New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-28
TIE WHITE pROTErRHOoD REVIVED.

able association Of persons proposed al
organization based on the exclusion OF |
class Of voters from participating In thu
official administration of State. Th'
white peoples party has discarded al
pretense of administrative principle ant
based itself solely upon the overthrow o
State government which has the supper
of the federal government, and which Con
gress has for two years refused to repeal
It may be, therefore, asserted that the
white peoples party has for its Object
solely the overthrow of what it calls the
"Kellogg usurpation." The means by
which this is proposed is "only by electine
to Office white men.
In thus compelling the abandonment Of
all organizations based on administrative
principle, and substituting an issue Of
race Office, the White Leaguers are but
carrying out that resistance to the amend
ed constitution which was manifested in
rude and illegal manner by the White
Brotherhood Of 1868. We will show this
identity of purpose from the record. In
1871 the Senate appointed a special CON-
mittee to inquire into the organization OF
"bodies which have in view to threaten
resistance to the execution of the laws of
the United States, or denial to the citizens
of the United States of the equal protec-
ton of the laws and the free enjoyment of
| the rights and liberties secured them by
the constitution From very volumin-
GUS investigation it appears that 'the pur-
pose Of this organization was political"
Its requisite Of membership was 'to
prevent the elevation of the negro to
a political equality with the white" to
exclude all persons t'holding Radical
views ~ opinions" and to "oppose all
Radicals and negroes in all of their polit-
ical designs Then follows revolving
registry of black people shot, whipped and
driven from home, and it is said that like
complaints had been forwarded from other
Southern States, Louisiana among them.
The result Of this report and Of the legal
trials which followed is known. The
weight of national justice fell upon these
offenders, and they were in some instances
condemned to imprisonmenta at hard labor
in distant State prison.
It has been found that 'slong white
gown, with O mask for the face, is not
plate armor against the sword Of federal
justice, and while the object Of multiplying
the constitutional amendment that ele-
Yates "the negro to political equality with
the white" remains the same, the device
by which it is to be accomplished has
been modified under skillful legal ad-
visers.
l. The sole issue in the State election
is to be the legality Of the present State
administration.
This issue can not be possibly tried in
the ensuing election. If this party re-
CARDS the Republican administration
usurpation, then the laws emanating IN
der it must be without force, and to be
consistent, those who deny this. legality
can not abide by rules Of election or
accept official certificates given by ''usurp-
ers." 1t is indeed Swallowed that as the
election laws "were intended to perpetu-
ate the usurpation," it is the s'determin-
alton of this people to have a free and
fair election, and to 'ssee that theresult
is not changed by fraud or violence" Yet
the same platform disclaims any intention
of carrying or attempting to carry the
election by violence" 1t premises ''that
the rights of all men under the constitu-
ton and laws of the land must be re-
spected and preserved inviolate, irrespec-
tive Of race, color Or previous condition."
but adds that ''Radical false and fraudu-
lent representation has made it necessary
for the white people to unite and act to-
gether in self-defense for the preservation
Of white civilization" To conceal the !
motive more efectually, the members Of |
the party say: DO solemnly resolve and
declare we name it the Peoples party"
The preamble invites certain enumer>
ated political organizations to unite in
their object, but does not invite the Re-
publican party. Therefore, in assuming
The name of the Peoples party, upon au-
thority of the white people of Louisiana.
he colored citizens Of the United States
nhabiting and having citizenship and
suffrage within Louisiana are not included
IS people at all Thus the object of the
White Brotherhood" is as distinctly as
umed as if it had been recited in the
preamble and adopted in the resolutions
The question of legality in 1.-the State
which has been RENTED
o Washington for decision by Messrs.
Kellogg and McEnery, is here taken out
f that court, and we are to have this i'm
practicable issue discussed throughout the
tate, and, so far as appears from the
7hite peoples schedule, this is to be the
ole question, except one. The other
uestion is the opposition recommending
0 the people to oppose the constitutional
mendment scaling the public debt and
educing taxation.
ltisproper to say that proper Difference
as been shown to public intelligence in
he nomination of several weh-known
entlemen. This can not conceal from
be nation that the "White Peoples
arty' of Louisiana has haar o~ro ,;,od |