The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-11-02

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1t will be seen from this table that
Darrall's majority over Bailey was 5O79.
Among the causes which produced that
majority may be cited the following
1. Mr., Darrall's defeat in 1868 owing
to riot and tumult caused Republicans
to vote for him unitedly, as q matter of
r~eparatlon.
,. Mr.. Bailey was Darralls opponent
in 1868 also, and carried with him in
addition to his personal unpopularity,
the odium~ attaching to the Democracy
because of the conduct of that cam
paign.
2. In republican parishes Democrats
arranged with Republicans to vote for
their State ticket in consideration of
parish officers for Democrats.
4. There was no independent Candi-
date in the field.
s. In the parishes Of st. Martin,
Iberville and West Baton Rouge, it is
generally charged and believed that
the ballot boxes were stuffed. Under
ordinary circumstances with a fair Op-
| pOnent, Darall's election in 1870 would
have been considered extremely doubt
full. He enters the field to-day with no
prestige other than IS a party friend,
for he brings one from his official
! career. He is confronted in his own
party by a candidate armed with the
official sanction of its committee. The
republican vote has decreased through
accessiOns to the Liberal ranks, while
the Democratic vote has increased by
removal of disabilities and registration
of men who did not participate in the
! election of 1870.
We therefore, believe Mr.. Darrall's
election impossible, by means of Re-
publican votes, and Liberals and Dem
ocrats and Liberal Republicans united,
viii choose his successor. After care
full inspection of the field in person,
from the public prints, and from state
ments of leading men throughout the
parishes, We feel it safe to concede that
Mr.. holland and Mr.. Price will bring
out an equal vote, and an equal num-
Der of Republicans will confront abOdy
of conservatives, the personal friends
of these gentlemen. The contest is
virtually between Mr.. CAN'T and Mr..
Darrall. Mr.. Can't has a. Republican
record, and beside it a practical bust
ness one he is in every respect identi-
fed with the best interests of his dis
triet, and possesses the ability to pro-
tect and defend them. He is one of
the inauguratOrs of the Liberal move
ment, and received a unanimous Libe-
raj nomination. He was displaced
during fusion, but his reinstatement
was demanded by every consideration
of availability, personal strength, and
success of his party, and it is ratified
by the executive committees of both
parties, to the fusion. He is supported
by the Liberal press aud the Liberal
leaders, and to-day his election is as
much Of a certainty as the fourth day
of November when it comes, if the
Fusion party will perform it's duty in
the premises. To those men who are
guided through personal or other mo-
tives, and pledge themselves to indie
pendent candidates, We say that every
interest of Louisiana and of the South,
demands that representatives shall be
sent to Congress in sympathy with the
Liberal movement and in opposition
to the partizan and reckless adherents
of General Grant. It is in the power
of the people of this district to increase
the number of hona-fide representa-
tives on the floor of Congress, and it is
clearly their duty to do so, even at the
sacrifice of personal fayOrites. Ebert
CAN'T viii receive $500 majority if Lib
erals stand firm.