New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-31
Tile LOrLSLANA ELECTION

An election takes place in the llld Con
cessionaI District of Louisiana on Tuesday
next. to elect Congressman to fill vacancy
The contest there has attracted unusual atten-
ton. because of the evident determination Oh
the Democrats that their candidate shall Wlh'
either with the votes or without them. Inc
New-Orleans Times Democrat has already as
good as boasted that he will not need to nave
a majority of the ballots cast. That paper mas
exultingly said in substance that the Governor
certificate would place the name OF the can
didate receiving il upon the roll Of the House.
and that with so many contests over seats OH
hand the Congress would probably have nearly
expired before he could be ouSted. The same
journal showed its teeth in an ugly way at the
announcement that several Northern speakers
of reputatiOn were expected to take part III the
campaien. 1.-THE people Of Louisiana" 1t SAID
" from past experience have every reason to be
suspicious of these visiting statesmen. They
have never come down here but evil has come
from itn If the Louisiana elections are as
fair and free as the Democrats would have us
believe, what have they TO fear from North
ern men coming there to make few speeches.
and look on? The organs Of the party keep
up their plOteStations that there was no bull
dCzing in ST. Martinsvile. 1t was not true
that hundred and fifty regulators paraded the
streets with arms in their hands, and prevented
Mr. Minor, the Republican candidate, nom
holding meeting. The meeting was not held
simply because no one cared to come out TO
it,, and so the speakers found themselves with
out an audiences statement which will be
70 xr-ho lyno apVthinU n
life in a Southern village, and can imagine
whether there would ever be any difficulty,
under ordinary circumstances, of getting in
audience, whether for a pedler or a puppet
show
The Louisiana Democrats should pause to
consider the possible results of success by
fraud They should not forget that the Senate
has still a score to settle with their State. The
election of April, 1888, is universally believed
to have been characterized by the gIOSses5
frauds. The Democratic vote alone was mole
than ? 5000 votes greater than the total vote
Of the State in the Presidential election seven
months later. Governor Nicholas majority
was within few hundreds of Mr.. CleveandS
whole vote. The Legislature, which WIS nom
inally-it can hardly be said to have been
realIy-chosen at this election. elected two Sen
ators Messrs. Gibson and White. Senator
Gibson was seated upon his credentials, but
Mr. White will not succeed Mr.. Eustis until
March 4, 1891. If the election in the Hid
District should be marked by undOubted fraud
the attention Of the Senate would probably be
directed again 10 the title of MesSls Gibson
and White. There is still an abundance of
time for an Investigation of that result which
the Senate might find was the product, not Of
a true election, but only of false and fraudulent
returns on paper, and declare the Legislature
not to have been the Legislature of repub
lican government, keep Mr.. White out Of his
seat and possibly Dust Mr.. Gibson.