The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1893-07-15
" Still Harping ON my Darter.
The last issue of tha Clarion is ran

which have taken place in Louisiana
the trend and object of which. nine
tenths of the white voters of the State
well understood at the times of the
occurrences. They were almost uni.
Versally acquiesed in. We thought the
iatter OF paramont necessity to good
government and honest harmonious
ness OF white mems action. The writ
ef or the Clarlon's article may, or NAV
not have worked as indefaticably to
establish white supremacy as the ed
itor of this paper, and if he did, he
knows that the election laws had very
little restraining power in elections, so
lar as the white voters were concerned.
Now the Clarion's writer is respect-
luily asked, 1T he does not knoeO to all
lhtents and purposes that the following
Articles OF our State constitution, have
not been obeyed in our State elections i?
Art. 1856. Every male citizen of the United
states, and every male person of foreign birth
VINO mas been naturalized, or who NAV have
legally declared his intention to become a
cltizen OF the United States before he offers
10 vote, who Is twenty-one years old or up
wards possessing certain qualifications shall
be entitled to vote.
Art. lSS. No qualification of anv kind for
Iof suffrage or office, nor any restraint upon
the same, on account of race, color or previous
condition, shall be made by law.
We do not propose to argue the
point but would like to have a con-
sclencious answer to the question. 1t
Will not do to reply by saying the ed
tier of this paper took part in the
PIQPflnnS 10 fDr
many others, that we are so confident
OF the truth of what we said. Don't
switch off on the Lottery question.
for under no condition can it be SO in
Jected into this issue as to make, bal
iet-box stuffing, the substitution of
ballots, false returns, partial registra-
ton Of votets and intimidation, badges
OF obedience to election laws. To
deny that these ruse9have been resort
ed 60 with the expectation of con-
Vincing anybody, were an insult to the
understanding-the intelligence and OBJ
servation of every active participator
in elections in the State.
The writer in the Clarion evidently
thinks that the truth should not be
told, but we were not brought up
in that school,
But he does not deny the truth of
what We said, and we venture to saw
he will not. The press of the State
has become aroused on the subject,
and some of the papers have been out.
spoken. Now as to all the questions
by the Clarion's writer
touching stumbling in elections, we
have to say that he can answer them
as we'll as we, and should be candid
enough to do so.
1t makes no difference who was Gov
ernor when the law, giving the Gov
ern"r power TO appoint and decapitate
Police Jurors, was enacted and the
writer knows it, We say the law is
wrong, and that the power conferred
by it is the more palpably out of keep
ng with onr theory of Government,
whenever it is arbitrarily used. That
Gov. Nichols did not so WELD it
against Gov. Wilt may be said to
lis credit, but that he did not, does
1ot argue that it's existence is or was
light. We complain of the existence |
)f the law, and were induced to do so
oy it's imperial use, without reason.
We are not to be drawn into any
discussion of the lottery question, we
cave that to the Clarion's transformed
writer who, from having served q full
term undkr the tlicta-
ion, guidance and tuitfbn of II. C.
Narmoth, now endeavors 70 champion
mother form of political wrongs. But
lear this bird from the aviary of War
moth. ''1t is an unclean bird that be-
onls its own nest" says he. Granted.
u what condition did he leave his
nest in the Warmothean
wary aud collection of rare birds
With what grace then oan this bird of
lunage rare now sing and chip of
oui nests ?
May it not be that having il taste
ultivated for such diet, lie can swal
DIV the entire befouled nest and con
maintain that the savory
ish is exactly suited to his taste?
very one to his taste say we for de
usti6us non disputandam We get
bis from the dictionary aud conclude
must be right.
Return we to our mutton.
Under the law, there is no doubt
1e Governor has the power to appoint
olice Jurors aud TO remove them.
ge raise no Issue with the writer as
, this; but that does not make it
ght that he should decapitate one ar
trGrily.
The writer has the power to advocate {
IS continued retention of it, but may
i've no right as Democrat to do so.
9 certainly cannot show anything in
le teachings of Jefferson warranting
lcll a course.
The COURIER has stood in line with
. party throughout its journalistic
'iAence, and it will continue to do
!, but has ever found the characteris
. feature of the Democratic party to
J opposition to despotism. 1t holds
at the people who support and sus-
in government, have rights which ! !
,Wer improperly conferred, should !
'ver be allowed to take from them.
ke all other DEMOCRATS we have gone :
it'll our party evenuWhen the Clarion's = =
ritter was opposing it, and if for tenn : :
'rary purposes of paramount consid-
alton we have stood by it-with it
d for it, we have never lost sight of
Q fact that it is progressive That
ing so, it is its duty to eliminate er-
rs and to aim at still higher attain
snts. We are not too old for this,
d if age and experience have afford
us no advantages, we should be as I
fortunate as the Clarion's writer,
10 seems satisfied with continued