The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1903-10-24
Mr.. E. \. Pugh Returns to
The Democratic Party.

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One Of the noted political event:
of last week was the formal announce
meat by Mr. + y. Pugh. of Asern-
sion. of his return to the Democratic
party
Mr.. Pugh is lawyer of prominence
and = gentleman of integrity and
hishs,andiny. who has always been
deservedIy popular, especially in the
parish Of A>censioa. In 1884 be
was carried away into the Repu oiicsn
party, by the uovemen, OF the sugar
planters, in their endeavor to secure
protection for sugar; and his influence
it WAS. more than that of any one
else, which kept the new converts tu
Repubiic.nism ton going 1t once
right into the Cd line blacE and-,an
Ie1lA IN 1eiehlsa, -v.sey
He II vas. more uhan any one else,
who brought about the new organiza
ton known as the ally Whites"
But .times change snd We change
with them" ami now there is but one
Republican party in Louisiana The
lion ard the lamb now lie together.
Whether the Lily Whites have absorb
I'll the black-and-tan, or have been
absorbed 0y the latter, il is bootless
to inquire; the fact IL, that now Lere
Is but one Republican party in the
State to which all who call them selves
Republicans Lily Whites, black-ard
tan, and what not-all alike equally
belong, and form part and parcel of
Mr. Pagh, for reasons stated plain.
ly b. him in the letter published be-
low, has repud,sted the Republican
party which he served faithfully dur
ing the short time that be gave it hi.
allegiance, to return to the Democratic
party, the party Of his first Allegiance,
the party in which be formerly held
high place, being accounted one of its
strong leaders. No Cne who knows
Mr.. Pugh's honesty and integrity will
question his sincerity of purpose and
patriotism in making this change, and
Democrats throughout the State will
rrjoice ar his return, aud bid him
welcome 10 the house of his friends.
His example is worthy of emulation
By others who, like Mr.. Pugh, straved
from the Democratic party in 1894
and 1896, 10 the pursuit of an is@is
fats rs. To these We commend the
careful perus.l of Mr. Pugh's letter,
which follows:
DOnaldsonviIle, La. Oct IA, 1903.
To Hon. Paul Leche. Donaldsonville.
Conclusions once reached have
she rorce or moral convr,svus xnu-
to abide BY them is . duty which 40
honest mao is al liberty to disregard
The existing political conditions in
the South, and especially iu Louisiana,
point unerringly to tie fact that the
serious problems now cOnfronting our
people must be solved by the Demo
cratic party. To meet these issues
with honor to the State and justice
TO all, it will require the exercise Of
conservative judgment aud the high
est patriotism. The end to be reached
is not the mere sCccess of the Demo
cratic party, but BY and through the
iustrumeu,sllty Of the organization to
bring about conditions which, not
only in pame, but in truth, represent
and stand for true democracy iu the
broadest sense Of the word Believ-
ing that i: is best for our people, and
that it is through the Democratic
party alone relief from the many bur.
dens now bearing upon Us can be
aileviated, in the future | will act
with that organization I am tho
roughly aware that under the rules
formulated BY the 'Subcommittee I
am debarred from participating in
the primaries; this in no way affects
the CONCLUSION reached by me, after
much thought and del.beration, but
on the contrary demonstrates the
absolute uecessity of those who love
their State and believe patriotism
higher than mere party allegiance to
GU into the Democratic psrty and en-
deavor to build up party on broad
and liberal lines. having for its sole
and single object the advancement
and prosperity of our fair aud beloved
State"
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