The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-27
Force and Fraud.

Ou'tag, ous character of GRANTS military
invasion OF South Carolina has somewhat
diverted puhhcattoution from the proceed
irss of the Federal RING in Louisiana. where
She Uhtod states army has twice been
illegally used 10y the President to accom-
llish the overthrow Of Il law fully elected
-t"te Government, and where the Rppub-
h'an leaders who represent HAYES and
toe present Administration are preparing
Co. exceed all their former yllainics in
l.at desperate attempt to retain possession
"a the political power VIII Oh they have so
s1ameuily abused. But the situation
tncte is one winch the people OF the North
SHOULD fully understand.
J; Is au o'G aoago that when roguos fall
.ut. honest men get their due; aud
. tact that Affords great encouragement
60 tlv supporters of flLnEN and honest
.oV, uncut in Louisiana H. that the Re-
ulIicln party IN that state rs in South
st,i ga. is spiit IN twain. owing to the
-iecd ol its leaders for office aud spells,
.ld iho dlssousluus cugendered from that
t.u,,. 8cs iies this. the most intelligent
= the clloied people are becoming con-
tlltcd that II Is not for their interest to
,,u,.,l suIport the thieving carpet-baggers
t... u.f Brought The STATE to ruin. On
o., .,aer hand. The TlLprN men. unani-
Du.it council enthusiastic in the hope
90 l,l,cWiuE the state from robber
iu.c. l.u ,u,ouraAcd by continual access
..u.- ot co'ored voters to their ranks. are
t4aNth- "a SPIRITED canvass, with u certainty
. g.N4Is their state aud national tickets
D.. ir.ulcEdous majority. with fair election
ud 20 laIr couutof votes. Til 81, however
o., Republican managers are determined
Gee n-ou 'r shall not nave.
lu - ~ Orleans the frauds In rccistra-
iuu already discovered surpds- anything
'lt..tteuplpI even in Louisiana. where.
ur'..i iAt encouragement of the military
.ur,it afforded Toy GRANT. forgery and
il.dl haVe been the chic. characteristics
81 IT,, ,Ci,uns ever since the present Adj
ininsnafioa has been ia power. In Or
leans iaish thu nam,s 81 !5uuO colored
f'r h.No hclu registered tnis year.
t4uD-A PACKARD himself. llte United
...- Nl-hai and the prescut Rcpub-
,,oI candidate for Governor, last year
Ncl before Il ,ou-rcs >iOnal committee
t.at ihc Whole cuiorei vote IN the parish
I.ni .iut 'Nc,,d 1850. In the same parish
tto i.iIe- q thousands Of white legally
.ul.'.! voters have been arbitrarily
tu,,htn of iho lists Ly the Republican
Lufuorti-s. and throughout the state
,iu...tr. Indications of tine vil,ainous mr.
posse, of the Republican managers are
l,n..U.nppurcut. Even the SAFE Ectj,t,r
-a Il YUhuran Journal which advocates
u4.,I,,ta0u oi HAVE. and WHEELER b,it
r.gd.at,. the state R.nubllcan tcl,et
D,c.li.,o of the iuia,uou. character. Of most
d fine ,.lldi,lat.,-i. constrained IN mfr
n-.rot. 4 against the uroiqctea fraud. os
n.;or.
.n,...,,.,,,,. ..,.on,,,,
8, "l' t.e n--fi. uYu.nt ,ec.lou irlu since
d ,.,. b. -Ha-. y .i'q '--,r,'.o, viii lie fa.l
a' ,ci,. Il ,,.r a'ei 1' wNrr r' nat
r, 49,, "' 49, s"g@ D.; 80 ALL aHd 4.
ii.nio que pnces} The tutA :,
r -.l.,- 10 DO 4iiU worA ua eairy on Tie
&, .rc q, Of th,lr ohoi., '"' ''''' VI '"'' 9'A''
II is nldoubtodlv tuno thnt tho nriue
uintlyr l.,eKAnnn and mi. coutsd.rnt.s ia
to secure n,r,r own election. linz il must
bc rc.icnbotrd that il Is PACKARD who
hus b. on the chief repre.entntive of the
untlonm Administration in Louisiana since
GuiAr has been IN ofice. ana that the
same fraudulent means employed 10 pro-
.liic las own election Will be used TO rive
the r cioral vote of the state to HAYES in
d,utrcr Of the known opinions Of A vast
mu..Ityo Of the legal voters.
hnu vet. with ALI the advantages of
I..s appliances for fraud. and with n
.If.iD 4.,tunng Board which i'm. here