The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-23
THE ENEMY'S WEAKNESS.

we want TO make point on the RADICAL
right now. In this election large number Q
negro voters intend acting in concert will
their employers and with the Democratic ant
Conservative party The disaffection anon.
the negroes is much greater than is popularl,
suspected, and only few clearer headet
and fair-minded Republicans have sens
enough to see that the negro vote will b.
largely divided. We know of a number of in
stances in which the colored laborers hav,
voluntarily gone forward and proposed to vot.
with their employers and against the thievc!
and carpet-baggers, under whose perniciou:
reign they have been reduced almost to beg
gary.
The confidence they have hitherto had il
their white leaders is utterly destroyed, and
| they have discovered at last that their inter
ests and the interests of those who employ
| them are identical
As an instance Of what is being done, we
may cite the case Of W. L. Larrimore, a
wealthy planter, near Baton Rouge. He came
South shortly after the war, invested largely
in lands in East Baton Rouge parish, built a
large sawmill, planning mill, shingle factory,
and pillow and wagon factory, and must have
invested, altogether, over one hundred thousand
dollars, giving regular employment to about
one hundred negro men. #......
Having labored hard to succeed in his en-
terprises he found himself finally forced from
the nature OF circumstances into politics.
The corrupt Radical State administration
have thwarted his best and most persistent
efforts, and becoming entirely satisfied that
unless good government could be obtained
he would inevitably become ruined, he deter
mined to do what he could towards inaugu-
rating healthier condition of affairs.
To this end he not long ago invited those
negroes in his employment, as we'll as those
working for his neighbors, to meet him at his
store after work was done for the day. His
talk with those laborers-for it was simply an
earnest, good natured talk, and not stump
speech-was productive Of the happiest re-
Suits He told them that the time had come
when, for the best interest Of all the good
people in the State, white and black alike. it
was absolutely necessary that there should be
! change in the government.
That the bad men who now held Office and
who had ruined the State should be ousted. |
md men Of intelligence and honesty put in
heir places. Said he j: " You have (some of
Iou) been with me long time, and know that |
what l promise you I will certainly perform.
You have been voting for and maintaining in |
,ffice my enemies and your enemies also. I'm
Ter these men your wages have been con-
family decreasing, and if you persist in sup
porting and keeping in Office such people,
'ou need not be surprised if, in
very short time, you will find it
to get work, even at greatly re-
uced wages I have brought you all togeth-
r here to-day to ask you as reasonable and
ensible men to vote for my friends this
me, and not for my enemies, and, SO far as l
N concerned, | am determined that if you
ill not help me, will do nothing for you.
,ither you must help me to elect good and
Intelligent men,. who, by their wise and hon
st administration will enable me to build up
rev for employment
In order to ascertain who we're willing to
1t with him, he suggested that such as APP {
roved what he had.said should 60 to the right l
nd the others to the left = more than two i
lirds Of those present at once stepped to the |
ght thereby expressing their willingness to
, guided and advised by Mr. Larrimore who G
icy had always found to be just and kind c
earted man. S
The example OF Mr.. Larrimore has been /
ny generally followed in the parishes, and i
e consequence is a very large Democratic S
ID Conservative vote will be polled by the Fl
'groes The number Of colored men in this Il
ty alone who will vote the Conservative f
'ket will surprise Messrs. Kellogg, Packard G.
Co.