The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-28
The Contest in Louisiana.

1t Is OF the lrst Importance to the future
peace and prosperity Of the people of this
State, that the Democrats triumph in the
pending contest. OF their ability to carry
Louisiana for Seymour aud Blair by hand
some majority, and elect the FIVE represen-
tatives to Congress, we have no sort of
doubt, if every man will do his duty. If
evely Democrat in the State will register
and vote, the day will be ours. There are
not over one thousand so-called white Rad
icals--carpet- baggers and scalawags- in
Louisiana. Will sixty thousand white
Democrats tamely submit to the rule of
this Insignificant. irresponsible minority, a
majority Of whom have no interest in COM
mon with the mass of our people, and
whose sole aim is power and plumber?
We rather calculate they will not, but on
the contrary, that they will rise in Their .aei;
might and show these miscreants that for
the sake Of domestic peace and tranquility
they have tolerated them already too long
that they bave been mistaken in taking
this liberation for submission. This car
pet-bag, scalawag minority, by the aid Of
force, fraud and corruption, succeeded in
getting majority Of colored voters regis
tered during The registration under the re
construction acts, and they claimed the
control of this entire vote. Unfortunately
our people did not dispute their claim at
the first contest, and the result was the
election of mono but negroes and those in
the interest of the Radical majority in Cen
gress as delegates to the Constitutional
Convention. And even at the secoud cleo
ton, those who were selected as political
counselors deemed it inexpedient to enter
into the contest for State officers, members
of the legislature and representatives in
Congress but the people thought differ
emily, and nominations were made in most
Of the parishes. The result showed salts
factorily that, with proper effort, the
Democrats might have secured control of
at least one branch of the legislature.
These facts have fully aroused our people
to the Importance and necessity of showing
to those who have usurped the political
power Of this State, through Congressional
legislation and military aid, that their rule
has not only become. odious, but intolera-
BILE, and that they possess the will and the
power to arrest them in their reckless ia
reer of wanton oppression aud plumber.
And the colored people are beginning to
discover that they have been misled and
made the mere dupes Of unprincipled nd.
yenturers, and their INSCRIPTIONS pimps
and tools, and they will unite with the
white Democrats in the good work Of hurl-
ing them from power, and restoring the
control OF our domestic political affairs to
the hands of<our own citizens men whom
we all know, and whom we delight to hon
or with our respect and confidence.
Let no Democrat despond because few
Northern politicians have betrayed the
trust reposed in them, and thereby caused
the temporary loss of Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana. If the Democrats in those
States will take their own affairs into their
own hands. and go to work IN earnest, they
have it in their power to repair the loss
they have sustained through the misman-
agement or bad faith of those whom they
entrusted with the direction of their politi-
cal affairs. But, whether they do so or
not, the Democrats Of Louisiana must, il
they desire II return of peace and prospect
ty, carry the State at the coming election.
Wefeel assured that they can do so if they
will and that they will do so we have ev-
cry confidence. Up, then, Democrats, and
to work. See that every man is registered
who can do so, and then see that they vote,
and vote early. Let every Democrat,
white and black, do his duty, and his whole
duty, from now until the close of the polls
on the third day of November, and glori-
Gus triumph will reward their efforts.-IN N.
0. Democrat.