The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-01
The White Mans Party in Lou
islalla.
From tho n. o. Bulletin.

In the Republican Congressional
caucus ut Washington City, q colore(l
Congressman of Mississippi, asserted
that there was but one party which
the negroes could join, aud that was
the Republican party.
That such ia the prevailing opinion
among the colored people, hardly adj
mits Of doubt: the colored Con.
gresham was, on that occasion, sim
ply the echo of his people. This pro-
position, however, is unfoundcd. The
colored people, as race, are not COM
PEELED by sense Of insecurity to con-
solidato their forces, as they have
done, under the banner of tho Re-
publican party.
Their rights. political and civil, are
fully guaranteed and protected by
stringent provisions of Federal aud
State constitutions, and of Federal
and State laws. They should have
sought the enjoyment of life, liberty
and property under common legisla.
ton F; but they attempt to obtain by
coercion the enjoyment of certain
rights and privileges, which they
clam as civil and political, without
regard to the claims of Others, equal
" interested, and bearing equal rights
and privileges. Here they did not
stop; but they organized tlleirleagues,
and even their societies, upon the ba-
sis Of race and color, and, as a race,
constitute the Republican party in
Louisiana and other reconstructed
States.-Africanizlng there the Repub.
lican party.
The negro is essentially a Republic
can partisan, whether he wills it or
not; indeed, in the bulk of cases this
is not matter of volition with him,
but one of race aud color. If he
imagines for one moment that no eau
break the spell, and, as an American
freeman, exercise bis own individual
government in the selection of his
own political course, apart from the
bulk of his race, he finds banging
over his head the sword of Damocles
the penalty of treason to his race.
The Republican party of Louisiana
being thus Africanized, and the State
government falling into their hands,
as q necessary consequence there is
developed the tendency to Africanize
the government itself. Such a ten
dency is but the natural consequence
Of rearing the party in power upon 4
question Of races. The tendency, at
first, does not apear in bold relief;
but with time and gradual, but sue
cessfnl inroads, the evil assumes
threatening proportions.
On the other hand, and as q logical
sequence, the colored people are
taught and believe that the Demo-
cratic party is the white mans party
that this party designs their depri-
walton Of civil aid political rights,
which are now common to oil citi-
Gems. ~. Ia
AS matters now stand the next
campaign in Louisiana will pivot on
the matter of race, and that, too,
under the direct provocations Of the
colored people. They have forced
the issue whether this commonwealth
is to be governed by negroes or white
men, and they are determined, by
some sort Of fatality, to attempt to
Africauize the State government.
The white people cannot, if they
would. avoid the issue. They may
close their eyes not to see; but never
theless tho irrepressiblv conflict is
coming.
In,Louisiana Republicanism means
Africanization-the contamination of
the last six years of misgovernment
aud ruin; and cheese Radicals coDsid-
or themselves sure of success as long
as they can see the white people Of
Louisiana fail to meet the Issue square.
" by the use of the same mode Of
warfare.
We must have a thorough and per-
feet organization throughout the
State, and we must proceed systema.
tically about it, by districting the
cities and parishes, and opening