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EMBER 1, 1884.SO. 18.lrenniiiig Honrs.Dreaming hoursof light-winged slumber Bringing to our souls a balm ;Strife nor caros of earth encumber, Euter not this peaceful calm.; Wrapped in slumber’s kindly mantle. Fettered not with sense or time, Hearts shut in by day-time rankle,Now may soar to loftier clime.| In this region of elvgian,In this restful bordcr-1 and. Earth-worn pilgrims bring their visi Nearer to the spirit band.Garments stained by dusty trailing, Sandals gone and feet unshod, j In the life-path often failing,For the steps that must be trod.Now take up the brighter meaning, Almost pierce the veil beyond, Blessed slumber! Angel learning, On earth’s children, true and fond.Dreaming hours, O, linger near me!Let your influence kindly stay,Help me to ho brave for duty.Cheer the heart and toil of day.—Jronie Deam*.How Jonas was Defeated.In a letter to the editor of the Monroe Bulletin, Colonel A. W.Crandell, of Madison parish, than j whom there is no better DemocratJin the State, gives the political status of the colored represents-1 day; and that during rolling tivea of Madison parish. The ring managers had pledged Jouas’, place to Eustia, but when they began to count noses they found their faction in the minority, hence - something must be done and done r j quickly, else Mr. Jonas, the choice ‘ of the people of Louisiana, would he elected to succeed himself, therefore, Gwyne, of Grant parish, ing Mr. Kellogg, au avowed Republican, and two negro representatives from Madison were admitted to a Democratic caucus, on condition, of course, that they were to vote for the ring candidate. Wo make the following extract from Colonel Cntudell’s letter, which we venture to say none of the ringorgaus will attempt to controvert:“Hawkings and JohnsonBut to-day there is a law that prevents such immigration and no one can bring them here, and we know that nnder the present satisfactory coudition of affairs Mr. Gay himself is opposed to Chinese labor.The same circular charges Mr. Gay with having “urged aud recommended that the planters cat down the wages of the colored men in the sugar parishes. Thia assertion is an umitigated lie. Mr. Gay has never made such a recommendation; refused to join in the movement originated a few mouths ago with that object in view, and is one of the planters who pay the highest wages. Those who sought to reduce the wages of their laborers held a meeting in Houma, Terrebonne, parish, on June 23, 1884, and adopted the following resolution:Resolved, That from and after the 1st of July 1884, and until roll-iug, the planters of the parish ofTeyreboune, do bind themselves not to pay their laborers more than 50 cents and rations per day, or 05 cents without rations pernotmore than 75 cents per day with rations, or 00 cents without rations and 50 cents a watch.The meeting was presided over by Judge F. 8. Goode, and among promoters of, and those who participated in it were, Messrs. 11. (\ Minor, D. 8. Gage, J. R. Bislatid and others who arc now support*Playing the Monkey(DmUianu Kumlurd.)Kellogg pulls the string aud Morris Marks plays the monkey. He la appealing to the passions mid prejudices of the colored people to “stick to tlio party.” ThepartyT—Great God! have we were tfallen so low that a self convicted both member, to tbe Bepublienu bribe-taker i» the Republican partytSiute Convention tlmt nominated •» I.oni«tam»t Hut (ltd Morriathe lute John A. Btevenaon for Marke-a carpet-bagger from tbeGovernor, ua delegates from this Third to the Heeond CongresaiounlDistrict and a member of the Reparish.I repeat It; Hawkings and John-9 sou are not Democrats, never were, and never pretended to be. On the contrary, they have always been active, avowed and outspoken Republicans, and have spoken , in every Republican meeting held j in this parish for the lust ten years, t aud 1 have never known or heard w of their participating in a Democratic meeting of uuy kind, egoept in the joint Democratic legislative caucus that was held at the last session of the General Assembly of this HUite for the purpose of selecting a Democrat to be elected by the General Assembly tosucceed Senator Jonas in the U.S. Senate. 1 have been reliably jn-|formed that both Hawkings and Johnson participated In the caucus ^ and voted for Mr. Fastis.14 Campaign l.if.V,inir5*1[Uaiittiuna'Htaiiilanl]Kellogg’s managers have printed and issued in the form of a circular address to the voters of the Third Congressional District, an old contract made by Mr. Gay with 41 Chinese laborers. Those gentlemen, with their characteristic course of suppressing the truth, have omitted to give the date of the contract, so as to make it appear that it is of a recent date. The fact is, that contraid was made shortly after the war, when labor was disorganized and scarce aud sugar waa selling at a fabulous price. It was the interest of the planters, in order to recover the losses incurred by the war, to make as much sugar as possible, and they were not the only ones whopublican State Committee then— “stick to his party” two years ago when Henry Damns—* black Republican—was regularly nominated for Congress in the Second District f By no means—piny lug the monkey again to Kellogg, he put himself up as au independent candidate in order to defeat the regular nominee and help K. John Kills to go to Congress. This is the sort of men, Republicans and colored voters, who are today arousing your prejudices and appealing to you to vote for a bribetaker, under the pretense that lie is the nominee of the party. Be up and show your manhood by repudiating political traders aud tricksters, their henchmen aud hirelings, and their corrupt methods. Repudiate, corruption and vote for honesty. Bid Kellogg take his trunk of promises—the only thing he Iims in the Btuto—and go hack to Illinois.Vote for R. J. Gay-dn so doing you a ill vote for protection to our industries, the improvement of our water ways and the building up of the Mississippi levees, for schools supported by Hie National Government for all the children of the State, for peace and harmony between the two races, and the prosperity of our whole people —and for honesty and purity, the underlying principle of all political parties.U/r | tried to get Chiuese labor. Thetheifyj Eastern Republican capitalists and railroad corporations, at that time, 4 tried to got Chinese to this country.“Do you know wliat the board over that cow’s face is for!” asked the colonel. “No,” responded the major, ♦‘unless it is to keep her blushes from being seen when the milkman works the pump-handle.” —Boston PositEvery men dmdiosgo live long, but mi man would be old.
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Lake Charles Commercial
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
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