The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-10
MORN LOUISIANA LEAGUES OP-
: PGD TO A FAIR ELECTION.

MORN LOUISIANA LEAGUES OF
PGD TO A FAIR ELECTION.
Insad Of having the anticipated
e4c6 quieting the turbulent spirit
Of til White Leagues Of Norther1
and fsstern louisiana, the recent
conn mise effected by the Conserv.
ativeInd Republican conference com.
,mitte seems to have given new lfft
to thbitter feeling of hatred of Re.
publilns that animates the breast; d
. the aerage.L Lacquer of those sections
The hiding organs Of League senti-
mentlenounce the compromise as a
sllaaaful compact-a debasing con-
cessio to the assumed powers of the
ustper,,'' binding only upon those
4 who lade it, and not upon the white
mass composing the Party of Caste.
Their is no abatement Of the fierce
ness IF these organs, no disposition
show to depart from the rule Or ruin
! polio mapped out previous to the
compromise. On the contrary, the
determination to carry the election at
all haardssis reiterated, and threats
againt Republicans who..shal1 dare to
| attemit a Reorganization of their
party or the coming contest, are Mt
tered with the same frequence ard
velenence as Of yore. Foremost in
the ranks of these sleuth- hounds of
the ulra Democracy stand theShreye-
port lines and Natchitoches Tndica-
tor. j, With a malignancy that rivals
the frnzy of madmen, these sheets
assail md denonnce Republicans and
Repuaicanism in every guise, and
eeek b keep burning in the hearts of
Southern whites the hatred of North
ern l.yalists, or Yankees" which
was kgotten Of the conflict between
the States.
i Accepting the utterances of these
Journals as expression Of the prevail
ing sediment of the North Louisiana
Democracy, we can draw but one con-
and that is: These people do
not want fair election. The cause
Of this is equally evident: With fair
election the Republicans will carry
Caddo Natchitoches, Red River, Bos-
sier, Grant and other northwestern
parishes where. the Leaguers are
thirstisg unto death for the offices,
aud this must be prevented at all haz-
ards. Violence is necessary to their
purposes. Organized intimidation of
white Republicans and colored voters
$ the slleet-anclior Of their political
lopes.;. None know better than the |
eaders of the White Mans Party how
riunphantly the Republicans can
weep the State in an honorable con-
est at the polls. The returns upon
which the McEnery ticket based its
ssumptions bf success in 1872 indi-
ate that fact quite clearly to the
Kinds of thinking and well Informed
and the sagacious place
unters of :Attakapas and Red River
ave no intention Of submitting their
;sims to the test Of an uutrammeled
Expression of the popular. will on the
.cond of November. The work of
'tilnidation must go on and compre-
Uses be repudiated, for quietude. and
lir play mean a Republican victory.
The Conservatives Liberals, Dem
rats and White Leaguers of the
portion of Louisiana are
aced before the world in the atti- /,
de Of men who have such greed for /;
ficial power that they will override ;
e voice Of the people and descend
the basest practices to crafty that
;sire. If they-or at least the honest t
ID decent men among them-would |
trieate themselves from this I'M {
emily and degrading attitude, they i
lst repudiate the violent organs i
at pretend to speak for them, frown d
wn the intolerant and unprincipled t
smbers of their party who will not v
state at bloodslled for political q
ject, and give their active support y
ward difusing the spirit the recent d
Compromise " and carrying out its C.
,citications in good faith. -" e
Viii they do these thingse I;
soTIcE-I hereby notify my friends ~
! patrons that l have made ar -,
vomants With Cant 1no 7 Rrorrp