The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-02
sQUELCHED AT THE START.

| SOUELCHED AT THE START.
Our friends in Natchitoches, and
by that we mean and want the col
ored Radicals here to understand, the
Democratic Conservative party and
the white people, have put on their
elfprotectiye paint and have al
ready made a ten strike. The noto-
rious Blunt, and ex-cheated in Scna-
tor, and pet of the late Returning
Board, whom many Of our people
have heard preach and shout to the
darkies, at the Mouth of the Bayou,
at some of their "dips," commenced
his old time game of brag, threats
and intimidation, and made to one
of his assemblages, fiery and in
cendiary harangue, on the day of the
Democratic Convention, and was
soon halted in his nefarious game.
Our friends took the bull by the
horns, and sans ceremo,,ie ordered him
from their soil, never to RETURN
Some other little en,Wete occurred at
the same time, but suffice it to state
that our friends are victors on the
whole line, and all is now quiet in
Natchitoches.
We mention this event not only as
an item of news, but particularly to
endorse IN toto the act, the righteous
act of our Natchitoches friends, and
cordially and fervently extend to
them our congratulations for their
prompt conduct, in striking down a
bad radical engaged in bolstering up
a bad cause, and one that should be
crushed. We extend to them the
right hand of fellowship, and COM
mon white brotherhood; beg of them
to keep it up, on all and every occa-
sion, and Rapides will not only help
them in any such conflict, but takes
her present start as good example
to follow, and unless we mistake the
temper and mind of our people, they
intend to follow suit, and trump if
necessary, all such little games
played with the old cards.
Blunt and Lewis, in company with
another negro, calling himself Bap.
tiste, passed through the back por-
tion of Alexandria, last Wednesday,
and went a few miles down the river,
and must have remained the guests
of some of the negro farmers below
here, but next day were seen on the
Lecomte road, making tracks for the
Mouth of the River. Lewis was rid.
ing horse of Baptiste's, who had
come along to take him back; he
stopped somewhere on the Bayou,
and took the stage for Simmsport,
Blunt going to that point on his
horse, which was a very fine animal.
Baptiste has returned to Natchito-
ches, at least, in that direction, rid
ing his own and leading Lewis horse.
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THE ticket of the Democratic
Conservative party, of this Parish,
was nominated aud placed before the
voters, by Convention Of 65 intel
ligent white men, mostly owners of
the soil, mechanics, true working
men, professional men, and every one
ofthem a taxpayer and producer,
and it is almost impossible for bet
ter set of gentlemen and represents
tive men to be candidates for the
sufrages Of our voting people. Now,
voters and sensible men, turn to the
other side of the dark picture, and
take look at the Combination ticket
manufactured by the Surveyor of the
Port of New Orleans. Thirty four
ignorant, prejudiced, harmless ne
groes, scarcely none Of whom have
any idea what the wants of our PEG.
pie are, and who can scarcely take
care Of themselves, through chicane-
ry and wire pulling management,
have been forced to nominate, en-
dorse, and "extend their support to
a ticket far inferior, as a whole, to
the one nominated by the intelli.
gence, the worth and the yeomanry
of the Parish. Look we'll to this, vo-
ters, reflect we'll, and we know your
response and determination in ad.
vance; under any and all circum-
stances We intend to support and
vote the ticket headed by Wise and
Jeffries, and in this we are so deter.
mined, that we leave no room for
doubt or defeat. e:t ."
WE have words of cheer for the
200 colored voters here, who have sc
nobly, in the past, voted side by side
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