The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1873-01-18

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ecutive and better for the State il a hrg
proportion ofthis patronage were ren,itte'
back to the people to whom it properly be
longs. The dispensing Of patronage Is a
once a most delicate and responsible tnsa
Party services, doubtless, when honorahl,.
performed, entitle an applicant to consid
grafton, but the claim should also b
founded in capacity and integrity Feel
ing myself responsible in great measure
for the good conduct Of every public
officer, I shall hold each to strict account
ability for the faithful and proper dis
charge Of his official duties. :. j.,
RELATION or CAPITAL AND LABOR. t''
In republican government such as: our
where all power is lodged in the people
acd the will Of the people is expressed
through the ballot box, it is absolutely
essential that will should be freely and
fairly expressed. The right ofsufrage is
the highest immunity Of citizenship, and
this right should be sternly guarded
Under system of law according equal
political justic to.all, securing the indiSid-
ual rights Of every person it is to be re-
gretted thatthereisa disposition to prevent
the newly enfr.nchised citizen from freely
exerting his right to vote. This is calculat.
ed to engenoer untagonism between capital
and labor. Labor and capital were in the
same hands before the war. They have
now become divorced by the enfranchise-
ment of the colored men. How can on
tagonism be avoided! The solution is easy.
Give every laborer the opportunity to &C
quire capital by fair means; see that the law
protects him against imposition; see that
his wages are faithfully paid. Urge him to
husband his earnings and invest them in
permanent form. The moment q man
owns his house and lot or an acre fground
he becomes capitalist in interest and so
will become capitalist in sentiment,
Protect him in that interest above all,
protect him i'll the exercise Of the ballot,
the guarantee and safeguard Of his rights.
In this way ant.gonism between labor and
capital ,nny be avoided, and the object
which more than any other desire, will
be attained--harmony between the races.
THE LATE ELECTION.
The late general election in this State is
likely to become matter Of public inves-
tigation, and I have therefore but few
words to say Oh the subject.
Briefly, I charge that the pretended
election claimed for the fusion ticket is
utterly without foundation in truth or
justice. charge this, although the late
Governor of this State, through theinstru-
mentality of registrars and commissioners
of election specially selected and desig-
mated by linn for that purpose prevented
by previously concoctea stratagems, many
of the Republican voters OF the State from
registering and voting. The varions
s'ratagems and .evasions resorted to am
prepared to establish by the fullest proof.
1 charge that promises Of offices were made
to secure fraudulent returns, aud that bal
lot boxes in numerous instances were
opened and tickets changed. I affirm
that the Republican party carried the
State by the actual vote Cast, and that an
attempt to show different result was
made even after the election by means of
robbing and stufing. ballot boxes. It can
and will be proven that the canvass was
entered into by the fusion party, headed
by the late Governor, with the avowed
purpose Of carrying the election against
General Grant and the Republican party,
by the adoption of any means necessary
for the purpose. lam prepared to show
that partisans supporting the f',sion ticket
frequently declared during the canvas that
the success Of that ticket was certain, ire
spective of the ballots cast, declaring that
the Governor had the election all in bis
own hands; that be could elect or ''count
in" any candidate he pleased. am pre-
pared to show that the obstacles thrown
in the way Of the Republican voters
Of every class were especially disecte,l
against one class Of them on account of
their color and pr;vious condition it being
notorious that with very rare exception.
The voters Of that class favored very deci-
aedly the Republican ticket. AL these
charges am prepared to maintain. My
opponents failing to receive any oeunte-
nance from the different legal tribunals, !!
both State and federal that have been APP
peaied to have resorted to the novel expert.
nent sending abroad b travelling committee
sided by eminent counsel to exhibit indig-
,ation before the peaple aad, II possible.
,3tain their sympathy BY ex part state
nents and concealznent Of the real hct Of
he case. They indicate . desire that On I
nvestgsHon III hads Ihave at al times
my readiness to join them in this.
would not hold an Office to which I did
,ot believe myself to be sasstsd ! desire
hat the fullest investigation nay be gone
nto Of this whole controversy, to the end
hat the action taken By the courts and BY
he national administration may be vindi-
ated.
In taking the solemn oath ofchsif magis-
rate. it i. with . sincere desire to do oil in I