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i .t. l .i,.:rr 2 ! t; "., , iTE 'hi.ohix. , l,:' ,r rt Fully 1,rop'r: I t, c jtio i :rk i )f .-very d. acriptiý,1. h 1 j , t 1|' ., t t" '+ ."."'.f ,'T l.tt * w r~t. ra ,h.l-t!: " I t hii r r '* I .*lI . ' II ,I. ,,tL+nlht '|d in n S liiday, fadopted, a'1 ong Abaicst Dinmi t the L f.urc he, Torhe pnl thltit ' s of Ai-1 S[titnay, adopted, aiong ,,htrs, the followingu preana e tld resy, uit ti l: "telslVlivt,i that thwe - li"ct ,ly prti al , ain I ht this lii, lnldtid nstr t wiir nontles to, tp 'ose il ;11n thl:t it i As tll' ill bly any ftIlirter legislative ac ,)tio ill th it' e "rmil',' arn that 1 ctotpy of this ri,>oliitito il ft 1rwarldeil to thIl Secretary of WVe have 110 mIeaius of ltll ing whetter or Tha t thelie Re pubic a i l'n co.t n etl l Idiouir t llre's to enoppot te ill thef tGe n eorpl e of Asion in tihoii, but we thart theray do oiot. We do vet noe ight of thell faut that tc i ill Anistlier tiot tolwl oilotio, th e people propositiont of locking Ba::oulI Assumptircone but we har'st think that it is ba.sed oIl the as.sumptioii that it is the "'in tention of the 'powers that be' to datm our streain prma nently." This we take to a gratuitous assumpni tion, lyiliig out by partismns with someic motive not altogether (1disiu terested. It looks as though it waIs put forth to rally the oppolnenlts of the proposed plaii of locking bayou La fourchei to the support of the' lonei caldidiate f',r re~preseita tive ilionilated hy tliese con velitio ii st . 'That ianiy be good Republi call politic ip ill i Assumiption but it will hardly he i:pular among the faithful in La toulrche. Fctew amlong thelm will feel like t'laiking tlheir brethren of Asurllptiou for this blow aiimedt, at a project fhliat is deenieed an ausolultely uecessity for tile proper pro tection of property in this parish. We bulie~e that this reso lution of tile Republicani con vention will ble barren of ef fect, except perhaps at \VWash ington; but even that wt loubt. It ought to fall flat Coming Back. Many of the leading spirit8 in the Lily white movement are quitting it in disgust over the eccentricities (to use ino harsher ternm) of the P-rei dent, and returning to their oldi fait h. \Ve have already nioted the rtti'ii- of tile Hon. E. N. P'ughi, of Asc'ension, as good a citizen anl as tlruie a patriot as ever lived. Mr. J. S. Martel, of St. Mary ail l)r. Martimi. romni uent citizenis of thicir - ctli,, l Liave also aibI~'jredl Repuli lanistii anidl ret!:rlieol to I)D lnoc-racy. The Colfax Chliro itlie in a 'ecetut issue contains ti:s nI "Mr. J. I1. 'sgrove hi, written a letter to (n't,.;-,. man ,reazeale, mnakinu fr flal allunoullcelnt of" his i: .:tn the h)emiceratic f" t l¶itlly for Cosagrove.'" I:! `. 1:'. 1i. ll*, , I I ti l ' I't " l it L' t;ci I t t' l'I -;h1c t IHo 'u , lt to fore' o:- ial es't lil. , 11 ' { d1 t"` ti Ill' e a ti/ e le lll) ri ll- I, l& i il t. I 1 r ,- . i 1;' a w ,k411 . it 1 t fI l' ,.ir blr.asl.t ,l- ires a I, :I s iraIII ti 1 s1I, that trlet r.:lliz li IIn of whclir hl t- Ityi only clpilerical irn the extreme b11t imcll ssil alte. Mies-lrs. Puith. Martel andr. lother'- ila. , t :º L.).0 xa'll ile to ltheir I lP ,iWr- in th ',. Iilyl - t , rit r l k.- : t let thl'i 't !'{folrV,' il. lilnlt theinl and I, . ~oif o i the dul,|t of lep'I b li. l ,º lloº,, 'lss and II y lo criy, retlurn to the iemocra- t tic party -lthie only party b teariing luponl i,- t can be alle viiated."l as jI tlly tays M r. rl' ll,11lho it thie siraron dis tri''t th..' ar tiany goo,(i all ' ' true o ,nll ºh jLtco i tit'h lily t I\in' h it l -. o fnt. thlilk i trioat it wask fo tthe gilt.ieis 1(:f .he s:l:r io lttr'y to r ,y ella'~l l si're ti ey w'ill l ,t: - RSome Rbpublicdn Rtsolu .vor of Cuban rl'iinroity h:4A sknot'ked tha't tahery ill the le d: hlis eithial e fmoility Iro tof cli'ities stait oI 't as a warn inl of dateu.r t' the peolte of the Souih: there isr "llhrcf;e. nothing now to allurl' to or' k,'ep in thet, ii..!,,blican " all y iany "true Loi'li-iallian noll in the raeks ois ti' lilty :whitis. Th y <hau!,l A-ow th..ir of omanhro ant l th only inel pet nlen:e by redf iace rtio o,,usev>'lt aa l hi, I .lFu h ý:l. auili ti, tl d of ilcrs ae rt. TiEt," should re'tutrnt to th,'ir oldl faith, the l)'ui, cnatic lpar iy, and tlake tieir Ia es anth'.i a )'Ie0 citd'.1 alnd Irue ,a" t triots to work for the generai Swelfare of tlhe country. o We are s orfe they will e welcome. Some Republivian Resolu tios. Stilheeltpublicans c of A-ro 1 sumption in convention as 1" sembled have amused them eI selves with the f:,niliar game "Wof whereas, and resolveld. Si someajority of teir "whterease - and "resolvpposed," as foeellnt reows:a sons, toher, the appoinjetion of s therefo race isbe into the politis Sleingof our Ssate can only meanur "the intenoifying! of trace polore i in, heartilction tween whites andubily tl"Whereas, the welfare ofil aath ne hl arong llun i s best sub sarve by th allayiat of liticalall poer, a e u-,s tliat make hiup a tlar-i "gt for thc oiliae-seekers an. parti-aln pr'tes of the Dlemo .by the campaign cryiiit of 'negro at tig majority of the witer of it "Relved, That, while ':11 cltii, c ill tl ie Mate of; 1. 1iIa1 ( of a1Iy 1M.-;$onk of 1It lilli t l lt '- e lit. i •"\\l 'rea-. the 1),.:,uo,,ratic } tr IlT y it-l.lt" hals t1il inated ilt' ! h n l'r Vote i! 1('1o4: of" tilhe ý t"hi1i l Siiri lt:1att . 111 ul. • \\" !I,',rSa.S\, e re(,cognizet' that the \elfare tof lurl Stattc titl t'lit l. ill a great leaslire ',1 tl,' pi.t-ter\atiot of guond( f., l r' (v b t tI the ra,':.",alnd * lifet I i a sh tii- hI thi S thea wt, V,.,,42i ,' I ll-, t Lh'otti IO jll iii Ii ;f t ,'.t- ~iitil tip , I t , L-t,-', ce i1l tcarryilg nt4i of tile lar.,, ai'ricultulral interests of cottnil. ricet anliti su:iar; he it. i-.i.solV , .i. '1 hat Il ie 1tdie ,,at,'s t1 tl' `tate ('nl\'eintion 1I' it |trntt'l1 to liste all hon orib11e1 IIueaiis to) ilorpoirate tilis or a sliilniiar ilankin tlihe ilatfuloii of our State Nofiii :oltil;g- Cuivclltiol, and iln ,lefailt thereof to take such - action as a majority there presenit shall determine upon as a protest." A 1 tCl1 l ,rillzeIlurz jt L a duly certified engrossed coply of these resolutions slilldtl he senit to his Excel i,t, T 'lciheodore Roosevelt. iPr, lt'iat of the United SoStIits, for there is much tlle!',.ini w;li,.lh c."on:cerns hil i. It is thit s list it,.l lih, e,! pler .t , 2a,' wIlho has a:tiit injet't d tllt rat e' issu-le into he ,ilities oft tilth whole coflintry. it':rt> ' that these conllven tini-ts lappear illt to see Ithis I patient fat. The ,econel whereas is gra ttiitoius i iiing at the Dl)emo Sr'rati, pt1s w.hich falls harm11 .1. ss, ilbe.e'alst uftouded ill fa "t. 1 The tl:irl whereas embo i t lie a soleimn truth, but it -lio= l be litoted that there is ia: s'ilall inori. t of l tepulli ' o. 110\, -)o ombt "for ex . 1m i "" to tlt' - s" .-. I -ti l tdolerate the ap 1. i :t'n lt of neit~roes to oivie: It1' . w\ ,,r' - ', ,'Veil r't i'ulllilelltl Sl! "i i a p, 'i:lt nlý tl's. " ., r( -l e 'to ut e ourl (their' lht efforts towards elIvatiilg the morals of the cý<,rt.l man le commenTa l)tle. anid w;ll fil l anl echo in iiaily hearts. IThe pledge "to opjpose the e!e. tion or apptiutin:eit to politi' al office in the State of Loui-iania of any person of SAfrian descent" hols the . right rinig but, unfortunately. e it is in flagrant contradiction, of the fundamental rule of t, equality of the races so dear to the Republican party, atl co0flilts with' the de-lared purpese of Pre.ident Roose. 'elt not to shut the door of hope and opportunity in the face of the colored aman: so d that this pledge may be class. ed as mere lbrututn fulmen. . If these conventltioists are 1 sinicere, adl we assumne they are. in mla king this pledge. i theit we fear they are doomed i to (lisajtpoiilntmelt: for as the stream cau1ot rise higher that its source. so they, an infinitesimal portion of the f great lepublican party. can. not hope to rise above theii padty, and substitute thei, r proscriptive pledge for theiu party's principle of equality. Time To Get Busy, d There are a great numbei 'of citizens who are taking aii atliVe interest in polities j ust now \\hio I!( dOlbl)t, have for gotten that Il~atse ill the Coui l stit utit 411 of the State whic, ut say s 1o pesonl betvt w thio lidhr, a h<lalie:! voter UII s l h-- ae . lid t Ii his 1)oll t1 , t ifr t ,o yea:., irev-i 1.- to) thi. Li- elct.ilie ] 'i-4ies to partici t ' lati ii. it ' .ip,: tax i' t ,',-r , "There' No Harmony." So says 1'. VT. Winlerly, ex-(cllecto of hustm-: 11n re is no harm y" in the li.llj-1 lic.an party f Louisiana. SWiinber then screls the Lily Whi and l'resitlent 'Roosevelt the Kill'. ta -te Sin an ope letter to (Ca'- t. 1'. ll. Segur of Iberia. inI the -c,urse of ich he says: "Mr. P sevelt's course to f ward the: lored man and his insincerit have done more to destroy t good feeling be " ween the ces bronught about by the 1 ented McKinley 0 than anyt ng else since the close of d .Civil war. Hise personal ind selfish policy !har created 0 bitterness and r'prejudice i the hearts of the e Southern kite people, 'hich i have exte to the North, and W aire twen I G(od in his *isdom and in s finite goodness will in tile inext national election bless this Nation witha man whose views are broad and state.s (i manlike and in accord with I the teachings of Lincoln, :rant and McKinley, which I conlidently hope and believe 'I will cme to pass. t" In proof of the assertion that Mr. Roosevelt is not sin ete either with the colored race or in his coulrse toward tlhe Republicans of the Southl, <olie has but to look back at his action in Louisiana and a" other Southern States. Itn ,. Alabama, durjing the early S,ldays of his administrationl, lie appointed men whlo rprpre ,e ented the Lily white ele inent to fill the Federal ottices O- in that State, and who refes it el to allow any coloir-t1 men iin their convention. with the s belief that they were c'ar.il:g ijolot the expressed wi:-i,4hs of 1 Mr. Roosevelt. Howev:-r. for 11- o11e unknown catse or Ie"a son. he very. suldlenly and radically ch ngel fro;it. andt `:without jucl e orjutly pe:'n:ip-1 ,l'trily remnoted tlht veiry- m10e whom he h' but shortly ap Ir pointed to 'gice in that State iaandil declare~d, if not iii Words at least by his action, that no a flee under h administration inl who was not willing to affi liate with the colored man. ie Yet, in Louisiana lie chang-,d to, his tactics and reverted ba .k cou his original Lily white u!. policy firt inauguattcl inl of Alabama, and removed all the old-line Republicans ap pointed bly President M1 Kin kly, despite the fact that Stheir official records were unn of impeachable; and appoitedl ri il their stead men who had vl Ileen rabid l)emnocrats up to the time that a I)emociatic Cdhgress repealed the esgar Shoiunty, when they declared thnemselves to be National Re iC publicans, but still Slate o i)emiocrats, retaining onlyy one or two, whose greed for o' tice induced them to adopt Lily white ideas. re Hlowever, when Mr. Mc y Kinley was elected P'resident, e in 1b96, they finally declared d themselves Lily White Re puiblicans and sent a dtlega etion to the Republican Na er tional Convention at Phiila In delphia in 1900, and !by false e representations and the as suiranc~e of electing several n. Republican Congressmen at ir their own expense at tile en ir suing election, if recogrized, ir they unfortnately succeeied r in del`it wenty'tiiree out of the forty-one members of the 'Jomnnittee into this be lief, and a part of their dole e ation was seated. It is gra er tifying to khow, however, that In President McKinley. as altc ist a largeo number of tthe Na ,.. tional Committee, were ovelr at any time deceived by thest false pretensese. Th 'hey were given the nmal he atgeiment of the congressional 0n- campaign, and the result ol i- the election, showing thl~ ax s hmallest Republican v(,ote eve e cast in this State, provcd tha utter falsity of their state 'i-mlt made to the Nationa (cunnittee and also their u111 id polpuilarity and weakness ii mi1 the State." , Fron this and other sigit ; " it is not rash to (ouerltle tlha tlhe Republicanis of L,,isiaim i.t ,re trimming for anio tlhd r :"t .;" antl-dog seance with wlhii'l 'lli'y have so ofte' favwr-. tl:f people in th.' 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