The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-28
TIE POLITICAL SITUATION.

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party was treated with the most su
preme contempt. It's strength was no
thought to be sufficient to claim for j
q moments consideration. Its offer
looking towards q fusion were con
temptuously spurned. Since its leadc
was known to be on friendly terms
with Governor Warmoth, the Radicals
pretended to believe that Pinchback's
design was to hand over the party te
the control of that functionary for an
other term of four years. Even wher
Pinchback's convention nominated lin
for governor, causing the detection OF
one third of his delegates to the Lib
erals, lie was thought to be unable tC
affect the standing of the other ticket;
in the field. 1t was admitted that the
race was between Kellogg and Penn
that neither Pinchhack nor McEnery
had any strength at all. We so ex.
expressed ourselves one week ago.
But the political Kaleidoscope il
Louisiana changes almost every day
Instead of being a nonentity the Pinch.
back party has suddenly assumed gi
gantic proportions. At this very mo.
ment it is really the only Radical ticl,e,
before the people. The Kellogg ticket
will either be withdrawn, or else vii
exert no appreciate effect upon the
election.
And indeed this result might have
been forseen, if any one had ta!ler
the trouble to reflect for a moment
Pinchback may be very unreliable
politician. He may be for Grant OF
for Greeley, for Warmoth or for Kel.
logg just as the notion strikes him
But there can be no doubt that he il
a Pinchback man; that he is colorei
man; and that, if he puts himself for
ward as the representative of the col
ored race, he will unite around his
standard the great body Of the coloret
voters. He is shrewd and unsc-upu
lous and has known all the time wha
he is about. He finds all the politica
elements in Louisiana at this time
working together favorably to accom-
plish his favorite object, the Gtricanisa
ton Of the State.
Nor has he reckoncd without his
host. Scarce had his standard beer
raised when the colored supporters o
Kellogg rushed to it in body. Lool
around you, wherever you will, ant
you hear nothing of Kellogg; you SCI
no one supporting his fortunes to-day
The few white Radicals, who have as
: sumed to lead the colored voters, have
really been led by them, and hav,
trimmed their sails to catch the breeze
famed by co!ored popular sentiment
| They will not run the risk of losing
their Offices by stemming the popular
current. So that to-day, the Radicals
who support Grant, whether white o,
black, are shouting for the Pinchbacl
ticket as the only means of perpetua.
ting Radical rule in Louisiana.
| This stale of things must be prompt
| ly met. The evils of the domination
of the black race are too great to b.
tolerated for moment. If Ignorance
and corruption are to rule the State al
end will speedily be put to its pro
gress and its prosperity.
The aversion of this dire calamit,
can be accomplished in no other man
ner than by supporting the Liberia
ticket. 1t comes before the peopI
with strong candidates and formidabl
supporters. 1t is a union of all the con
servative parties. 1t has the registra
ton, the election law, and all thos'
powerful engines which have hitherto
secured the ascendency Of the Radica
party. A cote for any other ticket is I
rote for Piachback and negro Supremacy
Nor let auy one imagine that thu
task before us is too difficult to be &C
complished. In fair registration ther,
is clear majority Of achite Uoters in tn
State. So in provoking contest be
tween the two races, the colorcd mel
are provoking a contest in which the,
are bound to 60 under. "2 81. '
We have nothing but ,hc kindes
feelings towards the colored ,oters
We are perfectly willing that the,
should enjoy all their civil and politi
cal rights. The Liberals have cheer
fully yielded to them n full share 0
all the offices. We have colored can
didate for Secretary of State, and on
for Congress in this district. If on
ticket is successful they have a pledg
that they will be fully protected in al
their rights. '.-
But even intelligent colored mel
must see, that in arraying their rae
against the whites ttey are preparin
for inevitable injury to themselves
Their leader, Oscar J. Dunn, in Il,