The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-27
HITTING THE NAIL on THE HEAD.

Although the black population Of
Louisiana, by the last census, exceeds
the white by only two thousand votes,
yet there are but twenty-threc parishes
out of the fifty-six wherein the white
vote is in the majority. These have
just fifty Representatives out of the
hundred and seven. One Of these par
ishes Is Orleans, which sends Represen-
tatives by districts, and may reasona-
bly, be expected to send seven Grant
men. THUS, 1T, tile State acere to eject
Representatives. on the principle Of t,0o
parties, aolsite and black, the black aco,tld
haze a aasajoriky Of t,CeaGy-oue. Hereto
fore the parties in this State, since
1867, have divided pretty much by
color. 1t should be so no longer, and
by Union of Liberals and Democrats,
it could easily be prevented. But by
union only of RefOrnlers and Demo-
Gratis it could not.
~. After reading the. above, we We're
prepared for the frank confession made
In another article by the Banner, where
our friend says: awe must confess our
inability to umravel the tangled slSein
of Louisiana politics."
What will our contemporary say when
we tell him that the very issue he de-
precates, and which we have .italiciscd
in the above extract, is the issue the
Liberals have been trying to make :?
And yet such is the fact, curious as it
may appear. This matter should have
been ventilated long since, and would
have been, but for the numerous other
important questions demanding ntten-
ton. 4.-... ,........ ,...,.
Another curious feature in this bust
ness is, that the issue indicated has
been urged upon the Democracy and
the people most zealously and persis-
tently by men living in parishes where
the negro element largely preponder-
ates East Baton Rouge, Iberville,
.Natchitoches, Rapides and other large
tiegro parishes.
The issue was first raised in the April
Convention, and significant hints were
thrown out, even to us, by Gov. War
moths intimate friends, looking to the
formation Of q white mans party. We
met these suggestions Just as the Ban
her does.
Again in tho June Convention, Col.
Fuqua, Col. Reeves, aud others, in
speeches in the Convention, and many
delegates in conversation outside, all
coming from large negro parishes, sug-
gested repeatedly and quite pointedly
the rallying Of the Democratic party as
white mans party. We remember
distinctly pointing out to some Of those
who favored this Programme, and came
from parishes largely composed of ne
groes, the fallacy and absurdity of their
inviting Il strugglein which they would
be SO easily overwhelmed.
The debates of the April AMI June
Convention will verify the assertion
that wherever u white mans party was
even suggested, the suggestion fell
from the lips Ola delegate favorable to
a coalition with the Warmoth Rcpub.
licans, and we TO not believe it would
be at all difficult to prove that Gov
Warmeth himself originated the slug.
gestion and favored the plan Of organ
izing SEQ rose Il white mans party
There is no doubt in our mind that this
belief has had by far the greatest intlt,-
ence among all the reasons employed
TO organize a Liberal party, with MANY
good citizens Of this State, and that
they are now acting with that party
simply because of that consideration
Else, why do we see many good mon,
hitherto most active, Jealous and even
extreme Democrats, acting with Gov.
Wartuoti,, the h,a1t OF ali others they
nave denounced SO bitterly and might
yet so dcnouuce We need not say
we suspect the argument has been used
to win over sutne of them, bccal Use we
tno,U it has.%
The force Of the argumcnt-thc wis
dom of such plan--iS very APPLY illus
tfeted by the Banner. Figures are
powerful arguments, and in all politi-
raj contests Il just regard for the inter
ests of peace and of the whole people,
must ever exercise Il most potent inilu-
elicc. Louisiana cannot afford 4 contest