Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-05-31
democratic Fra1la I.,o.,d

relative s;Ho-sS 'nhoence upcn n.
.ne people are divided. Acts are ,Iw, saea
test OF the sincerity Of professions. H'y'ta.
lor tnc purity OF the baliot-ba il SEA
no"Sly exhibited, while, at the SAM vs.asa~
every effort IS made to introducs ane,
vo'eS, and the VIII of the people is . rs.lols
d'SiesafoeN because attempted ,raud ,rsssshI
y r"''iaI;y successful, the evidence ;a'os'
ciu>'ve OF the absence Of princ;nIc ,n - eoa~
ter disregard Of the sac,et!ncss If w. snt l.
franchise. Fhc DEMOCRACY ~ ~ ''ease
have placed themselves in tins nos;.s paa'a
lre'Ious 70 the fall election. and s".-
10 me comIne"cenent Of the election Y
tests no" pending. the Democratic 40 sa.
inns parish paraded their determinat;ss y
prevent the polling Of illegal votes TO
should be obstruction to no Voter hr. u ae
d"s'lcd all vested with the political Iae'
to exercise the inestimable riyl4rs.aS' eise
zenshir. But the central comui,'ss ea-
democratic PARTY prepared the new " .ae
II s"ccess'u'' mast have produced false ro,;..
ne inliasory Steps taken We're as c.t,;n
have been followed by stupentous clm.
effect TO have succeeded cause, had ,os i
vigilance, and activity and energy Of ,hoa
:" no truly aimed to Secure the puri:y - .s
bailot-ooX prevented the consumnat;o, o,I
scheme tor It's prostitution to the ahn,. =
mere partnership.
We are left IN no doubt Oh this su,;.c.
iho"gh the vote counted was largely s,a;,,.
the candidates Of the Democratic n,rty ~.
have contested every Office, and ~protr,e,.1
,he duration OF the trials beyond all nr,rs.
det~ Such a struggle to retain official d..
tor IS not on record. The whole basis of,b.
contest Is that votes were rejected .. q.
Po!ls-that men were refused by the com,n;,s
sioneTs, who had naturalization Manor, "a
Were legalvoters. These were the MAN.
whom the Democracy urged to the polls
lLese men art a fair sample Of the characte,
OF most 0; the ne" made citizens turned o..
by our Courts by a patent process inst pu.
Ttous TO every election. The trial Of The.
election cases has elected tscts-facts ae,e.
Ioped under oatll-whlch designate. II.
ny pccTlcy Of the desire Of the democracy "a,
the purity OF the baiiot-box, and 20 far 10 is,,
lily the suspicious Of the american party 4
the existence Of direct forts TO faisify. H.
ballot box-and the necessity Of an orranin.
ton to protect its purity.
The trial OF the contested election en- If
Aud VS.. Walton has proven enoushtto start.
the ratnot. and one would suppose to brand
the Democratic party with everlasting in.
fanny.
The counsel for the Democratic contestant,
Aud, admitted that forty pcr,rrie, had been
perpetrated by the witnesses on his side. but
the defense was prepared TO show that the
number reached on~ hundred.
It was gwen in evidence that, in the Fourth
District Court, on one day, sixt, naturaIiza-
ton papers Were issued in four OF five hours
"a physical lmposslbliity. il the requirements
OF law had been observed and some of the
papers were not even signed By the Judge,
the clerk signing them Tor him, by whole.
sale.
OF those who We're rejected by the CON.
missioneTs and who were induced BY the
agents OF the Democratic central committee
TO enter protests and 10 deposits thar rota IL q
tor prepared BY that committee. that was presid-
ed over by a Democrat selected for tia.
! purpose, it was proved that at least l2 did
not klotc tchc rere the candidntrs ;or the dukship
or the day Of the ~eia~tton; LOG mho had neru ,aad
the Constitution Of the country; 20 uho had a.
tempted to rote upon incomplete naturalization
papers aud IS .rho aad attempted to uoss at Tie
prong prsctnets. One OF them had offered 70
vote withou: knowing who was esndidataAe
cierk-Lad signed . protest withcvt sssaing
it-and had voted four Or I've time previously
to getting his papers, knowing all the while
that he had n right 10 vote.
1t was proved that oae' was a man who bad
, been discharged from the police tor psrJu1.',
I in swearing himself to be 4 native Of the
country when he was OF foreign birth.
These developments. as startling As ths1
are in:amou. 70 the Democratic party: are
the results Of iuticial investigation. They
present but a tltne OF the fraud against the
right Of citizenship which was ATTEMPTED u
the fall election when unusual efforts were
manifested by the American party to expos
and arrest the plans Of the Democracy to rem
der them successful.
From the time of the great Plaqueaa'n.e
fraud. in which Mr.. Samuel Lock-a pronli'
nent witness for the prosecution-was CON-
PEELED to admit that he was a prime aenf
down to the last cleo ion in this city. INC
sacredness of the ballot-bo has been iniana'
oasIy tempered with and the rights Of me
people Systematically b~artered away By pc
tigate politicians.
What wonder. said Randell Hunt, thatpeo.
pie should become excited a: the approach =
an election. when such systematic 'nfos~
are made upon their rights? a
Well may we exclaim what wonae,' 'n.'
they should resist even to violence the "
tempt to make the ballot, here as IN ffane =
a bitter farce-the mere register OF tne ".
of a self: constituted oligarchy who hao oeas.,
the foreign vote with a song, and LED lsno'' -
men, without the first shadow OF . tso' y
citizenship, to commit perjury ;,
IS there no reason tor the orsan'zaton y.
an American party when such facts y -. !
have enumerated are developed IN a eou' =. :"
Justice in regard to an election PROBABLY :.
free from fraud as any which has IN ten se"'
been held ?-Creole.