New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-14
THE CAMPAIGN---HOWs SHALL IT BE CON.
QUOTED?

QUOTED?
: The duty of the Republican party il
the current campaign has been we'll stated
; in a discourse attributed to Hon. Mr.
: Pinchback:
That there should be a bold stand not fol
: the black people or for their supremacy
but tor the simple maintenance OF the
rights, liberties and privileges OF white
men as well as black men.
Such programme Will consolidate par
ties in favor, Of or in opposition to, prin.
ciples, or upon the comparative competency
/ Of individuals to carry them out. The
Democratic central address declared that
the Democracy had no intention to en-
brasses in any respect the people OF
color in the enjoyment Of those rights
which or have been guaranteed them by
the constitution and laws. Yet a Demo-
cratic club is reported to have adopted
unanimously resolution to send
A representative of tie club to cooperate
with delegates from various Democratic
clubs of the Third Ward, to visit merchants
employing negroes and request them to
discharge their negro hands and employ
only white men.
This manifests a cooperative purpose
Of prescription entirely inconsistent with
the spirit Of the Democratic address re-
ferred to. It is clearly the duty and in
terest of the colored people to obliterate
all prejudice OF race by demonstrating a
liberation of whites, and making the sole
test of eligibility to Office integrity and
capacity. BY presenting to the voters Of
Louisiana none but competent men their
enemies will be dsarmed and their
mouths closed.
There is Oh the part of the opposition
an intention manifested to conduct the
campaign on total separation Of races
and prescription Of black men and
women from all labor in the field or in
mental service. There have been open
proposals made to organize and arm the
whites for the purpose of giving effect to
the race league. This last is confined
very much to the politicians Of the French
school, who seem to fancy themselves in
Paris and to suppose that Republican
people will resort to the CONGREGATIONS and
street fights by which they settle political
differences in that favored land Of anarchy.
The counsels and campaign cry of the
organ of the French speaking people is
couched in these words:
Democrats, White Leaguers, all who are |
menaced in their dearest interests. you are |
invited to send delegates to special con- |
venticn, which will organize the grand eiec. |
toral army for the battle of November.
For ourselves, We prefer the immemo-
rial practice of our American ancestors to |
the Spanish, French, Italian or Sicilian
mode of overthrowing a government to
get at its Offices. We propose to respect
the laws. They have given to the colored
people tie RICH. of suffrage and of labor.
We have pledged ourselves as citizens to
obey all laws promulgated according to
the forms Of law. We are neither higher
than the law nor can we nullify the law,
nor can we nullify the negroes who have
been made citizens under the law. With
our views, such indirect violation of the
laws would be a violation Of our duties as
American citizens. We say this with en-
tire concession TO those vino, having i'm
bibed different ideas Of the relation be-
tween the citizen and the law, deem it |
to annul the law by violent
exclusion of the colored people from rights
granted By the constitution and guaran-
iced by the nation.
The REPUBLICAN has, for many months,
ed the way upon the track indicated By
Hon. Mr.. Pinchbacl. There must be
conservative liberation among Repubi-
ans. There must be an inexorabIe ex-
fusion from representative notions Of all i,
o-called Republicans who will use their
positions to enrich themselves, leaving to
he colored people to bear the reproach Of
ignorance and corruption, and to exasper-
tie even conservative white men agains. :
hem. .
There must be o selection of Republi-
Oh iAtALI.ASNo, oOLLINi t-LANA III |
nclple-co1npetent to perform the
uties Of station-hones', vigiIant, and .
economical, well informed Of the inter- :
SITS Of the State, and well esteemed by q
he Republican government and party +,
With such ticket, conservative white i
len viii find the Republican principles "
established beyond the power of over a
lrow; Republican nominees officially IN O.
Objectionable, and Republican influences q
18th the governing power of the nation 81
} we'll established, that the great works q,
1d legislative measures needed by q,
ouisiana, can be better promoted by "
epublican representatives, than by an e,
lti-free suffrage democracy, seeking to C,
the Republican ascendency, or 4
legion of White Leaguers reeking with q;
e blood Of black people driven from Fl
e polls in enforcing the right of a G.
inority to rule majority. n,
OUR CANAL AND ITS PROSPECTS, n