The weekly Louisianian., 1874-10-10
A CARD.

81 A CARD.
p Ihe publication in the ines, COL
+ hitting ME, together with the prom
. ntnt colored citizens mentioned tier
2 i'll, to the support Of TIC PROGRAMS
r agreed upon by the Republican a1l
: Democrat conference committee. rel;
tive TO registration ana election, o.
signs to me a Position that I a,
= unwilling to occupy and thai I do III
mold ; and orro familiar with my polii
cal opinions and anteceaents woul
not have placed me in such an attitude
Not = professional politician, and a.
aspirant for no Office. / am, neyertile
less, POSITIVE i'll NY political convi@
lions, and a pronounced Radical Re
publican Rlr~UBL1CASIsM coasistin.
III principles that give equal and exac
Justice to every citizen, and my RAD,
cAh1sM in such I'LL adherence to thes,
principles us not only precludes tit
violation Of the rights Of others, bat
forbids submission to the .bridge-
ment. in tho smallest degree. OF ay
own rights. DO not appcoyo these.
so Called CONCESSIONS or compromises,
growing ont Of the conference conf
mittees representing the two political
parties OF the State.
Fiirst-Becasrse it is not necessary
for the purpose, os:ensibiy sought to
be s%nbserveti, to wit: IL fair election
embracing a fnil registration a Tree
ballot, and honest canvass Of the votes
cast. The time hts been in Louisiana
when votes were manufactured, and
ballots were manipulated, 50 thut the
declared result Of All election did not
always and necessarily represent the
popular viii. But that time has
passed, and to the credit OF the citizens, |
alike Of each political party, it may
be said that Tor til" future the people |
are determined that neither registrars,
boards. nor executives. shall
UP governments in Louisiant
than rs the will Of the ma
of voters determines. The pub
tic mind, irrespective of party, is so
relative to popular rights,
>, directed to past abuses perpetrated
upon the same, and SO determined
that said abuses shall not he repeated,
either violence or fraud, that
compromises are unnecessary
% give protection sought by all
honest men. The simple concert OF
Oh the part OF the individual"
~'it;zens, Republican or Democrat, for
he vindication OF the political preroga-
ives OF the citizen, followed up by an
ndopcndent, kindly and vigilant
pirit by The, different political elc-
nsuts, is "nd always will bc-the
ricksters and traders to the contrary
'aiiicient, amply sufficient to secure
air, popular election under Republi-
institutions. In the second place,
lie so called compromise OF adjust
ncnt, unnecessary u I deem it for the
accomplishment, OF the purpose that
lesigued it, has proceeded under such
circumstances aud cventuated III such
orm, as to embarrass and defeat tile
seemingly sought, rather than
. further them. The composition Of
be advisory and returning board
he first a body unauthorized by law
nj without authority, and the second .
and contingent though l
eemipgly fair and promising Of peace,
, my mind suggests political tricks,
nd gives a large margin for political
TINT may result in the perpe- !
:ation of wrong upon the colored
numerically in the majority Z
, the State, yet from their surroun- Il
irgs least protected, and most liable Il
he victimized by the demagogues r
nd schemers of either party, who seek q
le management of public affairs; and
lis pending possible wrong is COM
ensatedb by no efficient guarantee that -"
" odhsetting good will be secured by a
le State or general public. The Il
are not supposed to be s
affected with sympathy for c
y class, and the white Republican a
representatives. of the executive, who ii
~ remain on these boards, judging
- future by the post, will hardly J
eel their Democratic associates in j.
for the political rights Of
g large Gloss Of voters whom I repre-
Mt. Under these circumstances, to =
= mind, the compromise suggests u
as in the nearfuture, in which 70
. material will be furnished by one d
90 and the political 'peculators and
.neaoiaries by the other, and the So Ii