Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-03-13
Unreasonable, Absurd, Erroneous.

Southern States must necessarily be
counted as members Of that party,
and upon this hypothesis basins
claim of q radical vote for every
colored man registered in every cIcc-
ton held in one % these States None f.
know better than these leaders and .
editors that such Il claim is without .
foundation, that such calcria,lono are .
false, as We'll as unjust to ;he negro.
They pretend to claim for him perfect
civil liberty, and have hedgcd in his
riyhq of suffrage with the most
stringent and arbitrary laws, anu tlcl
30 TO work aud violate these laws by
DENYING him the right to vote Tor
whom be aleascs unless lie should
cho, 3, to vote for radicaa, IN UbetA-
cncc TO the bches,s of the leaders OF
tina, party, leaving him 10 liberty Of
choice or discretion, and demanding
the RICH, to dictate to him how he
shall vote, after having passed laws
TO prohibit such dc,a,ion and protect
him in the enjoyment II full freedom
from political ,riekery Or intimidation.
The fac, is that all who have the
good sense aad mauiness to exercise
the rights thus guaranteed to them,
unless they are aspiran's for Office
themselves, vote for the men whom
they consider best qualified to dis
charge the duties of the Office 20 which
thew aspire; and the result is that
many of them vote the Democratic
ticket. from choice aud with view
, to The interests os tAe country.
. But there is large majority OF this
class of voters-in fact we might say
of all voters combned-whob have ne
Judgment or discretion in tie matter
but vote just as those in waom they
: place the most conf lence tell them
or as they are Instructed by tie las
politician who has a chance to talk Il
them hence many, or we might sa!
most, of them vote as their employers
vote, and not a few as their merchant
do. We know Of great many VIII
k always 90 to tleir m, rchan,s TO
: tickets Oh election days, and VII
vote no other ticket except the ON
= uiveu to them by their merchant
Where there are few Radical planter
or merchants, this c!ass OF colore
voters, as rule, vote The Democrat
y ticket, and the most amicab!e relation
- exist between the races 10 such local
d ties.
r. There is stiH another class Of colol
ed voters in our country Who hav
had kind and indulyent masters Will
lie. slaves, and still have profoun
y respect for end the utmost coniidcne
n. in them, who go to them for all az
w. vice, private and political, and prol
N, by such advice as is kindly give'
he The result is that they vote II
" ticket that their old masters advi'
them to vote.
All these are facts that cannot
:. denied by those who have any regal
IS, for truth, and arc either ignored
he kept out the calculations o. Radic
ii. leaders in deciding upon con.es''
-; ~ elections, in a,ten ping 10 establl'
80 their c aims to Office aud to pro
or that voters have been inundated
st Democrats, Conservatives or Liber
e. Republicans.
. We deny that any party has I
right to claim the allegiance OF al
re person. "on account Of race. color
III. previous condition." and claim for
''' colored man the full enjoyment OF I
,a provisions of the laws enacted FOR I
vi, protection of his civil rights a
ire political freedom, both in letter a
ID shirt, and assert that to count
vote as u radical vote perSe Is vIo
No. >,
~. ton Of both, which he should q
nil tolerate and which his friends shot
all not permit.
ias The registration of this State sho
~ a small majority in favor Of the
cred voters, and for this reason 1t
boldly ssscr'cd that the State naluI
" belongs to the Radical Republic
10 party; whereas. we know the case
,.s be the very reverse. We know Il
the there are parishes where majority
not the oolored voters are ConservatIv
and always vote the Conservat
ticket Of their own accord. To eli
,. that such persons have no RI;
=. to vote as they do is To deny
ju,t;cc of the laws enacted Tor u
protection and to deny them the ri
SO To vote is to. rob them Of Il
liberty and violate these laws;