The Republican journal., 1876-12-28

and the other to be intimidated, with ;
view to vitiating the election; that is, tc
dislranchise all the honest voters in the
precinct Why not? That is the logic o
the new system Of carrying elections by
intimidation.
assert that there is no way to throw
out, on the score of intimidation, the votes
OF legal voters duly polled, that does not
admit and invite this species of rascality. Is
there any mode OF clectioneering so mex
pensve and certain as this ? Is there any
mode SO likely to become popular with
the class who live BY politics? Is there
any mode which so clearly and complete
| y subverts the processes Of popular elec-
tons, OF which SO directly attacks the
foundations OF our government?
Again, | ask, what is intimidation. and
who is to Judge OF its weight in contest
ed election? 1t is not difficult TO deter
mine whether i fraud has been commit
| ted whether Il person has voted who was
/ not entitled to vote. whether poll has
| been altered after the votes have been
| counted, etc These are all questions of
| facts. But intimidation is II matter Of
| opinion. of guessWork. OF uncertainty In
! its Dest estate. the interference of Il re-
| turning board in such eases takes from the
| intlmidated class the very l;tcultT they
! stand most in need o!,--that OF sef-reli-
ance and independence in their political
action. 1t says to them: "Don't 90 to the
| polls if you think you viii be 'bulIdozed, ;
or If You apprehend loss of employment
OF caste BE towards and gnoramuses to
the end Of the chapter; we will make all
right by throwing out the votes Of the
courageous ana Intelligent" This | say,
Is the doctrine, in It's best estate, when
exercised with good intentions and prop
or motives. 1t is q premium on timidty
| and iaziness,-- stigma ON diligence ana
9eIt-respect. When exercised with 9th
intentions and with different motives. it is
the convenient avenue Of fraud perjury,
revolution and social decay. 1t is at war
with our whole system Of government.
and our system caun0t survive if it once
gains lodgment there.
BULLDOZNG THE EULLpOZEFs.
Now let Us take the worst case of bull
doing that anybody can bring forward,
that OF W est FeIclana It is claimed that
the negroes were an actual majority in
the parish 1t is admitted that the negroes
We're an actual majority in the parish 1t
il admitted that tile republicans had the
state government and the local govern
ment: that republican supervisors Of cleo
ti0nS Were everywhere, and that plenty OF
| | nted States troops We're there-or, il
they We're not there, it was the fault Of
those who nOW claim that their voters
We're intinlGatei, Nevertheless, it is al
legged that the negroes We're afraid to vote.
And hpcAIlS.4 with All These and Incentives
to political lntrepldltF, they were still
AFRAID to vote, therefore, The votes OF those
who did vote are to be thrown out. !
venture to predict that the political party
that takes its stand on this platform VIII
be buIldozed worse at the next election,
than any parish in Louisiana or elsewhere.
20 not beheve that Governor Hayes viii
accept the presidency on I'LL such plat
form II he WonId | should regret that
cast nv vote Tor him II he would, do
not see how he could carry on the govern
ment alterW4rd
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With ,ItI q' n hnn5si3r 10 I,
nriveJ nf moral ,uoport in the ronscjcncrs
If ,hn intpIIioent thinkior ortjer-loyjro
,rn,,n.tv bnIding ri,..n. tba n,rty wo,,II
mDlf aW,y and thr administration lean
i,,, n,, If ,o,. s,,nnnrt ,vn,lJ he AZ helnln.s
IT,. h.rph-harlt c.oor n 4 rvrloue 10
,a,..on c,n,l,In NJ rumm,ndin,r Ire cnnti-
llnncn of thf nnnntl.v r,nll ac.pnt 4 uosi.
finn +, = l.hinnt hnttomeJ NOT mon fine
rrturn4 Of an election but npou the views
nf, rnt,,,n,nn bna,l .,s nnnnsnd to the ra-
tnrns Themselves With a successful and
unitrd n,rty At his back, Governor Hayes
m;oht In,l:p shit to administer the GOV
prnmpnt Nm , c,binrt nonnnties bnt in
thn nrr.fnt st.fe Of thinrs he could NOT.
and hr Isl NOT liEelv tn find any other ma
tcI;al to a,yisn and assist INN IN the emer-
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