The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-02
Fair Election.

1t Is scarcely necessary for us TO
'eite,ate the fact, that all We ask IS c
!, FAIR REGISTRATION, a FAIR ELEc- {
TON, and FAIR COUNT, and it may
not bc supe,fnoas to add, that we are
determined to hare them at all hazards. I
The registration and election ma
chinery Of the State is in the hands
Of the Radical party, and they will
be held responsible for the fair and
honest conduct Of both.
The Registrars have all been ap-
pointed, and they must notify the
citizens fully and freely Of their in
tention to register them according to
the intent of the law-giving them
due notice Of the time and places Of
visits throughout the Wards Of the
parishes. Col. Patton, Chairman OF
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, las asked Gov. Antoine to APP
! point one Democratic Cork to each
Registrar throughout the State;
should Antoine grant this request, 1t
will show, at least, some desire on
the part Of the Radicals to have a
fair registration. Should lie refuse to
do 80, We will know that this cry Of
fairness on the part of the Radicals is
all cant, and we may expect and bc
prepared for all manner Of rasca'ity'
I'VE have this to say, and We know
that it is not violence, that no official
can serre IN failure, rho is not fairly
elected.
We have pledged ourselves that
violence and intimidation shall not
he INDUCED in-that it never has
been INDUCED in on our part, We take
Hoars and Fry's Republican reports,
for strong. out.spoken evidence. We
are determined to protect such color
cd men who desire to vote our ticket
from any and every species Of intiml-
dation; we want and will have fail
election, and this must he fully un-
lcrstood in advance.
We have tamely submitted to tin
outrageous acts Of two Returning
}. Boards. Another, will be one to-
many.
We have seen polling places estab
lished in negro districts alone, and il
white districts alone; that shall b
stopped, and We will insist that tn
polling places shall be placed as the
we're III 1874, when We had full powe
to place them, in public, open and put
: lished precincts in erery rard IN tn
parish.
It is the sheerest folly to suppos
. that We do not know, in the countr!
" our situation. We know that VII
III lence will lead to Federal intertel
We ance, by which We will lose tt
ar fruits of victory--tl'at such thing
III will only add to the Radical cry
III the "bloody Shirt" and afford pr
y" text to bulllooze US with U. 5. Ma
80 shals and troops, and for the use
ri the Infamous Returning Board. An
On on the other hand, the Radical thiev
q. Of this parish and State, must lear
er, and We tell them so now, that tn
10 are expected to conduct this e'ecti
~ fairly and honestly. Their acts mt
' y bs above suspision. No person en-
~ tied to registration, or to a vote, MI
80, be deprived Of that right. Po'li
wv places must be established to suit I
- convenience of all classes ct voters
public notice must be given of thu
places, Clerks and Commissioners
election must 10 appointed in aeco1
ance with the meaning and intent
the law. This much, on the part
those who control the machinery
the law, We will insist upon
from the party organization Of
Radical party, We demand and !,
+ enforce strict observance of
rights Of individuals under the G.
stitution of the United States,
i, the laws of this State. nFs3
Every man shall lie allowed to
as he sees fit, without fear Of outr'
No such thing will be tolerated
-. that of drowning the mule Of q =
laboring negro man, because he "
i, the Democratic ticket, as was don
1874. by the Radicals in this VI
NJ one shah he whipped Or shot
has been done in the 18th and
wards 10 times past, BY Radical b
mers and shoulder hitters, but Q,
man. shall stand fairly upon the
as a citizen, and vote aud net rs
Il without fear Of consequences.
This much the Radical gang
and elsewhere must understand
%. they do this, and fairly elect
ticket, no one viii dcmure but sl'
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