Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-14
The Indifference.

INV violence at the polls in New Orleans I'm
III the advent Of the American parry. Ane
non,,cr,,ic inrnals exhibit an air Of sancIty
,vh;cb uoulI lead Us to believe they never
,,.;nt.d a. o,.raye-never aided III making
mn elections a iarce-never colnse!eo even
onen intimidation for the purpose OF securing
a part an triumph. We beg to rr11itio 'i'e''
and orr citizens WHO may not be wen po''eu
IN the events which TRANSFERRED hu' d lex"
wears since. that. the polls o! -'t" os'ea''
we're formerly controlled by oaLcS OF ioI.'Si'
builies who rendered It Impossible 1'l ares
npctable man to vote without exposing h!iI'-
IIeIf to insults and abuse. The aged aAd IN
firm. uuless thew lore the right ticket, Were
;ns.l.I abused and even struck by imported
y,ttians VINO could not read our constitution
or even speak our language IN ln!eiilSibte
terms.
|, 1919. Democratic journals called upon
the Irish dravmen to coI!e to the polls Win
their clubs and dray pins II they would pre-
serve Ame!ca for themselves. In response
to such an invocation they thronscd the entire
neiyhborhood. and with noise an! outcry,
with violence ard insult endeavoIec 10 carry
every thing before them.
A poll held at the place now occupied by
the Recorders office Of the F!!st Distinct
was bcse: by a mob OF tins cha. acte', and
but for the advice OF PcrsltoT +. Stnita. a
,annon which had been rolled out upon the
stree. would have been discharged upon them
to such an extent was the American sense ol
Justice outraged by their brutal teaaiIoE.-
On that occasion one OF the COMMISSIONER
OF the election. after finishing the count OF
the polls Eas compelled 10 Issue from The
house and scale the rear wall OF the yaTd 70
escape with life. But It was all right then
The Democratic Journals and the qiaSi-Heu-
ira! or commercial ones saw no reason to Ut
.er columns OF violent drNuI!cl.tIOH aoaiAss
the mode IN which the election mad been
Conducted It was then the American bora
who met !nati!t-wcre e.bowed and or"lScd
by tic .Isolcuc,. of men scarcely Capable o..
Il. slgna.ln, t!.r!r own ticket by the c-no!eu1'
II It's &dd.
from tina. time down through successive
wears. election days IN this city have been
s..uTEa!ias of excess. Drunken deoAuched'
llca. -ese ed In:uxlcatlon marked a large class
Of those WHO were passed from hand 10 hand
10 The polls, white .ccsnt men ssoo! aside %
see tLIs Pollution q. a right the most sacred
III the eyes .! Int.llIseA: ireeii'en.
No souGeI had the candiiatrs been nomIn-
ated thar. there arose 4 rivalry between t-e
two parties in buying the votes OF the iaUole
crowd. Thousands held theatsel"e, Oh. tor
sale totie highest bidder ready TO vote and
to dsat Tor him who held the iorgc>: purse.
The Democi-:ic jou. as 50" nothing hostile
70 the fair fame OF :Ac city in all th!s-'here
was no denuMciatlou Of these cenora!izins
s~celcs-these bTu;a! exhibitions. II was
then all right, because :.Ie Dem crate party
F'onted by the WONG.
Perhaps the Courier is obliv:o"s Of these
scenes, but the: nave not been loEgot.on-
They have given a vitality and energy 10 the
native American movement IN this city,
whicn enab !: il to overcome j.! opposition
and de:eatc all the Vaccinations o! the foes
OF Republican freedom. It is the remcm-
brance of being pushed aside, threatened,
brow beat. iusulted and even struck by men
who CO Id scarcely utter their contuElelv in
the mother English which fills with determi-
nation the American born never again 10
submit to such outrage.
For twenty years before tho advent OF the
American party our elections were always
carried ty bribery, brutality and outrage
Since that period there has been 10 need to
buy votes. There has only been a difference,
IN most cases against odds, OF the dearest
nights. We are led to these remarks BY the
incendiary advice of the Courier TO the DEM
ocratic patty. 1t councils it to organize
not to car y the fall elections peaceabiy, bnt
to prevent the possibility OF an American vic
tory. Consistently, the Democrats Of this
city cannot suffer these abuses to 90 further,
|. Is holly Idle TO talk. The time for Wig
orous, energetic, united and determined action
has come. We trusted in the drcency OF the
Know Nothing party for 4 pescible and far
election we were grossly deceived. Shall
we trust and be cheatec again, or Shall we
take measures to secure our rights by ade-
guate means"
This then is to be the programme of the
next election. We venture the prediction
tina: 10 !r1ce, however we'll orgauized-no
attempts ii: violence from the Democratic
party, however reso!ute, will again reduce
American citizens to a practical vassaiage in
their W couutry.-N. 0. Creole.