The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-19


If the Radical organ were read by n
sufficient number Of tho electors OF Its
own party, 1t is probable their perusal
thereof would assure an easy victory to
the Democratic candidates, for the
blacks would be 50 thoroughly frighten
cd that they would shun all polling
places. Were the official sheet worthy
of credencc one would think the Demo
cratic party composed solely OF men
surfeited with blood. ready to shoot the
unfortunate blacks like rabbits i'm the
swaml,s and that the only policy OF the
opponents Of Radicalism is the intimi-
dntion OF colored voters by murders and
summary executions.
No day goes by that the Republican
does not treat its readers TO u TRADE on
tie pretended Kuklux Of Louisiana,
likened by II to the Molly Maguires, and
that it does not invoke be name OF
Conshatta as terror insIWing spectre
Coushntta il the red ghost which Rad
ical writer's delight to conjure up. ana
which is to serve as an excuse for the
future operations ot Inc returning
Board
In fact this policy Of the organ Of
usurpaton has double object. Read
nv very few persons in Louisiana, the
RcpifJiicn,, writes almost exclusively Tor
tho North, wherb.its articles can be ro-
produced by the party sheets 1t thus
assumes the task Of furnishing fuel to
anti Southern bigotry. IL is presumed
that the good Republicans OF tho North.
reading in their local journals articles
from Now Orleans paper representing
Iouisianiuns rs vainplre-llke prayers
upon the negro, aud holding human life
az nought. must shuddcr with horror,
and mbibc deadly hatred Of Demoe-
rHoy.
On the other hand by dint of repeat
ing that the Democrats can carry the
November election only by intimidation
and violence. tho official organ Of the
uaurration imaginos that i demon
stratcs the necessity OF returning
Board. empowered torevise the election.
with the assistance Of the preparatory
census SO neatly arranged last year.
The local disturbances which have re
Gently occurred in Wost Feliciana. and
concerning the origin of which the Re
| publicnn itself has published most con
Trajectory statements. afford ~ magnlii-
| cent fell for that veracious journal to
redoublc its ealumnies against the Con
! servatve party and press, accused by II
| Of approving and cncoliraging assassna-
| ton.
Outside of the localities bordering
upon the Mississippi line. where plum.
doring II carried on systematically, ana
where a total lack OF protection to prop
erty causes frequent troubles it is dlili-
cult to find throughout the whole State
4 tho slightest symptoms Of disorder Or
violence. with the exception OF the COL
| lsions which have occurred IN two or
three places between rival factions OF
the Radical party.
The latest drama at Cou5hattn was
undoubtedly prompted by personal ven
gcance. and though the identity OF the
assassin IL yet involved in mystery, the
Republican darcs no longer accuse tho
Democrats of the crime.
But facts aud truth weigh but little
with the editors Of the Radical organ.
They have probably been instructed to
open the outrage mill, idlo since the re-
treat of Williams, and they perform
their task as best they cnu, little heed
ing the wrath they may arouse among
their readers in this State by their un-
iustifable attacks, but striving, above
all. to create some impression by their
diatribcs upon the crcdulous ut the
North.
The lucubrations Of the Rcpubhcdl'
can harm only its own party in I,ousi-
ana. where their refutation Is unncces-
sary. and IL we have taken the pains to
allude to them, we have done II merely
| to expose their want OF tact. CaIumny
aud exaggeration are so plainly evident
IN all It's attacks upon the conservative
people and press, that the common
sense of its Northern readers must dis
Germ them. leaving the Republican no
reward fol its expenditure Of impotent
rage.