The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-21
WE MUST ORGANIZE.

The time is drawing near when the people
of the State will be called upon to elect
members Of the Legislature and the various
have fair election and be permitted to en-.
Joy the fruits of our victory, remains to be
seen. The prospect ahead, we are free to
confess, is not very f1attering. The election
laws, in the hands Of Kellogg, can be so ma
nipulated as to give him the entire control Of
the ballot boxes.
That he will exercise this power there is
but little doubt The Legislature must be
SO organized as to serve the interests and
purposes Of the Usurper. Hence none but
| friends of his so-called EXcellency need hope
| for seats in that distinguished body. His
| power must be perpetuated and the action
of President Grant must be indicated
With these powerful incentives, then, there
can be but little doubt as to the course Mr.
Kellogg will pursue if he be permitted to dc
So The question is, will our people stand
tamely by and see their rights trampled
upon, their votes ignored and men toisted
into office against the will of the majority
These outrages have been submitted to fol-
the past six years. Year by year they have
increased in enormity, until we find them
reaching the present anomalous condition OF
affairs A State government exercising au-
thority in the face Of the fact that III the
election it was repudiated and defeated by a
r. A I auiS1 n
ture created by giving seats to men who
were not candidates at all, in some lnstan-
ces. and in others were VIGOROUSLY known
to have been defeated.
Such and kindred acts Of fraud, usurpa-
ton and dishonesty are some of the results
arising from tame submission, on the part
Of the people, to the high-handed and I'M
paralleled etfrontery Of the negro and mis-
white ally, the carpet-bagger.
Will this be tolerated any longer? If
yea, then it is useless to think of going into
an election. Better far to yield the field to
the enemy and give them undisputed pos
session Of the Government of Louisiana.
Bat if the people are determined to make
another effort to rescue their State from the
slough of vice, corruption and ignorance
and are resolved not to be swindled or
frightened out Of the advantages they may
gain, then it is high time that steps betaken
toward the organization of the Democratic
party.
1t must be organized, too, upon such a
basis as will enable it not only to cast its
votes solidly, but too see that when they
are cast they be properly counted.
The time has come when there should be
but one voice, one aim and one struggle
with the white people of Louisiana. The
negroes are united, and, unless there is har-
mony and singleness Of purpose on our part,
we will fail to accomplish any good, and
will sacrifice the welfare of the country and
the prosperity of the people.
Let, then, the work Of organization begin
at once. Let the wards call meetings of it's
white voters, and let clubs be formed imme-
diately. Put the ball in motion, and I'M
press every man with the fact that the sal-
walton of his State depends not upon any
action on the part Of Congress, or any other
power or authority. but simply upon the de-
termined and fearless action Of our own
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