National Republican., 1884-11-04
BOURBON METHODS.
The New Iberia Trouble and tho Kindred
Bulldozing In Mississippi.

Tribune reporter had an interview yester-
day concerning the outrages in the third con-
gressional district of Louisiana with Col. Will
lam Murrell, the colored orator. who has made
many effective speeches In Maine, New Jersey
Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana. Mr. Muir;
rell is an cN-sugar planter, and was Tor several
years member Of the Louisiana legislature
before 1879, when he was counted out. lie
thoroughly understands the southern system of
elections, and said.
About ten days ago told the editor of the
Philadelphia Press In u private conversation
that before election day he would hear OF MUIR
dcrs of republicans and negroes in Kellogg's-
the third cOngresslonal-distriet OF Louisiana,
and that 1t would be sent to the country that
the niggers' started the trouble. ] lsaw In this
mornings Tribune that the prediction had
been verified. The report says that Joe
GilfouS, whom l know to be bitter, bull
doing democrat was murdered by republican
negroes. How strange 1t is that he should go
to a republican meeting to keep republican
'nggors' from fighting. l see, also, that Judge
rontelieu has been shot. He was one of the
south, and was native of the town of New
Iberia. lie was twice elected district Judge,
and served eight years. He was then elected
state senator, and aiter serving in that ollce
for four years last spring he was again elected
district judge. The governor however, re-
fused TO commission him. but gave the COM
mission to his opponent and sent the state
troops to the parish TO Oust Judge Fontolieu
the democratic candidates who had been
overwhelmingly defeated at the polls.
"The shooting of Judge Fontelieu insures
the election 10 congress of Il. j. Gay, the demo-
| cratic candidate. Tho most significant thing
about this affair is the fact that all the repub-
! liCans who were shot were leaders of the re-
| publican party In that district, aud not
merely local politicians The next Associated
Press dispatch which you read from Louisiana
| will say that the state has gone democratic by
| $1,000 majority, and that the entire delegation
| TO congress Is democratic. The fact of the
whole affair Is this: Tho democrats in the
| south have given up all hope of elccting Cleye-
land, and have said in language not TO be mis-
taken that they will control Mr., Blaine with Il
| democratic house"
"on what did you base the prediction OF
murderP'
"On the tone OF the democratic press OF the
| state. When the democrats get ready for bull
| doing you can always tell II by articles in the
| type, intlammatory headlines directed against
the negroes In general, and Mr., Kellogg in
particular, Look out for 'nleger. killing when
| ever you see anything OF that kind IN Il demo
| cratic paper. The democrats have been a lit
| tie more decent In Mississippi. SO far they
| have only Killed one Niger there, but thoy
! have managed to compel John X. Lynch, one
| of the republican candidates for congress, u
cancel ali his engagements for speaking and
| TO leave the state, They have also driven out
| Mr.. Pearce, another congressional candidate
running IN the famous 'ShOestTing' district, A
private letter received by me says that the
| democrats have made II 30 hot for Mr.. Pearct
! that he has disappeared, and no one know
I where he is Another candidate hasn't beer
| heard from since he was seized and dragged
| into the woods of COpihh county"