The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-11-14
4onalosonbille Gbief.
Three Dollars Year.
Senator Robertson.

A0AaIlsc W IHb CenaCOTlII contest ii
the St. Landry district, as much t.
demonstrate to the people of this sec
ton the defeat of White Leagueisn
in its birth place, as to acquain
them Of the character Of the man who
has proven the successful champion
of the Democratic antiLeague an(
Republican allies:
Again, as in 1872, St. Landry has
been the battle ground for the Sen
atoFal contest; and the contest has
been between two of her own citizens
In Calcasieu were two candidates
both Democratic; and the vote OF
that parish and Cameron, though we
have no returns att this writing, has
been divided between those two can
didates. Lafayette, the other parish
OF the District, has given Gardiner a
majority of only five votes. SO, this
parish decides the whole question as
to the Senatorship. Neither of the
Calcasieu candidates were considered
in the race here, and the vote cast for
them amounts to very little. The
case for trial was Gardiner IS. Rob
tson, the issue was whether the yo-
ters Of this parish would endorse
white leagneism as taught by it's head
quarter leaders, and the fight was be-
tween the white leaguers strictly as
such, and the anti white leaguers.
The anti white leaguers made no
war personally on Mr.. Gardiner the
representative of the white leaguers.
1t was only the principle they OPP
posed, because it would breed dis
turbance and i'll feeling between our
white and colored voters, and be det-
rimental to the best interests of the
country. The result has shown, in
this parish at least, that the people
want neither white nor black Lea
CUES, but wish to live in peace and
harmony together. There was no
need for a White League in this par
lsh. Hereafter there will hardly be
another attempt to organize one.
The white people have no room to
complain Of tho action Of the colored
voters; aud we feel safe in saying
that many prominent white citizens,
who in the past have been opposed to
colored suffrage. will he the friends
OF this class OF voters, in this parish at
any rate.
One of the most prominent advo-
Gates Of peace and harmony between
the races has been DR.. w. A. Rob
ertson, our Senator elect. He re-
celved the Republican support on
Lbs very ground. Politically we can
not class him otherwise than as a lib
eral Democrat. In 1868. he operated
with the Democrrtic party in 1870
ne was with that class here who were
then called Conservative Democrats
In 1872, he was Liberal. The cam
paign just past has been rough one
tor him. He seemed to be the princi-
pal mark aimed at by the headquar-
ter White Leaguers, from the begin
nlng; and in tthe latter part of the
canvass they nfassed all their strength
ana concentrated all their fire on him.
We heard White Leagners say that
ne was being prosecuted, and there
fore they intended to vote for him.
HIS overwhelming majority in this
parish, Is due therefore in part to this
persecution blunder of his opposers.
they neglected both of the Calcasieu
candidates, and nominated a gentle
man from this parish, purposely to
beat Robertson. Their motto or
party CRY was reduced down to /:
~ Anything to beat Robertson !" Mr..
Gardiner, their nominee, is a gentle
man above reproach. Neither DR..
Robertson nor his supporters had a
word to say against him. He had a
pure White League nomination. His
record is white. DR.. Robertson was
the nominee Of no party convention.
ne came out as an independent can
dldate. The Democratic convention
here on the Goth of September last.
recommended him to the Democratic
voters. The Republican parish com
mlttee endorsed him; it could not
have sensibly acted otherwise.
As test whether the white voters
of this parish approved of the White
League and the White League perse-
cntlon OF DIR. Robertson, we submit
the following: Coulee Croche, Mer-
mento at Ma;gnaud's, Mermento at
Mlres', Queue Tortue, Lower PLAQUE
mine, Upper Plaquemine, Point-aux-
i.oups, Point Noir, Prudhomme City,
Mallet, Faquetaique, Chataignier'
hiomou, Chicot, Vile Plate, Old
Grand Prairie, and Atchatalaya. are
considered the purely white precincts
Of the parish the latter one because
Of Whit, principally being registered
spd the Others, because few but whites
reside in those sections of the parish.
At these precincts Robertson received
1918 and Gardiner 65l, Robertson
more than doubling him. Chicot was
White League stronghold. At that
place we are told there were over one
hundred enrolled White Leacuers.
The returns show that Robertson re-
'elved i29 votes, and Gardiner IS.
Dr.: Robertson's majority in the
parish is 1872, which can not possibly
'e overcome 10y any majorities against ,
i'm i'll the other par; she's Of tha dis