New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-30
HOW LOUISIANA VOTES DEMOCRATIC.


SENATOR KELLOGG oS IHE RESULTS or THE SHOT
cts PoMCY-ns WINS ON OTHER POLITICAL
TOPICS
Senator Kellogg Of Louisiana, who was re-
Gently at the Titn Avenue Hotel was asked BY IEB.
USu reporter what he thought Of the late election IN his
state.
ct il the same old story ~ fraud and intimidation
he said only the nduI- were greater and moro bare
faced than ever before In Ncw-Orcns II Ia, To-
Doe a nght between the loughalr and short-har fac
tiou-, very much as II is here II Ncw-York between
TaInmauy aud Anti Tdmmauy. They are i-Ating be-
tween themselves. and " The Citizens Committee car
re. out announced purpose II Will be able To reveal
frauds beside which any ever committed by the rcvod
carpcbaggcs Of the south VIII pale into HsguIoaucc
Toe shOr;-lars destroyed the aly-shccts kept cleo
ton day. broke into Secretary Of states office filled
them ont 10 suit thcm-e vc4, and then cOUiiy asked
What are YOU going To do about II & They charged
me with nearly all the crimes In the dccdIOgur
and they had committees 10 investigate TIE
charges, aud had more than year to prove them IN
and yet they proved nothing II were allowed COM
miticc 10 investigate the present state Government,
would show IN ouc-half the time given 10 prove ale
cations against me, that they guilty OF far greater
frauds than thcy ever dared charge me with. All thcse
outrageous frauds committed THO year PLAINLY vndicIto
my record In Louisiana. lh,y threatened To have me
indicted, bat after the most searching Investigation they
could place their hands bit Of testimony that
would bear out their charges found the state with
debt Of $2j 600 900; when my administration closed It
had bccu reduced to Sl3OOOOOO, The rate of taxation
was reduced from % to II mills. Both the debt and the
taxation have largely increased under the Nichols Gov
! eminent"
"IIow did the Democrats manage outside of New
OrleausT
"WeI, any one who reads the newspapers easily
see how that done. They subiugatcd tho few re
naming parishes not already under their control. Ia
kcnts store the few hundred white people held political
con} cnuous and meetings, but when The thousands oi
coorcd people wanted 10 hold meeting they were told
the quarantine equations forbade IT, The colorcd
did not appreciate quarantine regulations that applied
only 10 Republicans and held their meeting. but the
whites tired 10 prevent IL by shooting them. About
forty cOor,d men were killed. The wines denied mat
any Killed, but MI I,chcrie, the Governors agent
! admits that at least twelve were Killed"
"Do the coorcd people vote the Democratic ticaet p
In 1870 not more than Ohc-half Of per of the
colcred mon voted the Democratic ticket Now, under
the fun sway Of the shotgun ana other Democratic
policy, perhaps or per cent Of the cOOr,d vote goes
TO the Democrats. II they were not under duress they
| would vote unanimously for tho Republican party |
| had few bundled white policemen and militia with
which to resist 900 or 10000 northumberland equipped
White Lcngucrs, the flower Of the Confederate Army OF
Louisiana, Dut was told had ig tOHsk for Federal
projection 10 nut down disturbances protect the col
ored men II was nmdemocraiic unconstitutional etc
and yet when the Democratic Governors OF Mary
and West Ntghla had lew humid ed rioters To control,
and a large mua force to do WITH they immediately
asked tic AID OF the Federal power, ANA 1t gwen
| them Thus event after another has vndicatcd my
position IN LOUISIANA. me colored Republican vote IA
the ~ from 5000 10 1000 In white
Democratic vote, ana lt STATE Is undoubtedly RtpuD
lean II nythIug like tar vote allowed. There
are least 5000 unnaturallzed white men In LOuisi-
| ana; men who object to becoming CiuZcns."
THE Presidents Southern policy not then proved
very successful IL Louisiana I"
e No. there chance OF its success told the
President year ago mat II could not succeed. lie
seemed asOnished that should think presume he
| has got over his astUni shment now"
e Are the Southern people all going for soft money!
81 do NOS think they very much about the money
question New-OrleHns Is FOR hard money. What they
want Is control Of the Government. All other questions
| are subseTycnt 10 that"
what will bring about change In the Solid South ~
| Let them have their The lion aud the
lamb Will lie down together but the lamb Will be inside
the lion When they believe themselves secure, they
do In NewOTleans they will divide among themselves,