, 1879-02-08
u0AlE-RULE UNDER NICHOLS

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4 Now p-r,t rrorn III. .,oro x,... r,.<,.
Between r,rrrrcatorx n,,,i ,,n,,,t,,.s.s"t
Nnvel Trick In ro,ittcs-nc1 1,.yer and N.
Afary's Fnrlsllcs.
Correspondence Van Tsrt Trn,ts,
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letter tl,at fin sc1f,n;s,cs, ~ ,,,a =" a,on H., ,s
.,,t.,", ..r ", ~ o., 20. VI n'e plaote's
m'snt !'' !esu's' " anu w m tue protection of
TIC fIghte OF tic black voter, to limited ex-
choose between ,hc rut1lan Dcmor,. mi thc
oontlomnn p,n,,rr,, .,,y..,1.,. =, ..s,. I's NV
ss.',..s, ,'.... ' ",s, a.'"on "''e". oos
acculc n'' t,e rlEht OF VOTING tor Republican
problem. There is anul,cr var out, fraurht
with saf,ty tn tho nrgro. Imt nc,,, ~ t,,a sta,n
rnro !. toa,,,,s ..',, .as ps'n ~ ',e s'1e.
~, ''e'ma '1pui' spfea",no eas
TINT tic negroes shuu.d court tho bull-
dozcr vote in return for his protcctlon. Tin
pIantcr.. n i. orrue,1. while fhcv oro r,a,,x
ennnh in nrrs,c ~ % ",,.,.r:ee,", ., ",1 :, 'sa", .
to suppress them or practically Indifferent
to them. Tie bulltloxcr to.jav /. n fl.
nat,cal suprorter Of tic Irregular" Demo
cratic t'cSet' and no - very sa'l In his zcHl to
sfay his opponents. II has entered thc hlaclia-
yeitan mind Of the negro, at list. TINT. II h,
,uu.t choose betwccn tvn clnssc, of 1lcrnocr,,.
he 'nay as wei eonei[iato t,e men who lasc the
naae ds for s ascs ' e soS fsa @ 4so a'
Of all sayare races, For ,llu first time IN o,,r
jitttal scnblaaeo, ' = '~>1 @''''''''% ~
II.
roa ntvcr Parish ia oro ~ ~, nortt,, ,...,.,,
Manhattan in In,,,.,na IN ~ H., s.,J s.. r.;
AiL",s o,,rsto. i, s.,,,,. ttne,u a,'
a1nsn sa ~, t1's'' ~ 19ua tatona' III Atn!te,
pnrc ~ llarc.s orns nrnry I'm, ~ ~ III III
un,nrnhercI VIII ain,,,. n W -. 1 "o,
III ~; t;t',o'. l.' "he ~ H., as hes oneteu ear!st
his hrc"th = nxrc,t Elrre,i ~ Tnnt aae: !, unnca
lcrrnJ u eyldcntly lnuti.ats1: far tf,e o,hrr r
sess VT s,ss %S: i T. "a %sassy u y @
.oothv ,Ins,t ~. s.u a,', ser ~ .n ING
tnrm ~, |nI"sa"nt trxrt s, VIZ eIsns n1I ~
nnrt Imv iii nh AL n, ss ."o nap.
ccncc nd % Intcosity atse'tcd ,h osr ~ intG.
.,'.I . ~ tIi m.espIu III III unel' As'a H.
Sin,osc.. sp"H ~r'.'x, i'eTc Tar .Gss1' ~. 'h
hur',in1 sottnu'',tn. rhn ",,,s,., "vse aea.s .,
hey w,trcwt ~ nc aese 1a etIas IT,, s"ses1os s; 81 H.
hntitnzsrs ti,c. "" '.1,,,n,,,, "ot " M
s,e SaozsFs a'csesa ,aa In % community ot noar
linn 1hese ,~r trsaturas h., ss,.,m,ian.. ~
..f ~
ui,atcrs u gcsas Morrnt, NJ .nisaI .e
pa,.r ~ Ia[,,.ii,n .h's p1eletieu
!.,,s-sts wn"i ans ,n,cI uteatn tt
ts..,t nl "o"'I raw ue'et c"'stea 1el3
alarmed at thIs movement, n1n, as ihcy could
neither buldoze the bu'lozer nor taIsc as, Issue
Ut race, they reported that 'stl,e Radicals" " lnu
etolen tho registration books and t,,ut II would
not bo possible to hold All election iu tic parts!.
When there Is no election the tioycsnur MP
,ink&4
gers well know that Chief Magistrate clcrted
by the minority ia tho State woull nofilIuntc
tic representatives of the minority in the parist.
1,ut Coy. NtcHel!s-n small, weak man,-whilo
Consultation, Is prude with the letter Of The
law. lie ordered all election OIL affidavit.
This gaye all the power to the Irregular"
,nanass.s ,!,n sho co'!ld thus delay eael,
without violating the letter Of lie
law. Tho Republicans did not vote, III \ par
,si with an overwhelming Republican majority
not solitary Republican ballot was east, This
trick, OF course, can un|y be playcu once: nlul
precedent has been established that may yet
lead to serious results. Fur, unlcss Tho "rc-
spectaolo cltlzchs." tnn lhon o. "catth ant
stauulth' h eenso 70 uenFseatg nt,a !ealn 70
suppress 80, 1''tfes, M tno Won't elements 1t white
soslctY VIII ey ana by Obtain the political su'
prGlasY. .s,.
IA Hsorela Inns peru Is a!teady lclt. Dc
nnTfea from Voting ior tepa9tlcans. nnd ~"
dtnsEent Us 70 !act'ons N sle nc'n1eratis
ranks, tiio bincks arc bce!nntilE to 81! their
yotes without sc!uplo e the highest bidder. u
y as DANGEROUS III politics Is In gamb'iaG to be
100 SUCCESSFUL.
III.
st. sfary's Parish Ii In Acklcn'e Cougrcssiona,
District Frnukltn IL thc uarfah {or c0unty)
seat, All tbs parisb <,tllrcre wcro liepubicniis
no to the pcrtUd Of Iiuyrs' surrender tn ihe
While League. In ls7U ii gave I,SOV ltcpunlicau
1nporitY. Thv parlstI officers arc caiici p,,lica
Jurors. They correspond ~ our County tom.
,nissloners. rheru src flye nj lhen,. nil t1uv
arc elective oilicurs. They nino,ot ;ho Com.
uisslouurs Tor Judges OF Election. In oriur 10
srcure 1nniorIty ii tf.e narish i,trnrs lin. Ionc
itnlers na.stI n law fnftsr "s:H :H.onrrrnncnt, m j
was rc.torc4l authorizing Gov. Nichols 10 an.
unrt live andI,ionnI isIr,rs in eari, nnrIsh H.
tIs,. Itr.nhlirana nf IL ainrv's aI afwsr. c,-ct'
ci ono democrat ~ Police Jurur to rcurcscut
The minority ou the board, Gov. Nlcl,ols, with
that respletiicnt sensc Ut honar and fair-deal-
Ing TINT cssararturIxcR the party OF Intelligence
mt! Integrity, appuntGti lIys Democrats, utld
thus oyttca'nu tile legitimate Republican major
fts. ~ was Q! F1tal moment 70 'lnlntain TIE
auEhhtaho Iuua 80 cuAtacttflstlco1ty Won.