN hum
bug the people for their own good"
Such WAS ,ht. sentiment proclaimed
publicly ,hy Mr.. Henry Mccall. the
father of the new National Republican
and State Democratic party. at the
Hotel Royal meeting.
at is sometimes necessary to hum
hug the people for their W good
That seems to be the Keynote on
which the %arnstates are trying to rear
the editice of their new non-desclipt
party, for they have been engaged
ever since that note has been sounded,
in the not vtgy reputable business Of
trying to hnmbug the people.
They have tried to humbng the
people on the negro question, but have
been caught III it 10y an offer by the
Democrats to let the white voters Of
the district decide the question, which
proposition they have declined.
They have tired to humhug the PEG
pie by declaring that they would have
been satisfied with the bounty for this
year, and the duty given them, and
asserting that the Democratic party
has taken off this years bounty but
they have been exposed in this. too.
for the record shows it Is tie Republic
cans and not the Democrats who ale
responsible for the loss OF this Years
bounty.
They are trying to humbug the peo-
pie When they preach that the Repuh-
iican patty viii guarantee them ii duiy
oil sugar when that party is i%rrevoc;t-
bly, pledged 20 free sugar and It's vii
tiers and orators are engaged ut this
verv moment in ~denouncing the
Democratic party for putting back the
duty on sugar.
They are trying to humbug the
people when they asset or InsIuua:e
that the Republican darty will restore
the bounty, when the Republicans
leaders on the floor of the Senate pre-
claimed that if the bounty was once
taken off it would never be restored.
They are trying to humbug the
people when they proclaim that they
will be Republicans only in National
affairs, when in some parishes the,
are already trimming their sails for all
tho local Offices in 1895.
They are trying 20 humbug the
people when they say that they do
not want negro domination and viii
put none but white men in office,
when they must know flat Il white
man pat in office by negro votes yer
tho will of the white voters. represent
negro domination just as much as the
purest son of Africa would, put III
office by the same means.
Thus on all points they are trying
to lumbng the people but not for the
peoples good.
Ii is not for the peoples good to
r~eintrodnce the negro as IA factor in
politics and run the risk of bring
ing back the treublous times of recon
struction days. 1t is not for the peo-
pies good to make possible the return
to power of ii Kellogg OF Warmotli or
one of their kind, whether he be IF
the class Of old Republican sinners or
of the fresh class OF new Republican
Saints.
1t is not for the peoples good to
1lisfepreSent to them that the Repub
lican party is the friend Of sugar when
it is %denouncins the Democratic party
for putting a duty on sugar and some
of Its representative men and leaders
have proclaimed from the floor of he
Senate that, once taken off. the bounty
would never be restored.
1t is not for the peoples good not to
tell them the truth, the whole truth,
that they may judge for themselves
The new esanSellsts should change
the motto Of the great father of the
great departure, so as to make it read !:
1t Is sometimes necessary to humbug
the people for 0ur " good.
This would sound il bit more selfisl,
but 1t would have the merit of more
conformity to tho truth.