The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-03
THE ELECTION TO-DAY.

IL is scarcely necessary 10 remind our CIV
liens of the solemn and imperative duty of
voting at the election to-day. For the first
time we have an opportunity of proving, by
the irrefragable voice of an overwhelming
public opinion, that the actual government of
the State was imposed upon us in defiance of
the wishes of large majority of our people,
even including the new element which was
forced into our political community for the
express purpose of subduing the white pop
ulation, and of assuring the vote of Louisi-
ana to the Republican party. 1t is true that
we are not voting to-day for State officers !;
but we are voting in order to furnish indis-
putable proof of the infamous fraud by which
Radicalism obtained possession of the State
government, as well as to add the weight of
Louisiana to the vote which will be cast for
the candidates of the great party of progress
sive reform and constitutional liberty. If the
Democracy of Louisiana do their whole duty
to-day, it makes little difference whether the
Radicals vote or not full Democratic
vote will carry the State triumphantly
if every Radical vote be polled. A full Demo-
cratic vote will show, in clear light, the
trickerY of the Radicals in abstaining from
voting on the pretext that they fear violence
and intimidation. The Democratic party is
the party Of law, and peace, and order; and it
will preserve peace and order, at this election
at all hazards. The Democracy do not intend
to give their enemies any pretext tosuppress
the voice of the people of Louisiana. They
intend that every legal voter shall be protected
in his rights, and they invite all Radicals. as
well as Democrats, to come to the polls to-
day. There will be no violence-no intimi-
dation-no disturbance. Even if the Demo-
Gratis were inclined to adopt the course which
is falsely attributed to them by their ADVERSE
ries, all their interests would deter them from
it. They can carry the State by fair voting
why resort to violence? They can carry the
State if every Radical vote be polled-why
run the risk of having their vote rejected by
putting an excuse for rejection into the
hands of an enemy ready to grasp at any
pretext to accomplish their purposes
The Democracy desire every vote in the
State to be polled. They desire the election
to be quiet, peaceable, orderly. Only the
Radicals hope for trouble and disturbance
because only through trouble and disturbance
can they have the slightest chance of prevent
ing the vote of Louisiana from being cast for
Seymour and Blair.
DEMocRATsl be sure to vote, and to vote
early. Let nothing deter you. New Orleans
must give at least 10000 majority for the De-
mocratic ticket. The country must under
stand that the great commercial metropolisof
the South is no longer to be subjected to the
domination Of negroes and carpet baggers. 1t
is necessary, in every point of view, that this
great fact be proclaimed in tones not liable to
misinterpretation. 1t is necessary for our
future interests and prosperity that the world
should know that New Orleans is in the hands
of a civilized, honest and intelligent popula-
ton, and that the reign of official corruption
and African barbarism in Louisiana is soon to
terminate. DEMocRATsl let us put an end to
il to-dayi