Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-10
An Infusion of a Healthier Tono
Consolidating the Party.
THE KNorTy NEGRO QUESTION.
A New Orleans EIeotion-Doilars and
Shot-guns Regulate an Ingenious
Ballot System-A Veterans
"reminiscences.
Southern Politics.

enCeS between the HerwtR and Coleman
wings of the party will be healed up, and
United, If not a triumphant republicanism
will be the result. have no feeling what
ever in the late or existing disputes between
the Louisiana republicans, but feel bound
to say that A. Hero, jr., who supported
Congressman Coleman In the late presiden-
tial campaign, land undoubtedly helped
much of the bitterness of feeling.
Mr.. Hero wasn't known IN politics
prior to 1884, and to-day you would imagine
he owned half of the nominations to public
Office in fee simple, and had secured first
mortgage on the remainder. Major Hero is
small man (he stands about 5 feet inches
high, is as peppery as most men born down
here are, but withal is n pleasant man to
meet took all the major said with 'pinch
of salt" The general opinion Is that as cute
as the major thinks himself to be, he hasn't
cut his eye teeth yet in southern politics.
Z. e. Herwig, the chairman of the republi-
can state committee, whatever faults he may
possess, is unfalteringly true to the party.
Outside of subsidies granted for the purpose
spent freely of his own money. BY
to s have Sec01Pts tbs Mr. HeFSs sbs
The Herwig nominations generally go. 1
don't think poor Sambo the ''nigg er'' has
much show with any OF the factions. Dud-
ley Coleman dreams Of progressive party,
to include SIS.
WHITE AND BLACK ALIKE.
I am afraid his dreams are far from being
realized. The colored man is denied his con-
stitutional privileges to-day in the city of
New Orleans as much as he was fifteen
years ago.
won't say the colored man is not allowed
to cast his vote-but when things are mar
rowed down fine, as in congressional or
presidential elections when the black man
always votes republican if he is allowed;
upon such occasions his vote may be cast
but only such numbers as are considered
judicious and allowed to be counted The
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are
dead letters in Louisiana. Said a
prominent cotton and sugar planter
to your correspondent the other day, ITO
amendments" Who put those ''shinplas-
ters" on the constitution Not we southern
men. No, Sir, we will never obey them. You
may bring all the federal bayonets down
here you like, but the
NIGGERs SHALL NEVER RULE Us.
You see the craze is that negro suffrage
means universal negro government There
is no doubt but what the color question is q
knotty one and requires delicate handling.
l sometimes think that there is more truth
than poetry in the statement that the north
ern politicians can not appreciate the diff
Guilty down here. Imust say that the Louisi-
ana negro is a bumptious being, much given
to cheap scents and iewelry, and always
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thinks himself as good as his old master, but
since President Harrison's election, a couple
Of degrees superior.
The citizens of New Orleans the other day
by an overwhelming vote refused to tax
themselves mills for new system of drain
age and paving. The result was terrible
shock to the "ringsters." l argue from the
result that down here, even slow as we are
at Catching on" the day Of Doodle has gone
by. This tax scheme was only the thin edge
of the wedge.
AS write bye-election has been held in
the Ninth ward. The result has been de-
cded black eye for the present city govern
ment. The result is looked upon as very
significant. There were three candidates in
the field. The straight democratic candi-
date was elected, the republican ticket ran a
good second, and the nominee of the Y NJ
ID. A., i. e., the party in power, was shock
ing bad third.
THERE WAS LESS BULLDozINa
adopted at this election than has been known
in many day. Dudenhefer, the successful
candidate, is an old hand at election games,
and reckon the Y. M. d. A. thought it best
to leave their shotguns and Winchesters at
home.
Talking Of elections and voting am often
amused at the virtuous "I-never- -do-any.vot
suppressing" air put on by the local de-
mocracy down here.
The politicians here clam there is no ballot
box stuffing. They say that the counts are
always straight as a string" This is the
way they manage it: When an election IS
due in Louisiana the names of all candidates
| are printed on a ticket. "No scratching
| is allowed. II you don't want to vote for
-paster slip. This slip Is quietly taken off by
| the ''fine worker'' as necessity arises.
and as often as 1t is requisite to have
full hand" and SO the boasted privacy
| of the ballot is frustrated. had an object
lesson the other night, and found it highly
| interesting. 1t Is is ingenious to say least.
| 1t is never known 10 fail. All that has to be
| done IS to secure the right men as clerks of
| election and prevent outside espionage. The
| latter is easily accomplished by the shotgun
| policy. The former is only matter of dol
| lars and cents on election days. So New Or
leans shakes hands with herself and says no
| ballot box Stuf1ing for me. sometimes have
to call at the city hall. There are lots of old
employees around this place who were here
| WHEN THE STARS AND BARS FLoATED
over the building 1t is pleasant to meet
| these old stagers They represent bye
gone era and rapidly decaying class of citi-
zens. One old ''vet took me into the may
| or's parlor and said:
"Yes, sah (even the whites in New
Orleanshave acquired good deal of the
negro accent.)
Eyes sab, there is the chair that Mayor
| Monroe sat in when the Yankee officer came
on the day they took New Orleans.''
"He was gentleman, sab, and took his
hat off when ne entered de room, and says
| he, 'Scuse me, MIR. Mayor, but would you be
| good enough to -
| HAVE DAT FLAG HAULED DowNl
| (meaning of course, sab, the federate flag
ana den the mayor he got up and bowed and
says, Pm sorry to say, sab, am too old to
climb up dat there pole, and there is no man
in New Orleans as l could ask to do that
! work. t.A.a sst
So you see, sab, the Yank' officer had to
| send Johnny Marine shining up the mast
head fore our flag could be brought down."
The old fellow AS he told me the yarn
| looked as solemn a mute at a funeral and
there was suspicious moisture in his eye as
he moved forward to dust "Marse Munroe's
| cheer"
THE yoUDoo PRACTICE.
There is a great fuss made over the
"voudoon prace lately discoursed upon by
| the local papers The truth of the matter is
| that Sambo anu Dinah have dance houses
like the more aristocratic white folks, and
| sometimes they get IA ''leetle' bit noisy so
the police run 'em in.
| ANCIENT MARINER.
Grand Service Day.
| GrANrnN Va lima 0-Thie ,vae prand