The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14

1t thasy nave used no efforts to cur,. tho,r
+ but instead of doing 50 make this Il
l. excuse for breaking party faith. An
join in Efforts elsewhere to perpetual
or the same methods.
e, 1t may be to- late now 10 ursn n
i abandonment of these in~dcponAan
n movements, although it would be wis
- ana patriotic TO do 50. 1t is to b.
3 hored. however. that In tie rivalry Il.
success the different factions-rc2ula,
e Democrats and Independents will re
member their obligations to the Stat
anu not sacrifice the State in bargain,
ing Tor local advantages. On one occa-
SION ! said, and l now rnpeat it, thai
: me greatest significance that the wor,;
Democrat has with the people Of Lou
lslana is that it is synonymous with
white supremacy. This is enaanLered
! by independent action whether ir< a
!, movement OF general or of Il .yc,l
= character.
, Review the history Of the Democrat
+ &c party and you VIII learn that all the
, great blessings which have come to
: me nation and the State have been
lhrough its instrumentaiity. 1t has
adtcd TO the nation and enforced the
i. rights of individuals, and has STAYED
!lle march of Imperialism. When rap
lhiS reaching its destination the Demo-
cfatlc party interposed and saved the
government. 1t has brought the adj
mMiStlatiOn of its affairs back TO fun
damcntal principles as announced in
ne constitution. and State and federal
Jurisdictions are now well defined, ard
the rights of the citizen are secure I'M
der each jurisdiction. 1t is the only
party mich has upheld the honor and
dignity of the nation. and compelled
respect TO it abroad. 1t Is the only
party which has protected the citizen
when abroad, and made it dangerous
Tor foreign governments to interfere
with his personal liberty. 1t was I'M
der Madison. who had identified him
self with jefferson, and who so sll,-
ported his policy that the great father
OF The Democratic party virtually St
ie"trI him as his Successor. that thu.
second war of Independence was won,
and the maine Of his country was
lnitt!r glorious on every sea, when the
lnNincibility of the British navy was
broken, and honorel and respected in
eEefv land. when undisciplinea mil
tia defeated veterans who had won re-
noWn under Wellingtcy.
During Folks administration the flag ,
ol lHt country was carried victOriouSly
70 'le capital OF Mexico. and our en- /
pre- was extended to the Golden Gate
OF tie Pacific.
Under Pierce's administration a new
doctrine was Incorporated into the law
o. nations. 1t was tina. IO1tigi!er!; who
hai declared their intentions to become
citizens OF the United States should lie !
tittteu abroad as citizens OF thu United
~,ENN' 49, AZ 80 NIiS Il IILtllt III 9
ttH hungarian revolt ~a,linSt Austria
IN ls1J. He was eNiled and came to the
! nltel States. The condition of his eN-
ne was that he should never return.
II" took out partial. but not complete
papers OF naturalization He returned
70 Turkey i'll VOCATION Of the condition
OF MS exile. But American citizenship
carries: with it no cCn&itlvisi. ON arriv-
llS az Smyrna h" received u passport
from the American consul. He vas
SiIIr.ri ~. rf1If,t ~, -, go. a.. if
TRAN tr!1ate. Nj release was damaul-
e.! by the American coIlsoi and refused.
"hefeupon rain Duncan Insrahunl,
largely inferior in tonnage ami urma-
ment to the Austrian 1~rigate. swune
his ship into position, cast loose her
batteries with lanyarGs in hand. and
deY1tn"ed the release Of the ioaprisOn-
ca kosZta, wno was returne1 to the
! !li"i States. Captain lngraham's
WAS approved by til: Demo-
cratic administrator. 1t was an heroic
tci, III Keeping with the great question
OF human rights involved. ana it's APP
pfoFal ana endorsements by the admin
one of the brightest pages in
the history OF the Democracy.
When the sailors of the warshin Ball
t.m9re We're assaulted and some muir
a"red in Valparaiso. do you suppose a
Democratic administration would have
submitted to it and quietly demanded /
damages as a recoEapenSa? Under a r
democratic administration the orca- :
slon-Would ave furnished another. In t
graham who would not have thought O
OF superior force, but would have sent :
his ship to the bottom OF the sea rather :
man she should survive and sail in t
sloriously upon it. J.,
1t was a Democratic president who y
announced the Monroe doctrine. ANA a b
Democratic president who RECENTLY -
2 broader interpretation of ii, -
Hhlch' electrified the american people Il
oVe-3 mis- continent, II who. with @
his depreciation, declared that he :
You'd enforce it with the whole power q
Il the government. :,
Coming nearer home, what has the :,
'afty done for the State of Louisiana? "
rs history is linked inseparably to that a
# the grand old party. Its pages T.
'loW with achievements of its great :,
.aders. You cannot mention Louis 81
ana without thinking OF Jackson ana d
EMERSON. You, through Democratic
and Democratic syupa- II
hics, were enabled to place General A
:. i. Nichols at tic head OF our SOW {
which he was called to preside. There h,
to be a complete rebuilding OF The -
allen cdIlice. He lai.: The foundation -
al future prosperity, n zach Sue ia
eaCIlnS Democratic administration has ,.
u!lt upon it, until We have reached the y
~ NoAi NC KIT 1tttiOEttS- / L
ion. unless in madness and laser safe :.
age You abandon the Democratic party ~
nd put in power those whose special as
viii be III tearing down what r,
e nave erected. Icl! will not do this. ~
he past Rises up and protests against hC
fair fame Of Louisiana must not ~
2 clon'ed and iler esculcheon lowered IN
~dlSnonor; no accusation must be &c
aga5n5s the subli11iay CT her -
Her history is bright with the tn
2eds OF jilusirious men. Their sons -.
ere not born for disgrace. and they II
Ill not submit to the spoiliation OF eli,
heritage transmitted to them to BE- g.
'nsinued through succeeding genera III
ssociations, the ssandeur ''e Of its al :,
oochs with *1cred memories. mys- al
1pes. There is in this priceless hcri-
se a continuous mover, a living en- co
which will be an inspiration of sn
our faith in the destiny of the State. -.
your race. h deeds of your an N
stors point out to You the path Of III
NOR, not now along a line of waving to
'nners, bright and FURNISHED steel, ~,
1t in the performance of civil duties, pf
G rightful discharge Of which viii fo1
ing more blessings and benefits than :
e brightest crown OF the victor won \
the red fields of war. me
great conflicts in the world !,
I the supremacy or ideas, the places -,
here they were enacted still exist, thi
lie planes upon which greet armies NC
ere set in battle array stfll remain pie
ID the ocean still retains its blue sl'
aters, upon which great fleets of war; g.;
lied. The conflicts have closed for LII
er, but the moral issues involved a
d the dominant ideas survive with y,
e worlds beauty, and have been the the
for new empires, a new thi
1ilization, new governments with
ore enlightened principles. of
30 the landscape around YOU remains an,
e same The waters still sparkle in $40
nder river as it rolls over the golden SUI
nd to the ocean,; the forests still have r,,e
,es, with leaves Of every tint All els
e; the vines, with every sheen ana 49,,
ade,, and the pendant moss from "h'
cry Dough. by
But where there was a t raggling viii r
Re a city has grown, beautiful ana :
with praat oxnaata4iaaa ~. -.