The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-16
4 WHITE MANS PARTY.

lnum Der OF tho y'nNcNSldn was ISSu-
ed and we announced the platform
upon which, in our humble judg.
ment, the next campaign in this
State should be made, we were in
advance Of any similar movement,
aud we felt rather bashful in beiag
The first to opeiGIy Suggest line OF
policy, upon the issue of which dc
ponds 50 much Of the veal or woe
Of our Beloved Statco Fully con
WINGED as VIC were, that upon this
issue alone is it possible to unite
the white vote of the State, and
solemnly believing that all efforts
to secure, any portion q the negro
vote would, as all our past efforts
hal hccno be futile and dangerous,
We started orr paper to advocate
5heo adoption OF this idea i'll the 20
lltical campaign this Fall. Or
Exchanges from Opelousas last
week gave us the proceedings 81
a largo and enthusiastic meeting
OF the citizens Of st. Landry Parish
to organize a White mans party
there. The meeting was addressed
by our former abs and eloquent
townsman j.. T. Lewis, Esq, and
RESOLUTIONS were adoptcdcXpressive
Of the same convictions that we
have, that it is useless 10 attempt
to get negro votes, and that it is
imperativcIy necessary that there
should be a thorough organization
of tho white mcrs Of the State, to
Oppose the rapid encroaciGments OF
the negro, alias Republican party.
In Smother place we publish OIL
editorial from the Ncw Orleans Rul
I letin, witch though not full enough
is evidently feeling tie way, in the
same direction. That sole and
staunch Journal, che Shreveport
Tstes, has been so busy Of 'late,
trying it's Short road ont Of the
trouble by getsing over into Texas,
that it has not had time to say any
thing about home politics. But
now that that little bill = has been
vetoed, We expect it to come out
Oh the subject. Thee 5pschiia Tele-
gy0ph, one of the ahlcst and best
papers III the state, has been cut
Oft by the oycriloS and has had
about as mucho az, 1t could do, at
tending TO th" high water. But
now that the water has gone lewn,
We are looking for something from
that 1uaarter. Let US have 0your
views Mr. Telegraph! The time is
! short now in which we can discuss
these preliminary mattars appcr-
: tanning to the calnpal gn, and before
long we must be commencingoto or
ganizso in real earnest. Before this
III the camnaiGn of 1872, We had
already had a convention; by the
first OF July next weeugnt to have
q convention where We can all meet
and decide upon some platform and
course of policy to be persUed. 1t
Is Of the utmost Importance that
there shall ho no divisions or dis
5cnslous among the white people OF
the State. TO prevent thiso it may
be necessary to have some time in
which to reconcile adverse opinions
\ In this connection we desire to
Announce for The 5ouyth tine i,,os,r
columns, that while we are con
FsNcCI that Fl white mans party
offers eSlore hope OF success than
any other issue or name that can be
put he5oEa the people; should it
be decided 10 make the fight under
!. some other name or any other line
OF policy bo adopted, We will fall in
the" ranks and fight with and for
the honest and intelligent white
people Of the State under whatever
name they call their party, and
with whassever platform they may
select. We hope that We will not
I hc again misunderstood upon this
point as We were by Che tPicay'n1
II its notice Of our paper. The &C
ten Of Congress, pr'oor con upon
the louisiana question. will without