The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-11-28

IRON tbs Now Fsfk Hersid.

hfom t1e New Ebfk Heraid.
The Democratic party Is % svi-
I IDENTITY On the high road to national
success that the friends of tho coll
Ored race will feel some a ate
sod misgivings as to The ss60fitY
tot their newly acquired
4 The Democrats So res0lafslV son-
tested every INCH Of ground against
the negrass, Sighting tha canstsa-
tlCnal amendments ono bv one.
tiglI ing Gle enforcement acts. sy1n-
! pathlzlug ssith The Ku-8lux insol-
srauce, and denouncing wlth8ut
stint the abuses cf negro supren-
aeY. that Democratic scendancy
IIn The Federal Governments miaht
seem Ike putting wolves ovsr tie
Hook ID place ofsthe faithful shep-
herd dogs.
Perll q the negroes viii be the
chlef topic Of iahammAtoFv appeal
blythe Republicans is their attempt
to stem the tide of Democratic
victdry daring the ensuing two
years. This topic may bs urged
With great plausibility, but proba-
bly, with na great success. Fears
of this kind win BE- simulated hF
politicians who do not feel e
Ihe Republican leaders can not
SO understands the shrewdness
oE then Democratic 0ppouen aB
% believe they viii attamps to de-
prlve tie negroes 0f either theit
tEeadom their civa rights or tha :
elective franchise. Is would rs
impossible to conceal such d pnr-
pose If i we're entertained. and
nothing would 50 certainly arrest
the political revolution noN FL
progress as "a belief that ths South-
ern Negroes wod bs renanded
oy the Democratic party to their
.ofmer condition.
Wehave n0 doubt that the rights
q The negroes viii be moYe secure
p Democratic than in Republican,
lands # il the tendency and
.iisct.of the Republican policy 10
.rray the negroes in hostility to
he best eldssss of The Southern
,opulati9n, aud thereby obstruct
ne ascendancy Of intelligence
haFaeter and property ia South-
En politics. Negro suffrage has
.roved to BE- a great evil chigfv
p account al The divorce effected
the South between numbers md
ltelligenca 8hs Southern blachs
ave been formed inlo d polisical
aktg under outside guidance and
party which had ! Bet
I interest or supposed interests
aparate from tie general interests
tie Southern commnnitg.
ln q healthy state AZ p0litios
lore is 8 solidarity ot feeling
stwean the praspeFeas ana tie
30rer classes, ana although
.era may BE twe parliesas
.ere always are la hae countries
sthay are composed On both sides
the Fich and the poor. Tbs intel
gent and tie Ignorant tits the
er0gative u intelligence 81 con-
ll igHoranea, and the chief sviI
Southern politics since the VAT
s consisted ii such an oreaniza-
y II the blaeks IS has arfayed
sn ln opposition u ths enlieht-
ed lOca feeling 0f che comma-
les with which sheif lot IA cast
But as soon as Hsder6l influence
all cease 81 control the negro
I'd. intell ehce and capaoitg
i rehssers their sway and negro
ling ID ths South viii be AZ safe
tha Immigrant vote has alwavs
sn in tha North. TIE Demo-
tic party will have no tampla
! ~ depFlve We negroes If lha
ht of Suffrage, because u ailE
" no difficulty in ccntrnlhr
mind when the potent Esdesal
.aenra Cooperate with local iii.
iesncs instead 81 Frustrating
/ defeating N
she 81 tAQ0l9 sSl@t snu8 specs
tes GA the obituary al sae faa