The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-17

on party nomination and is Subsidiary
to party aseendancy. This [ know to be
the case with at least two Republican
candidates for Office in this parish, and
doubtless will be the case with all of
them. d
No matter. tben how MANY announce
themselves there will III Int ona candiD
| date for each office. There Is good com
mon sense and nnIiticaj wisdom h tIia.
but how is If with tbe white office-seeE,
ers, whose name Is T"aoion wifi, Tic
vano1Iard anIvin siobfo
M tbav nr anv one ne +bop, how 10
tbe hehesfs If anv marty nraan;9eJ ~
| ntherWise9 M ,.ot ono
aFbry man nonT.hisseif God Almiob+v
,o,TIaH and 6ehla taIra IA b;ndnaest \,
As an Old African IIsed To saw seems r.
III thpir nnlitieaI creed 1gbarain aeo "
| M donht exnecfs Divine aid I;tI1a s'Ia'
neefin0 that nnssihlv tha DayiI NOV Got
the whole hafch s ss0
Apa NO Tmaan fba9 rpb;to ,aonIo -
infentssrnon onr indiy;dmaI in4Raropts o U
ratba,. 81 Hind III yrbat ;s onr man;ee 81
dutv. as to reekiesslv sacrifice tbe COM.
mon rood IN fbis cllfldish mode nf seaIl
ing office. Defeat, ignominions defeat.
will surely be the result and Justly so.
l am sure no one of the white candidates
for the ofliceof Sheriff desires such a
result, and yet, the course pursued by
these gentlemen, in making, each for
himself, an independent canvas cannot
end otherwise. 1t may be that the want
of some organization among the whites
is the cause of SO much individuality in
the politics of our parish and State, and
if SO, 1t IS ~assuredly to be deplored.
Now, il it be true that the divided
~r,I1sAa ~,,1,oln -,-r.L L., - IL Az
things, defeated by the united and or
eani5ed strength of 4 more numerous
body of negroes, how much more certain
will that be the case when Won add to.
that united strength the unscrupulous
use of the election machinery held by
them. 1t is idle to talk about controlling
that machinery in the interest of tile
white people.
It is an instrument of torture to the
body polite that can never be rendered
harmless except bY a wholesome fearsaf
an indignant public, resolved not to be
trifled with by those whose mission has
hitherto been one of fraud and ~yenality.
But no one need fear u.s., divided as we
are. r4 sa ~.
How shall warnitcs II III ntacticahla Q
TTtEerly' fmnossihle nnaer anv o-rganiza.
finn now eyisfimr IN fhe State The
ann Of DemocTacy has long since lost
its charm amnng its former yofarias
while T,iheralismz has -degenerafed into
4 cnnfnmntibla and hasfaTd Rannh1ican-
ism neither fish mar fash neither White
nor hlaelr hnt-aver raaIv ia hn either
a-ceoriingt tt -ernep0encv Decent nannle
are dispnsfed wifi one and fired 81 He
other eongidering thaf hofh are svnon-
mons with dsfeaf
R1f. savs one Tiheralism. ;s hased m
On comnromise with fine blacks. and IN
tended FL eoncada fl him iii his riohfs
True very frne hid f.sncceed q Tef
Calls WcFnerv, Penn and nur new an
didate far tf1a Senate answer
Ali Know fLaf 81 Far Il failed and
tha faiInpa as1a IN nap2 To tho dasaIt;a,1
.of w-eek-Lneed Observation-Disclosures RIGHT
nr wroIey / 40 nnt nrnnose tn Iiscnss
0nn caIsa aId 4 les,sing one of its fail.
lIra lias ii fba natural distrlsf If tha NC.
ORC For fha white nan and 3 shravd
s,,srieion On lid mart that he could not
40 SAFELY rally Al fhn nrnfassians of fine
Liberals 40 mon tbase IF their marty
eadars II tLis thew srere correct and
Il IA mt biama them I NAV hare ra-
mark thaf thevare safe IN d~isfrnsfino
the nromises of iii vvlaife noliticians nnf
,namherS " fha;I, ,,a1fv That Is II rafe
~ fha vital nIestian nj fha hour
forT-;f fha of ann ,aea n,sar
tl,a nthaTs in tbe affairs af Sfafa TAI fIa
hacks relv nnan If. TINT tbe issI,e
comes. al eifm must. whites will nroye
fr,1a to ylaitas md 81, tha ataer hand n
should be equally borne lin mind by
whites, that SO far, negroes have shown
FhnnaSa1ras r1arn 0anah1n If fs1a1ifyta