New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-21
Tho Louisiana Democratic.

made, at the recent Democratic ratification
meeting at New York, somewhat rash
pledges for his party when he announced it
would soon withdraw the army, iberate
the Southern whites from bondage and
protect the colored man. AS its brethren
in Louisiana after protecting" the blacks
on the second instant by constraining them
by intimidation to vote a Democratic ticket
or starve, have preferred formal demand
for the withdrawal Of the national troops
before the Returning Board in New Orleans
shall have fairly entered upon its labors, it
looks very much as though the White
League. that dispersed in September on the
advent Of the soldiery, were impatient to
reappear with arms. environ the board and
exact the return of Democratic majority.
What the individual Leaguers could not
compass by threats to the voter the col
!ectiye League would compel of the board.
Mr.. Parkers ''bondage" is the Leaguer's
unwilling halt before national bayonet.
but for which that rutian would ply his
mischief upon the public peace and the
personal safety Of loyal citizens.
MIR. Parkers protection Of the blacks wac
illustrated in New Orleans in the White
League bullets that sped past the national
sentry and stretched in death black men
crouching behind him on tho fourteenth Of
last September. The fearful shambles Of
SOlldA huU SUueudIb0s AbUuISI0uds dOVOoU uAO
projection of colOred men, the "bondage"
of their white butchers and the unwisdon
of military interpOsition with no less force
than does the recurring Democratic plea in
that State after every election that because
the Democracy is in minority it should
be declared q majority. As long as that
party tails to utilize its old army OF re.
peaters or its new league of armed mobs.
men with success. Mr.. Parker will doubtless
continue to commiseratc the white ''bOnds.
men" and vex himself that troops. but for
whom black men might soon be shot down
into minority. are encamped South.
Senator William Pinckney Whyte, OF
Maryland, is more temperate than the Jer.
seyman and obviously understands the vi.
cious temper of Southern Democrats. He
says: II am not exultant at these triumphs.
They are fraught with danger to the people.
We shall have much to do in repressing the
turbulent spirits in Onr ranks fever the
opposition shall rely for accessions upon
positive merits OF its own. rather than. "a
lately. upon disaffectiOns in our ranks. sew
orally local and temporary in character. it
will be because it's Whytes instead OF it's
Parkers are IN control of it's councils. The
Louisiana Democracy now affords pregnant
reason for the apprehension expressed by
the distinguished Maryland Democrat.
In view of the recent election it organized
the bloody mutiny of September to dis.
hearten the blacks. On the day Of election
the instrumentalities of skull and cross
bones placards, of menace. of changing or
smashing ballot boxes and Of forged re-.
turns were employed, and thousands OF
whites forced their servants to cast DEM
ocratic ballots. Beaten, despite these
ventures. that party trets to daunt the
Returning Board into conceding what they
failed to achieve. 1t spawns an armed mob
upon the streets at will, but it demonstrates
against federal soldiery. What this protest
disguises merits attention. The troops will
be an inconvenience to that party IN JAM
uary, when the Legislature shall assemble,
no less, nay, even more than now that they
harbor the Returning Board from violence.
The Republicans have carried the State
ticket. the constitutional amendments and
a majority of each branch of the Leglsla.
ture. but the White League blood is up,
and the New York Herald correspondent
at New Orleans announced on the twelfth
instant that White League circles are ex.
cited and threaten to lynch the board II 1t
officially declares such results.
The ensuing day the Democratic leaders
suddenly concluded that the board was un'
constitutional, since it would not be ser'
vile, and filed protest to that effect. The
discovery that 1.-THE law conferred judicial
power the board could not possess" was
not dreamed of in 1872, when the Democ.
racy suffered Warmoth, even in violation
Of law. to improvise three boards In one
month in the McEnery interest. Governor
Kellogg. however earnest to assure the DE.
mocracy all the equities-and he gave it
clerks. registrars and commissioners OF
election in equal proportion with those OF
his own party, despite the refusal of the
Democracy in 1872 to suffer single Repub-
lican officer OF election-urged the board,
alone competent to supply vacancy in
itself, to agree upon the resignation of one
Of its five members, go as to receive in his
stead special representative Of the NAL
contents. The i've were elected by tho
State Senate in it's session Of 1928, under
the provisions of the election law. which
required. moreover. that the board should