Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
Southern Democracy

Cpsc'ut ASiSpatCU u lut stsite iieSlster.
New ORLEANS, Nov. S.-The Dem.
ocrat, of this city, has reports from the
black parishes, which, taken in con.
nection with other information re.
ceived by the Republicans themselves
shows the deep, damning and heart.
less nature Of the Outragcs perpetra-
ted by the Democrats on the poor
cOlored people during the campaign
just closed. Ia other years Demo.
cratic leaders have had carpet-bag-
gers and United States troops TO
stand in justification of their shot gun
policy. But this year they are with.
out a pretext OF any kind, and they
stand revealed before the world as
men guilty of DISTINGUISHING major
ity OF people of the larger section of
the State and of resorting to
WHlPPINGs AND COLD FLOODED MUIR
to make their nefarious work effec-
tive. The terrors of Coushatta and
Waterproof will not soon be forgot
ten, and they are the key to the true
character of Southern Bourbon De-
mocracy.
The leaders set out to obtain a solid
delegation in the next Congress, and
they have obtained it. The order
went forth from Washington that
South Carolina and Louisiana must
be added to the Democratic States,
and 30 far as this State is concerned
that order has been literally obeyed.
Every Democratic candidate has been
elected, including Acklen.
In Caddo parish the Republicans
abstained from voting, in order to
avoid . bloody riot. 1t gives over
1900 Democratic majority, while it
has registered black majority Of
1900, and heretofore has never given
less than 9O0 Republican majority,
which was the Republican majority
in 1876. Concordia parish is also now
added to the Democratic side by q
good majority. 1t has not over 300
white registered voters, while there
are over 1900 colored. Itl872 itgave
Kellogg 1000 majority /; in 1874 it gave
l 500 Republican majority, and in 1876
It gave LOO majority for the Repub.
lican ticket.
Natchitoches' registered vote stands
two colored to one white. In 1876 it
gave q considerable Republican ma
jority. Now it gives larger Demo-
cratic majority than the whole white
The same may be said
Of Bssier parish,
Red River parish, the
SCENE OF THE CoUsHATTA MASSACRE,
IL now strongly democratic. Here
tOfOre il has never given less than 5O0I
republican majority, that is since
1870.
Information received here lie to the
effect that practically there was no
republican vote cast on Tuesday,
The democratic majorities in these
parishes range from one to three
thousand. The congressional district
known rs the Red River district is re-
publican, il expression of opinion
could be had at the polls, by over
seven thousand. 1t is now returned
democratic by nearly as great vote.
In the district represented by j. e.
Leonard. King, the democratic csndi-
late, is returned elected by an over
whelming majority, the republican
having received but very
ew votes. In Lincoln
S0T A SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTE WAS
CAST.
)uachita, the scene of many murders,
which gave Kellogg Q majority of
,ne thousand in 1872, and never be-
ore gave less republican majority
han 800, now under democratic man
lgement, casts exactly thirteen re-
publican votes. Morehonse, another
trong republican parish, heretofore
rood for from four to five hundred
polled only fifty republi-
an votes. Tensas, which is the par
sh adjoining Concordia, gave KEEL
ogg in 1872, 2,4O0 majority, in 1874
600, and in 1876 $500, on Tuesday
asst gave very few republican votes
ess than one hundred. The[kge
lumber of
MURDERS, JuDIcIoUsLY CONF -
short time before electid
smplished the purpose Of -dev'sn'
lie leaders, and gave they