New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-03

ces: could only be obtained BY . fraudulent
.skisss se6in warned tie psoplsa0m codes.
cling with Warmoth, who was paralytic
and . beggar before the people," IA
And yet in two months thereafter this
gentleman spoke at the same stand with
Governor Warmoth in support Of the Flu
sion ticket, and clasped hands across the
infamous, not the bloody, chasm. What
was the basis of this alliance! What was
the service preferred -0ns one hand and the
reward promised on the other! Recourse
must be had now once more to the report of
the Senator from Wisconsin, and will ask
the clerk to read what is marked on page
forty -four of the report.
The chief clerk read as follows:
Tho testimony shows that leading and
sagacious politicians Of the State, who were
acting with Warmoth, entertained the Opin.
ion before the election that WarmOthe con-
troll of the election machinery was e4uiva-
lent to 20, 1000 votes. and we are satisfied, by
the testimony, that this opinion was well
Mr.. West-Now will ssk the clerk to be
kind enough to turn to page 81 and read
the testimony given by J. @. A. Fellows.
The chief clerk read as follows:
"QuestiOn-In your conversation with
leading Democrats in New Orleans duriAg
the last canvass or two, at the time the
fusion was made by Governor Warm0th,
state what their calculation was that his
accession to the party would be worth to
them.
'Answer-I will premise by stating that
for several years have held myself some
what neutral in politics, waiting for an Op-
portunity to arise when could unite with
one party or another tor the best interests
of the State; and last spring and summer,
when the canvass was approaching and be-
ing carried on, there was an effort made by
some moderate Democrats and refOrmets.
and a large number of other people in
Louisiana, especially in New Orleans, that
stood in the same position with myself. to
make union with the best portion of the
Republican party, and secure the govern
ment of the State in all proper things. A
fusion was continually thought of by the
Democrats with the Governor. l was soil
cited time and again, probably by thirty, l
think, to join in the movement to make the
fusion. During that time, say for two or
three months, the whole matter was canvas
sed over and over again. They said that with
the assistance of the Governor, or fusion
with the Governor, they could certainly
carry the State against the Republican par
ty, or the CustomhOuse party, or the negro
party, as they called it. thought it could
not be done; that he had not votes enough
at his command to do it. understood that
he had not over 1000 voters that were Gis
followers. They admitted that there were
no more than 1000; but they said this: that
his power, with the assistance of the regis
tration and election laws, was good for
10000 votes by his appointing his men. or
men who would work in his interest, as
on.l fl mi loft oft ho vio
tration, and the appointment of commits
sioners OF election and in placing the cleo
ton polls, and they thought his influence
was good for 10000 votes. This was the re
peated calculation of every one l talked
with that finally went into the Fusion party
Others refused to 60 in who were called
Last Ditch Democrats, or 'Straight-Out
many of them refused to go in
the fusion, and many of them voted for
Grant and Kellogg who were within my
They made the same calcu-
ation; there was the calculation of 1000 or
1000 followers, enough to make $4,000 or
20, 900 altogether"
Mr.. West-The reading by the Clerk Just
1T this noment says that that was the COM
non talk of the politicians in Louisiana as
ne understood it at that time. Now, that it
was not only the common talk of the poll
.icians, but that it was the sentiment of the
party at large of that State.
nave evidence here. The Pfcayune of De-
,ember "a, 1872, in discussing some questions
with the election, shamelessly ad-
nits that this alliance was entered into for
hat very purpose. Here is its languages:
"All who went into the Greeley and
Brown fusion movement were necessarily
thrown into political relations with War
moth, who was in the same line of policy,
Il ho bod of fhn hol1
lnder the infamous registration and cleo
ion laws of the State, it was thought to be
neither necessary nor expedient to throw
him off, since he was in a position to insure
/ fair election and perhaps keep some ne.
yroes from going to the polls"
There is the admission. These infamous
.egi stration and election laws that the
Democratic party had been crying out
against for two whole years they then
rugged to their bosom and used them for
heir own base purposes. l will quote
again from the same paper, of q different
late. to show how far the respectable lead
,rs of the Democratic party in that State
admitted that they had gone into this IN
holy alliance, how far they admitted that
hey were going to practice upon the bal.
Ot-box, and that although we might have
! peaceable and fair election, as they
Jailed it, when the votes came up to be
aiken out of the box they tumbled up Jack.
That was the reason we had peaceable
election in Louisiana, because we did not
believe that such infamy could be engaged
n. We did not believe that whole ballot
,cxes could be taken and returned with the
lumber of 500 votes, and without the name
# a single Republican in a precinct
strongly Republican. Now, we have here
he proceedings of the ratification of the
oil h. l~ L., L. L.. A.
bloody chasm, IN which the Democratic
candidate for Governor. John McEnery,
avs:
ut is known to many of you, my country
men, that when the Democratic convention
a June assembled in your city l was the
irm, decided, outspoken advocate, in that
and out of it, for union and coal
ton of the conservative elements upon
ust basis in opposition to the power Of the
military despOt who sits enthroned at
Washington; the man who in the exercise
f despOtic power has robbed US of our
lights sitting enthrOned at Washington
u this fashion, in this compact-if 1 may
b term it's recognized as binding upon
he whole OF the people of Louisiana, all the
which it imposes, you must
ccept this compact, this coalition, as an
bsOlute entirety. There is to be no renun-
iation OF a part and the acceptance of a
art of it,"
It is very plain what the Fusion candi-
ate for Governor thought were to be the
enefts to his prospects by the compact
hat he admitted bound him and his follow
rs. What the party of the second part to
bis compact, Governor Warmoth, thought
f it, is shown by his speech on the same
ccasion. He says:
"a great deal has been said of me because
my course in relation to certain legisla-
ion in this State. 1t is known to all of you
hat recommend in no uncertain language
D the Legislature the repeal of a certain
Nv. The Legislature did after fashion
Modify these laws. Those bills have passed
he Legislature and are before me for sig
ature. Now propose to tell the people
this city, and through the press repre-
ented here the people of the State, the
nipple, plain reason that do not sign these