New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-23

sidered as nation, ought to rule.
sELF-DIsCLosURE OF THE DEMOCRACY
The Democratic leaders of this State dc
not number very many souls land some
CT them are exceedingly smalr, but they
include an almost incredible capacity TO,
mischief. We rate the rank and file Of
the party as good as the average Of man
kind anywhere; and this means, when re-
duced to more specific definition, that
they do not, as body, approve of fraud,
violence, browbeating and general cheat
ing, yet at the same time have such q con-
Stunning desire to win that they are willing
to accept success, no matter how it may
have been achieved. And they have rea-
son to expect something substantial in re-
turn for the heavy expenses they have had
to bear since their party renounced its
legal obligations, broke the public peace
and struck for sovereignty at the price of
bloodshed and the risk of ruin. Ever
since this most unfortunate departure
there has been constant demand on the
means and strain on the energies Of "the
people" Their leaders have kept the in
terest constantly alive by holding up
promises and hopes which it was quite
to fulfill and realize. When
one endeavor or campaign failed, another
expedient was tried. The facility with
which money could always be extorted
from timid business men in the South has
slim lated the fertility Of invention, so
that nearly every quarter brings in new
public grievance and a new plan Of re-
demption.
Threats against the public peace is
very favorite weapon with the unprin-
cipled and reasonable men who have
risen through all the gradations of dema-
,oguery to be in sense regarded as
leaders OF detachments in the great army
If turbulent people. Not unfrequently
attempts have been made to put these
threats into execution. The tragical oc-
,urrences of July 80, 1866, and of Colfax,
April 10, 1873; Of the fourteenth of Sep
tember, 1874. in this city, were checked
by the national power. But the wolf of
treason was only temporarily driven back
into his hiding place, where he has been
waiting favorable opportun-
ity to make an attack.
The campaign in this State was artfully
and skillfully planned. The Democratic
leaders expected every man to do his
luty, and he has done it SO far as We can
earn. In the city discreet agents were
charged with the duty of swelling the
list of registered Democratic voters from
wenty thousand, about the correct num-
Der, to thirty-five thousand, which was
lone. To effect it, however, fraudulent
Yves introduced as a whole
ale business; the registration papers of
lead men, absentees and those which had
,een fraudulently obtained in 1874 were
ndustriously collected and put into the
lands of those who were sure to vote on
hem. The same man, in many cases,
would register in every ward in the city,
giving as his number some place which
lad no real existence, as frequently
acant lot, or other ambiguous descrip-
ion. Very often the house Of q
Democratic friend and confederate
vas named as the place of residence of
he fraud. The simple device Of pre-
ended sewing machine circular unearthed
bout ten thousand Of these illegal pa
,ers, and almost threw the Democratic
into an apoplectic fit of dis
ppointment and rage. The check was
My partial, however, and about FIVE
thousand fraudulent Democratic votes
nally got into the ballot boxes. Upon
hese votes the supporters of "Tilden,
Iicholls and reform" now depend in part
Or success. Of course they have been
ided by their allies in the country, who
yere instructed to take care if the ne
roes voted at all it should be the Demo-
ratio ticket.
Nothing stands in the way Of a consum-
aatson Of the grandest scheme of iniquity
nd outrage ever planned except the in
incible firmness Of the Returning Board
he means employed by the Democracy
, influence this tribunal are too notori-
US to require repetition. They have
cen charged with an intent to violate the
w by men who have not paid the slight
st heed to it during the campaign. The
ccusers of the board know they would
OF hesitate to cheat in the count, and
ley can not see how it is possible Messrs.
'ells, Anderson, Casanave and Kenner
IN resist the temptation to do so. Sew
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