The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-08
sUNLEG AT.
A quiet Talk with Mr. GibsOa OF the New
York sun.

A quiet Talk with Mr.. GtbsOa Of the New
York sun.
Last evening representative OF the DEMO-
Graf happened to meet that well-knoWn jour-
nalist and courteous gentleman, Mr. Gibson,
the spicy correspondent Of the New York Sun,
who had Just arrived here. In the course of a
protracted conversation we asked Mr.. Gibson
about dispatch from Washington to his paper
rejecting somewhat upon Major e. a Burke of
our city. Mr. Gibson was pleased that the sub
ject had been preached. and in response to the
interrogations of the reporter. in his usual
terse style. stated the fn owing:
Referring to his dispatch, he said the state
ment was made about somebody having pre-
pared circular or pamphlet pretending to give
a history of Mr.. Burke. I never heard Of 1t I'M
til a week ago. / then learned that the corre-
spondent of the DEMOCRAT in Washington had
telegraphed something about this and subse-
quently my name was connected with 1t.
did not know this until Mr.. Buell. told me
one evening In my office when. at my request,
he telegraphed to the DEMOCRAT q correction.
Subsequent to this learned that the ia k
about Burkes history going to be published
grew out of a statement made by old Mad.
| Wells. The connection of my name with this
story was wholly unwarranted. I never fur
nish other newspapers with matter
FOR PUBLICATION
which / would not publish over my own sigma
ture in the paper with which / am connected.
l was approached one evening not long since
| by the correspondent of the Inter- Ocean. in
Washington, who asked me IL I had any facts
concerning Mr.. Burke which | was willing to
give him. replied that / had none, and that
the statement which had been made about my
having prepared statement. circular. letter
or anything of the kind, was O pure fabrica-
ton.
deem It Just to Mr.. Burke to state that so far
as have any knowledge OF his political career
he has always been a consistent Demoerat-an
active, faithful friend of the people OF Louis,
| lana. ] did think at one time that in his zea
to serve the people of this State he was. perhaps
WILLING TO SACRIFICE
some OF the interests Of the National Demo,
Justice has been done Mr.. Burke. rs well as
other Southern Democrats, In this matter.
| can very clearly see how Sou herD men
particularly Louistanians like Mr.. Burke
could be actuated by the purest patriotism IL
seeking to save out OF the general wreck rec tnt
The Republican party leaders at the NORTH
had encouraged the oarpet-5aggers
TO STEAL THE ELECTORAL VOTE
as well as the State government Of Louisiana
The visiting statesmen, John Sherman q
/ their head came to New Orleans Immediately
after the presidential election. 1t Is fact now
definitely proved by uncOntradic ed testimony
as wei as by document AIRY evidence, that the
local Republican leaders here had given up the
The Democratic majority of over 5000 was toe
much for them to overcome, even with all the
election machinery in their hands. 1t was moi
until the visiting statesmen arrived here on the
fourteenth of November, 1876. that the desperate
men who had robbed and oppressed the people
of Louisiana for so many years were encour
aged to undertake
THE HERcULEAN TASK
of counting out more than 5000 Democratic ma.
iority. The facts already brought to light SHOW
that scarcely any preparation had been made
for the work previous to the arrival OF the
Visiting statesmen. The production last Fri
day Of the original protest made by D. A. Weber
against the voc Of West Felicia9a estsblishes
the fact that 1t was not made until the fifteenth
of November aud that, as then made, 1t was MOI
what the conspirators wanted. and they had tC
SO amend 1t by additions and alterations as tt
make it conform to their wishes. This altera
ton and emendatton was simply forgery. anC
the men who did it. as we'll as those who en-
Outraged them to do it. ought TO De
IN THE PENITENTIARY.
| The evidence Of E.. l.. Weber proves thai
when his brother discovered that the paper
which he had signed had been tempered witt
he protested. as. Anderson did with regard e
the alteration of his protest against East Fell
ciaDa. 1t was to keep these two men quiet an6
to prevent the exposure at that time Of these
tOrR6r1oS tlaG JOll sherman WFOL0 LIS uON
famous letter to Weber and Anderson.
The eight to s ven decision Of the Electoral
Commission deprived the Louisiana Demo"ra
of the opportunity to prove all these things
heretofore stated in the spring OF 1877. They
made gallant fight, and no one did more t.
bring these things TO light then than Mr. Burke
and his colleagues. The public sentiment ther
at the North, as we'll as at the South, demanded
a peaceful settlement Of the presidential strug
gle, The national Interests
ovERRoDE JUSTICE AND RIGHT.
The most of the people seemed willing t.
have President made by fraud. A majority O.
the Democratic Representatives. in the face o
public clamor organized fllibustering move
ment to defeat the count. This frightened thu
men who had encouraged the theft OF the cleo
toral vote of Louisiana. They wanted to &C
complish their
RAPE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
They wanted to control the FEDERAL patronage
for four years longer. Thy had used the Lou
isiana carpet-bsggers, and they were willing t.
! sacrifice them. They made that proposition
and it was accepted. / suppose that any mar
who was loyal and true to the people of his owl
State would have done just what the men whC
were managing the case for the people OF Lou
isiana did do. They, saved the governmen
which had been elected by the people. They pu
au end to carpst-bag rule in Louisiana, ant
opened the way for long career of hnancia
prosperity and honest government in this State