The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-03
PREPARING IN TIME.

The Radical carpet baggers of Lou
isiaua in all matters which pertain t
their permanent hold on the publ
crib show remarkable care and fore
sight. Although the next regular ell
ection is more than year and a hal
off they are already preparing to swim
die the Conservatives out Of the victo
~ which they are certain Of obtaining
and which the Radicals foresee the,
are bound to obtain. Carpet-bagger,
cannot stand another such Democrat,
victory as the one which the late cleo
ton brought forth, and it is determined
in advance that such a victory shall be
matie nugatory, and that the carpet.
baggers shall continue to hold and on.
joy the emolumcnts of all the offices in
the State of Louisiana. The commits
sioners of election appointed under the
Radical government, Notwithstanding
their anxiety for the success of the
Radical ticket, have failed to count in
the Radical candidates in spite of their
instructions from headquarters to per-
NIT none but Radicals to be elected
Hence in future the commissioners are
to have but small voice in the matter.
Men are to have charge of the subject
whose Radical virtue is above suspi-
cion, and who will see to it that the
men who are to represent Louisiana in
Offices Of honor and profit, shall be of
the truly loyal persuasion. A bill is
before the Radical Legislature requir-
ing the returns of all elections to be
made to committee composed of the
governor and certain of his advisers,
who are to have full power in the pre-
misses, and are to be the judges in the
last resort of all questions pertaining
to popular elections. They are to de-
eide whether the election has been
fairly held, the qualifications of candi-
dates and all other matters relating
thereto which formerly vested in the
and Judicial Departments
of the State.
Of course the intent and necessary
results of this act are too plain to de-
ceive any one. It is intended that
none but Radicals shall hold the off,
ces, in spite of the large Democratic
the State is expected to give
in all future elections. We have had
4 specimen of the workings of this sort
Of thing in the State of Missouri during
The last two years. A Democratic
member of the present Congress was
refused his certificate by the unfair
count of the Secretary of State, who
to decide the question of the
airness af the election, and after
contest of nearly two years, the Radi-
al Congress has confirmed the action
# the tool of the Radical party in Mis-
ouri. The same thing has been re-
'eated at this election, and two Demo-
ratio members who were fairly elect
d are refused certificates, while the
efeated candidates obtain them.
1t cannot be expected that the peo-
le will tolerate this kind of thing for
yer. While these outrages are COM
lifting every day a Radical President
bawiing, "Let us have peace.n-
4hile these outrages are committing
g hear on all sides denuncjations of
le " Ku-Klux" and other organiza-
ons at the South for the protection of
1850 whose rights have been invaded.
we are to have peace these wanton {
I'D illegal outrages on the rights of c
'e Southern people must be stopped. s
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a A contemporary tells the follow
g good anecdote of a "setting down. t
18th an officer of the .'Younited States t.
wmy," received in his presence. We