New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-30
DEMOCRATIC APPEAL TO THE COLORED
PEOPLE,

LUX 0os
In one column of the Conservative
press-so-called-we see an argument ad-
dressed to the colored people why they
should devote themselves to the DEM
ocracy. We even see the singular COM
pliment paid Senator Poindexter, >
colored, of publishing his speech, in
which he explains why, having been dis
appointed in individual Republicans, be
will hereafter-or at this election at
least-support the Democratic ticket with
call his heart and with all his SOUL
Other columns of the same paper may
be- however, filed with the most con-
temptuous illusions to the colored voter
or officer.
Of Lieutenant Governor Antoine the
Picayane says:
Totally incompetent to act without the
assistance OF others, he has fallen an easy
prey to the stronger men Of his party.
We decline to use the language of the
Democratic nominee, who refers to COM
mittee the inquiry whether he will avow
aud defend his opinions against his an
tagonist? Then the following disrespect-
full language is employed, which, by the
substitution of Nichols for Antoine, might
be far from inappropriate. Mr.. Antoine,
according to the Picayune, is under the
control of a campaign committee He
is thus depicted:
In the powerful hands Of the great boss
he quivers and shakes like an aspen leaf in
q storm.
The campaign committee says to him ap.
point! and he appoints; remove and he re-
moves. Perhaps before the election, they
will say. step dewn and out!
And the closing compliment is this:
This poor. little Lieutenant Governor has
good intentions sometimes, but a spirit as
weak as water.
Lieutenant Governor Antoine is an off,
Ger Of the State, a representative man of
more than half the people Of Louisiana.
In thus presenting him as "a tool of the
white politicians"-in thus denying him
the merit Of integrity, moderation and
good judgment, the unjust impression
goes abroad that the second executive
officer of Louisiana is not merely incom-
petent, but ride ulous. How can the
systematic exaygeration of every error
done by colored citizen, with a per-
petual sneer at their pretensions. cor
respond with the heightened invitation to
vote the Democratic ticket? If the De-
means to accept the political
equality Of all citizens, without regard to
color, why did it not accord to more than
half the voters the right Of representa-.
i've upon the Democratic ticket? The
asst act of reluctant grace extended by the
Democracy to the colored voter is prom
Sc not to scratch his name off the Demo-
:ratic ticket. It has been even proposed
% allow colored voters to sit in Conser.
'ative club, as sure guarantee against
he imaginary vengeance Of colored Re-
,ublicans. If they should also be allowed
o carry torch in Democratic process
ion, as some are now tolerated in bear.
ng a heavy transparency, they will be
under guard, and may be
marched up to the polls without fear of
escue.
No party once actuated by distinc. and
manly principles has ever descended to
uch depths of hypocrisy. The Southern
states rights party is headed by New
England attorney reared in the nurture
# Van Buren, and free soil. The avowed
lvocates Of free trade, they are headed
~ advocates of the highest tariff, and
cave that tariff untouched dur;Rg ses-
ion of nine months. Denying the ca
,acity of the negro to vote, they solicit
lis suffrage, and pretending to accept the
equality Of all men, they
'efuss the poor recognition Of nominal
ion to more than halfthe voters of Louisi-
ma. With such a chain of facts, con-
rasted with such hypocritical professions,
he Democratic appeal to the colored
oters has fallen without effect. The
cine haul so widely stretched out by the
>aton Rouge platform is now being gath
red in. The crowd stands wondering on
he shore, and the super-sanguine Demo-
rats anticipate miraculous draught."
IS. however, the staff men wade ashore,
nd the bagging nets hold out hopes of |
harvest, some few strong filmed fellows
hat had been cornered by Democratic
make clear spring over the
eads of their captors, while the disap-
ointed Democracy haul ashore a great
cal of mud and refuse with very few
olored bummers, who, having exhausted |
be eleeymosynary subsistence of the Re-
ublican party, had resorted to the feed
lg ground of Democracy. The Demo-
ratio appeal to the colored voter has been
water haul
The NEW YORK NOMINATION.
For two weeks or more it has been as