The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-04-17
NO. "A

S y. think that is one of the causes
Il anH as stated before they all wanted
;, cf;ce.
z. BY the Chairman.-You stated
Il your opinion as to the intimidation Of
the co!"rc'l people. Now suppose
-. there was 20 cause Of complaint grew
y ln4. out Of this oncrous taxation and
there Was no feeling on the part Of
Q tie Democrats there that the Gov.
ernnr OF the State w;ls a person not
g roal!.; entitled to the office, what. in
yonr Judgment, w"u.d be the feeling
between the parties! DO YOU think
You co"lu then 10 a member Of tho
Republican party with safetyi
n. Well, sir, Lean only be governed
by the past in answering that ques-
ton. | know, sir. that no longer
than 3 year agp, and previous to that,
soms gentlemen. who are now very
bitter Democrats, were atliliating
with Republican, and it was 50
asserted on the streets.
! Q. What was the effect of their
being Republicans
i. Well, sir, they had not come out
and declared themselves sufficiently to
sn!itr from ostracism. came out
and declared myself a Republican.
They attempted to. join the party even
this last campaign. One did join
but the pressure was 50 great 10 had
to 60 back.
| =. What wanted to get at is,
whether the state OF criminal whence
or lawless violence is occasiOned by
q feeling occasioned by this onerous
debt, and by the feeling that the
State government is not entitled to
hold and is an us,wpation OK wheth-
or it grows ont of the feeling against
Republicans. Now you say some
persons last year wers endeavoring
to join the Republican party now
what was the effect or the social con.
diti"n Of those gentlemen
A. At that time tloy were treated
as any other gentlemen in town, and
tho same debt that hung over tho
parish in 1874, hung over it in 1873.
Z. What in your Judgment is tho
reason for the peculiar anger and
rage against persons, who acted with
the Republicans this year, compared
to previous yearsl
| A. ! cannot answer that question.
Q. l want to known whether these
people have made up their minds
that Republicans shall not have their
rights, or whether they are actuated
by feelings growing out Of some
special cause
A. l can only help you out by an
iewsr'"g rs ii myself. THEY have
nothing in the world against me, per-
sonally, in that parish.
Q. Have You any responsibility for
this debt?
A. Nothing at all. never had
any thing to do with it. They vo-
ted for one man at the election, who
is responsible for some of that debt.
| think lie owns $4,000 worth of
judgments.
=. Did you vote for Kellogg in
1872?
A. No, sir, l voted for McEnery.
z. You are Tot responsible for the
Kellogg government, or for any Of
the debt of the parish
A. No, sir.
@. BY Mr.. Marsl'all.-How long has
tho Republican party been il the as
tendency. in that parish!
A. Since the reconstruction Of tho
State in 1869.
Q. And up to July last, under
stand you to say, there was no VIC.
lence or intimidation, on account Of
politics?
A. None.
Q. 1t must have grown ont Of some
thing that has got hold Of the people
since July last, then
A. Yes, or since juno last.
q. Don't you know that this feel
ing which exists in the country grows
out Of the fact that a large nua,ber
Of people believe that the Kellogg
Government is a usarpationi
A. l cannot believe that, because
in 1873, when the Kellogg Govern
ment existed, there was no such feel
ing. In 1873, all tho Kellogg officials
were holding their offices.
G. By tho Chairman.-There was
no election in 1873:
A. No, but in 1872.
G.. What is the feeling to-day, to-
wards the National Government I
A. They have every respect for tile
National Government. Iucver heard
any thing to the contrary.
q. On all sides
A. Yes, there was some talk Of
resisting tho troops, but that did not
last Very long. When the troops.
came, they made no resistance.
Z. BY Mr.. Marshall want to-
ask you how the colored Republicans
voted in is74, compared with their
vote Of 1922
A. l beg to he excused from an
swerins that. was Supervisor in
1872.
Z. There was no violcncs~in 1927
4. No.
q. Aud 10 intimidation.
A. No.
q. Were you not elected on tho
Democratic ticket in 1872, to some
Office
A. ! was elected to the Legislature.
l was elected an the Fusion ticket.
Q. That ticket carried the county
in 1872!
! A. Yes. it carried it.
! Q. There Was no intimidation at
that tjms3
! A. No.
! Q. BY Mr.. Fyye.-Were the colorcd
nell allowed to vote in 1872!
| A. Well. tn give YOU an answer to