Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-04-24

who is rredisposcd to attribute every
thing we say ~ prejudice would be
futile.
The editor Of the Republican should
bear in mind the fact that pr ejudice, "a
. greater or less extent, ia q universal
Characteristic Of the human family
and be is no exception to the rule, or
he could end 10 reason for refusing to
support Bayard for President, accord.
ing TO bis process Of determining the
existence Of prejudice, tor be says that
Bayard is a statesman and a patrio, ;
and what better qualifications can one,
not influenced BY prejudice. desire Of
candidate? We confess to certain
amount of prejudice. but this does not
disqualify us for the use OF reason nor
render Us iWperviOus to conviction.
1t is unnecessary for us to reply to
the Republicans assertion that, "Ac.
cordiog to the forms of law, you we
did not elect your Governor in 1872"
and "A ccordins to morality and the
forms o! law, Kellogg was elected
Governor in 1872" for they are as
sertions which the editor of the Re-
publican no doubt honestly believes
to be true, and we IA honestly disbe.
leve; and are, therefore, differences
Of opinion that we presume will never
be recorc.ied But tie Republicans
assertion that the result i,he elec, II
Of McEn"ry) IVES nbtainel by III.
s.lishc" Of the then leading Kepub..
cans and the utilizing of the Return.
ing Board" strikes US as an admission
that our Governor was elected accord.
ing TO the forms Of law at least.
We maintain that Gen. Grant did
not "si"ply recognize and support the
government which tho highest tribu-
nal in the state had decided was the
legal one,' for we hold that the high.
est tribunal in this ease was composeJ
of the voters of Louisiana, and that
no judiciary on earth had the right to
stihe their voice and decide as to who
should be their Governor the
Republican will hardly deny that they
would have sustained the McEnery
if Gen. Grant had not in.
But here difference of opiu.
ION, prejudice or political principle
erects an insurmountable barrier L.
tween us again.
The Republican asks, "Now bow
about surrendering your manhood
when you went in with Warmo,h and
supported Horace Greeley ?" We
never went in with Warmoth: be
rame 10 with us and We surrendered
no principle of manhood in support
ng Greeley, though We admit it was
, political bIunder; nor were we in.
luepced by prejudice. as You must
'dmit-for you say be was always an |
'nemy to the South. We supported |
lin because he advocated the policy
): Ignoring the past and recognizing
is rs freemen. He had favored the
bolition Of slavery aud the preserva-
ion Of the Union. and these objects
'avIng been accomplished. he was
"tis6ed. Unlike Grant, he did not
dvise the policy of reconciliation and
hen 90 square back on it. and ossis,
keeping M sectional discord. You
xbiblt mote sectional prejudice than
We do by denouucing men for their
unity 10 the South.
The correctness Of your views to
Which we referred was The opposition
t the northern democracy to the i'm.
'ovement Of our section; but our
pp"sition TO the Republican party is
as"d upon principles far more impor.
ant and enduring than the material
,terrsts Of any section. We regard |
our doctrine of Capitalization and the
npremacy of the Federal Govern.
'ent rs dangerous to our form of con.
government and a menace
, the liberties Of tho people. while
e recognize the true principles Of the
smocra'i" party as tie ground work
nd support Of such government and
'e only sure bnlwsrk Of constitution.
liberty and our support Of men is
,sed upon thar professed adherence