The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-26
THE WHITE LE1GTE-TTS MAIN
PURPOSE,
To the Editor New Orleans Bulletin:

To the Editor New Orleans Bulletin:
! Having understood from the very inception
OF the organization known as the White
League, that It's main purpose was to apply tc
the business relations of life the policy adopt
ed by the Radical officials and politicians in
the distribution of patronage and employment.
l am somewhat surprised at the effort that has
been made by some Of the local journals to
create the impression that it is the intention
of those constituting said organization to s',lse
violence i'll carrying out their programme. -
Here at home, where all the facts in regard to
the in uguration Of the White League are
well known, and the status OF these journals is
| fully understood, such a wanton misrepresen-
tatlon OF large and respectable portion of
our people will prove harmless. But there is
reason to fear that the result will be different
with the distant public ! have already seen
several foreign journals that have been led by
these gratuitous misrepresentation to believe
that the White League is nothing more nor
less than a revival of the Ku-klux Khan.
1t is equally as well known that there is a
secret oath-bound organization among the
negroes that its members are sworn to sup
port for nomination and election none but
members of the order that patronage is to
be bestowed on none but Republicans, prefer
ence being given to members of the league ::
and that they are to aid and defend each when
III distress or danger to the extent Of their
ability. In regard to this organization, the
journals so ready and prompt in their efforts
to misrepresent the White League observe an
ominous silence Surely IA black league is
more to be feared than is white one for the
reason that the former is under the direction
and control OF set OF as designing and I'M
scrupulous men as ever cursed civilized
community.
IT it is right and proper for Federal, State,
parochial and municipal officials to pledge
themselves to give employment to and confer
patronage upon only those protesting the
Radical faith, it is equally right and proper
for private citizens to refuse to en-
ploy those who support and maintain
III power the Adventures and renegades
whose paramount object has been and still is
to plumber and Cypress the taxpayers and
property holders OF this State In doing til 5,
private citizens disburse their own money,
white Radical officials disburse the money
wrung from an unwilling people to support
an obnoxious usurpation. 10 carry ont such
programme, on the part of the White
League, or white population, a resort to vio-
lence will not be necessary And there will
an aggressive policy. The only cause to fear
such a result is to be found in the fact that
the negroes are providing themselves with
arms of the most approved pattern.
This mode of influencing class of voters
who have proved insensible to every other
kind Of appeal, is unquestionably unfortunate
and may prove abortive; still those adopting
it will have the proud satisfaction of knowing
that they did not voluntarily give aid and
comfort to the cohorts of the plunderars.
CAuCAsIAN