New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-05
POLITICAL NOTES.


first turned loose upon colored Repub-
licans, with the object of reducing them to
Q condition of fear that would prevent them
voting, or give control Of their votes to the
Democrats in the coming election, num-
ber of country stores were burned and the
owners driven from their homes. The pre-
text was that these storekeepers purchased
stolen seed cotton from negroes, and 1t
served as well as any other for the political
aims of the lawless projectors.
Several of the victims were Germans, and
from published accounts and letters stating
their woes, very injurious impression has
become fixed in the minds of their fellow
countrymen. Especially does this develop
in the West where Germans are so numer-
ous, and we find frequent illusions to the
outrages perpetrated on the Kruse family,
on Walters, Tentsch, and others, in the
press of that section. Doubtless the Ger
man vote will be largely Influenced by
these tales of savagery; but more serious
than this, by far, is the damage done to our
State by the fact that q most valuable class
of settlers is being deferred from coming
among so violent and inhospitable peo.
pie.
More real harm has been done to the
permanent prosperity of Louisiana by these
be replaced by every bulldozer and regu.
lator hanging up his shotgun and bull.
whip and going honestly and earnestly to
work. They have aft xed stigma upon the
good name of this people by acts that not
even partisanism will permit denial or
defense of, which years of peaceful conduct
will hardly efface-while the immediate
and direct loss defies calculation. And
what would be the credit or prospects
of State under . government made by
such disgraceful and lawless deeds and in
auencees
If such Q programme - that disclosed
below ever entered the heads of our Demo
cratic leaders, it must have been before
they tried the experiment of raising the
money. Even if the Republican members
Of the Returning Board were made of pur-
chaseable stuff, the recent Democratic con-
vention has 90 disgusted respectable mef-
chants and capitalists that few dollars will
60 into that party's Golfers this campaign.
The letter serves, however, as an illustra-
ton of the low grade of political morality
animating the Louisiana Democracy.
The information was given to, and trans
mitted from, the Western headquarters of
the Republican National Executive Com
mittee, Chicago, being furnished by lead
ing planter and merchant of Mississippi.
He says:
Before leaving my place at - q COM
mission merchant called upon me in regard
to our account from New Orleans). In the
course of conversation, outside of our busi-
ness, referred to the politics of Louisiana.
He remarked that they, the Democrats,
| had made arrangements to carry the State
and, in substance, said it was their inten
efficiency of funds would be raised for that
purpose. and that the parties interested
,cOuld dccede to their rietrs.
These Democrats appear to think the
whole world as bribable as their own parti-
sans.
Hon. William Murrell-who declares he's
Our Murrell agsin-made speech in Jack
son, Mississippi. last Wednesday night, and
the Republican Of that city gives him .
most unique notice. William is not wanted
around jackson, judging by the closing
hint:
If We thought the Hon. William bad any
spare time, and wanted to use it proftably,
we would suggest to him thst-the centen-
nial will close on the tenth of November,
and he had better hurry up or he won't see
it all.
Truly the Democrats of Webster parish
are in pitisble plight. Utter want of en-
thusiasm, unfit nominations and universal
dissatisfaction are the characteristics of the
situation. In its latest issue the Minden
D slops all over in its mental dis.
traction and alarm. It makes odious COM
parsons between the tameness and supine-
ness of the North Louisiana Democrats and
their brethren in the southern parishes, and
piteously appeals to the "people of Web
ster'' to at least unite on their parish ticket.
We quote:
We know that some of our best Demo-
Gratis and we'll meaning citizens are seriously
dissatisfied with some of the nominees on
the parish ticket, and they have good cause
for their Dissatisfaction; but, people Of
Webst er, we must ignore personal feelings
and personal wrongs for the sake of har-
mony and in the interest, of our national
and State tickets. Patriotism must rise su-
perior to all other considerations in the
coming election, and however difficult it
NAV be to swallow some of the names on our
ticket, it must be done.
This might have been written for the
Democratic organ of almost any parish, so
universally bad are the nominees of that
party.
After denouncing Mr.. Packard and the
"forlorn whites" of Webster who "are fol-
lowing bis uncertain fortunes" and essay
ing IN effort at enthusiasm over the Baton
Rouge nominees, the Democrat deliberately
kicks overheard its party platform, the
campaign address of the Democratic board
of managers. and the speeches of its lead
ing candidates, and solemnly declares the
fight must be made on Q White League
basis. It heads its revamped platform
"The Real Issue," and after q touch Of the
old familiar iargon, "that it is the policy of
the negro and the Radical party to draw
the color line closely" vehemently declares:
Tue white people now have NO recourse
left them but must accept the issue a. made
by the negroes themselves, and fight it out
on the color line. IL is the height of folly
to attempt to pursue the policy we have in
augurated. We must build and inhabit Q
structure of our own, and admit only those
who have the wisdom and sense to apply,
of their own accord, for admittance.