The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-01-25
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ever intimidation there might have been
would not account for it-that is, that
the majority was larger than the num-
Der of votes they had gained by bull
DOING" Yet had MT the least parii-
Fan bias one way or the other, and was
only DESTROYS to get the exact truth TO
tho readers, without reference to which
party it hurt or who squeeled. The re-
suits of my Investigations werc that
Louisiana was Republican State by
from ten 10 eighteen thousand when the
election is perfectly free, full and fair
that is, on national issues. But on State
issues, although Republican, the MAORI
~ is small and might be overcome by
perfectly air means. For instance,
there are great many colored men of
intelligence and property in Louisiana,
and is no uncommon thing for them to
vote with the whites on local State is
sues.
But when it comes to the Presidency,
Hayes and Tilden, for instance. ! am as
we'll satisfied that free, fair election
would give the State to Hayes as ! am
that Pennsylvania is for Hayes. Yes,
in proportion to voting population,
louisiana is more of a Republican State
than Pennsylvania.
] wish there was some way to have
the election over again. with s1ch pro-
lection and safeguards as would cause
every man to vote his honest sentiments.
All would then be willing to abide by
the result, and would accept the decis.
ION as final, so far As the Presiden tia
election in That State is concerned. In
dividualy, care very little whether
Hayes or Tiiden goes 10, bat have the
keenesL desire that whoever does 90 in
shall be there fairly, and the framework
Of our Government not impaired.
While this is true, yet am convinced
that Hayes is the man who is elected. /
believe he would have carried Louisiana
"a certainly as he carried Vermont, if
the election-and the conduct OF the vo-
tcrs previous to the election-had been
Us fair in the former State as in the lat
ter.
The FIVE "bull-dozed" parishes were
carried by murder, whippings, intimida-
ton, and a reign Of terror. There were
during the campaign, IN these parishes,
falIy forty Re- ubicans murdered. They
were killed to intimIdste the rest and
carry the election. These parishes are
mainly near the Mississippi line, land the
Mississippi plan was carried into effect.
Mark this: in every parish where there
were no murder and Intimidation Of
blacks, the Republicans made gains
gains that would have carried the State
in triumph for Hayes had the same per
cent. held good in the five "buIl dozei ="
par she's. Bat, behold in these Eve
parishes where was a reign OF terror the
Democrats made net gain of about
nine thousand. That is they turned the
usual four thousand Republican MAORI
ty into Democratic majority of about
the same amount. This is what gives
tho State to Tilden on the face Of the re-
turns. Please keep that IN mind when
rejecting about the louisiana case, and
it will help you to see through The mud
die at glance.
The Associated Press has been indus
triously sending over the country the
testimon before the Democratic House
committee, showing how this, that and
the other Democratic darby was "threat-
ened" by hose of his color for voting
the Democratic ticket But YOU will
observe that there was not single muir
der of Democrat, whether white or
black, while in the parish of Ouachlta
aione the rifle clubs killed dozen in the
process of carrying the election. In that
parish there were fvo armed rifle clubs,
who rode about killing, wounding and
whipping Republicans, breaking up their
meetings, and instituting reign of ter
ror for campaign purposes. The evil
dence is overwhelming | doubted un
ill could doubt no longer. But did
armed bodies of black riho clubs 90
about killing black Democrats and break
ing up their meetings in Orleans Parish
or elewhere (? No. The simple truth is
there was not sufficient intimidation OF
black Democrats to make any difference
with tho result; for mind you, right in
Orleans, where the House committee il
finding that so many black Democrats
were "threatened," and which testmo
ny COOS to the country daily by the As
soclatcd Press-right in that parish the
Democrats made immense gains. But
in the five parishes where the Republi-
cans were murdered, whipped and ter
rorized, the Republican vote tell off tre-
mendously. In East Felciana, where
they usually poll near 2,00s votes, there
were but three cast Now if the House
committee can show any such falling off
as this in the Democratic vote where tne
black Democrats were abused and
",hrcatened" by those OF their own col.
or, then will they make out fair case
of set-off.
know tho negro is natural "intimi
dator." They are more proscriptive and
intole-ant toward one of their race who
acts with the Democrats than the whites.
If they dared they would make short
work of what few black Democrats
there arc in the South. But there are so
very few of this class that, should the
black Radicals kill them all, il would
mako little difference with the general
result.
But It is Of Louisiana alone that We
are speaking. The case there Is simply
this The white rifle clubs murdered and
intimidated IN FIVE parishes enough to
change the result, whereas all the intim
idation of blacks by blacks in Orleans |
Parish and elswhere hid not make the
6ifference OF n hundred votes. because.