The weekly Louisianian., 1874-07-18

been!grave abuses which must be q
rected. E.eThetrieksears and wardtp 20
dcialas nnst be snabbed, and~the pra
tee Of corrupt nominations inter
broken up, Men who buy their. no,
: nations owe no duty or allegiance
the party: What a man buys and pa,
flor is his own. and henceforth Il
masses must give such men ba<
seats. %@ : 5"@5
WARNED HIS FnkkxDs
that unless these abuses were change
the colozed people eould not hope ,
maintain themselves q their Fight
The nation. had conferred citixensll,i
and suffrage on the blacks, believin
that, Notwithstanding the disadva1
tages that surrounded them, the
unnlld be able "a exercise these pr1v,i
eges with reasonable discretion. b
vas sorry to say that faith: had nlcc
been fully realized. He did not wis
to n1taign any man in particular 70
past wrongs and blunders. ALI :wer
equally responsible for them. Blu
there. had been Wrongs. There .ha.
been bad legislation. The taxes ha,
been increased and the public deb
increased, until the burdens j: we i
oppressive. In talking with friends d,
the North,1they had manifested g lra
concern to know = q y >$.a
WHAT PRooIsEss THE BLACK PEOPLE I
were making toward a1i intelligent. ex.
ercise Of their new privileges. Those
friends had regretted the errors which
had characterized past administrations
in the reconstructed States, but he had
assured them that his friends would do
better: Henceforth they must do
better, and no pains must besparod to
secure the election Of only intelligent,
honest, and competent men. With
emphasis he warned them that unless
this was done the Democracy would
come into power. not alone in Louisi-
ana, but in the nation, when the ff-
teenth amendment would be repealed,
or the, Constitution 80 amended as to
impose a qualified suffrage, and in
either case
THE co1onED VOTE OF THE SOUTH :
would be lost. As a party, the Re-
publicans must declare for and carry
into execution all measures OF needed
reform. The taxes must DO reduced
and the expenditures OF administration
curtailed. To do this you will require
not aippant ward politicians but men
of sound sense and sterling integrity.
There was q practice which gave to
Senators and Representatives the right
to control appointments within, their
respective districts. It. was in his
% bad rule, and had been
abused. Members Of the
Lcgislatu re had been known tocontrol
appointments upon the divide-out-
principle, and of course, being inter
ested in the emoluments Of the Offices
were not prepared TO vote
Tor the reduction OF salaries, or the
of expenses. He illustrated
81 REFERRING TO THE TAX COLLECTOR
SHIPS |
generally: The payment OF those ofh-
;ers in fees should be changed. The
Collector for the First District in New
Orleans received not less than $50, 900,
md by improper speculation in war
ants could make a hundred thousand
ayear: This was unreasonable
md unjust. The law should be
hanged, and he had no doubt any OF
lis hearers would be glad to take the
,laoe at o fixed SALARY. Of seven or ten
housand dollars.
The speaker closed by abiding TO
THAT he called the undisguised spirit Of
.timidationin the State toward the
olored people. Desiring and pursuing
,eace, it nevertheless ebhooved the
to cultivate q spirit Of
nifty. - ~"
VERY sense Of @:
DANGER AND MISREPRESENTATION
emanded that they should hush all
and be united in q common
urpose. No division could be ef-
In the ranks, aud it was in the
Of such unity that he had con-
,nted to speak He, was rejoieedk. to
now that all differences in the OLD
bird Ward we're about TO he amicably
and he admonshed the con-
committees that it was their
uty to enter upon the task Of reconc1- T;
ng differences; without regard to in
ividuals, high or low, md withieNhei<
lie purpose of bringing about that
impact unity and harmony ,ronde red !.
necessary by the open ahreat Of
,e common enemy to invoke violenceIe
Id to overthrow the great cardinal g