The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1870-12-25

We shall net Qucte verbatim from
The platform, BY. select some Of is most
ssliegit and vital points, and see whether
the actions d soJpe OF our eo-called re
publican friends vino helped to shape this
some platform in .he past. can be recon-
cilel With the trus pracipies therein
eilu,leiatel
Paragraph ., @ the platform reads
thus : That no Goyeirinent is Repub-
lican unless ia citizens can exercise tbs
free right of suffrage, and We pledge the
whole strength CT this State, to. aia the
executive officer in securing to every
voter his inalienable right to cast HIS
ballot Of the polls fos s'lch candidates as
he may select,
Ii what has az ually occurred t.e taken
gor asritaiIon, certainly the Sd paragraph
has been '-honored more III the. breach
than.ia the observance trae,we Thought
,hat the above isa-lage aprl.cd more 10
the Nelapcrat,c party wno we feared
would undertake r. prevent rs, b fraUd
o. violence IRON exercising orr Inalle;l-
able right 10 cast orr ballots a. the roHss
:sl~ such cansiii;asas Us WE migh6 se,ecs :
Consequently Ny were net plepared -
grapNie with ynse-upalofls pot.aa2.ls Il
our "an Dal'Jy, :. 10, ignoring al lll1u-
e.sau - embodied II tie lhoye lnentTo,ft.
naracrepn. conl,,!e.elv reversed - and py
maud made clt.ZeiiS vote t)r any can
,hlate--.,us the one he r,salY se,eele.l
Bat - we secured o;.~s.iyes f1o1t frsuI
and violence l1s:s-iiae,. is'rf'toiJre ~ 't1s
DemocgFatic. l,arty. we s1sl rSe taTy'.-
.eag efor.sl 10 secure Ourselves f.Tsfan .tdr
ps iic:;a: parasites, VINO haW raaSte ~
.is..4.a.1oI, u republican Principals.
G.autirr lie. a2d wao nrc2ose b Tie
taset ci- i.ossosas to raSe iusg, iriu
cisles he contrary ~ w,nlt tueg Ssa
really intcnGel 10 be H
Il to- RsTn.s:iicGa fsertT proposes t. g
before the people of the ;5sstc again viii
sueil q load OF cl,,oolis aud disgTas,e, WI b.
gu, IN at.empS ~ nj iISe,f Cf the s.lae
4 surely must e.,pe~s, either 10 sriGe-
fe:eat. or Stand SIDE by side with Tn
MISUNDERSTANDING. repent; n,s denlocga-
cy Of Kew York. is duty is plan il
the promises, and Justice ni''at bc done
that the hitherto inyi.icible z,elDnb.icGl.
parry re,nnin intacs.
Once moro VIC qrate Paragraph I'll
, saws: '|That We are a party of biw ano
order. and as sach, VIII use oar elrnes.
endeayors to carry out the literal iniei.i
Of the constitution Of 1865 aad tie l.wr
enacted Hereunder"
If we may be permitted "a refer to the
1874 plank Of the platform adopted IL 'Gs
without beng accused Of raisin:! the q'les-
ton Of color, we wonld Say that at that
,;nle,G7) It was deemed necessary for the
success Of ;he republican partyy. ~ THIS
STATE to commit il fully to tho policy OF
an enlal distribution Of OF, e, b. tt day
We are cravely told by those deeply IN
teres.e,l a. that time, that il Is now isTlor-
ed and that It u a dead letter etc.
Once more, il We take the result OF oul
lase election Us d criterion 50 fare as the
representation of ibis State i1 tfe Con
! mss Of tie United States il c9ig:araed
we mast sa.ly confess THAT It ls ignored,
spd tie very Inentsaa OF Ii sfSea to
bring about our ears the cry pat It rs
i've. time for the successful accom-
nl;sl,eeut Of TIE intcnts, and purposes OF
| tbat lannon's and necessary article
There is one very curious arg'lment
used by those who TO day isifose TINS
former declaration, deemed ntcccssary
We judge bY tee force Of eircu 'stances
and that is this, whenever tber. Is ANY
important position to BE filed BY ballot
as for instarceSt the present si4ie, and 5
c,.loroa rial. ~ put fcrwa1las q faadisa :
icr that position. tho eolored men arr
told that they must not centre fn one o.
Their own color if they do, fhei are max
mig a question of ccscr, in, . 8 pod ma. :
cases n the past, this kuI u Iargulnel..
has prevailed. and s:,ccecded but u,arS
AZ. .o..ss,l,e,,-es. no so.snsd do tie