Richland beacon., 1876-07-01
Communicated.


Ed'tOr% EcT'"n:
We are entering upon a political
campaign a. important ia It's results,
IS any the Democratic party ever
entered. The bloody shirt is the bat
tie llag Of tie Radical party. war upon
!he South their watch word. and
whether we are defeated or win, the
results will effect the colorcd man #
the South the same as it does the
white; with the exception of the car
prr-haggcr and scaliuwag, who never
fails TO get of with the booty of col
cred votes. The scallaWag explains
his position for DESTROYING his native
hearth, by measuring bis honor With
his pile Of booty. Was Louisiana
more injured b. the war from 1851
to 1860 than She has been by Radical
rule since? do not think there caa
be dissenting voice as to which
epoch has been the most disastrous
TO this State.
In making up our political budget,
many Important matters are 10 DC
taken inl" consideration, and disposed
of The Constitution, reunion, justice,
free trade and hard money is our bat
tie Hag, anl 1sSrm our watch word.
In carrying out ~ campaign success
fully. principal. qualification and avail
ibiliiv uni:cd, in an aSpiraut, should
cntiilr him to consideration before the
nominating power. Sectional issues,
local politics. di&corGani c!rmcnts
must lie Larmonizcd; piqucs, old
grud yes, private Interests aid personal
preferences must lie sacrificed for the
common good and whoever is in the
tread of iEc great wheel, let hin get
out Cf he way, the wheel must roll
on. We have good. true and compe-
tent men in the Democratic CoEserva-
tive party; let them he pat before the
people aud doubt not the result
November next Let Us gain The
victory, then reap tie harvest stiff
cicnt is the evil thereof, all things VIII
be added in due season, and let Us not
be a. PyrruS. King of Epi"us, said of
the Romans. that they knew how 70
fight but knew not how to conquer.
notice in your issue of the 9th uit.,
an article signed Rictland,' from
which make The following quotation:
" | have consulted with many parties
from different wards and oil agree
that the primary election is the best
tOr Nc rcG%Da: there are many Rad
cal voters who vii. vote f.: certain
man Oh the Zen ccgatic ticket for Office
at a prin ary election (and pledge
themselves 10 vote for him in the gen
crai clcCtiou) who W would not vote for
any other man Oh tie ticket and if
THAT man missed the nomination by
convcntion the whole vote would be
cast with the Eadi' al party" Well,
Mr.. Editor, VIII your correspondent
HIGHLAND |" please inform Us who
tie parties are that lie consulted wiih,
whether Democrats or Radicals, and
for What reason was the consultation
had, whether in Individual interest or
the interest of the Democratic ConSer-
vativr party or the interest Of The
RaG> and if The consultation was
bad in he interest Of the Democratic
Conservative party, | was not aware
that it bad sent any one ont on con
SultatiJn tear through The different
wards to end cat " hat the RAIDS
wanted. There is Parish Central
Executive Democratic Conservative
Committee IN his Parish, composed
of Intelligent, responsible, unqUJs,ion-
ed Democrats, three from each ward,
who will let tbs know what the Dem
ocratic Conservative party want.
Now sir, for the reason" Norinat-
ing candidates for office are usually
made 5y political parties assembled
IN CONVENTIONS composed Of delegates
chosen in various WAYS. \ primary
election wuU.a De- Il substitute for Il
nominating convention composed OF
delegates. y primary election in Il
village or city Of small dimensions
would be as practical Is mass meet.
ing to elect delegates 10 a convention.
\ primary election which requires
polls to be opened at different places
would require commissioners Of cleo,
ton; would commissioners of election
have less opportunity for trickery than
as delegates 10 a convention would
they act mJ.e honorable than dele.
gates? Conventions are held public
do delegates to a convention assembled
in public have greater facilities for
for trickery than the same delegates
or others in their stead would have
acting as commissioners Of primary
election? When you carry primary
election to different polls you in poll,
ties breath upon it tie breath Of the
Cpaa tree, or blow on it the breath
Of the Symoon of Arabia. Remove
it from any given point, where
will you stop? \ primary election
for President Of the United States,
Governor Of the State, Congressman,
etc, etc. The idea Of batrh of can
d;dares charging delegates to a con-
ventinn chosen to nominate candidate ;
with trichery, for the charge of trick
cry carries with it fraud and corrup-
lion, is sweet and savory. a month";
ton of candidates, whether by con-
vention, or primary election, is TO
ascertain who the Democratic Conser-
vativc party want az candidates, to
ascertain who is the strongest man in
the party, it is not TO ascertain who
might get few Radical votes, or who
the Radical party wanted nominated