The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-06-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The registration oflast week proves
that we have been correct all along in
warning our friends not to rely with
any confidence, upon any supposed
division among, or inactivity on the
part of our polical adversaries. A
colored republican politician returned
from New Orleans, and found that
the negroes were not registering as
fast as he wanted them to do, and he
started out in double buggy-and
we have his word for it, that he
stirred out three hundred and twelve
colored voters in two days, and that
he has got things fixed to make it
lively for the Registrar, when he
opens his Office in Alexandria again.
This. only proves what we have al
ways said, that large majority Of
the negroes will, as they have always
done, rally at the command of their
political masters. 1t any one on our
side, imagines for moment, that we
can win in Rapides without vigor
GUS aud united struggle, let him
abandon the idea. eternal vigi-
lance is the price of liberty" and the
price also of success for US in the
coming campaign. It depends in a
great measure upon the start we
make. Our only fears have been
that too much zeal for the political
advancement of friends might mar
the harmony of our party, as it did
in the last election to some little ex-
tent. Everything is far from lovely
in their ranks from the same cause,
and the filling of the Offices of Sheriff
and Legislators, to the satisfaction
of their rank and file, is going to be
no easy matter. If we are wise we
will profit by their difficulties, and
endeavor to use their perplexities
against them. To endorse, or 60
straight out, is the question upon
which hangs their choice of a candi-
date for Sheriff. A little bird wills
pered to US that straight out and
out, is preparing to vacate his office
on the eve of its abolition, and that
he is after the "endorsee" with a
sharp stick for the office of Sheriff.
That would put the President of the
Returning Board in very delicate
position, and we will await with some
anxiety, to sec how he will fix
things. He no longer holds the
power he was woat to hold over their
heads, and although we are neither a
"prophet, nor the son of a prophet"
we predict that the "endorsee" and
Returning Board, will bo;h 60 by the
board in the contest. Nous ve,rons.
AS to legislators, they are in no
better position. If they nominate
negroes, they disgust their white al
lies--and if they don't, they displease
their voters, far they look upon that
office as belonging to them. They
may get ont of the scrape by making
it half and half, as they probably
will, but they will want to find our
new man we imagine, for "facts ap
parent upan the face of the record"
as the lawyers would say, and it
would not surprise US if they nomi
mated two negroes in default of an
available white man.
We mention these things to show
that they will have difficulties in this
way that we will not have, as our
course is plain and open before US.
II we nominate the most available
men for the positions to be filed,
and then enter upon the canvass de
termined to elect them, and to sink
every other consideration but that
one, we will assuredly succeed. The
election will probably be close, and
one hundred voters either way, will,
in all probability determine the re-
suit. Let the Mass Meeting on the
10th July be largely attended, and
let the resolutions to be adopted, adj
rise the necessity for harmony and
patriotism, and we will have such a
start off as will assure our success in
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THE Sheriff of Natchitoches was
a passenger on the last down trip of
The Bart. Able, and had with him as
de voyage nine laborers
for the New Orleans Pacific Railway.
They will tarry few days at Baton
Rouge to bathe. shave and he f3ttad