The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
THE RfliIlTs AND DUTIES Or LOUIS
1AN1ANH.

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tf ever men had Incentive to action
| the Conservative members ~ the House
Of Representatives of Louisiana nov
have.
Theirs In not now the duty Of ordinary
routine legislation, but the higher and
nobler duty Of reso,iing the land, faires'
to their eyes and dearest to theii
hearts beneath the sun, from shameful
and indefinite oppression md wrong.
Negative action will not accomplish
this, because every appliance for the
representation OF tho tyranny under
which Louisiana now groans, IA com.
plete. Radical cunning has already pro-
vided the means Of perpetuatlng Hadi-
ell rule. The right Of the people TO
elect their own rulers, and by their
chosen representatives and officers TO
redress grievances and remedy wrongs,
has been taken from tho people and
conferred In Returning Board ct un-
serupulous partisans. Elections under
existing laws. M construed by the bu-
preme Court. are mookety. Leglsla'
ton then that docs not sweep away the
Returning Board Law may amount to
absolutely nothing. Why9 Because.
II the election IL TO go into the hands
Of q Returning Board, VIZ will have
l.adical executive and judicial officers.
and Radical Legislature returned M
elected. no matter how tho people may
vote,
Tho Returning Board Ia supreme. and
tho action Of tho Lynch Board, Without
returns, IN 1879. and Of tho Anderson
Board. ieiM returns. In 1874, warns liz
TINT d Radical Returning board will dc.
clare tho result In favor Of tho Radical
candidates, right or wrong.
II is. ms tho bogus Senator Bypher
(thcre's eternal fitness IN that name, J
expressed Il, and as the Now Orleans
Republican,, before him, expressed w..
tho artillery Of tho Republican party
and before It's death dealing discharges
Of perjury and official corruption. wo
have seen truth md justice. Inv and
fact. md the liberties ri the people
ct,itnbls away into ruins. That party
assumes. as all will observe. u popular
Radical majority NJ tho coming election.
and no matter what may DO tho result
at tho polls, tho assumption must be
carried out by the Board. Already Kcl-
logg's hirelings have laid tho ground
work for perpetratibg their usual frauds
In tho election Of this fall. by tho false aud
census. which they, mt the
bidding of their superior officer. have
returned.
And whom they eonsummnte tho
wrong. and install ttsurpers anew In
every department OF tho State govern
nont where IL tho remedy for tho poo
pie 7 II tho Democrats elect tho Con
sfess and President. they aro, on
principle. opposed TO Intervention
n State affairs. IT tho Radicals
,lect. they IRE. on principle. OPP
posed 10 interference In State afs
airs. except in favor OF Radical usurp-
srH. Nowhere will u remedy be found.
md tho saturnalia of tho robbers will
continue M heretofore. When IN power
again. they will repeal whatever reform
avs the present Legislature may pass.
I they stand Ia tho way Of their rapac.
ty OF greed.
There Is no remedy for Louisiana or
'ept in u fair. full and peaeeable elec-
ion. and nm honest return Of tho result.
10 this tho Radical Senate. influenced
,y Marshal Packard and the usurper
Kellogg. will never consent.
There remains to tho House u Repre-
'entatives the absolute power Of i'm.
Deaehncnt.
In no other peaceful way can Louisi-
lna DO delivered from her oppressors.
lot tho demand for tho PRONUNCIATION OF
he laws necessary to protect tho people
rom usurpation DO made. Lot the time
10 short. II tho demand be unheeded.
ct tho House net.
Our self-respect. our homes. our fnmi
los. our interests. the peace Of the
tate. tho public welfare. right. truth
nd justice, all demand that tho House
4 Representatives falter not In this
'atriotic duty.
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