The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-04-15
Vote for Taliaferro,

Under existing circumstances, we fully endorse the
following article from the New Orleans Picayune, and
earnestly urge our conservative friends to vote for
Taliaferro for Governor. The policy herin advocated
speaks for itself, and requires no comments at our
hands:
1t is our mature conclusion that it is the duty OF
every Conservative to vote for Judge Taliaferro for
Governor. 1t is "Hobson's choice" with US unless, 1t
the constitution is carried, we wish to be delivered
over to the highwaymen who have come here to pun
der the whites and work the blacks for their sole use
and behoof, and then return North to enjoy their spolI5.
Every vote kept back from Taljaferro is a vote given
to Warmoth. The letter is rightly named. He is a
War-moth which will eat all of US up, black and white,
if he be not crushed at once. We must beat him II
we can, and we can only beat him by electlng his only
competitor. Warmoth is the representative carpet
Dagger; in beating him we beat them all.
Then the Dryades street constitution puts very great
patronage in the hands of the Governor, including the
appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court:
Do you want the carpet-bag men to adJudse away all
| your property, under the most shameless Violations OF
all legal principles? He has also a veto on legislation.
Do you not want a man for Governor who Will put a
stop to legislative plumber and over taxation?
1t is true that Judge Taliaferro is a Republican, but
he is honestly so, while the other is a mere adVenturer,
and though he may have some pretenslonS to hdelltY
to party, has been a provost judge, which means a man
without any moral principle; for no man could Or
ROuIQ 0Olu Lildl once uluGT DauhS Il any. We
need not point to specific acts OF rascalIty when we
say that he was Banks provost Judge.
You are not advised to vote for TaIIaterro because
we like the man, for we have never had any inter-
course with him nor for his party principles, for we
are Numerically opposed to them; but because ne Is
an old citizen, born South, and a resident OF the State
for thirty years-aItogether identified with it was an
honest and consistent Union man from the beginning
TO the ending of the war, and, therefore, not a mere
changeling, hunting office; is a man of character aud
intelligence, a gentleman in his associations and habits,
and is one who will put only such men IN responsible
situations, if he be elected.
Indeed, it is enough for any sensible man to know
that by beating Warmoth with TaliaferrO, we defeat
congressional dictation in the management of its party
in this State, and that we put a stop forever to alien
interference with our domestic affairs. The intelligent
and well Informed colored people have protested
| against this, and we should aid them to make their
protest effective. The nomination Of Taliaferro is
their protest, and we should 20 in with them to carry
it through. If every Conservative who votes against
the constitution will vote for TaIiaferro also, he will be
elected by an overwhelming vote, even if the con5ti-
tuition be carried by a t~wo-thirds majority.
The election of T~aIiaferro will be a heavier defeat
to the carpet-baggers than will the defeat of the con
stitution. They must in such case, leave. Without
pap from State and city governments, they will starve
out at politics; and as they have not come here TO
work at anything else, they will 90 where their politi-
cal services will be paid for. Such a defeat will be
worse than the failure of the constitution, for, in the
latter event, they will hope for congressional interior
ence to give them "a provisional government > by di-
rect action of Congress, appointing them as its heads,
or giving the Drvades Street Convention the power of
r~eassembling and organising it.
The first great step is to defeat the constitution if
we can; next, for fear We may fail in this, to elect
Taliaterro Governor, that We may have an honest ad-
ministration Of it, and its unpleasant features be tenn
pered with a Just regard for our remaining rights and
next to obtain as much strength in the Legislature as
we can to support Taliaterro, if elected, so far as he
pursues such a course, and to prevent the Radicals
from DISTINGUISHING and running all people, who have
industryssand property, Of which these adventures de-
sire to possess themselves.
BY all means, let every man vote for TuIaferso for
Governor. We do not know how strong he is, or may
be, with the negro voters. As to this, accounts differ,
and we have no means to make the matter clear, Let
US vote for him, at all events, and assure his election.