The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-04-14

Delivered at Franklin narch l7th, 1900. :
1t is your duty to support the Democratic par
ty this State in order that may win the victo-
nv when the battle comes in November next. 1t :
is your duty to vote for the Democratic state ticket
and for the local Democratic tickets so that we may
control every office within the state of Louisiana,
and that we may save the people OF this state and
her industries from the destruction with which they
are now threatened by the Republican party. 1t is
the duty of every Democrat and every man interes-
ted in the prosperity Of this state to vote that ticket
to the end that when the legislature to be elected
in April next shall meet in Baton Rouge, and again
be called upon to elect two United States senators,
YOU NAV again have representatives from ST. Mary :
who will cast their votes for that valiant Democrat
who has stood between you and ruin. Vote for the
Democratic ticket that Samuel D. McEnery may :
90 to the senate of the United States (applause);
vote for that Democratic ticket for this grandest of
all Louisana's sons of this generation. the most
magnificent governor this state has ever had that
this, the first citizen of the parish Of St. Nary may
be his mate in the senate Of the United States vote
that Foster and McEnery may be the senators from
vote for the Democratic ticket. above all this. that
the white people of this state may continue to gov
ern so as to scatter broadcast prosperity good 60
vernment; the maintenance Of law and order, and :
promote the welfare of the people, and uPbuild
their material interests that civilization may go
on progressing hand in hand with Democracy tor
thew are one and the same in Louisiana Jap
pause) Vote that Democratic ticket both state and
locally Don't vote even for constable unless he is
on that ticket because if you want to hold the ad-
mnistraton in your hands you must not surrender
to the enemies of the Democratic party single Of
fee in this battle Vote that ticket from top to bot
tom Be as honest in politics as you expect those
whom YOU put in office to be in the administration
of public affairs And if you participated in prl-
mary you went there pledged to abide by the re-
suit of it. and no matter whether you dislike the man
who has been nominated or not, 60 to the polls on
election dav and cast your ballot for him, because
he is entitled to it.
Fellow citizens, whenI make this appeal to you,
| do not know what local application it may have,
but make it now because know that throughout
the parishes Of this state our opponents are using
every effort to elect members of the legislature to
the end that when it shall meet in Baton Rouge
they may go behind the returns. and in that way
: have the man declared elected as your governor
whom they know will not be elected by the people
This is no time to bubble about individuals 1t is
time to vote for principles, and to prn-
ciples that we may at rest forever and ever the
proposition advanced by those people that they are
occupying neutral ground between the Republican
party and the grand old Democratic party and that
forever and ever in this state there may be an end
: put to independent movements.
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