Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-10-10
RIno Rule and Ring Methods.

ever, rs vie wire Uuilrts art hIrt"iN ~
work Il may not he snIes To she " what
tue Bosses intend TO do In the nr1t State
-l-o ton. The schi,m which existed in he
New Orleans ring n year OF two ago has
been healed. Burke, Houston, the Br~ws-
trrs, Fitzpatrick, Mealey, and their retain
err are all pulling one way. These men
! virtually control the Democratic party OF
this city and state. IL 1879, Burke and
Houston, aud the Brrwst-r., we're Wiliz
men; John Fitzpatrick aud Nralry, for
! Ogden. After the election If Wilt. IL
/ wg- found that the pap would not &" round,
/ The B;rwstrrs, who had always stood 10y
/ Wilt aud, II was said. spent much money
on him, expected, naturally -H"ngh. to cem-
/ troll the city patronage. But. much ia their
disgust. they found that Burk" and Hous-
ton wrr,, ahrad Of them Wilt having Civ
! en- the latter almost unlimited control over
his New Orleans Appointments, ~ order to
/ obtain thrlr ro-oprratihn. the trath 81
Witt, il was thought, would rrVolntioniz-
| the whole arrangement, a. Lieutenant
| Governor MrEucry, Nhn Succeeded him,
had been a strenuous supporter ofO-den
| III the Stai, convention, AID had received
| the nnirt support of the Ogden men for
second place on the ticket. To the aston
! ishment of the public, however, on step
ming into Witt shoes NcEncry also
adopted his policy. Wilt arpointr"s
were left undistnrbed in office. Then rnm
] m,uccd kick, aud 4 howl was raised that
! Burke and Houston had captured McEnrry.
/ In the mrautimc, Burke aud Houston had
measured swords with Mcaley and fIiz-
patrick for control Of the city. and were
defeated Fitz and Mralry, with the help
| of Brewster and Duffy, made their slate.
aud nominated and elected il in the face
cf the violent opposition Of the New Or
lraus Democrat. All This j. now changed.
The Bosses are again united, and the old
ring ~ welded t'. :hrr. Two Of the lead
ing spirits OIL, are absent. DEATH laid his
icy hand Oh one, AMI the her. Gau,hrraux.
j. "a fugitive from Justice. In this city the
ring has always been successful and. hen
united, controls the party IN The State.
Their methods are known TO every one
The " hole machinery of the State Govern.
m-ni il IN their hands from the rrgi~tra-
ton OF VOTERS to the connt of the votes in
the ballot .oNes; aud. whether elected or
not. they always count Themselves in.
Tue rlpg derives its maln supp' II flor the
worst classes Of the population rouIhS.
de-per ADDE'S. dead beats, whisky guzzlrrs.
make up it's ranks. These f-,lows h.>i-
tate al nnthing that will accomplish their
ends. They want men in Office who will
maintain them iB idlrne>> ont of thr pub
lie treasury, at the cost of the struggling
IhN -DlNfiS, tilfi ~, WIN lUfH, 'hll'h -lhlA-
Hutiing ~ u virinr, AMI assembling rcare-
able citizens NJ the polls iuty. Not only
is This corrupt ring reunited. bur il j. ST
frutiI rxtrndnE IT, ramihcat. ous through
ont the Stat". The present head of The
ring, Fitzpatrick. IL Chairman of 'h" State
Central Committee, and is preparing the
way for the nomination Of the ring candi-
date tor Governor. From present indira-
tion-, II Is likely thar G">rr"or Millinery
will he selected to make the race. He has
hitherto not been regarded M n ring man.
but, IL hr has played il "a the hands Of the
crow pretty we'll, il il probable they will
chuos. him Ia succeed himself. The Dem
ocrat threw ont f','lrr in this direction
few weeks agp in the shape of an article
pra-ing his administration Of the gubrr-
material otiiCr. immediately after thc
Natchiiochr- NlndiC itor took NJ tie trn"
and played the same to IN constituency IN
the Red River Valley Co>groy-. its rdi.
tor, stands III with the boys Of New Orleans
and may he relied upon to pine to their
dance. 7. nj riug il smart. II rrcngui7's
the fact that the country will demand the
next Governor, and - will select q mAu
who halls irrm the PARISHES aud give him
the solid support "f New Orleans in the
uomlnathg Convention, which. with
small country vote. will he sufficient Ia
nominate Inn. This man, whoever hr
may Ice. Will place all thr eitV patropagc in
the naids uf the ring. who viii dish IL ont
Is they pleas" among their followers. The
p.opi- have the right IS govern 'hrmS,lv..s
but unless that night is asserted aud sup
plrmcntrd by might, II viii b.cnm- a dead
HITTER. Lrt all rairiniic citizens 20 tn thr
polls ana vote. aud then stay and see that
their VOTES ate rnt uullitrd bV fraud. Let
thrm GIVE the rungh~ and hiackgnards,
hs,H
Ia understand that they intend to have the
vote tnriy counted. aud that ii II becomes
necessary To tight ii.liing will he domr.
This article i, written, because THE
MA>CoI wishes I" see night prevail The
liberties of the people have loug been
trdmpI"d und'r foot. Radical tyranny and
Ctri"ti inn has only t--u dr-t.uN,d Tor
Boss rule 20 taA" IT'S place. Ana. sfraug,
10 say, many of thu~" Who aIr leaders ui
the cuN rIng now. were strikers in III.
camp Of NaImuth and Kellogg Now l.
the time To strike "t the shdckle-, aud
deal tn" ring IA death blow. The enruIy
mu>' he met III the forthcoming election
and Ice defeated, ur l.ou'.laua viii rrnt,,tu
ia thrir hands tor probably u gcnerairn
Listen Ia n" Enmhug ahout patty hrrs aud
REGULAR candidates, tut snHte the Ting hIp
and thgh. Elect honest men tn govern
The CItN, aud the Bosses and thrlr iuft ,au-
IS following NH have to resort To honest
labor To obtain = Livelihood. The city Will
be improved, taxation will br made lighter
and thu slate NOV being prepared for i--4
will r- lrrrtrirvahly brukru. The rrdrmp-
fion uf Louisiana rests with the honest
men nf New 0ri-sns. Are they equal to
the emergency IN o. Mascot.
The above la from the Mascot, "A weekly
paper published III Nrs Orleans, and claim.
ing to be indrp-nd,nt in politics We
publish the article without endorsing il,
and for the purpose of giving our readers
an opportunity Of forming some idea of
the state of politics which prevails in New