The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-20
PINCH ON POLITICS.

PINCH ON POLITICS.
What the Sable Statesman Thinks of
Republican schemes I'm Louisiana
The Solid S0utaa-Ehe Negro Vote I'm
1850.
From an Interview In the Louisville Courier
Journal
"What will the political situation OF the
South be as affecting the status Of the next
Congress ?"
'EThat question makes me smile. The South
is o. Democratic unit. Republican Congress-
men from that section OF the country for
some time to come will be as scarce Us angels
visits. / predict q solid Democratic delega-
ton, not only from Louisiana but from every
Southern State, with possibly two exceptions,
One from Mr.. Thornburg's district, In Ten
nessee, and possibly one from South Carolina,
but the latter I regard as very doubtful. That
ferred from from the fact that | have aban-
doned the Congressional contest was making
in my district In Louisiana, where | have @
majority Of not less than four Thousand col
ored voters. In preliminary canvass just
prior to my departure from the State, [ saw
enough to convince me that O full colored
vote could not be relied upon. ! knew IL | ran
and were defeated the Republicans would
charge the defeat TO my candidacy, and so
have given them a clear field, leaving with
them full responsibility"
"Wil there be a solid South for the Democ-
racy in 1902
"ft is possible but scarcely probable. My
experience with the Democracy leads me to
believe that they are about the same as Re-
publicans. AL want offices. 1t will be i'm
possible to satisfy the demands of the Demo-
cratic faithful In this respect, and [ am sure
by 1880 there will be large element among
that gives promise Of place for them. The
colored voters of the South could, by the ex-
ercise of a little discretion and good manage
ment, create quite division among the whites
of the South who constitute the Democratic
party at present. # they would only organ
ize and hold themselves In readiness to CO.
operate with the disafected element, they
could exercise apoWerful influence in South
ern politics in $780,
"Who will be the coming man for national
honors in the South?'
"From present appearances, Gov. Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina. But we have @
young man In our State who is coming
man-Leut. Gov. Witt II he had few
more years on him and q little more expe-
rience he would be heard from, am sure
"What will be the attitude Of the colored
vote in 1880, and can their solid vote be con-
centrated on the Republican nominee?'
THAT will depend largely upon the person
nominated. Should the Republican party
place In nomination @ man known to the col
ored people, and whose public record would
guarantee the belief that he was their friend,
] think he would receive ninety-nine out Of
every 100 colored colored votes. The colored
people are devotedly attached to the National
Republican party, and, while they have been
sorely disappointed in some of its leaders,
and with the treatment they have received at
the hands of the present national atminstra-
ton, and its methods Of dealing with the
South, they still cling to 1t and will vote it's
national ticket unless an objectional man, one
known not to be'in sympathy with them, is
nominated"
Tho4 r. ,P l..
ton and the policy be has pursued toward the
SouthY
II think it is human institution, and like
all humanity is looking out for MOI, BY the
way, | read very carefully the letter Of Sena-
tor HILL published in e,rtensO In your journal,
There were some hard hits in it, and, am
afraid, bordered too close upon the truth in
some things to be comfortable for the admin
istratiOn."
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The Mob Holding MT. VernOn-Negr0es
Scattering-The Harris Mystery.
[Chicago Times Telegram
The mob which did the bloody work at Mt
Vernon on Friday maintains it's secret organ
ization and yet holds virtual possession Of the
town. Several arrests were made on yester-
day of negroes, charged with attempting to
organize On attack to burn the town, but all
have been released. Several notorious negroes
have been ordered to leave, and have Obeyed.
oub VI HtSIU pDpulhtlOIl Vi GOV hDnub MY
remain. The men took to the woods on Friday
and Saturday, and their wives and children
have been leaving by river and rail in all direc-
tons to-day An inexplicabIe mystery hangs
over the fate of old Dan Harris who is now said
to have escaped from the corridor to the attic
Of the jail, and out by a hole in the gable. while
the mob were overpowering the guards. The
investigation reveals what were apparently
four feints Of the mob to give out the idea Of
his escape, but the theory of many who have
means Of knowing is, that while all the spec
tatOrs tlocked to the south side of the yard to
see the quartette hanged, select number Of
the mob spirited Harris to q carriage, drove
him to the country and put him to death with
horrible torture. A maniac in the jail who
has had lucid intervals since that night says
that Harris was there when the mob came in.
jeff Hopkins, who was claimed to be limo
cent. is ascertained to have made confession
Of 6 uilt to G. S. Prosser, former postmaster
and his employer In pursuance Of the i'm
preston given out that Harris escaped,
Sheriff Wheeler to-day offered $1,000 reward
for his capture and delivery, dead or alive.
On dead wallis about the town are posted
small dodgers, reading: Cramps, leavei"
"Vigilance!" Loose characters are scarce
The best citizens hope reaction Is at hand.
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