, 1877-04-20
NICHOLS AND WILTZ.
4 POPULAR NIsAPFnEHkNsloN Ar TuR NORTH

%Vt1Ak(g&1r
FINN Our QlcA CpyyfepaNdeNf.
NEW ORLEANS, LII, April 17.--Slttfn1 In Gov.
Nichol!s' Office tho othas day, beard htu. 3ay 10
an oaice.soeker, "You know I don't pretend To
bclony to any political party." When tho slsltoF
ial gonr. ! asked the Governor what he meant By
that statement. lIo referred me 10 bis speech in
acceptance Of thu Democratic nomination u Dnsen
Ilouge July 20, 1876. That speech II bold
declaration In favur Of cly-8eFvics sefoFm negro.
rights, and pure government. Inquiry ahowa thAt
the speech In question:, anlike most Of thoao that
have been delivered under similar circumstances,
ha. been constantly kept Ia View ~ 4 solemn obl-
cation by tho psrsoa that m&da It. Gov. Ntchuas
has accn .~
ALMOST IMPARTIAL
In tho distribution Of Offices. From Pnchtaek
down. tho negroes Of orct{ shade Of color and po-
tisicai opinion hayc boon Represented. 4 few days
agu tho Governor said to h Representative wha
Wished to nominate School. Doas1 Tor h1s district:
.'put two nexroea on II, and any willis man you
ptcpso not q member Of ths Legislature, aud
VIII eoudrm It." Tho pstan.lougs speech II dig.
nIacd aud manly IN it, way, aud. ~ It bus never
found tt way Into tho Northern papefs. thu essen.
tlal parts Of It arc worthy Of reproduction now.
The pollcy indicated in &hs speech. faithfully puF
sued by uoy. Nichols, has brought him into dis.
teputu With tho extrema wing Of his owu party;
aud 1t Ii on account Of Ibis policy that hs IL de-
nounced BY thsm, ~ hare Already written. ~
"fraud>"
1ux MATERIAL PART or TIE epskcu
IL AZ follows: .
~ enter gentlemen. Into public life 70. tho
1fst llne, aud in choosing me you nave thoscu one
whu knows nothing further q his guide than ~
sense Of rght fof al ea.aea ef the people of tat.
sia,pie aanoaaeement shali rcceiss tas fali co1.
a1uncs u thi. psople. ] wish to s1ate 70 Jou.
Ssssa 81: =. ,t..s ss e ssss sss,.
I'd Governor OF tnIs State will 70 aud t&ke NY
ot1tea unts ulmeled towards sn{ man Or set VI mou
Ell w f II: ~ .ua as e: IL.
oata a. uuFeruor Of thts St4to, -.
/ SHALL CxAsK 70 AEPREsHNT TUE DkNocRArio
and 10 The rsprsscntstiTs of the peopls-uot Of
oae 4et but OF tbs whole. reo-nl1s. xentle1nen
each aud escry ob!igatIon tuc4u.oent upon NJ.
ii ihs seceut amendments ttarato, aud Qudes Ito
Constitution Of tho 6tats Of Louisiana AMI the Laws
aaass 'es snaet ia p;sss ss.s. e t
In regard y The c'vil sp:rles. 4 % appointed
siooi that no friend u mne shah Teee!re any ~.
saa*':ssSt IT, '&:t sso an; ..pPs;;: 81
as Ia soase.on os,i g :. hope il. viii - ~ fSsSs!
myself ~ to gi,e him personal consideration, WIN
/ Taorza TONI 70 ruulso AEF4las.
eaa eeesssa / sss asias sh. - atasr p.sss
| ''Thsrs IL ONO thinx alout which wish TO make
| mention. refes to our eolorsd cfttzens. be.
| Eefv, Ssns!vn.ea thas you h2yx selected a. Tous
standard bca8er 70. day u1an who has Always fxls
kindIy,-In fact. don't know man who hAs kndcl
ieei,u.a towards the colesed people than haso.
Of !som Tho Var, hut f GoSs bAek 70 tha eAelis,
| period Of my childhood, 4ul Iti4
WELL KNOWN AMoao TUE coLokfD PSoPL1 OF
| At5uXFTloNi
| and want them 70 know, and want yon te
know, that Will uuhinchlngly protect Them In ii
their flGhts feel 4atlx6cd that mons Ut yon NJ
dlapuse0 to Interfere deprirs suy man 81 HI,
tixhta; md II you ste 10 disposed you Will and aas
| opposed " yoa-
Sha campaign, aud tilAt II, that an thoroughly