The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-20
MAKE NO COMPROMISE.

MAKE NO COMPROMISE.
It seems to us that the extraordinary con
duct Of the Returning Board, since the mrs
day Of its proceedings, is quite sufficient t
convince the most credulous that there IS N
intention or inclination on its part to do jus
tice to the political party that has achieved
such grand victory in this State. 1t was oul
belief, from the first, and we SO stated it in thu
columns of the BULLETIN, that foul play wa
contemplated by the Radical Returning Board
and it would be useless for our people to lool
for anything like either impartiality or honest
action. Illegally organized from the begin
ming, this Board has attempted to cure the
defect by causing one vacancy, and offering tc
fill it by the election of representative of the
Democratic party.
We regret that the Democratic Committee
entertained any proposition whatsoever,
| whether to designate one or more representa-
tives on the Returning Board or to appoint
even Q committee to witness and discuss its
proceedings. With Board SO organized as
to render all of its acts null and void, and with
set of members bent on committing fraud
as the only salvation of their routed party, it
was easy to see that any participation what
ever in its deliberations, on the part of the
Democratic Committee, could possibly result
in no coed to our party or our cause. On the
contrary, it was simply playing into the hands
of the enemy. The presence of our commit
tee gave the Board countenance, and was q
quasi waiver Of its illegal character, whilst the
acceptance Of the proposition to place either
one or two representatives upon it would make
legal junta which otherwise would have been
powerless to act.
We are told the Democratic Central Com
mittee will insist upon the election of t,co rep
reseutatives on the Returning Board Admit
ting that this will be conceded, III what way
will our party be benefited by this fact? The
majority against us will still be there, and our
two friends as powerless as if there were but
one present.
The declination Of Col. J. N. Sandidge to
serve, was highly proper, we think. The brief
of Mr.. Arroyo as returning officer,
has convinced him that he cannot consistently |
with his own self-respec., and his sense Of J
duty to his party and his people, serve with |
such colleagues as surrounded him. Hence
his probable resignation.
The legal and fair result of the election in
Louisiana is known, and conceded by the
whole world, and no Returning Board can
alter the overwhelming expression of the peo-
pie, SO definitely and seriously expressed at
The polls II the usurpation attempt to con-
inue itself in power through any such agency
IS the Returning Board, let the entire re-
possibility, the odium and the risk be upon
he Radical leaders. Let us not directly or
Indirectly aid them in their nefarious scheme.
4et us keep aloof from their illegal transac-
ions and then defy them to cheat or defraud
IS out of single one of our rights, or count
ut one of our elected candidates
If this fraudulent Board, then, should be /,
0 reckless, SO bold, and so INSCRIPTIONS as ;
commit such an outrage, the whole coun-
y will sustain us in any remedy we may
dept, however summary and however severe
may be. The act would be SO fragrant, so
alpable, and SO iniquitous that the perpe-
ators would never be able to escape public +
inflammation, and retributive justice would y
1ickly follow their fleeing footsteps. =