The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-01-07
rur BULLETIN on THE PARISH CON.
yENTION.

Never have We read more uuIelS 20
nd heterogeneous article than that 40
in the last issue OF the Bull at
Tin under the characteristic title Of Il,
The Wat IL 1t? Redivivus."
In speaking Of q convention COM
,osed Of the representatives Of . large
nsiority of the white voters OF Oaach- q
In as 8. a body Of men" whilst true !" d
,act. It Is silly and pueriie In Its INFER 4
puce and intention. These men, true
and brave. with the Eve huDdred white
Democrats whom they represented, a.
ter having exhausted all possible means
10 obtain consideration for their rights
from the ring faction of Ouscbita'
avaIled themselves Of their rights al
freemen and have openly and candioly
appesled to the fair Democratic sentH
naent of the parish and State TOR tne
recognition OF q sacred and vital prin-
ciple. B.si. i
Our .neighbor says the pretext 1of
going through the farce Of eiect'ng
second set Of deigates to the State con-
ven,ion- swas the exploded fiction tna1
the executive committee which called
the mass-meetine to elect the delegates
10 that con ventlon already chosen did
not contain q quorum" This IL Ger
tsinlv true 30 far as the fact that the
executive committee's acting without
a quorum, was one Of the causes which
lied 10 the calling and action OF the
convention on Monday. But this fact
was one Of many which had convinced
| the white Democrats of Ouachita that
, their rights a. members Of the party
lhad been ignored and were held In NJ
, tier contempt by the few individuals,
who. through enforced negro votes 10
Imass-meetings aud ut primary elections
0 had obtained exclusive control OF parts
Q power 10 our parish and were deter
J. mined 10 hold 1t REGARDLESS Of the vii
It and wishes of all others. These causes
have been specified In the address 10
n sued by the central committee appoint
led by the West Monroe convention,
. document which the editor Of the Bul
Ill letio has not attempted to deny
N refute.
q, The Bulletin further states that tn
sssha,low excuse" for nominating
psrish ticket was "that negro Dem'
IT. Gratis were not excluded from the pr
tie msrles." Here again the Bullet
ho
W holds up his hands In holy horror
'es this .sexcuse' and says tit Is dtscriu
Tor iuation against this class OF vote
so,elv because of their color and Is
violation of the letter end spirit Of Il
10, Federal constitution and repudIatls
Is" of all OF our party pledges for the Ia
gu twenty years"
|ee Who does the writer expect to IN
it., lead or deceive by such tnordinate st'
no aud nonsense as the aboveP
en- Where is there anything 10 the re
'he eral constitution which directs t
TX manner in which nominations shall
made? Or what pledges of the pal
do we violate in using all honest mes
icy to have a fair voice in the affairs Of
ut- party, and prevent its being mads
'ns Of nv few men who only recogn
sn' the interest. Of themselves and tn
> immediate connections aud friends
The course which the white mer
Ouachita have pursued is the
means to secure to the colored voter
true rights ,mder the constitution.
@ Iu the days of reconstruction he
=, -. marched to the polls and voted
Radical leaders guarded by Fed
bayon.ts. To-day he is brought
mass-meettngs and driven to
,,o,, primaries by his plantation emplo!
,,ds. or managers whose edIcts are enfo'
by means as terrible as the bay
9 IN itself.
The sole object of this movemen
.,,, the part of the white majority Is a:
49,. as possible to re establish pure
~. fair method of making pomtna'
and thus to present 10 all roters ca
-. a.. dates selected by the people at
:, 49, aud not by few individuals. w
not wish to deprive the colored
-. OF single right--on the contrar,
depriving his employer of the e1
aud temptation to enforce his tote