New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-23
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and be known and read of all men.
The New Orleans Times (which, though
opposed to lis. was an able and fair-minded
iournall, stated editoriallv the other day.
that the colored people of Louisiana were
Republicans to man, and the Z Fusion re, is.
tration showed that the cofored people
were in majority of over nine thousand.
to say nothing OF the white Repub.
licans. AS to the election. develop.
ments had been made which fully
proved the frauds alleged to have been
committed br the Fusionists. When all
the facts were made known. .t would be
seen how conscientious and how scrupulous
the Fusion leaders were. and how ignorant
of these frauds some of thes. men were
who now said they would rather die than
fill an offic.. procured by fraud. Even the
Senate committee said if The f'usionists
were elected. as they claimed 70 re. they
were elected by fraud. and Senator Carpen-
ter says, substantially. that III. showing
they made Of election returns was traudu.
lently made and ob.ained. SoIne o. the
men connected with public journals .! this
city, whose columns teemed witE andigna-
ton directed against the State government,
were p0rticepS crissiniS IN some OF the worst
legislation that had dlsgraced the State
during the last few years. and to-day
had IA their possession, or had, quite
recently some of the securities of the
State, which were believed 10 have
been fraudulentlv issued, and at this
very moment, while crying out about
carpet baggers and ignorant negroes
and the wrongs suffered by tour people"
were themselves eEdeavoring to prGit by
plundering the treasury. He did not deny
that much was true that had been said of
Republican legislation since 1863 he did not
deny that Republican State officers had
done many things to be reprobated, but he
did not hesitate to say that no Republican
Legislature that had ever assem- bled in the
State had passed such questionable laws or
appropriated SO much money as the Legisla-
ture OF 1866, which was composed excla-
siveIv of white citizens. The appropriations
made by this Legislature amounted to al
most $l7 600 600. while the receipts provided
for and collected during the term OF this
Legislature were but little more tn an So Co.,
over receipts OF more than sig, C0000O.
From Governor Claiborne down, legisla.
tive corruption had heen a freq uent subject
of regret III executive messages. He saw
before him, among the delegates to the
many members of the present
Legislature of Louisiana. He relied upon
them not 20 place him in such position as
to compel MIN to say. when his term Of of.
fee expired, as Governor Roman did in 1912
when there were no 'thieving carpet bag.
gers or Ignorant negroes" il the Legisla.
ture): Il leave the office with which | have
been honored with the painful conviction of
having done very little for the good of the
State, and having often failed in preventing
what was injurious. 1t affords me some rec
lief. however, to be able to say that / have
refused my signature to various bills W hich, |
but for my disapproval, would have added |
TO the debt of the State the sum of 81 1885,. |
hot ha on% 1rf,i af, RI
without any consideration, 100000 for the |
Clinton and Port Hudson railroad. does no. |
Dear my name.
In concluding his address. Governor Rel.
Ogg said: We are on trial before the coun.
ry. We must administer the government
Justly and honestly or we shal! deserve to /
70 condemned. and sooner or later we shall !
Inevitably be overthrowno Let as try to
edee'n the good name of the Republican
arty of the State and 70 secure it the re- I
pect OF all good citizens. We must give
air elections or we deserve 20 be defeated
We must do nothing TO engender i'll feeling
etween the races Let the colored people
eek to devote their time TO honest industry.
nd to educate their children so that they
ray become good citizens capah be. if called
pon, to fill official station with credit to
heir race.
Let the white people encourage the col.
Ittl Dltb ~ InSeSL kuSII eHIuIupS III IHe |
urchase Of houses and lots and lands.
nee made taxpayers and capitalists. they
i'll naturally ally themselves with those
hD seek to decrease the burdens and in.
ease the productive resources ct their ia.
We State.
We stand pledged 20 an economical and
st administration Of the government. and
} protec: the rights OF all citizens. white
I'd black. rich and poor. We propose to
famine thoroughly orr pEbje debt. and
t the exact amount of il be known. Taxes |
ust be reduced to the utmost extent, com.
stlble with the public service ard the pay.
ent of our honorable obligations. All
and legislative rings to de.
aud the treasury must be broken up.
would rather fall alone. or with ;
ch Spartan band as would gather !:
und me. than pe~petuatc my term OF Of:
e by resort to legi slat!ge corruption. ! ,,
I'VE confidence in You. gentlemen. PEG. .
G said last winter that the Legislature
ould run away with me. bat 10 seriously
furious bills We're passed. an" in fact ,
nture {" say tina: Vie !egisIat of last ;.
sslon Will compare favorable with that of /,
Y year since or even before TIE war. I
z You 10 remember THAT we are On trial ,
fore the country. and that We neither can , |
r shall we deserve to succeed unless we
axe the Republican party o: The State in
9 future what. rrgre! :" say. il has not !
en- in the pasta credit - :!is. State and .
e nation.