The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-28
tense that reform could only be attained by

WHi1S peOpIt.
The campaign Of 1876, however, produced
an entirely different platform, IN which I'M
1cftite Tine plank Of 1874 was missing. Bu
the remembrance Of that trial, to establish II
Louisiana an out-and-out white mans gov
ernrnent, is still to-day influencing the colorec
the very man who is still considered the EN-.
bodiment OF the White League, would be suf
ilcient to create panic among the masses o.
Ignorant negroes.
1t is useless to repeat over and again thai
such panic Is entirely unfounded. Panics o1
such kind cannot be set aside by reasoning
among class OF people who are full OF pre-.
lud1ees. We may be ever so much convinced
that the colored people would be as safe and
would meet the same protection and right
Witt; but the fear, the terror, the prejudice
do not reason that an era OF oppression oi
the colored people OF Louisiana will com.
menee with the government OF the founder
and chief Of the White League.
Do net let us deceive ourselves, but let us
face the dlssgreeable truth And here we
appeal to the quiet and cool judgment OF our
planters and that portion Gf cur commercial
community directly interested, not entirely
to destroy the already fakened relationa
between the platter and Ms field hands.
Are we not satisfied that an exodus OF our
colored farm hands valid be calamity
which We should prevent by all means. It is
then, necessary, beyond any doubt, to shur
any step which could add to the dissatisfao-
tion already existing among them.
And such step, we are convinced, would
De the nomination and election OF Ogden, the
founder and chief OF the White League II
would create and spread terror among the
great masses OF our colored farm hands,
however unwarranted and unfounded II
might be-. No assurances and promises On
the part OF Mr.. Ogden, nor his friends. nor
the press, could quiet the ignorant negro.
they would en1grate from Louisiana by
boat loads f2), and the much talked-of 4sEodus
would turn into n stampede q. u
Did our planters, our cotton and sugar
factors, our merchants In general ever reflect
upon this2 And did our local Democratic
statesmen and politicians ever reflect what
effect It would have on the Republicans, North
and West, to select for Governor Of Louisiana
the very head Of the white mans party Is
the Democratic party In the Unlon at large
strong enough that IL could afford to see the
Democrats Of Louisiana furnish their Repub-
liean opponents with new weapon to fight
the national Democracy, which Is allied to
the solid South, by elevatiDg to power the
most prominent representative aud trusty
chief OF the White Leauge?
The nemfnationiand election of Mr.. Witt,
on the contrary, will destroy all these fears
and .pretensions. MIR. Witt Is as good and
tried Democrat rs Mr.. Ogden. As President
OF the Senate and President OF the Constitu-
tonai Convention, he has not only received
the esteem and respect, but also the full con-
fidenee OF the colored leaders, who were
OF those respective bodies. The
eolored people are satisfied and convinced
that the Wiltz government will be liberal
oHe. protecting all, without distinction OF
race or color; they will remain home and
stop the exodus, which threatens the entire
and ruin OF our agricultural
interests. And the nomination of Mr.. WiItz
would wrest from the bands OF the Republi-
can press and stump-speakers that welcome
weapon which would BIZ furnished TO them by
the domination and election Of Gen. Ogden
Tor Governor Of Louisiana, and with which
they would inflict disastrous blows upon the
National Democracy.
We are therefore convinced that for these
reasons and those previously mentioned, the
domination OF Mr.. Ogden would be
mpolftfc and damaging |. the vital
interests OF the State OF Louisiana We ear
1estly appeal to our planters, our merchants,
Dur politicians, to consider these important
to an impassionate and earnest
;oDsideration before they take q step which
hey may be compelled to regret too soon but
too late,