New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-01
ORLEANS
The New York Press on the Louisiana
T00ley street Party.

Tooley street Party.
1.-THE New York Tribune OF the twenty
sSventh ul.imo has the foil owing editorial
4ention of the white mans party dolIgs
tere and in other States:
, SThe Louisiana Conservatives may now
see the first fruits OF their folly in organ
izing a white mans party. their platform
being used to back an application for addl-
tonal United States troops IN the S0utn.
OF course there is no reason for granting
such an application; but lew more eucn
foolish utterances as those of the Alabama
Democrats and Louisiana Conservatives,
and a few more Outrages like those OF the
last week in Kentucky and Tennessee, may
make it appear in much stronger light.
The Times, of the same date, which is
also paper entitled to some consideration,
puts the new platform into small space:
The platform of the Louisiana Conserva-
tives, adopted in convention at Baton
Rouge on Tuesday sounds very we'll. The
members of the convention assure the
world tha: they do not intend to have any
intimidation practiced in the coming elec-
ton. We hardly think that any will be
necessary at that time, especially in the
country parishes, where 1t Is evidently all
to be done beforehand. The Conservatives
assert their belief that large numbers OF
coiored men will vote with them for white
officers: but they do not express any will
ingness, on their part, to welcome even Ca
pable negroes to office. For the rest, they
denounce Kellogg anew as Usurper; prom
Use, if they gain power to pay the nonest
debt of the State, if they are allowed 10
decide what that honest debt is, and darkly
warn the general government not to at,
tempt "to force the two races into social
union or equality"
In the New York Commercial Adcert'ssr
we also find an editorial headed Democracy
in Louisiana" This paper speaks less fire.
quently concerning our affairs, but always
to the point. Itsays:
After a lengthy incubation at Baton
Rouge, the CONSERVATIVE convention y.
Louisiana has brought forth an address that
demands a word Of notica. 1t begins with
a Grand flourish: 1--WE, the white people OF
Louisiana, embracing the Democratic party,
the White Mans party, Conservative party,
Liberal party, Reform party. and all others
opposed to the Kellogg usurpation.' The
style of this salutatOry was evidently Dor
rowed from the rhetoric OF the nlne taiiors
of Tooley street. The gist OF the harangue
that follows is embraced in single sentences
1--WE are convinced that reform can De
effected only ~ electing to office white men
of known capacity" OF course. the white
men whose capacity Is so well known are
| the hungry Democrats who pine for an Of
fetal salary. They are horribly outraged
| by the fact that negro draws the pay that
heretofore supplied their modest wants.
| Therefore it is that the convention deter
| mined they would have an election to suit
them in November. Governor Kellogg has
| already offered that the registration shall
be subject to the searching scrutiny OF the
Democrats. and that every facility will be
afforded to the people Of all parties to cast
their votes. This is frank, manly and fair.
but it does not suit the men who demand
everything or nothing Thus each party
prepares tor the contest The Republican
party has already provided by legislative
action the strongest possible safeguards to
protect the purity of the ballot-box, but
| the Democracy continue to breathe oul
threats of rule or ruin.
The White League, which will go in
body, and all others attending the extra
performance at the Varieties Theatre, th!;
evening, can proftably read these com
ments between the acts.