The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-05
THE REASON WHY.

The Republican organs have had
sod deal 10 say, since the late election
in Louisiana, aooRt the intimidation
bulldozing and abuse of the negroes by
tae Democrats, and have charged bal
Iot-box stufing and ell manner OF
fraud. If one were to believe all that
has been published concerning the cleo
ton, he would be forced II the conclu-
sion that about the best thing that
could be done would be to again recon
st-uc," Louisiana and do the work more
thoroughly than it was done before.
After waiting until "all the counties
have been heard from" the New Or
leans Times Democrat proceeds to give
the lie TO the charges of crookedness by
proving conclusively that they are
false. It tells why many Republican
negroes refrained FROM voting, and
why others voted the Democratic
ticket. Briefly, the facts may be
STATED as follows: From the momen
Warmoth. the Republican candidate
for Governor, accepted the nomination
10 the day OF election, he announced
his purpose to ignore the negro.
In his letter o. acceptance he took the
most ultra White League view against
negro supremacy, ana expressed his
opinion that the affairs of State should
not be in the hands Of the colored
voters, bat entrusted 10 the whites, and
he proudly boosted that he had ap-
pointed few r egroes to office than his
Democratic opponent, Gen. Nichols.
He followed this up with the further
declaration that, if elected, be would |
retain the present officers, and make
few, if any, changes. 1t was certainly
the chiliest encouragement that could |
possibly be given to the negroes. They
were to have no Offices. They were to
turn ever the government to the whites
and get nothing whatever in return.
All through the campaign Warmoth |
appealed only to the whites, apparently
assuming that the negroes would vote
for him as a matter Of course. Colored
Republicans were studiously excluded
from the platforms at bis meetings, and
they were given no part in the cam
paign. Rebuffed and insulted, the no
gross voted against Warmoth By
thousands, and gave Nichols the ur-
expected majority which he re-
eeived. There are always two
sides to story, one the
correct and the other the false side.
Ma cifestly the correct version Of the
Louisiana Election is given b. the
Times-DemocrIt, an extract from whose
explanatory article is here Reproduced;
= ,4.,e When
he ihaiigtrated his canvass. 1t looksn g
tboneh Ihe dissenSiohs lii the democratic
ontS vonld give him many white votes. /
he made big bid for these=his promise to
retain the present Democratic ofhclals was
a hid in this direction. the Democraulc
dissensions were hea ed; andthe white YoteS
he expected did not come to hlR; ana Inc
negroes. who had been overlooked and lg-
nored, Tefrained in many parishes from
voting. or, seeing that there was notnlpg 10
cain, cast their ballots against repuDIcan-
ism which proposed to dispense with lnem
Wermoth tried to organize white Repuh-
liean party in Louisiana ana ialleo. |
Neitner he nor the northern republican |
nress should be surprised If the negroes re-
used II give this movement their support
and actually opposed it with their votes.