The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-25

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Population, the influence Of the old citi
zens among the negroes has far greater
weight than that of the FIVE or ten or TWEEN.
Ety iptrudes who may have come among
them with the sole design Of manipulating
the negro vote foritheir own purposes.
The !" Address :" says that if the Repub-
licaas -oaherwise the negroes had voted
the Radicals would have carried the State
by 10000 majority Why did they not
voter Simply because thes Republican
State Committee instructed them to alb
stain from the polls, and the committee So
instructed them because it knew the Dem
ocrats to bo in majority, and that full
vote would demonstrate tho !, fraudulent
character OF the tenure by, which they hold
powsri u Louisiana. We assert that there
was no obstacle to Q. peaceable election,
and That every voter: Black 81 White, could
have exercised his rights without interior
sness The Testimony son this spoiut is
overwhelming and conclusive. 4
To say that the Republicans were afraid
70 vote. is . confession Of weakness and
cowardice which must be fatal TO the pre-
TENSIONS y, Of party claiming to be in ma
jority-a party having possession of the
State government, and Of the police Of
New Orleans, and having had control Of all
the machinery Of the election. To say that
they refused to vote on account Of difficult
ties which had taken place several days be-
fore, is to say that, in the serious business
Of q presidential election, the Radical lead
ers acted more like sulky children than like
reasoninging men,, -. ~. w,
The !" Address says That there were
$4,000 negro registered voters in New Or
leans, and 5000 white Radicals total
Radical strength 81, 2l,o00 There were
$4,000 Democratic votes cast, and these,
added to 81 900. would make $4,000 regis
tered voters in itho city whereas the total
registration was about, 40, 600, This is .
specimen Of tho reckless and audacious
statements with which tho Radical CON-
mittee attempt to support, their cause.
The Democratic vote in the whole State is
about 10000. The total registration is not
yet reported, but II was stated by tho Rad
ical organ few days ago to DO about l4o,.
000iand this is probably not far from the
actual number. Hence If every voter that
abstained had cast his ballot for the Radi-
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cal candidates the Republican vote would
have been only 10000 aud the Democratic
majority, would have been 10000. Any
reasonable estimate based on statistics of
election throughout the, country would
make the full Democratic vote at least. 49,
900 and reduce tho Radical vote to about
$4,000, thus showing Democratic. MAORI
tyof 10000, And, in, tho .face of this ma
jority-in Tic iaco Of the fact that the Dem
ocratic vote comprises the whole class
which has hitherto constituted the people
Of, Louisiana, and that the Republican vote
is composed Of newly enfranchised serfs.
9, ulnaccustomed to, the duties aud responsi-
bilities Of citizenship" the Radical COM
mittee have the infinite assurances to claim
Louisiana as o Radical State, and to charge
!, snat the democracy achieved their victory
by the use Of unlawful agencies. a'3oI
d Inedismissing the, Radical committee and
their " Address - from further. considera-
ton, the Campaign Committee again con-
gratulate the people Of Louisiana on their
recent orlll'ans and decisive victoryAa