New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-05
POLITICAL. NOTES.

The Democrat learns that the Democratic
campaign in De S ITO parish IL bling "viSoI-
ous!y pressed" land all the voters are
brought Up to the clubs aud made 10 .o"
them
We have information from from Tensas
n.rlst that a rifle club is being formed in
each ward. "and all the white men are
brought up tc the clabs and maae to .ioi"
them"
FORA white nan to refuse to join these
Democratic org 4nizatlons in eilher parish is
to incur social ostracsu, if not personal
contameiy. Fair play, as against kepu0-
uoans, is not thought Of, and conservative,
peaUe loving citizens are coerced into
seeming acquiesence in the violent schemes
Of tie blcoly-minded White Liners. II
these parishes the Democratic managers
are evidently Determined to have quiet
election. IN accordance with the Baton
Rouge pledges, even if not single Repuh-
lican ballot be cast. How long. q, Lore.
how long?'
Evidently Mr.. L. II. Mari il na respoc.er
Of persons when tho fires Of eloqueEce
pulsate his manly breast. Tbs Picayuae
reports him as exclaiming TO the Sixth Dis
trict Democracy
One glance over the land was sufficient
10 make it evident that the laboring men
were growing poorer, while the Otfioe-hold
ers grew rich upon tie money pIGndered
from the men who earned their living by
the sweat OF their broat. 1Io did not de-
sire TO excite one class against the other
but wished to aIoIse Indignation against
the despoilers of the people.
On the same platform with the fiery
orator sat the Democratic civil sher-
if of Orleans, the Democratic Admin
istrator of Commerce of New Orleans,
and Democratic ctiice- holders Of high and
low degree were plsntifuily scattered
through the assemblage. What nust have
been their burning indignation at this ter
ribe accusation. What chance have they
for political preferment in the future when
thus denounced to the people from their
own party platforms'
Mr.. Mari notifies General Nichols that,
If elected, he must not indulge in the iuxu-
~ OF providing for his own, not even his
wife's relations, out of the public crib. and
then digs his oratorieal dagger into the
midritf Of some past Democratic Governor.
His remarks do not in the least apply to
any Republican who has ever filed the
executive chair. Says the report Of his
speech
" hat q glorious eva would he inangu-
rated when Louisiana would have a Gov
e-no- who would not put into otiee his
Drothers-in-law or his relations.
This is sound Republican doctrine and
practice SO far as the party in this State is
concerned and we hope it will continue in
practice. But who is it the gentleman from
the tenth ward is "going toI!'
Big is the boasting and high the hilarity
Of the tenth ward "silk-stockings," (" for they
have met the ''short-hairs' in their own
stronghold and forced a cap!tulaticn. The
REPUBLICAN, 5 readers have been informed
that in the election for delegates to the
parish committee tie resulted between
Messrs. John A. Weimarn and Peter Blake.
and that subsequently the ''snort-hairs
tried By snap action to run in their candi-
date e-Weimann-but were checked by the
inmin 3nce Of very ugly row. Since then,
TO use an expression with which they are
familiar, they have "laid down the spools,
and at recent meeting Mr. Blake was de-
olared to be the legal representative, and
Mr.. We!Nann seEt 10 tie rear. Now for
excitement among the "great German ele-
ment.'
We truly hope when Mr.. Mari aD0 other
supporters of the Wilt Nichols ticket de-
claim in favor Of an open, fair and honest
election that they are addressing convinc
ingly their own followers, more especially
their straight out Democratic brethren of
New Orleans. Before and Atar the recent
party elections, and before the committee
on credentials and the con ventlon itself at
Baton Rouge, the public is told such vii
lainous stories of box etutiing, repeating
and colonizing, that seem to render a dis
covery Of the real expression of the will Of
the bona .fde voters an utter impossibility.
We sincerely hope therefore. that the Dem
ocratic leaders will not remit their efforts
to reform their supporters, for ii they will SO
outrs geously cheat each other fcr mere
nomination, what extremities of knayery
may lot be expected when only Repub
Leans confront them, and the Offices them
selves are the stake
We have told our readers how the lead
ing citizens of East Baton Rouge and the
Felicianas have permitted and encouraged
spirit Of rapine and murder, directed
against deeanseless cClored men, Until it
has grown into an evil Of such power and
magnitude as to be beyond their control,
and that it even threatens to turn and rend
them We are now furnished proof that
the fear of these "poor whites and piney
woods dwellers, who constitute the bull
doing army, is on the increase, in the fact
that several of the leading planters have
secretly loop-holed their houses, not know
ing what night the lawless plunderers they
have tosteIed into strength, may attack.
Throu ghout this entire section the col
ored people are in condition of abject
fear and decentralization. The roads are
deserted OF travel, and no consideration
whatever will induce negro to leave his
premises after dark. The terrorism is all
pe,vadipg and against it the presence OF
troops can have but little effect, while the
civil officers are intimidated by threats and
written warnings from performing their