The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-09-28


PARIsH-A REGISTRAR DISMISSED
CoLoRED WOMEN REGIsTERED-f
HOW THE WORK is DoNE-"THR0UGH
THESE FINGERS"
For some days we have been In pos |
session of few facts of startling impor-
lance. All observing citizens have been
fully aware of the fact that no means,
however fraudulent. and villainous,
would be left unused by the parties in
power to maintain themselves in the
places they now hold. They know too
well that defeat in November is to
them individual and personal ruin, to
stop at anything. Conscience is moth
ing. laws are nothing, frauds and per-
juries are nothing to them in this strug-
gle. Day after day they are known to
trample under foot the laws of the
State, and invoke the most brazen
frauds and peruries in order to main
tain in power the Republican sconn-
drelism" that poisons every locality in
the city and State, the infamy of which
has spread far and near, until the
whole nation, irrespective of party; has
demanded its abatement at the hands
of the people of Louisiana. These
carpet-bag rulers, whom the Radical
papers of the North call the Republi
can sconndrels" of Louisiana, know
that if defeated now there is not a Sec
ton of the Union in which they would
be received except in the true and de-
scribed character in which they ruled
and ruined this State. Knowing such
TO be the. case, the people will not be
surprised to hear of tho unparalleled
registration frauds enacted by the tools
of Gov. Wormoth, and some of the de-
tails of which we propose now to ex-
pose.
The Constitution of the State says
that none but citizens of the United
States and of this State shall be ap-
pointed to any office of trust or profit
in this State. The law for the registra
ton of voters provides that supervisors
of registration shall be appointed in
each parish of the State, except Or
leans, six months prior to the general
election. We charge that men who are
| not citizens of this State some of
whom, at the time of their appointment,
had not been in the State over two
weeks-have been sent into the conn-
try parishes as supervisors of registra-
ton, contrary to, and in violation of,
the Constitution and laws.
We charge that a largo majority OF
the registrars in the State, are strang-
ers and carpet baggers sent out from
this city into parishes in which they
have never resided and are pot now
citizens.
We charge that large number OF
these registrars are men in the employ
of the United States (Custom House.
or of the parochial or municipal govern
ments OF this city, and thus under
double pay.
We charge that these registrars fol
the most part are the political slaves
of Gov. WaImoth, and that under his
instructions they are doing all they car
to prevent lair and just registration
of voters.
j We charge that they have, in many
parishes, so appointed their places o
registration as to render it inconveni
ent for white citizens to become regis
tered voters.
We charge that they have. in certain
| parishes, appointed places OF registra
, ton near the Parish boundary lines TO
! the express purpose of enabling cOIore'
: men to become registered voters in tw
, different parishes.
: We charge that large number
3 men have been thus supplied with tw
&, sets of certificates of registration TO
1 the purpose of enabling them to vOt
: twice in different parishes at the com
] ing election.
d We charge that boys of all ages, frol
e fifteen years old to majority, have beer
n and are now being, registered as voters
i in fraud of the law and of the right
h and liberties of all citizens, white an
! colored.
! We charge that the REGISTRAR,
l. against the white citizens of this Stat'
Is resort to the merest pretexts for refu'
e ing to register them, and impose agaln
k them all manner of objections, delay
and Inconvenience, for the purpose
harassipg, annoying and driving the
away from the registration polls.
We charge that they have granite
certificates of registration to coiore
n women dressed up in mems clothes.
k We charge that where they kno
is colored men to be married, they hav
Of in many instances, delivered to SUI
ID colored men two certificates, one +
he the husband and one for the wife I'll
RS wife taking suitable christian nam
T. in order to enable such colored men
g. vote twice, once on his own and on
ID on his wife's certificate.
We charge that a large number
~ false, fraudulent and fictitious certi
l. Gates of registrations have already be-
ut prepared and placed in the hands
ts partizan managers and wire-workei
in We charge that in one of the paris
IN es of the First Congressional District
~ a demand was made upon a registl
for six hundred false and fictitious &C
tificates to be used in the interest
the general Radical ticket but me
N, particularly in the interest of Gen. 5
r nr piers election; and the demand Z
os being complied with, that Warmo
T. revoked the appointment OF said reg
90 trar and appointed another man IN
oh place.
vi vi We charge that a certain employ
srr of the Custom House, named Ma
" johnson, is chiefly employed in hui
ing up colored boys, instructing tn
TO to say and swear that they are TWEEN
ny. one years old, and having them reg
,te tered as voters, contrary to law.
eir We charge that Charles Bibbs
IN, William Jackson, colored policem
en-; are constantly employed in the ga
hu foul and fraudulent service.
ME W. oborna that colorpd hoy! ma