New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY

R %. 1876.
charcoal would make q white marx
on it. But 1874 was q White League |
campaign, NO black man was to vote unless |
he voted with his employer. In 1874 saw
at one poll many black men vote the Demo- |
cratic ticket, but their employer WAS be-
fore them and another employer behind. |
Yet they say I'VE don't want any more
slavery" Where is your freedom if you
demand in return for your pitiful wages
your labor, but refuse them unless you also |
give them your vote. and for these wages |
you must sacrifice your right, and liberty,
and manhood.
In 1868 the knights of the White Cam
ella swore that they never would vote for .
negro and never tolerate any government
with negro in it. Yet in 1872, only four
could find-Uncle Sammy Armstead.
In 1874 they declared it q white mans
party, organized the White League, and
Colonel McEnery declared all over the
State that no negro should hold Office. Now
in 1876, in the same town. they get up Q
platform and no prettier Republican sen
tences could be constructed. Mr.. Nichols
Makee d UcAutIIul hopuDiAC0u 6pccCuS NY
friend, Mr.. Wiltz, another, and both seem
deaply interested in the welfare of the col
orsil people.
II 60, why did they not, as in 1872, give this
half of our population some evidence of the
sincerity of their professions, something of
an idea OF their value. No, every man on
the ticket is q Democrat; every man NOM
mated by all Democratic conventions is q
Democrat. They have disregarded the COM
monest principle of policy.
am offering these consideration to your
understanding, not to your passions. 1t is
matter Of business. You want to know
where you come in. Could they get the
Irish vote of this city if there were not
Irishmen on she tioket9 Would the Ger
man. vote for them if he was not represent
ed9 and it is right and proper that he
should not And when they exclude you
entirely from their ticket it is right that
you should distrust such demagoguery.
shall support the national and State Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Packard was not my
fret choice. I was that myself. But when
he beat me 90 handsomely in the convention
felt as Lee may have felt at Appomattox
and surrendered as he did to Grant. / re-
ceived my parole, and intend to do a.
many since that day have not done--keep
easily lay them aside in view of the gigantic
issues before us.
The Democratic party are crying for re-
form and NO interference from the govern
ment. Now 1 have suffered from that. In
1872, just as the Legislature were about to
assemble, the Governor and several others
were arrested at the State House, taken to
the Customhouse, and kept several hours,
and the charge was that II. c. Warm0th,
A. E. Barber, and others, were about to de-
prive j. Henri Burcb, who is now on the
platform, G. w. Carter and others of their
seats.
1t will seem rather strange when tell
you that the affidavit was drawn up by
those sterling Democrats, Albert Voorhies
and F. G. Zacharie, and signed and sworn
to by Democratic member of the House.
II was for the purpose of getting control of
the organization of the House; and now
isn't it natural to ask what have they to
complain of govern Ment interference, when
this scheme was advised and put up by the
Democratic Central Committee? They com.
plain Of it as q new thing. am the only
consistent. zone; complained of it then;
am opposed to it now, except when nec-
essary-to win.
They should not forget that when the
Federal election law was published in New
Orleans, before it was passed. the
Picayune, then managed by $50 of
the most highly respectable citizens,
organized to protect all highly respectable
people from Contamination, advocated 1t,
and patted Senator Kellogg on the back as
bavlDg originated the very thing needed.
They should not forget that the Democrats
were the first to apply for United States
supervisors in New Orleans for the purpose
of keeping Burke out and getting Beaure-
gard in-but succeeded only in putting both
out, and Lewis in.
Under these circumstances the Demo-
cratic party has some explanations to make
and little to say in the way of complaint.
In the view that it is white one day and all
colors another, and its declarations have so
varied, its professions of to-day smack of
insincerity; we will doubt their genuineness
till we can put our fingers in the wounds.
When they have done what they have
promised, then shall they be accorded their
full need of praise.
One word to every Republican in the
State. On the day of election stand up to
bullying or scared by intimidation from
casting your ballot as you choose, NO mat.
ter whom your choice may be. I shall labor
with you, and wish you that triumph in
November that will forever put to rest those
questions which now agitate the country.
Senator Burch followed and drew .
graphic picture Of the two political armies
and the late skirmishes in the October cleo
tions. The Republican party had always
again. The defeat of Fremont was the
hand writing on the wall to the Democrats,
but they could not read it until Abe Lincoln
translated it for them.
He assured his hearers that the Repub-
licans of the country we're active and would
give tre nendous majority to Offset what
ever was against them in New Orleans. He
reviewed the inconsistent course OF the
Democratic party, and said all they wanted
was colored votes to get into Office. 1t was
Office or death, but when they succeeded
Louisiana weuld be like Alabama, Florida,
with her g poll tax, or Mississippi with the
vagrant act. Before the Democrats are to
be trusted they must be on probation, as
new convert is in church, aid not given
preacher, board Of trustees, deacons and
contribution box at once. The Republican
party has given us our rights, and it is
wrong to ask colored man to cast his vote
against the party that gave it to him.
Hon. Henry c. Dibble followed but re-
marked that he should only say q few
words. He was Republican because it was
the best for the country, because it was ma
tional and not sectional, protected ell native
and foreign, white and black. and aided and
advanced all works OF public improvement.
He referred to the absurdity of foreign
citizens remaining out Of it, and clinging to
dead sectional party. He hoped soon to
SEQ New Orleans the second port of entry
of tho United States, aided by it in it's
levees and railroads, and pledged himself, if
elected, to carry out the Republican ma
tional promises.
Rev. George w. Bryant closed tho meet
ing with few eloquent remarks, after
which cheers were given for Hayes snd
Wheeler and Packard and Antoine.
After the meeting adjourned the johnson
Cadets and the Antoine Cadets, of the