New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-11-05
REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.

fu'ii'hh FNf'nIlNe oInlllItpe I
Ascension Parish touching tn
political situation now existing i
Ascension parish and in this State
The Ascension Republicans yer
properly take the present oppo,
tunity of renewing their allegianc
to the Grand Old Party under who's
flag they sail They point in tn
address to the many benefits re
ceived, as they say, by the State o
Louisiana under Republican re
gimes, and to the alleged injur
and ruin wrought upon the Pelical
State by the operation of Demo
cratic policies. And thinking thus
it is not unnatural or unreasonabI,
that they should say "We fee
deeply grateful to the Republica,
party for its past services, and hav,
an abiding faith in the future.
Aud, yet, in spite of the manifold
benefits conferred by paternal Re
publican governments upon this
State, Louisiana for some reason
or other does not take in n kindl,
way to Republican policies. Time,
Ddnoos et dono ferenfes is a time
honored saying which represents
the feeling of the people of Louisi
ana toward the Radical way. Even
when the Radicals bring gifts to
Louisiana, the people of Louisiana
will none of the z. o. y.
This refusal of the people of
Louisiana to approve Radical poll
cies backedup by an alleged multi
plicity of benefits. is certainly not
to be charged to them for ingrati-
tude; for there is no people in the
Union that has a keener sense of
obligation to benefactors than the
people of this State. There must
be some other reason, then,
for the rejection Of Republican
policies by Louisiana; and it is for
the Republicans themselves to ex-
plain it rather than for nous dutres.
1t must have struck the Republi-
can Executive Committee of Ascen-
sion Parish themselves, while they
were compiling their cultured nd
dress, as being very peculiar cir
cumstance that, in the next breath
after an eloquent expression Of the
Indebtedness of this State to the
Republican party. they are com
PEELED to add: at is therefore
with great regret that we realize
the ilnpossibility of Louisiana's
doing anything at this time to in
crease the Republican representa-
tion at Washington" If the alleged
benefits were conferred upon Louis
ana by the Republicans, and if the
people Of Louisiana knew what is
good for them, they should be tum-
bling over each other in their haste
to get Republican delegation to
Congress. Instead of which, Re-
publican stock is at such discount
in the State that the e. o. p. is going
to leave the congressional seats un-
As far as the Times Democrat nm
the reasons assigned by
the Republican Executive Com
mittee of Ascension Parish for this
determination on the part Of the
g. o. p. to allow the congressional
election in this State to go by de-
fault, the reasons are two in num-
ber-(D dissatisfaction produced
by ''some unfortunate appointments
for this State,' and (2) chaotic
due to altered registra-
ton and the new suffrage.
l. The Times s-Democratic has
nothing to do with the Federal ap-
pointments in this State, fortunate
,r unfortunate; but we cannot re-
rain from thinking it funny, and
70 expressing it., that the Ascen-
ZION Republicans should be hitting
iercely at some persons over the
Presidents s shoulders. awe blame
he Presidents advisers they say
n the address, 'tand feel sure that
line will demonstrate the correct
less Of our position. But why +,
he Ascension Republicans should
Mckinley and denounce ,
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, it is not [
asy to see. {
2. The "chaotic condition" which I
'as been affecting the State and the
'arish Of Ascension as the effect Of {
new suffrage law aud changed !
of registration, is not, $
the Ascension Republicans will s
ardon us for saying so, peculiar
. the Republican side Of the /
louise. The Democrats have had I
he affection rs well AZ the Republi- |
ans, although it goes against their t
wn presentation Of the ease, t
artially recognize when they say. +
The Democrats themselves will be I
by, and not over-proud i
I, the party vote they will receive t
. this parish" Z
Ii these reasons satisfy the Re- d
ublicans themselves for allowing
he congressional elections in the a
tate to go by default, it would he v
ngracious for the Democracy to n
ispute the adequacy Of the reasons. a
he Democray would be satisfied G
18th the default-situation, even If
here were not q reason at all as
igned for it. s
We may close these remarks upon &
1is well-written address by saying 6
nat, ss to one Of its paragraphs, |,
and Democrats are in O
Borough accord. 1t is where the &
ddress says: "The dark clouds
70 rapidly passing away, however, G
nd the result Of ali the ferment a
nd legislation Of the past two years Il
ill be to clear the political at e
'osphere. Henceforth we will be {,
bic to divide on political and b
,ononic questions, both State and il
nti0nAl, without regard TO race n