The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
Complications in Louisiana.

COnDIiCaUlOIlS III bOul5idud. |
From the Washington Post.
The Republican State central com
mite in Louisiana have issued an ad>
dress to the country, in which they |
astonishing State WAS a crime against
civilization. They claim that the most
outrageous frauds were committed. In
many localities, they say, the negroes
were not allowed to vote at all, and in
others thousands of negro votes cast for
the r publican candidate were counted
for Foster, the anti-lottery Democrat.
They insist that republican form OF
government does not exist in Louisiana,
and they call upon Congress to investi,
gate the election, promising to make
good their charges before any honest
and conscientious tribunal.
All the important items in this ar>
raignment have been heretofore cons
ceded by the three big Democratic dali
les OF New Orleans, the Picayufe, the
Times Democrat, and the States. Ever
since election day, and from the moment
at which the returns began to come i'll,
those journals have been loud in their
denunciation of the methods by which
the Foster faction of the Democracy ob
tanned it's alleged victory The Times
Democrat in particular has pointed out
that the vote by which Foster was de-
clared elected came from the heavy me-
gro parishes, and has not hesitated to
assert in the most positive manner that
it was a vote really given for Leonard.
the Republican candidate, but stolen
from him and transferred to Foster by
the anti-lottery commissioners of elec>
ton.
Everything now indicates that the Nc
Emery faction of the Democracy will
join the Republicans in the effort to
bring the contest before the country
through the medium of Congressional
investigation. The adherents of that
faction are quite as dissatisfied with the
result as the Republicans are. and quite
as thoroughly convinced that the frauds
of the Fosterites have been shamefully
outrageous. Just how the investiga>
UlOn can De brought ABOUT db present.
does not seem so clear 1t will undOuht
eddy be sought in the form of a protest
against the seating of the Senator chos-
en- by the new Legislature to succeed
Hon. r. L. Gibson, but as Mr.. Gibson's
term does not expire until March 3, 1895,
the mount of satisfaction to be obtain
ed in that way can hardly be considered
abundant. Indeed, so sudden and be-
wildering and violent are the transfer
nations in Louisiana politics, it is not at
all certain, but, on the contrary, ex-
tremely improbable, that either the Nc
publicans will be in their present mood
three years from this
It is quite evident. however, that there
has been a disgraceful exhibition o.
fraud and intimidation i'll Louisiana
this year. AS the New Orleans Times
Democrat has declared, within the past
few days, the election machinery has
been SO adjusted by the Democrats that
an incumbent governor may virtually
be said to have the power to select hi,
own successor. And if that be true, the
government of Louisiana is not repub>
lican in form, but is effectually, as abso
Lutte a despotism as can be imagined. Ii
their anxiety to keep negroes out of Of
flee, the Democrats have for years pas
been adding to the governors power o
appointment and removal, until to-day
it Is no exaggeratiou to say that thu
uhn1 2fofa iC in 10 no l, |,
ly and how dangerously this authority
may be used the Democrats themselves
really majority of the party-havt
now been made to feel. They have beef
made the victims of injustice and OPP
preston as calling as any they eve
practiced against Republicans, and the,
have become the loudest and most bit
ter accusers of their own handiwork.
Out of all this deplorable mess som
real and lasting good must surely come
Detroit is to be surrounded by three
belt lines, and there are two distinc
schemes afoot, involving an expenditure
of 75,00O,000 for the establishment OF
new water works and large manufactur
ing operations.
A man who will be liberated from the
Ohio State Prison this month is owe
seventy years of age. and, according t,
his own story, has not ell oyed two year
of continuous liberty since he WAS six
teen years old.
Goat Horns is the name of weekly
paper just started in Memphis in the i'll
terest of the fraternal societies.