The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-23
KELLOQYs FRAUDULENT REG1sTRA.
TON.

people of this State, a fair registration, ele
y ton and count of votes In order to test b
sincerity, committee waited upon him sew
raj weeks ago, and requested I'm equal divisio
among the two partie. in the appointment
supervisors and registrars Of 81 ction. Tn
"a Kellogg emphatically refused The peopl
were then sati fed that they were to b
ID swindled in the next election, and that he
logg was not only false in his declarations, bu
> resolved to do all in his power, by the ap
pointment Of unscrupulous and subservien
n party tools as registrars, to defeat the will 9
: the people It the ballot-box and carry tn
!" State for the Republican party at all hazards
Nothing contributed N ore than a knowledge
Of this fact iowa DIS arousing the indignation
Of this community and driving them to a re
. sort to arms MS q means of redressng th,i
wrongs. They saw plainly that there would
be no opportunity given them to remed,
peaceably the evils that beset them on al
sides They saw that the privileges Of the
ballot were denied them, and only So b votes
would be received and counted as were cast
in support Of the maintenance and continuance
in power of the Republican party. In fine
they were satisfied that the election was to be
conducted exclusively in the interest of the
nsurpation, and without any regard to the
rights Of the white people. Desparing then,
Of all hope Of accomplishing reform in the
administration of the State Government by
the ordinary and legitimate method. a resort
was had to force, which proved eminently sue.
ccessfnl.
| No sooner had the smoke of battle cleared
away and the remnants Of Kellogy's private
army were collected together, the usurper
falsely reasserts that he offered to divide the
registrars among the Democrats and Republ,-
cans. He reiterates his desire for fair cleo
ton and count, and even solicits conference
with our people 10 negotiate arrangen ents for
a satisfactory conduct Of the election He
consents to create a supervisory board of reg
lstration of five members two Democrats. two
Republicans with the fifth member acceptable
to both parties as umpire But when a slmi-
liar organization Of the returning board was
demanded, Boss Packard, who owns and con.
trolls Kellogg, peremptorly refused to concede
the point. ....=
This showed the aninus as well as the Sc
cret intentions of the dominant party What
bodes 1t If the registration and election be |
fair when the count of the votes can be so |
IN tide as to suit the wishes and plans of a par |
tisan returning board, composed entirely of
Repu blicans, without single Democratic
representative of it? What chance have the
white people for fair count by board COM
posed OF tn, two negroes, kenner and C.sa-
awe, and their friend and associate, Long
street? Absolutely none.
Tn ier the provisions of the Infamous cleo
ION law, Democratic distinct under the
registration and election m y give majority
II 1000 votes. and yet just before closing the
'olls, drunken negro or white man, set on
or the purpose, may create disturbance at
he polls, which u on being noted by one of
he election commissioners on his returns,
NIL be sufficient to authorize the returning
oard to throw out the entire vote Of that dis.
net In that way every Democratic district
an and will be DISTINGUISHED wherever it is
ecessary to give success to the Republican 8
cket. We say it will be thrown out, because e
has been done before, and because it is the t
My way in which the Republican party in
iis state ever did or ever can triumph since
10 days of reconstru ttion. Il
With full consciousness Of the fact then, !,
nat however Overwhelmingly our registration
nd 70 ing may exceed our political oppo-
cnts -admittin honesty and fairness will
8 observed in both--our ballots will not be :
,unted what inducement or encouragement
there, we ask, tor our citizens to subject
lemselves to the truit'ess annoyance and
aste Of time of either registering or voting
They feel satisfied new that under the sys- 4
m Of registration already inaugurated by
ellogg's registrars, tho result Of the election
ded, and, Of course, in favor Of perpetna- o
IN Of the present rule Of corruption and in
my. Under the present code Of election
ID registration laws which legalize
sud and outrage, the dominant party q
II easily continue itself in power and Office IL
irtnitum.
Look, for instance, at the secret circular Of VI
structions issued by the State Supervisor to ~
$ subordinates in the parishes, and inter u
ct il meaning. Read the following extract "
,m tn It circular and observe its significance: q
You are instructed to use your utmost en-
avors to cause full registration Of all Re ''
lblican voters in your parish, and to espe- al
lily encourage and assist the registration Of
1ite Republ can electors. For this purpose b,
IL will keep your Office open at the Count m
ouse tor as short period us necessary, and
en- remove to the localities most thi, XIV pop u
ated by colored voters, and give such notice ~ ~
advance (of course with the greatest eau ~ !"
my rs will facilitate their presence at the n
ne Of opening tue books. Ia.
Look at the registration of this city. With
lly ten thousand negro votes in it, ouer ~
ren Thousand Of them have been registered .
thin fifteen days after opening the registry a
fees. In the Seventh Ward over seven hun q
a,l negro voters have been recisfercd mora 81