Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-29
The President's Plan.

Nc fTesl0ent Is creufte0 VIVID u
purpose to feOrgRnize the Republi.
can party in the South by bringing
about % coalition of the old line
Wings and the several other ele.
nents opposed To the Democratic
party. In plain English, he is rep.
resented ~ having expressed wish
to unite the old Wigs with tie
ncgroesand carpet-bag and scalawag
thieves, aud by this combination TO
secure several of the Southern States
to the Republicans.
The President displays very great
ignorance of the situation here.
There are still some venerable men
who cling to the name and tradi.
tons Of the old Wing party, and
who still love to talk of Clay and
Webster. There are, however, very
few of these remaining among us.
and they can never be seduced or
bribed into a filthy and disgraceful
political organization. One or two
generations have passed away since
tue Wing party gave up the ghost,
and there is no Wing party and no
Wing sentiment in the South which
can he used in the way the Presi.
dent suggests; and the sooner he
learns this fact the better it will he
for the credit OF bis Administration
If Mr. Hayes will acquaint himself
with the real political situation in
these States he will realize that he
cannot carry on any such scheme
without discredit to his administra.
ton and great detriment to the
country. The hostility of the South.
rrn people to Republicans in the
South does not, as the President
seems to think, grow out of IA spirit
OF political intolerance among us.
southern Republicans are prescribed
socially and denounced politically
because they have been the perse.
cutorS OF the white people: because
they have been public enemies. and
because they are dishonest and dis.
reputable men. Three of the most
prominent of them have Just been
convicted OF disgraceful crimes i'm
South Carolina. y number of the |
most conspicuous ct them in Louisi |
ana are under indictments and will
he sent to the penitentiary, and
thcrc"iS scarcely one OF them IN the
whole South who is not suspected
OF being thief, u iorger, or IA per
lurcr.
Thus when Mr.. Hayes recognized
the Ecturning Board by his an. |
poIlI,mcnts in this State, he heard
nothing but indignation and aroused
nothing but resentment among The |
people, not because Wells and An. !
derSon are Republicans, hut because
they are a pair OF precious vulgar
rdScals who are under indictment in
onr courts for forgery. When. real.
lzlng the indcccncy of such appoint
ments, the President resolving IN
purify and natioualize, to use Mr..
EvartS' expression, the Republican
party III ;he South throws the Re /,
turning Board over. and appojuts
the representatives and friends of
NarInoth To Office. he raises pro.
test equally indignant, not because
W arnotii and his friends are Re.
pnblicans, bnt because they have
plundered and robbed the State.
because there are no set OF men here
who have done so much TO ruin and
lnmlllate Louisiana or to outrage
Ter people.
These are harsh facts to sneak,
,ut they are irretntable facts. The
ank and tile, and the leadership of
lie Republican party in Louisiana
re, III very truth, composed of the
'orst elements OF society. They ,
anne up ont of the slums of the ,
ltieS and the ceSSpools of society: c
hey crawlcd in all their filth and c
lime, like noxious insects from dark
faces. ana out of the mire and dust a
I the country. Natural robbers. d
ralned thieves. audacious and in. g
Dlcnt UPSTAIRS, were the leaders
nd they rallied the ignorant negroes
nder the flag of the Union and the :
hitter of Federal bayonets to rob
nj Cypress the State. All men
no were half honest deserted their i
INKS, almost at the outset. The
'ost Insolent. and dishonest of the T
'oWd became its leaders. Emiuencc
po!itlcS, III fact, became possible 7
bly, through superior cheek, shame :,
ssnesS and rascality, because all
olitics were in the hands of the .
cpubllcan party, and robbery was -
he cardinal and only principle of I
ne Republican party in Louisiana. r
MS is the gospel truth. 1t is no
Saggeration. Indeed, we do not +
I'VE an adequate idea of the shame. -,
ss proiiigacy, the insolence and g
ne auuaclous rascality of tho Re.