The weekly Louisianian., 1872-06-15

oUC0 y COUxbo ~ v0s
more necessary il we refer to tht
plans and the proportions Of the
Democratio and Reform .Conven'
tons that lately met in New Or
leans. "F,irst, last and all the time
have we witnessed in every scheme
Of theirs, every proposal Of CON-
promise, q determination to Limit
the meaning Of people" to the
whites Of the State, and in accor'
dance with that resolve, to endorse
and put in Office gentlemen all Of one
class, thus deliberately ignoring the
the entire olored element which con
stitutes quite as much voting power,
and among which are to be found
men as competent. as deserving
and 90 chivalric as the very class
striving to deny it political repre-
senta&ion.
The efforts Of the above parties
at harmony, are not yet entirely sue
oessful, but the points in dispute
between them in no way relate to
tho injustice sought to be in.
dicted on the negro. The Re-
form party, with all it's pro-
LESSONS Of friendship, and with
4 colored 'brother" in its midst,
have oil but accepted the joint tick
ct on which we have no representa-
tive, while the Democratic party
leaders only oppose the ticket be-
cause they have not received the
lions share of the nominations.
These things We regard as sure in
dications Of a determination to
exclude the negro from participa-
ton in the government, and to run
a white mans ticket and to estab-
lish if possible, apurely white mans
government The cry Of NEGRO
domination" of "africanizing Louis
and similar alarms as uni lust
a. thew are untrue, and arises out OF
the simple fact that we AJAX for that
quota Of representation in the State
government to which We are fully
and which We find freely
other races Of people. II
such claims of the negro are to be
~ evidences Of . dispose
ton to dominate, should We not
have the most serious sppre-
Of danger to our Re-
freedom when We see
the evident tendency Of the recent
conventions? And should not every
oolored man in the State arise and
exert his utmost energies to bring
together our divided party, and fight It
out on the straight old line Of Re-
publicanism with its liberal, humane,
and progressive ideas, as against
with it's exclusive, cruel,
and antiquated notions? It is no
Lime to think and to talk about and
10 encourage new parties. EVIDENT
y there can be no agreement secured
On the fundamental question Of the
and political equality Of the
In every plan: which has
been oonoocted, in every scheme.
has been made public he has
been studiously subordinated, inot
openly repudisted. Let the Rspub-
who go to Baton Rouge bear
IN mind, and let them relnem-
Der that ON their shoulders will rest
The enormous responsibility Of pre-
serving q Of overthrowing Repub-
lioan rule in Louisiana.
We have heard . number Of COL
men axtolled, through the COL
uuns Of the Press, and lauded in all
The political circles around ~. ~
honest, worthy and capable men.
Democrats have repeatedly ex-
pressed thsir preference Of. such
men fox rulers to the whole carpet
bae and scalawag fraternity Of
whites. With what amount of sin-
these utteranees have been
1t the Conventions at Baton
Rouge ior once test. Select and
on one Of these gentlemen,
place him in the fore hont Us can
for Goyernor. Certainly We
have no hesitation IN atriv-
q our choice for this position,
Nc ars not now advooating the
or che claims d any partcu-
candidate, but we do uIge that
;hs gordian knot Of our dificalties
70 thus cut, aud the great bone
Il Ill our contentious be % dis
posed Of.
Nominate Q eolored man1 for Gov
Ie1oe, and threw The rsgponsibilig
Il ha 6e)ba* On those Who would
Keep NJ divided and autagonistic,
hat they may succeed with their
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