The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-12-16
The Crescent City White League.
New ORLEANS, J
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Editor IN eW YORK WorldSs 3
= sra: Tie Herald of your CITY, in il
4 latest effort to reach the tip-top of sen
sational- newspaperdom, published or
Sunday morning lastasl article connect
ing theW hfts Lea que OF this city witt
the political aspirations of two mem
bess-eiect Of the coming Legislature a.
connected withas a. party programme
which is 10 play the deuce with kellogg
the ret1rHing Board, the Legislature
and State atfiirs generally }, all of which
T. ia to be accomplished by the rifles O.
the White League. The article as tele
graphed from Washington to our city
and published here. yesterday afternoon
is Of uelength, and towardsthe close
states, tsall this has been laid Before the
President to guide him in his remarks
I upon the Louisiana question"
p I have but to state that If the Presi.
dent is guided In his coming message
upon the Louisiana question by any OF
the statements made by the New York
Herald concerning the White League
in this city, he will be guided by entire
misrepresentation and utter untruth
From the first article of the Herald
when, in its issue, of 10Th Septembe,
last, it stated that the White League
was founded upon the ruins of the or
ganization known as the Knights of the
White Camelia, and had $500 armed
men upon the streets on the eyentfu1
14th Of September, until now, all it:
statements $50 far as I have seen them,
in reference to the White League in
this city have been either entirely in.
+. correct Or very, greatly exaggerated
This last, sent out by them on Sunday
morning, has not in it a word of truth
80 far d 8 the Crescent City White
League is concerned, and there is TIC
other in New Orleans. I inciose n
copy Of the platform of principles and
constitution of our league. From that
we have notdeparted. The League has
had no connection whatever with any
political party, nor has 1t been nor can
It be used In any way by political aspi
rants. .;,rgsHTdf E#Tai.-r
..n Orgaaized as protective association,
II with the ability and determination to
maintain our own rights and the rights
of all citizens under the, law, we pro-
pose to Continue in so doing. We dem.
onstrated to the American people what
an utter and contemplate fraud and
usurpatiOn the Observation-Disclosures
Kellogg government was, and stamped
as falsehood their assertion that the
said fraud was the choice of our people
and amply able TO sustain itself without
aid from Federal bayonets. r,g..-..
,. I trust, that you will, deal with the
Herald's statement as it deserves. 1t is
evidently made in the interest of the
Grant-Kellogg usurpatiou and to justify
the sending and keeping Of troops here
to carry the election, The information
upon which the article was writer
must have been obtained from Kellogg
sources, forHit Is utterly untrue so far
as the Crescent City White League is
concerned. ,un1- g "a5 sFr..r< e.
Iknow whereof affirm. The Cres-
cent City White League resulted from
a conversation between General F. N.
Ogden tits President) and myself.
From its, organization I have been a
member threof, and upon its Executive
Committee. The programme announced
by the Herald has. never been. thought
of, much less talked of, BY the league,
which has not had meeting for two
weeks. ID .i'' 1t ~
~, Respectfully, ...';
~, ,'r ...,- +. r. souTHMAyD, y
r. m -. s,.,........ So Camp street.