New-York tribune., 1879-02-26
TIE TEXAS ELECTION.
, cn1-yry RrNnlrrIONIZED.

or perhaps it would be better say sc't oi LOUIS
lana anair--by which tie ineu elected 10 county
oacr. were thrust out by force and other men, not
elected put in their places. o far as can learn
nothing ha, been said ahou, ii in the Northern
papers: the rcmotencSS of the scene beng ono
reason fol this silence. aud another the uh"ilhE'
nesS of the agRieyed parties, who were OF oouS''
Republicans to stir the matter up before 'ho p""''
ss l.,,r a. there was any bopo that the newly in
stalled Governor of Texas would do ms "a'y anu
mt them in posses sion of their offices. il happens
that coincideut with my ARRIVAL III Marshall
comes dispatch from Austin saying 'hat
Governor Roberts. who has considered th'
case for more than n month, refuses
10 act further than 70 refer to the House Whlch
has placed il in the hands OF Il committee whose
chairman is one Of the very men WrongiulIS III
Office through the laweSs acts OF his Democia''c
fcllnv-,itizeus. So there can be no further motive
for keeping the fact, out print. The whole aUalr
shows the violent. proscrptlve disposition Oh the
Texas Democracy, and their determination not To
leave the Republicans even a vesuge OF poHucal
power: and the story forms an appropriate pehoahV
TO the recent developments in Louisiana.
Harrison County lies just west OF the Louisiana
line. and having rall communication with Shreve-
port, was undoubtedly somewhat Influenced III the
canvas, last Fall by the spirit of lawlessness pre-
Nau'hS I'D N"''u louisiana " -. H.
S"u"'rS' ,1:t;,, &c .ocoty are
heu "N'i ""' 'N'''''''' ''' n IN c,1f
STATES the negroes. i'm large numerical pTepon-
dcrarce forming the base Of the social pyramid
the poor whites. getting a scautE subsistence
N tie pine barrenS, coming next, and few educated
whites. owning the good cotton lands, making the
apex Race prejudice, aud hatred of the Republican
marty because t conquered the rebellion and freed
1ne saves A'P "' '"' "''''o' v.l..,, ,,,
btH"'''"c PAM '"'' d" -~' -
migrants ana " lev H''''' VI ,"'
VPr' me county wen, ''' ''',I'-'''' go .,,
e''''''" "i'e' ~, -''' -,,,...-.+,. T.,
way 'Noi SiHCy uE ''' i'''o' ~ ~, o.,
Ie'" 81 gave hayes " mag J'''N ~ !'"' W. '''
puhh'ih party j. Ha,-''-' 'i ~ IL IT. '" I'' ,'
WhII' a"" co.'I'"' VINO " '"' '''N
gan|"u'h ana P""'' '.''N.'f' ',I'''' '-N
conventions an" nave -'i" 'I. ''". - '' ''
are called the " "taoit' iH'"' an" u" q Dee"
n0unc'd as thieves aad so.WGitI'' aN ." "'F""''
cans in Office are in the SOUTH whether Ih'N oe
good men orrascas. NO ,tccI .t-oas ID. dishonesty
have been made against th.n' "'"c'.'' "'" "' '''
Democrats have toI several years tt'u IH '"oiI
hands the machinery of the District Court ah" the
Grand jury, and would gladly nave lhIc''" ana
convicted the Repu"i',7'n county "in'eIa u ''.'
had been any evidence a-ahSt turui I' I' 70 IdH
conclusion that they discharged thci du.i.' I'
tolcrbly efficient oui ugt.ch, manner
in ptembcr the Republicans nohna''i iH'"
ticket. putting on one man o. raj 'er Uaori.t" P'i-
ties, and two moderate D.mo'Id'5' ANA ming 'P
the other places with Republicans Iht Democrats
Joined 10y few Republicans connected "I'A '""
Texas and Pacific Railroad c,tccs, starred gt!-
zcns' movement, and made q 'i'Nti Wa iht 'ii''
places blank for which rne Republicans hal A"ai-
at.l e
others filled with extreme Democrats. There
upon the few Republicans who had joined
the movement ceased t. take any interest
in IT, and the campaign was managed by the violent
Democratic clement Republican meetings We're
broken up 10y masked men, who broke III the VIM
dows ct tlio buildings where th'F were held 'a'."
biilets OF wood INTO me negro ""u''nc''' p'l-''"
pistols al the speakers, ana oi",ToN 'H'-' 10 S'"P
telling those ID I'aiic. ne-' i"N'u' ID. e'"
OF tn" canvass the hep"'iI'ans ''"1''i'i I'' 'i9i
attempts 10 ho" II'c'''E' i'"'"t 't''"
growing more anu '""'' ''''''''' - '''
the election, nile c,uh, composed 'A'i-N''i "a
Democrats wa, 0rgJuil d la Marshall, aud Tire Gov
or,,.r -,.plied if with arms. The club pat8dcl
VIM ,t , nth ,,,..,.. ,.s
at"uH" i"' p'I'' OH ''''.'" "1' ''
tusht ming the negroes l't'm-ht iale' "H'h
the ~ ruocTats had taken possession ot tie OUNCES
l,. f-.. and ver. i'm s,cIre possession. the COM
, , ,.i ,,..,. t..y.l .,,,,,..l
pahN 0l'hihu'u' "i' III. suns "''0 "oA-' ~ '.'0
sent back to AUSTIN.
Vhrr. were six precincts in the county, and IN
-. 80 f,.l,. ,.,s,.,ot T. pr.-
l"ul CIV ,'''''" We" -.
Cnct l., however, about 400 HepuDhcdhs were
,ot allowed 10 vote bccause thev had tickets with
o.i,~.l Ia,rs Thei iudoe. falsely said t'e Federal
N"'o' . '''' noe al,
election law pGohlbittu Such uchctS' All V'ol '"'
comfy the Republican tickets were alike, and
1.., .,-... .l;. -,..,, mad, In Precinct
I'"'i''' '' II .r r,.ti:
V, the Democrats Ieiasrd TO allow 'He hepu'I-
ftf ON 10 fG