The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-23
The White League.
(From the Opelousas Courier.)

ana IN behalf OF the "WhltG League" {,
thank yon for the ann,istakable manifesto
tion OF your sympathy with us in our-ef
fort to hnito our face-ih Il cause sacred t.
the heart of every honest, conntry-lovin:
white man. we believe union to be es
sential to the success Of any. move made II
the interest of good and honest govern
ent-and that 1t can only be- SECURED
among us by adopting some idea whicf
will recommend itself to the largest mum
ber of thos.Awlio desire such government
Among white people this desire may bt
said to be universal, and as we deemed il
true that wEite men prefer their race +,
the black race. we thought they could. and
would unite, without regard to former par
! ty affiliations on question of race; and
benc- We presented for their consideration
that issue aloue. The idea is, simply to
| place the control of the State III the hands
of white men, and to combiae upon this
as the leading object to be accomplished
Subordinate to this is the question: What
white men shall bo selected to fulfill or
carry ont the idea? 1t is important, how.
| ever. but cannot he decided now, and
should not give any thoughtful man SUI
ticientnncasiness tt,pre%ent his joining in
the effort to secure tho PRIMARY object in
view. am free to say that when the time
comes. am more than willing to leave the
matter with the people, and il called upon
tso,ct, and the dnty of selecting proper
candidates be intrnsteJ to them, as 1t
should be- there is no fear but that they
will discharge it faithfully and fairly
Though many differ with me in OPINION
Still my raith in the patriotism of the
white race as a mass remains unchanged
Only deal justly with them. and give them
a. fair opportunity to express their wishes.
and the result will surely vin,licate their
love of country and put to shame the sci.
tiShness Of small politicians. Nothing but
the trickery they practice upon the peo-
pie has given rise to the notion that there
is no love of country left among them.
The truth is, the people are disgusted with
politicians, who imagine that unless the
people love them they do not love their
country. Fortunately the people do the
voting, but unfortunately the politicians
have hitherto done the nominating, and
my theory is that the former should do
both and can be tr''sted to do itwell.
But, asks one, where is the necess, ty for
Il new party-is not the Democratic party
the white party9 And are they not oppos-
ed to the negro partyl l reply that it iae
not question SO mnch of party as of new
issues. 1 the Democratic party will make
the 'ss'se of white against black, it NAV
unite the white race but if that issue be-
not made by them, union is impossible
Take away tron0the Republican party the
sta'n OF nrsr"lsIi'. or rather suppress that
idea-do nothing to bring it ont broadly
before the people-ana many will openly
80 witothat party who would not other
wise do 50; while on the other hand, if the
campaign be made "n this issue and it be
inaH.nratca, he would he
bold. man who would array himself on the
side Of the negr" one against the whites |
The misguided Young men who are HOW
assuming tic ro!cof Republicans try tocon-
ceal from view the baSeness of that party,
and stndinHsly ignore its atIlcaniz;n. ten
'lencies: but convince them OF the deter
animation ofIhe white people to make AN |
issue of race, and not one of them but will |
lose his hoasted lirmness and array himself |
III our side.
No principle of political action adopted |
by any party has yet secured success in
The State. Democracy las failed-Liber-
.lism has t:tiltd. and Fusion failed. The
clements of opposition to Ratiicalism are
divided aud distracted, because OF the
want of some common principle Of action
which tnlly meets tho wants Of the houe.
\ Republican will not go into the Demo
'ra:lc party tor many reasons; but 1T he be
l white man and not an Office seeker, be
viii us naturally desire the ascendency Of
lie white race as Il Democratic, aud viii
not hesitate t." so into an organization
orliea for that purpose. 4 Democrat can
lot go into the Republican party of Louis
ana. hnt 40 good reason car.be urged WHY
io will not join hands with u white Re-
publican to carry ont an idea common to
10Th. The same may hc said of all houest
White men of all parties
Another objection nrge'l is that sncl, ad
'arty eau never become national. Grant
!; but let me ask If our grievances are ma
ional, TO put VI palmer: Does New
Sork or oh'Se or any of the States con-
rolled by whSe men s,ffer from the same
ause we do! DO the negroes of Louisiana {
istnrb the serenity OF any other State
Ire not our troubles purely local and, 50
,r as we are concerned, connued to Lon
siana Most assuredly SO. Then what
% we want with national remedies or pnr- ,
les to cure the evils we endnre2 The
iseasc being local. the remedy must he
zeal Was Virginia, in the last campaign,
ionbled about u national issue2 Her
'unbles were local. and the remedy APP ,
lied was local. She made the. same issue
70 how make, and sncceeded-lnade it I
ana lt was decltieu peaceably
so. why can it not ke done in Louisiana!
, it because the relative disparity of. race
! Virginia does not.eAis list in louisiana
ccause in the former the whites exceed +.
he blacks, and in the latter, the blacks
xceed the whites! Exactly-exactIy for I
nat reason cries the advocate of negro I
scendency. But Let us see. :
If Virginia, with an excess of whites t
jared tho influence of negroes IN her po-
teal affairs sufficiently to justify her in 1
,aking the issue, what have we not to
,ar, for ourselves and our posterty, if ne {
70 domination should continue in the d
tate. Conce.iiny greater difficulties in {
nr case than Virginia. have We not great :
+ and more potent REASONS to, at least |
ake an e1ioit to rid ourselves ef this
lack horror! Why may we not succeed!
y the difference SO great that it cannot be