New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-25
TEE 60 N0RREGrI.Y sTaTEr

"a lie well stuck 10" is not 'as good as
the truth, vhen those who know the
truth havs The same means Of disseminat-
ing It that IS employed il the cause Of
| falsehood, and lie misstatenents b assid-
uously circalatedin regard to orr political
situation through Tie medium Of the
/ press can and will be dia5roved b. the
same means. At is not true that cur Hber-
ties are being endangered .Jy the Judicial
action recently taken in the United States
Circuit Court il the matter Of the return
ing boards. II y not trre that candidates
Of the so-calle1 fusion party, fairly
elected On the fourth Of last month. arc
unjuatlJ deprived Of their places The
facts Of tie case are these
Louisiana is Republican State. largely
~. AZ the State election in 1870. tLs f;c-
publican majority vas twenty-fogr thou
sand. Since that time there has been N
large i1anllgra ton Of Republican citizens.
The Democratic party composed almost
exclusively Of ex-rabels let as use Rain
language aaizaated by i fierce hostility =
Republican rEla. ard q rabid craving f3r
the.powoT ana peit of Office, knowing t4oic
utter impotence 10 get possession Of The
government 0y fair means, contriye5, @;
rather their leaders id, C. obtain the ser.
vices Of Governor Warnoth, through
whose supposed skill il manipulating
the election machinery, they confidently
to ''3oUnt IN such Of their cao-
didntes rs could make 10 plausib. show |
Of having been elected. Ihisi8 notorious.
It was openly boosted apon tie street |
corners, rs vel Is At their club ana public !
meetings Ivy indascEaet Democrats. thar
now they mad #usmoth with them they !!
were bound to succeed; no would "oor.ne
hem in. n The meanwhile, as count
ng Il" ISL doubtful process, not without
'isk, ever eloE3 was made 70 defeat the
'ery object Of an election tie :.u. e.
PRESTON Of the will Of The majority. Tor
his purpose. u many o. Inc strongest l.
}epublica- gaT,ahes. he registrations /,
looks we're destroyed, ard the !eei4-
ration Offices wore opened? too .a:e
OF Republican citizens to avail! them.
elves 0i t-.3 opportunity to :egstcr.
PARTICULARLY Is e.ery impeaimont waa
brown h tLais way Inv the Democratic
ttioials who lag ice. placed in power
y that special purpose. and instructed
to do. u other cases the registration
fices We're DuEposely opened il neon
enient local5ie almost inaccessible u
le minority Of tLo voters. IN all cases
here their humble positions encouraged
lch usage, Republicans were. brew
aatel- out q their rights. Tor instance.
-en evidently ore- twenty-five years Of a
5e, sometimes even Old men who wer4 I
nabie 70 give The date Of. tleir r
nth, Tere driven of without Their 2
opers As noa entitled to vote. E
here these preparatory measale s =
ere insufficient, and the Republican vote S
i'll oyerbalanced the Democratic; the h
-llots were boldly changed, thousands of "
apublican tickets being taken out Of the
'1es and replaced by Democratic ones. ;,
course to do this it was necessary to =
lde the vigilance Of the United States =
peryisors, which, it appears, was not i
ways difficult matter. In addition to \
ese and many other election tricks; need
IS to specify, an illegal and usurping re- sc
rning board was put in possession Of d .,
E ballot boxes. h,
The measures taken BY The Republican
rty to defeat these iniquitous outrages =
on the people are known to the whole
antry. By the decision of the United 4
ltes Circuit Court the legal returning =
ard was empowered to perform its func- -
rs, and BY tie prompt and wise action 's
the general government, the legal State =, =
thorities were recognized. Already the =
element consequent upon these dis 4 !,
Dances is passing away and were # =
for the persistent falseh6ods Of the r. r,
Gated "conspirators, this reiterated % %
}lanati0n would NOT ha ,,aoGo,7 ="