The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-25
THE COUNTING BOARD.

This Institution, which has been
created and nurtured by the Radical
party of our State, ever since their
advent here with their Pandora-box
of rasealities and frauds, still lives,
fourishes, has a local habitation and
name, with our Matt. Wells, as Pres
ident, and Keno Anderson, with two
loyal negroes as bowers, and is now
in full blooming session. No decent
man or intelligent voter, for a mo-
ment doubts that this Board wascre-
ated especially as the last and high.
est,tribunai of Radical uses and the
last resort of matured scouudrelism,
which is now, more than ever, being
used to further the frauds of the de-
feated radical party in louisiana
The Board is well known to be en-
tirely useless, never was intended as
achech for good purposes, but on the
contrary was invented, and is now
being used as the cheating process
and steptone to honors, which have
been denied, fairly and honestly de-
MED, at the polls by the sovereign
people. .-G s- a.as..-
If we be right in our estimate of
the intended formation Of this new
keno steal, of which there can be no
doubt, and on which verdict we can
get the endorsement of every honest
and decent man in Rapides, how much
more are we convinced Of these con-
clusions, as we now hastily glance at
their performances in the City Of
New Orleans, in their daily sessions,
which bid fair to be extended at least
a month YETI Is there any reasona.
BILE doubt in the mind of anyone, that
cheating and fraud again are the spe
cial and premeditated order of the
day, and that Radicalism has the very
champion counters to do the dirty
job and again rob US of our rights:
Of this, and even more, we, as a citi
zen, a voter, a journalist have nc
doubt, and are perfectly convinced
that we are again on the eve of an.
other cheat, far more glaring, bare
faced and infamous than that of 1872
which we have been forced to endure
even by our Federal Government
whose hands should have been
neutral, and not unjustly raised to
rivet the infamy. We reiterate we
write not in doubt, do not mince our
words, nor cautiously round our sen,
fences, specially for the hereafter.
but plainly and squarely make the
assertion, without reservation, that
there is cheating on the whole line
of the Counting Board, and that the
very men of men are OH watch and on
duty there, to put the thing through
in the most approved and cheeky
style, without remorse and with will
ling hearts, provided such creatures
are blessed with such a thing, and
that they will do it at the peril of
their existence, and under any and
all circumstances. This we believe,
and even know as near as knowledge
can be beforehand known, and fur
Their, that Rapides will be one of the
cheated again. ~. ~ .,.5 ~. .:
Now, we have no doubt some ofour
good folks will aver we are crying
wolf too soon,' and are making too
much fuss before hand, but to all
such we say forewarned is forearmed
and chat is just what we mean and
are aiming at III our present, plain
and outspoken words. There is dan
ger, real danger ahead, the same old
storm is coming again, the same one
which we have always failed to wea-
ther or even attempted to weather,
except by indignant and wasted
words, and we desire to play "old
probabilities one time, and let all
Rapides know it is coming and to be
prepared for it, and not hereafter
swear at the old Democrat, because
he sugar-coated the pill and swore it
would not sicken the stomach. 1t is
here tits brewing, we feel its, COM
ing chilly blasts and before we know
down we go again! ; Are our voters,
our conservative voters, both white
and celored, who worked SO nobly and
fairly in a noble and fair cause, and
whose triumph was equally noble and
fair, are they. going to- remain still
and permit their we'll earned victory
to be pressed to their very lips as the
ashes of another defeat by the &C
cursed minions of the Kellogg usur.
patton, and tamely submit to the TO-