New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-01

ORLEANS WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER l.

NEW ORLEAl
POLITICAL NOTES.
We are gratified to record the settlement
of all differences among the Republican
leaders of East Baton Rouge parish by the
changes made in the ticket last Wednesday.
There existed dissensions, originating in
loyalty of friends to individuals, which per-
mitted the inroads of Democratic disorgan-
ing influences. These divergent interests
have been reconciied, and the result will be
shown in q united Republican vote that
must be final evidence of the weakness of
Democratic control over the colored people,
even when backed by force. With Mr..
Henry Schorten for parish Judge, and Hon.
w. G. Lane for the House-than whom
none are braver or better Republican,
there is added to the parish ticket sturdi-
ness and manly force that will compel re-
epect even from the bulldozing Democracy.
Without the bulldozers mount theit steeds
and reload their shotguns, East Baton
Rouge will again take her stand among the
leading Republican parishes. If they should
not permit "free, full and fair election
why -.
1t is said the Democratic ticket is being
printed without epace between the lines
and without side margins, so as to prevent
the ''scratching" of one candidate and writ
ing IN tho name of another. This is mani
festation of the doubts entertained by the
Democratic managers Of the people they
claim as followers. It is deliberate at.
tempt to prevent them from exercising
their honest judgment and freedom of opin-
icn, and in this respect is an insult to their
manly independence. 1t is an acknowledg-
ment that many Conservatives would
quietly vote for Hayes and Packard and
the excellent city nominees of the Republi
cans, if they could do 90 without detection,
and thus escape the bullying and annoy
ance which Democrats would infict upon
them in pursuance Of the intolerant policy
of permitting no revolt against the persons
they set mp for rulers.
This intimidated class will, in order to
enjoy the privilege of voting for candidates
of their choice, be forced to resort to we'll
known Democratic primary election trick,
viz: Cut out Of q newspaper or from an
other ticket the name Of the favorite candi.
date and carefully paste it over the name of
voted. In the Democratic rouges' lexicon
this p.ocesss is technically known o. ''strip-
pers," but an entire ticket may in this
manner be faced by timid Conservatives a.
easily as single lame.
The Baton Rouge Adroeate puts an ex-
tinguisher upon the New Orleans Dem.
| oerats sensation regarding the colonization
of colored voters from Baton Rouge into
this city. 1t pretends that . member OF the
| illustrious Smith family attempted to get
negroes to leave the parish for some such
purpose. "but in every case failed" Thus
one by one are Democratic charges of
fraud against Republicans sQuelohed, while
daily the proofs accumulate that the Demo
cratic committees have organized one Of
the most gigantic swindles ever concocted
against the sufrages of . people. And it
| is becoming very generally remarked that
! whenever proof is offered that . wrong has
been done by Republican the officials of
our party hasten to assist in bringing the
offender to justice; while the most strenu-
ous efforts Of the Democratic leaders, the
press and the bar, are invoked to shield the
registration frauds Of the opposition. They
are making terrible record by which to
| be judged in the future.
Tho Pointe- a-la-Heche Obserrer appeals
| to the Democrats thus: "Let your voices
| be raised for change!" That 10 what the
| city Democracy seems to want, too-postal
currency not being scorned since the New
York committee refused to send on "big
money"
Have the Democrats of the first and
| second congressional districts as much
! patriotism 40 the Republicans Of the SIXTH
| The Baton Rouge Grand Era says Mr..
| Nash deserves condemnation equally with
I D.
| unjust Holman resolution, and recommends
| that all three "be served alike" and retired
to private life.
| The Felicians Ledger reafhrms the sub
stance of the special dispatch to this paper
concerning the treatment of colored men at
the Nichols barbecue in Bayou Sara last
Wednesday. 1t alleges, right under the
noses of the Democratic protesters, that
the colored invited guests we're beaten and
driven from the feast hungry.
Mr.. Wilt. at Mansfield, expressed ere
grets that the white people had not taken
the colored people by the hand eight years
ago." Mr.. Wiltz evidently means that oil
tho past talk about "old masters" being the
"best friends" of the colored people has
been humbug; that eight years ago negro
was not considered good enough to even
vote for Q Democrat; that 40 tho Demo.
crats find they can not be elected without
them, the privilege is now accorded to COL
ored suffrsgsns to put white Democrats into
fat offices. THIS j. the way We have repeat
edly explained the relations Of the Democ-
! rscy toward our colored citizens, and we
are glad to have it affirmed by such ortho-
dox Democratic authority
The twelfth ward bulldozers of East
Baton Rouge have resolved that the colored
Democrats, so-called, "shau vote IN open
ticket on the day of election" which proves
q discrimination to maintain the existing