New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-07
THE WHITE LEAGUE HEAD OF THE
COLUMN.

COLUMN.
The success of the Democracy in secur-
ing the control of the convention has
brought forward a leader too honest to con-
ceal his purposes. He says:
Let the white people Of our State be one
body against their Observation-Disclosures.
We have then the exhortation from the
Democracy that the anti-Radical party
shall not stand in the way Of the Democ-
! racy. Thus says an organ Of Democ-
racy: ....
The ant-Radical party in tais State ought
| to be extremely careful, from this time
| until the November election is over, to do
| nothing that can in any way embarrass the
| national Democratic party.
The campaign, then, is to be fought
here on the White League line. The Con-
servatives are to serve under the Democ-
racy, and whatever national or State vic
tories shall be gained by the joint forces
| will inure to the exclusive advantage OF
the Democracy.
The consequences Of this policy, both
to the colored people and to those who
employ their labor agencies, are of the
most serious character. It we'll beseems
| the Conservatives to reflect whether in
falling into line upon the terms presented
they are not serving under the most radi-
cal and revolutionary party that ever APP
peared in the South. We do not doubt
that Mr.. Moncure is of opinion that the
| exercise of suffrage by the colored people
is an outrage upon the rights Of the whites,
| and from the known SINCERITY of his char
acter We may expect the Mississippi issue
of white against black to be made in our
next canvass. Were all the Democratic
politicians in the country content, as,
no doubt, Mr.. Moncure would be, to
conduct the contest upon argument and
justice, there might be fair comparison
of views, and the majority Of voters would
determine the policy of the State. OF
that result we have little doubt. The
color question, thus presented, will be re-
garded by the ex-Ku-Klux and White
Camelias as the trumpet Of war. The
only argument used by these outlaws will
be the rifle or revolver; the only proof
necessary will be the complexion of the
voter. There is not only an election to
be held in 1876, there is a crop to be
made. There is not only political ticket
to be compounded, but there is commerce
to be conducted, upon which hangs the
livings of unemployed thousands.
Under this declaration of war against
the principal laboring force of the coun-
try, we may regard the defeat of Mr..
Cage as misfortune. Mr.. Moncure is,
we believe, lawyer. Messrs. Ellis, Glib
son, Levy, Mari, and other leading spirits
of the White League, are also eminent
attorneys. To these gentlemen strife, e1-
spensive strife, represents perpetual
contest of opinions. They honestly be-
lieve that the last shilling Of itigant
may be well spent in deciding pepper
corn principle in which the profession is
interested. The planter, commission
merchant and capitalist are interested in
crop which will pay their debts and add
to their competence. The White League
may chase the laborers into the swamp
just when the planter and factor require
their services in the field. The political
disturbances of the country bring fed
eral troops among US, and these disorders
are seized on by our rivals elsewhere to
turn migration of labor, enterprise and
capital from US and to themselves.
The issue proposed by Mr.. Moncure is
not practical. 1t proposes to determine
in the year 1876 whether the election OF
1872 was legal. Let US suppose that
such should be the decision, even if it
were possible to put that question in
issue. Would Mr.. McEnery OF Mr.. Mon
cure take Office under the election Of
1872? Would the past four years be re-
garded an interregnnm, and would the
Democratic candidates Of 1872 hold Office
until 1880? We presume no one would
assume such thing. If the whole Dem
ocratic State ticket of 1872 shall be put
before the people and elected, they would
be the administration of 1876, not Of 1872.
If different Democratic ticket shall be
elected in 1876, its members would not
consent to stand aside for Messrs. Nc
Emery and Moncure. tits possible that a
Democratic Legislature might order back
payment Of official salaries to the DEM
ocratic candidates of 1872, but this
gratuity is not worth involving the State
in domestic war, or jeopardizing crop
of fifty millions, and a commerce Of three
or four times that sum.
The public, therefore, sees the pro-
eramme of the Democratic party. 1t is
to enroll the whites against the people OF
color, to employ the Confederates as SUBJ
ordinate allies, and conduct the canvass OF
1876 upon the legality Of the election OF
1872. ...
Will these who have land, labor, capital
or enterprise at stake in Louisiana be
content to see the White League Democ-
racv take the head of the column in the
canvass Of 1876?
THE TERMS OF PEACE.
The accredited organ Of Louisiana DEM
ocracy intimated to Governor Kellogg the