The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-25
LOOK WE'LL TO THE END.

LOOK WELL III Idh hAU'
At the beginning of the political campaign
Of 1874, preparations were made by the Radi-
cal leaders in Louisiana to send their stand
ing army-the metropolitan police into the
country parishes, for the purpose Of en-
forcing obedience to the usurpation but,
alarmed at the rapid organization and arming
of the White League in New Orleans, they
had to abandon this project.
The attempt was then made to deprive the
people of the constitutional right to keep and
bear arms. This was frustrated by the events
of the 14th September, where the citizens OF
Louisiana asserted their manhood, and taught
their oppressors that the day had passed when
the rights and liberties of the people could be
tzampled upon with immunity.
The registration of voters was conducted III
q shamefol manner. Impediments were
thrown in the way of white citizens, while
colored citizens were not only freely regis
Jared. but were allowed to repeat, SO that the
number of colored men who were registered
was largely in excess of the colored voters
In this connection most diabolical attempt
~.a made to disfranchise thousands Of natu-
r.lized citizens, 80 that the success OF the
Radicals would be assured beyond all doubt,
but they had to quail before the storm Of in
diQnation which swept the entire country, and
won't into election trusting to the majority
of registered colored voters But to their dis
may, hundreds of colored men voted for the
Peoples ticket, and the Radical party in
Louisiana were defeated at the ballot box.
So far the people have been victorious!
Every scheme Of villainy which has been con-
oocted by the Radical leaders, since the peo-
nile resolved to maintain their rights at all
hazards, has come to nought. But, looA; aceA
10 the end! There are breakers ahead. Fooled
in all their maneuvers, driven from every
position. the Radical leaders in Louisiana
hope to regain their lost ground, and to stifie
the voice of the people, as expressed at the bal
lot box. This they expect to do through the
Returning Board, and should they fail in this,
they will devise some inscriptions means,
some cunning and original device, of which
IN honest man would not dream, even in the
widest flights of imagination. but which
would readily suggest itself to the devilish
brain of Radical.
Look ,oeu to the end Men like Packard,
Dibble, Ray, Twitchell and Souer, Kellogg
and their ubiquitous associates. who have
lorded it so long over Louisiana, will not yield
their supremacy without struggle.
They have held Office 20 long in Louisiana,
and rode rough shod 50 long over the liberties
Of the people, that they have come to think
that Louisiana belongs to them, and that the
people have no rights that they are bound to
respect. They do not realize that change
has taken place. They look upon all that has
been said or done Is mere ebullitions Of an
excited people. They must be taught the
stern reality-that their doom, politically, is
sealed, and that they must step down forever
from all positions of place and power within
the gift Of the people Of Louisiana.
Lool ,ccu to the end! Let our leaders. who
have 80 far led our columns to victory, now
deliberate calmly and wisely upon the best
course to be pursued. We have arrived at
critical point, and cannot afford to make any
mistakes. The enemy although beaten,
must be narrowly watched. Our Legislators,
who have been elected. should be in the city
of New Orleans prior to the time fixed for the
meeting of the Legislature for the purpose Of
counseling together and to foil any sharp
game of their opponents. Our people should
maintain the thorough organization and pre-
paration to which we are mainly indebted for
the successes achieved. Our parish officials
should yield hearty support to any move
ment for the benefit OF our cause; for if the
Kellogg usurpation is perpetuated. it will not
be long before they are busted from their
Offices. And one and all should press for
ward in the good work SO auspiciously begun.
until We have gained position from which
We cannot be driven, and where we may rest
securely.
The receipt of tickets for the grand fair of
Ascension Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
il acknowledged. The fair is given for the
benefit Of the building fund, and is to con-
tinue for two nights, opening on the evening
Of December 26.
The very able and exhaustive article entitled
"Ten Years of American Radicalism," re-
Gently copied by us from the London Saturday
Recie,c, is supposed to be from the pen of the
Hon. ]. p. Benjamin.
The press on our columns on Thursday
prevented as full q notice of the