The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-30
RADICAL TESTIMONY.

A9DkVdA LILO ANlVA8t
The Homer Niad the very best Of
Radical papers, edited by the talent
ed and well known W. Jasper Black
burn, late number Of which has
fallen into our hands, Las some very
ominous articles in it, and from
which We extract freely. Blackburn
mas certainly always been steady
and fast friend of the negroes, and
they should in some regards heed
his advice. Here is sample of one
Of these articles:
There are buck negroes 10 this State
who have no more conception of true
and safe liberty than hog has of Sun
day, but who think themselves smart
enough to dictate to white men at the
polls and rule over them officially
who imagine it their right and prerog-
alive TO reveI aud iuxuriate in spoils
and plnnder, whilst poor white women,
with their tender daughters, are work.
ing in the hot sun in the corn and cot
ton fields to gain bare subsistence;
aud this thing has to be stopped.
At least, we shall do all We can TO
stop IS.
The Republicans ofNorth Louisiana,
and we presume the people here gen.
orally, would like to have fair under
standing as to what good is to result
to the public at large or to any one in
particular among US from another sue
cess Of the Republican party of this
State. That some good or personal
gain may result to certain individuals
of the party as heretofore-those who
run the party and seek Office solely for
the sake of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
not to say plunder-is not to be doubt
ed; but what the masses of the party
in North Louisiana and the public
generally wish to know, and have a
right to know, is, what general advan-
tage or gain will likely result to the
State in the way of peace and good
government and consequent general
prosperity from another triumph of the
Republican party of Louisiana, and
four more years. rule of that party.
When we look to the recent past we
may learn something from experience
and be enabled to judge somewhat Of
the future by the past. Since 1868 the
Republican party has been in power in
Louisiana, and the practical result hos
been the sudden enrichment of few
white adventures and their negro
satellites who have had the inside
control of our State machinery. They
have mainly run it with a view to
their own selfish and corrupt purposes
of gain and plumber, and have totally
failed from inability or otherwise tc
inaugurate that condition of peace and
prosperity and sense of personal safety
which ever. follows an impartial and
efficient execution of the laws. r@~
Such has been mainly the result o.
Republican rule in Louisiana so far
and it is so plain and palpable that il
need not be attempted to be. denied o.
gainsaid.
Here is what be has to say in an
other of his blasts against his owl
party, and we would like the coloret
voters Of our Parish to read this wei
and ask themselves if Blackburn, ,
noted and favoriteb leader of theirs
is not plain spoken and truthful il
what here foilowsA
We do not hesit he to say that u
greater outrage--ud more burning ant
CALLING insult-was ever offered to an,
State or civilized community than TIL
denomination Of W. G.. Brown as Su
periutendent of Public Education b,
the Republican rrty of Louisiana a
its recent brothe Asemblage called
State Conventional W. G. Brown,
, stray hybrid, who comes up from til
> Isles of the Sea, nosDnly without reli
gion of any phase or profession, au
not only withou. moral standing an
o social responsibility, but literally Gov
cred and besmeared with the filth an
), stencil of that "evil communication
e which never fails to Corrupt goo
manners" And with this well know
record, this creature Brown wa:
through disreputable and dishonef
negro diotation thrust upon the Reput
!. lican State ticket in 1872, and was dc
clared elected and installed into ofic'
and, has since been tolerated with
Q degree of farbearance amounting to a
8 inexcusable crime--certainly to gres
= public and social evil; and has bee
Q thus permitted to occupy for four Ion
- years lucr tive position, his salar
. being paid in money, dollar for dolla
q wrung through oppressive taxatio
@ from the hard earnings of white me
= and white women, "the latchet
. whose shoes he is not worthy to stoo
. down and unloose," but many of whom
Is in order to save themselves from IL
e ravages of hunger and the disgrace
10 nakedness, have had to appear in h
"pious aud purifying" presence, an
ask for the privilege of toiling I
u teachers for a large support. And til
10 man Brown-this parasite upon Il
j. body polite and blur upon good mo
r als-is again placed upon the Republ
can ticket of this State, by the san
Is influences and for the same purpos
ID as originally; and the New 0rlea'
N Republican not only supports him as
r. servile and slavish party duty, b
, seeks to hunt down and lampoon h
~ ODponent. Mr.. r. M. Lusher, q mo