Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-26
THE REPORT Of HOAR. FRYE
AND WHEELER On LOUISIANA
AFFAIRS.

affairs in the South treated with candO
and fairness to all parties, irrespective q
those parties. their representatives. pur
poses or performances. After carefu
reading of the Report ma,ie to the Hous'
by Messrs Hoar, Frye and Wheeler. rs
result; of their estisa'ions into til,
condition If things i'll Louisiana, W.
reach the pleasing conclusion that they
vent upon their mission determined to
see things with unpreiudieed eyes and
speak OF them with temperance of speech
and exact fairness of declaration. Let
us briefly 90 through the various counts
of the succinct and satisfactory synopsis
of this Report as it Is brought to us by
telegraph;
First. the white mans party Is found
guilty ofithe charges brought against It
of attempting to gain possession of the
State by fraud and force.
Second, that III order to accomplish
this purpose, no scruPrle Is made of
murder, civil war or cOrIcion of en-
ployes.
Third. that the moderates are at the
mercy OF the extremists
This. then. Is a sumning-up of the
conclusions Of these committeeman re-
Sarding the White League Of Louisiana
The great sacrifice OF black life: the
lT..t 70, b.
tumults and the constant exhibition ~
passion which have characterized the
movements Of political affairs i'll that un-
happy State. ale strong c;rcun:Stantial
evidence in confederation of these curt
conclusions. The re-sons presented 10y
the Eepor; in su>,ainment Of the fore
going are so nicely set forth in the fol-
lowing paragraphs. that we give them as
presented by the press dispatch:
Fourth-That three causes have induced
the formation Of this party and rendered
II more difficult TO unite the best men
among them in opposition, VIZ: The
fact that the Administration party in the
State Is made up Of almost the whole
-
from other States. and the fact that there
has been great MISREPRESENTATION by Re
publican officials, and tie belief, honest
ly entertained by large numbers of tie
white people of the State that they have
been twice defrauded of the result of
their elections
Admitting that these evils are
likely to eXasperate any people. the
course OF the whites has tended to bring
them about. The simple and peaceful
remedies of obedience to law and de-
cent treatment of their opponents would
have proved ettsctual long ago.
This, il We are not in error as to the .
Specification of the term. Is Of the very
essence of fairness Prejudice against /!
the negro as voter, mean and greedy I
carpet bagSers. and demagogue-de- /
ceived mass of ignorant and passion /
stirred poor white trash are quite enough .
incidents and materials to make anarchy .
III any. of what Mr.. Sumner ouce aptly !
termed. The Barbarous States.
The Report goes on further to say, in
the sixth paragraph. that they believe .
Kellogg received majority in 1872, but /
that the illegalities OF the Returning
Board and Durell's extra-judicial orders |
created the discomfort which followed /.
among the opposition. We have IL
notion, which has little more than SOFT I
Of glinnmerlng SENSE TO breed it, that /
Dureli mas been made the Stalking horse /
for much of the laundering md bunsling /
il the Republican management of Louisi /
ana Affairs. We may be mistaken, but /
SO many men have been crushed by a I
hue-and-cry. We are cautious about .
taking stock in the loud and constant /
denunciations OF Judge DmeH
Here follows another paragraph " whose |
honest face commends itself 10 our liking |
and acceptance:
Seventh-The Committee believe there
has been much dishonesty and corrup- !
ton III the State and local governments, /
for which the Republicans, especially |
under Warmoth' rule. are largely re-
sponsible, though III numerous cases /
their opponents have been equally to /
blame.