Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-01
Beaten at all Points.

The elements opposed to Repub
licanism" in this State have contest
every finch of ground in their assault
upon the State offices, and have
been repulsed at all points. The
first ordeal through which they had
to pass was the people, and in pre-.
pairing for success at the polls they
laid the confusion that subsequent.
ly grew out of the election. Fore.
seeing probable defeat early il, the
action, they endearored to make ap
for lack of votes by superior skill in
the manipulation of thetSeturns To
this end they retained the services
.Af Governor Werm0th, whose abh.
ties to cheat the people had been
rather overrated by the honest Dem
'ocracy for party purposes. Their
orators and organs clothed the Gov
.ernOr with sn almost unlimited
power to do wrong, and DISPOSE
ton to 60 to any lengths that would
pay. Having secured the services
of this greatly Overrated manipula.
tor, who deserted to the Democratic
camp with the boast in his mouth
that the bulk0f the Republican par
Z ~ OF the State would follow him,
our enemies .hegan tefcel so sure of
success that they almost quameled
among themselves over the nrespec-
tive Gstsilhatin of the fruits of the
Victory. Having bought one of the
former leaders of the Republican
party, for which they promised the
United States Scnatorship. (which
promise bids fair to go to protest),
they counted confidently upon get
ting control of the public offices,
forcing the negro back to the plan,
tatiOns, and 'sdriving his white
friends back to their Narthern
SHOWS and dens like fog befOre the
morning SUM-"
But the scheme did not work
There were as able men left in the |
Republican party as Governor War.
moth, and they had the advantage |
of knowing the tricks he intended |
to resort to. His game had been .ex-
posed to ms publicly by tie aery
snen who employed him, and the
proper means were promptly adopt-
ed to check ut. Above all, and EN-.
phatically, the people did not i'm.
dorse the plot at the polls. Every
white Republican in the State, and
every col0red vaAer who could not
be kept away frsm the pollsunder
one pretense. or another, voted the /,
straight Republican ticket, and the Il
EN- of the fourth of November went h
Gown on a defeated and bafled
Democracy. They had been met ID
mani to man, and more, at the bal 1
lot boxes and beaten, Then, came
the strategical tnrniugs, the stuffng 4
OF ballot boxes, the printing of tick
cts after the election to be slipped1 /
IN at the proper ting; the throwing
out OF boxes where there were large /
Republican majorities, and dozen {
other lodges by which they hoped In
to snatch victory out of defeat: TIE 1t
plans were so well laid that a com. a
plant returning board had il in its 4
power to declare anybody elected q
whop the Democratic Central Com q
mlttee wanted. But here a new dan. q
der to theif schemes stared them in =
the face. Al the members were Re. +
puDilcaas except Senator Anderson q
VINO Is, however, an honest man Il
which Is equivalent to SAYING that a
he is worthy " be a Republican, 4 4
and Governor Mammoth. who had \
been employed by the Democracr 8
to carry the dtate an their Interest =
ut any cost. But the disouaI;f;ca 3
ton, by reason of being Candidates "
OF Messrs. Pinchback and Arder r
son, threw the decision of the whole f.
question, the integrity of the Re. v
publican party, the whole interests n
Of the State, for the time being, in. d
to the hands of General Heron anu i,
senator Lynch. To their everlasts "
'ng honor. 1t is, and should be for. d
yer known, that they stood firm for a
he right, and elected two other men 7
4 stel>S 6 honesty-General Long. 8
rect and Judge Hawkins-as mem 81