The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-10-04

Capitolian-A Advocate.
| For several years the erroneous be-
| lief has existed in the State that the
| preponderance of the colored element
over the white population, in the Third
District was 80 great that ii was
almost a hopeless undertaking to at-
tempt to defeat the Republicans there.
the presumption being that the great
mass of the colored people were abb
solutely welded to the false gods Of
Radicalism. Hence, owing TO the fail
ure Of the whites to register and vote,
Mr.. Kellogg has been enabled to make
a bailliwick himself Of Congress
sional District that could easily be
carried by the Democracy, were they
to turn out, as they should, to rid this
District and the State Of 90 unsaTory d
master. We dare say that there is not
a District in the country that the Dem-
ocrats could SO easily carry. This we
will undertake to prove hy actnal
count.
The census Of 1850 reports in that
District white population Of s8,556
against a eolored population Of 81, 95e,
which leaves to the latter majority
of but | 800 souls. When it id con
sidered that since that time the white
population in the prairie parishes has
made great gains, and that in the
others, visited as they have been by
several disastrous overflewa, the col
ored population has not kept pace
with the increase Of the whites in the
former-.it becomes almost certain
that the whites, to-day, are in the MAJ
jority,
According to the compilation made
BY the Assessors in 1884, there were
2o,574 registered white voters against
24,77o colored, difference in favor
Of the latter Of only 4,2o8 in the Dis
triet,
In 1875, Gov. Nichols received but
14,669 votes out Of this registered
strength Of not less than 20,564, or
three-fourths only Of the white vote
-basing these figures on the color line.
On the other hand, Mr.. PACKARD re-
eeiyed 16,991 votes, out Of this sup
posed colored strength Of 24,770
voters about three-ffths of that num-
Der, or majority of 1889, which the
whites, had they turned out better,
could have easily overcome with their
5000 stay-at-home voters.
AT the last State election Gov. Nc
Emery received l4,42o votes, or 249
votes less than Gov. Nichols, while
Mr.. Stevenson received 14,742 votes,
or l,249 votes less than Mr.. Packard,
Since the Nichols election the white
voting strength in the prairie parishes
has increased not less than 1900.
In the Congressional election Of
1878, Mr.. Acklen was elected with only
1o,296 votes, not half Of the white
strength, against Mr., Hebert T,163,
and Mr., Merchant 3,68l-~the two lat
ter, combined, having received two
tifths of the supposed colored strength.
In 1880, Mr.. Bilieu having received
but 7,T95 votes, was defeated by MI.
DarFall, who received 1851, or Ills
votes less than Gov. Nichols.
In 1882, Mr., Kellogg was elected
with IL $50, against Mr.. Acklen 6,0S1,
and Mr.. Beattie 4,o39,
" is well-known fact that the col
ored people vote in greater proportion
to their numbers than the whites, al
though according to their registered
strength, their vote nowhere exceeds
two-ffths Of their supposed strength
we say supposed strength because
it is a well-known fact that the colored
people are nomadic and that the same
man is, frequently, registered in three
or four parishes, The whites, as
class, are permanent residents hence
they appear to vote in greater proper
tion.
We have gone to the trouble Of OBJ
tanning this official data for the pur-
pose Of demonstrating beyond doubt
to the Democracy Of the Third Dis
trict, that if they will arise this time TO
register and to vote their full strength,
they will crush Mr.. Kellogg forever,
without the assistance of single col
ored vote although it is certain that
large number of colored voters. will
help them to hurl from power that
notorious monopolist Of Federal pa
tronage in Louisiana.
The Democrats of the Third Dis
trict owe it TO themselves, TO their
brethren throughout the State aud in
the Union, TO sweep their District for
Hon. Edward ]. Gay, and Cleveland
and Hendricks, on the 4th Of Noyem-
Der next,
From this time till the election The
work Of awakening every man 10 the
performance Of his duty, should 90 on.
Every true Democrat and good citizen
in the Third District should register;
aud on the day Of election he should
not fail to 60 to the polls and gote
The Indications are plain that the
leaders are preparing ID
put in question the vote Of Louisiana,
10 the event that her eight electoral
votes are required TO elect Mr.. Oleve-
land. This has been demonstrated BY
tho recent arbitrary arrest at Registrar
Brewster, in New Orleans, aud BY tho
Of Supervisors Of Regis
tration and Election, in utter disregard
Of the Recommendation IF the author
tiles Of the Democratic party
Men of she Third DiatFiet youE
State and your country expect you TO
do vour dutF