The weekly Louisianian., 1872-11-02

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Speech Of Lieutenant Governor Pinehbaek,
at z Mass meelins in Grttna, October g.
The Lieutenant Governor, on coming
forward, was received with loud and
prolonged cheers. When silence was
restored, @Frt:
Mr.. Pinchback said that he had not
come there to speak for himself or any
individual man, but was seeking the
Perpetuation Of Republican rule in
this country, the perpetuation
of that party Of civil liberty and pro-
gress. He exposed the unjust system
of taxation as practiced by the Democ-
racy when that party was in power,
such as the parochial poll tax Of IS q
head levied in some portions of this
State for the building Of roads, etc.,
instead of levying q tax on the taxable
property of the State. He also in an
able manner showed the opposition of
that party to the education of the COL
ored people. Also, their legislation
requiring the laboring- men to have
passes to go from one plantation to
another. All of which was contrary
to the principles of the Republican
party, and the interest of our State.
It could not be said whether they
would now pass such laws, but the
safest way to prevent such things was
to keep such men out of power. The
colored people could not afford to al
low the Democrats to get into power
now; it would impede their liberties
for fifty years to come. He did not
mean to say that they would put the
colored people back into slavery; that
could not be done, as tho war had
buried the last issue of slavery, and
there was no fear of their ever being
again euslaved. The speaker con-
tinued:
But what we want is equalrights and
equal justice before the law; the extin-
gushing of that damnable prejudice
which is yet lingering in the hearts of
so many Of u white fellow.citizens.
They have now conceded our rights to
vote and hold Office, but we wanta fair
and square deal at the polls-nothing
more, nothing less; and this we will
have by the perpetuation of the Re-
publican party in power another four
years. Ofthe National Administration
here Is now no doubt, as it is CONGO
ded by aQ-both Democrats and Re-
publicans-that Grant and Wilson will
be elected by as large O majority as any
President since the time Of Washing
ton. In fact, I find it difficult now to
find q Greeley man. Since the Penn
sylvania election they have dropped the
contest. Greeley-that poor old man
he was a good old man-has said a
great many bad things about the Dem
ocratic party, and q great many good
things about the Republican party.
He was q lifelong abolitionist; did us
many favors, for which we are under
many obligations; be we cannot sup
port him this time. Seeing that this
contest is conceded by the Democracy
it now resumes itself into the position
of a squabble for the offices and, as evil
dences of that fact, I would simply
show you the position occupied a year
or two ago by The Liberal c. Conservative
or Fusion, party against Gov. Warmoth
and the registration, constabulary and
militia laws. They were the bitter and
nntiring opponents of this man and
these measures. And where are they |
to-day? Do they notcome forward and
and say to us that they will employ the
same means against us now to ride them
into power that they charge us with
unjustly using two years aga =? They
have now laid aside that sense Of honor |
and honesty which they claimed two
years ago, ond taken up that which
they then claimed to be dishonest and
corrupt for no other purposes than
to ride themselves into power. This is
why we say it is simply a squabble on
their part for the Offices. They shy
they have Governor Warmoth on their
side this time and. I am afraid they
have. I have always claimed that those
were good laws, if wisely administered
and do so yet; but they are bad laws in
the hands off bad Executive. The
GO on the principle that
two wrongs make a right. I can bet
ter illustrate tl4is by telling You a little
about an old hen. She was a
very proud old hen and a very fruitful
hen-laid eggs without number, and
herself on her fine large eggs.
But one day she CHANGED to come
across a turkeys nest and was satisfied
she had never laid any such eggs as
hose. . So she went back to her nest
determined to lay an egg like one Of
hose. So she went on; to the nest and
and worked, and at last she
succeeded in layinga an egglike one those
The saw in the turkeys nest, but its
'plit her. wide open. Now this is the
way with the Democracy. They had
themselves on their success in
he management of government affairs
,ut they CHANGED to meet Gov. War
moth, and were astonished., They had
10 such q man as this, and they, like
he old hen made up their minds to
AVE him, and I fear they have got
Inn. But mind what I tell you he will
plit them wide open. loud cheers
nd laughter.) Now We claim that the
Republican ticket that represents the
and the Republican party the
'nly party that represents the true in
erests of all classes. They guarantee
quail rights before the law and equal
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