Daily Republican., 1879-01-09
rse REa,UBI.ICAN has me largest
r.rcwlaliou Of ANY Dsper In Della.
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The Teller Committee Telling.

The Teller Committee Telling.
The Teller Committee is bringing the
truth to the surface in such manner
In Louis lana that the White Leaguers
themselves stand astonished in the
,resen Of the truth which cannot be
contradicted. The witnesses in the
case are no. mean scallawag carpet
baggers either, but Of the nine examin-
ed ON Monday, seven of them were
white native Southerners and EXCEPT
two were ex confederate soldiers. The
witnesses showed that the Democrats,
BY organized military intimidation and
violence drove out every Republican
leader in Natchitoches Parish before
the election. 1t is a heavy Republ can
parish, but no Republican vote was
cast there. Tn. armed mobs were led
by the Democratic candidates for the
Legislature. Four Democratic witnesses
old citizens of the parish--showra
that the regular Democrats in Tensas
Parish everawed the supporters OF an
independent Democratic ticket, COM
posed of white Southern lifelong Dem
Ocrats, and men of property ami stand
ing. The independent Democratic votes
hat were cast we're overwhelmed with
fraudulent ballots. and all the Judges
Of the election were regular Democrats.
]. Ernest Breda, who fought bravely
for the rebel cause in the Second Lou
isiana Regiment, testified to having
been a Republican since 1871, and his
description of Democratic outragrs by
which he, with other Republican lead
srs, were driven out of the parish. il
interesting reading for the Northern
Democracy. The latter will be put Ia
their wits ends to find parallel cases OF
outrages in Philadelphia, New York
and Boston. In answer to a question
from Senator Teller, Mr.. Breda said
.'There is no lawl-ssness among the
negroes miserable individuals, they
hardly dare strike back they are muir
dered there like sheep; politica
speeches calling upon negroes to Gu
loose from the Democratic party, ar
styled incendisry speeches, and neve
made a speech that was not strictly |
speech on simply political subjects
negroes are ground down and carno
even sell their crops under their owl
names. There are !, 100 white and 4,
900 colored voters in the parish, AM
there are more white men who vote tn
Republican ticket than blacks who vot
the Democratic ticket. The Democrat
majority in the recent election, givel
in the official Journal, was 1900" DR.
Bfeda, brother, and V. A. Barron
both ex. confederate soldiers, gave SINH
lar testimony of the violence of tn
White Leaguers, they also having bee
compelled to leave the parish until al
ter the election. From all over tn
State witnesses who were former con
federate soldiers and still later Demo
Gratis, but now Republicans, are tryin
to make their way as best they can
the committee, that they may be a
lowed to tell the same story of Outrage
and ntimidations by which the Sta
WAS made to give 10000 Democrat
majority, when without intimidatio
and fraud it would any time give Is
600 Republican majority. This is ha
enough, but there ara richer develo]
ments vet in store as the cOmmltt'
progresses with its work. The Pott'
committee is completely eclipsed by Il
Teller committee, the first trying hal
how not to get at the truth, and Il
latter going right to the root Of IL
matter. We may now expect to he
such papers as the Every Euening 81
that such men as the B-edas are liar
and have been debauched and bong
up by these wicked men Kellogg, Pac
ard, Andersen and others, That pape
from now until the Teller commit
gets through with its investigation
will be- kept busy calling Republica
liars; and D mocrats, no matter ii tn
are murderers. saints. Just watch T
T.. +. and SCI if what we say does I