The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-12-13
Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
DEMOCRATIC Cons. PARTY,
NEW ORLEANS. La.

DEMOCRATIC Cons. PARTY,
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Dec. 3, 1876.
The Democratic Consel vative Cen
trail Committee announce to the people
OF Louisiana that the State has been
carried for the Democratic Conserva-
tive ticket by majority OF (8Ol0) eight
thousand and ten, as will appear by
reference to the annexed tabulated
statement. These results are derived
from the official returns made at the
polls from all the Parishes in the State,
sworn duplicates of which are in our
possession, and sworn duplicates in
the possession of the clerks Of the Par
ISL courts.
This victory is all the more to be ap-
preciated, because of the difficulties
under which it was achieved. The en-.
tire registration and election machinery
was in the hands Of the Republican
party. The Government, State and
Federal, under Kellogg, Packard, Pit.
kin, Casey and others, exerted theil
combined influence, patronage and
power agains. our efforts to overthrow
corruption and misrnle. Our citizens
were arrested and dragged from tIeil
homes on the most frivolous and shall.
low pretexts, and the Federal soldiery
were distributed in every quarter o
the State. Not content with this, al
attempt was made to disfranchise
through the United States Commission.
ers, in violation of the Constitution, {
large portion of the white voters of the
city of New Orleans, which was par
TALLY effected.
In the country Parishes polls were
opened at remote places, without pre-
vious announcement. and in many in
stances were not opened at the places
designated by the supervisor of regis
tration in clear violation of law.
Notwithstanding all this, and mucl
more could be charged, the citizens o
this great commonwealth, white ant
colored, arose alike against the cor
rupt party in power, and cast thei
ballots in favor of honesty and reform
The election throughout the Stat,
was peaceful and quiet. No outbreal
occurred anywhere.
Oar opponents, seeing the magnitude
of our majority, started the bold ant
frivolous charge of intimidation as {
pretext for throwing out number o
parishes where the most peaceful cleo
tiuns were held. Atfidavits with eros!
marks were manufactured in the Gus
tom-House.
We have fully met all these charge!
with abundant and conclusive proof
and we have exposed tile grasses
frauds on the part of the Republican
party.
Your forbearance and federation
have been great under the wrongs ant
provocations sustained by you. W.
ask you to bear still longer.
1t cannot be that with the overwhel
ming majority in yonr favor that yor
can be deprived of the results of yon'
victory. save by the grossest and mos
glariug injustice, such as will startlt
and disgust the honest sentiment o
the whole country without reference tt
political parties.
We have won fair and complete
victory, and it will not be torn from
us by trickery and fraud. The voice
of eighty -four thousand people express
ed fairly and openly at the ballot-bol
cannot be stifled by any process thai
will not bear on its face wicked ant
shameless fraud, which the good mel
of all parties must condemn and undo
|. w. PATTON,
Pres. Democratic Conservative State
Central Committee.