The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-22
THE FRANC lIsE IN LOUISIANA,

Now that the so-called Conference has
fule because Of the utter corrupt charscte,
OF the Repnbli an representatives, let our PEG
pie take a retrospective view Of the ia alters o.
franchise and election in Louisiana md SEE
for themselves what the chances of success fer
them arc IN Ter Radio rule. We feel that it
is al-important that every honest m N should
fairly comprehend the situation, in order to
act intelligently.
As soon as military rule was entirely re-
moved from the State after the war. fair
election was held and the homes. men aud
property hol.lers had fair representation in
the Government. The Rtdc.ls. known .
their inf rriority in numbers, advised the negro
10 fe''s''n Article FIRST.
The name and style Of this corporation sh.i :.
be the Planters Cotton Tie Association, and IT. =,
place OF business and legal donlcile shall be TIN "
city OF New Orleans, in tie parish Of Orleans ahi
the State OF Louisiana. ~
ARTICLE SECOND.
The objects and purposes for which this corp"
ration is established ATE delared to be the manu- l
iacture purchase and sale OF iron cotton u's I.
Tor baiing cotton and other merchandise as we'll
the lnanufacture and sale Of such other AL :
ticles it may deem proper. The President % I.
Sc rotary Of the Association shall be the proper !
officer upon whom citations and other legal pro
cess may be served. !.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The aptal stock Of this Association is hereby
fixed at eight hundred thousand dollars, divided
into sixteen thousand shares If fifty dollars EACH
forty per centum Of which shalt be paid in cash
at time Of subscription and forty per centun
within thirty days thu reafter, making eighty pc.
centnm in all, or forty dollars per share Ana II
shall he the duty OF the Board of Directors, III
AI,a,n n lt,at loyn kx,..
promptly paid, to declare tho ock thus sub
scIibed and paid for fully paid up, and cause tn
same to issue to each subscriber as he may, iii
accordance with the terms OF this Article .
promptly complete his payments thereon
All outstanding certificates r stock issued
under the original Act OF Incorporation, sha b,
turned in and deliv.re to the association, and.
IN lieu thereof, each stockl'oldtr shall have and
..errt Err ti'n. ''s-ss7' Ms
hold on the baltot-box, and at once the votes
of honest men and property holders pree
| vailed
Now come the United States bayonets under
the fiat of a partisan ruler, and Kellogg and
his minions were placed over us in defiance
Of Ill law. all right and all facts
After a While this more infamous man. i'll
possible, than Warmoth, made his so-caled
Legislature repeat the monstrous election law
of his predecessor that he might make a show
to the world of fairness. But at the same
time he had registration law passed which
is more infamous than anything hitherto
known-a law not only unjust and oppressive,
but in utter violation of all constitutional pro-
visions. This is the law under which it is
now proposed that our people shall once more
enter into an election.
Now, the Republican party of Louisiana
claim to have maj rity of the voters. A. p
Field recently "confdently asserted" to
reporter of the New York Herald that the
Republican majority Of this State is 5000 to
30 600!
Look at the re ,ord. The first fair election
after the war went against the 4 publican
party; the election of 1872 went against
them; and now. after conference" of
four days. held at the request of their LEADER,
the party shrinks from iair election. They
cannot afford to abide the decision of an
honest returning ho ri.
Felow-citizens. look at these facts and
weigh them well