The weekly Louisianian., 1872-11-23

THE NEW ELROr1oE 1AN

AAD AVA
THE NEW ELECTION Av
This famons instrument a&hie
passed the Iegislatnreet it, sslel
in January last, is proverbiall
known to be one Of tho principl
measures the retormers Of the pr
Rod clamored SO much to G
through Soon after it passed an
was sent to tho Governor. q serie
Of combinations .sprang up; tn
clamorous voices Of the "Rcform
ers were hushed-like the lullinI
Of q storm. during tho change q
the wind from one point to anothe
the conversion, or rather the per
version Of the Governor wac bein(
effected, when, 10! the storm set i,
from an opposite point, and tn
men who but a short time previousl,
could not, nor. would not, hear o
aught but tho new Election Law
now a. violently demanded the re
tention Of the old law. And durinf
the progress Of the vigorous cam
paign just passed, Governor War
moth himself, in one Of his Lafay.
cite Square speeches, in referring
to the change in the opinion of the
reformers, explained why it had
been changed, and why they did
not any longer desire him to ap-
prove the bill, and Why he had with
held his signature from it. The
fact, he broadly stated to be, that
be had identified himself with the
Liberal party and would WELD the
powers Of the Executive
in behalf of his new friends.
So things wore on, and election
came. The registration bust
ness was conducted in the majority
Of large Republican parishes in so
outrageous manner that thousands
IF qualified voters were absolutely
registration; and when the
day Of election came, numbers even
If those who got through with their
papers, were denied the right of
Exclusive possession, ma
'ipulation, and q resort to all of
he devices and tricks incident to
IN interruptions determination to
'eat On adversary have all been one
vay. The shout of Victory"
Triumph" and Redemption"
las been sounded, till the screamers
hoarse. All of these things
Verc wonderful, bat behold another
nd a more startling wonder. After
he lapse of considerably more than
Oh days after the election--after
I
he returns of election have been
emit to q returning board-been
canvassed, and partially
ompiled. certain candidates been
ronouuced elected, commissions
repaired and issued, all OF q sudden,
ae men who didn't want the new
lsw signed, and the
who publicly declared
is intention not to sign it, be-
ause his new friends didn't
ant it signed, again change their
'inds and the new law must be
and signed it is, and ap-
ears in the Times Of Thursday, the I
Of the Republican being
osed by injunction. Now. what
oes all this look like? and what I
IN it amount to? In . common :
'use view, supposing we admit the
to be official, the pro- !
sions of the new law cannot apply
the election on hand, and any &
fort to cause them to apply would
'questionably be a palrsble viola s
On Of all justice and honesty, q
'cause the whole machinery of K,
the election, and trans ]
the votes. and opening and +
uniting them is different under 7
o two laws. II. appears that in s
der for any board under tho new Q
to step in and work, they should =
least find the returns sealed, in b
ead Of having passed through 20 q
any hands since they came out Of n
ose Of the Commissioners. 10
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