Daily Republican., 1879-01-17

VI oDSuFv pNsA -
it il ALWAYS safe to stand upon it.
N.vsr were mortals more mistaken
Editors of the Independent papers
which are most relied on for news have
generally been men OF such violent par
tisan feeling that they could not remain
long in any party and so they soon
strike ont for themselves and publish
what they call an independent paper,
winch Ras not got Independence enough
TO tell all the truth, or they tell it in
such n way as to entirely mislead pub
lie opinion. Papers notable for tins
bushwhacking propensity are the New
York Sun, the Philadelphia Times and
til. Erery Ercning of this city. 1t
will be noted that the editors OF the
three papers named were all a, one
time rampant, bloody shirted Republic
CANS. Nothing in the party to which
they unfortunately belonged was OK
trem. enough to suit their progressive
views, and now We sre the result III
the kind Of independent papers they
publish. We have but tim. and space
to refer to one notable instance OF the
Philadelphia Times plan Of publishing
news and as that paper Is the Alma
Mater Of the Every Erning Of this city,
tn. notice win do for both. The times
yesterday pretended to publish the
substance OF the testimony before the
Teller investigation committee Of th"
day before a, New Orleans, and fIon' t;
We clip lh- following
New ORLEANS. Jan. l6-At the
meetinL Of Tia. Teller committee to-day
Clement l.. Walker, Attorney, OF New
ORLEANS. testified. concerning tho cleo
ti"n in this clly, tha' he believed the
returns promulgated were not indlca-
tive of the true result, votes pollrd Tor
for Conservatives being counted for
Democrats. He charged generally
that there were Irregularities and
frauds in the conduct OF the election
and said: have sworn statements Of
parties who Witnessed the frauds. The
Citizens party was denied representa-
ton at the polls on the ground that II
Was not party but faction. TO Judge
from tue class men appointed commits
sioners by tho Democratic party fair
return OF the vote was not expected.
The counting of the polls waS, in most
instances, mad. in secret or by men de-
termin-d to elect the Democratic ticket
and am satisfied that the statements
of the vote at many polls made up for
any defcit in the VOTE for the Democra-
tie party. Aside from the falsity OF
made-up returns illegal votes were
cast, there b~ing a great deal Of repeal
ing. The Conservative party was or
ganized for the purpose Of putting re-
sppctabl. men in office.
This was all we'll enough as fa- as 1t
went, and even the above testimony
showed fraud that any indepen
dent paper ought to have condemn
ed in inv.ctiy-s which only indepen-
| dent editors know so WILL how to use,
! but instead of word against it the
! Times is significantly silent and 40 is
the independent organ of this city.
| But this is not What We arc complain
| irg SO much about, as the refusal Of
the Times to publish other evidence
given the same day before the Teller
! Committee and autographed North at
the same time, and that those who
place their faith in independent papers
may See the evident purpose Of the
omission e the most important part Of
the evidence W. reproduce it here:
+. Kennel. colorcd, a Coroner, Of
| ConcOrdia testified: There were seven
men killed, all colored held an in
quest over six; tv" were hanged and
me shot; somr were killed in Novem eer
and others in October; one was shot in
a field while picking cotton; some noun
ted men called him to the fence and
shot him; those who wer. hanged were
hanged at night; do not know the
men who did the hanging; some Of the
outlaws were white and some black
Commodore Smallwood was drowned in
Lake St. John, they tied weights
around him and threw him in at night;
about 70 or 80 men were concerned in
the affair; they drowned him because
they claimed that he had threatened to
kill Mr.. Brown and his family; all that
vas learned Of those who were killed
was learned from colored people of the
vicinity; George Washington, a cOlored
resident Of COncOrda Town, and one
Vrrmlllion, Coroner Of the parish, saw a
body of from s. to 10 armed men prowl-
ing through the parish; they recogniz
ed one of the men as Mr.. Young; the
crowd was going to Davidson planta-
tion where they captured six or seven
men and also some horses, one of which
was mine; few hours atterward heard
that man was hanging in the grave
yard; went there and found it was H..
Smith; he was cut down by his brother.
The above we clip from the New
York Times, a Republican paper that
publishes all the testimony whether it
be favorable or no. to the Republican
party. The latter part Of the evidence
which showed that the Democratic par,
ty Of Louisiana was in the hands of q
gang of cut-throats and murdrrers, an
independent paper like the Phladel'
} phia Times saw convenient to omit from
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