The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-24
White Supremacy Its Objects and
Purposes.

A COPY Of the constitution before Ill
contains among other things the follow
ing:
BE it further resolved, That thi!
| League proposes to secure white su
premacy in our elections by acting al
an auxiliary to white primaries, and il
will exercise all its power and influence
to bring about the nomination of all
candidates for Office by and through
white primaries, aud after they are
| SO nominated to exert it's utmost power
and influence to solidify the white vote
in their support.
"That this organization will support
only such candidates as will submit
their claims to white primaries and will
| faithfully abide tho result.
"That this League is formed in the
| interest of no candidate or set of cdndi-
dates, nor IN aid or sympathy of any fac
ton. but the chief aim is to do away
auth factions and tactional feelings among
as by uniting the white voters in one
common organization solely for the
good Of society, and in which every mem
Der shall be entitled to, and shall re-
ceive, equal consideration and voice,
regardless of past differences and con-
tests" Italics ours.)
Simplifed and summarized this sim
ply meaDs-a demand for the selection
of all officeholders by means Of white
primaries; promise to abide by the
result thus obtained with the distinct
and positive understanding that no man
nor set of men are to take advantage of
nor become the benefciares of the
movement if the object is attained. In
other words, any man who favors the
above mode of eliminating the negro
from our politics will have the right to
submit his name to the voters of this
parish and district for their cOnsidera-
tion, and any member of the league
shall have the right to give to such can
didate his support, If, in the voters es-
timation, he possesses the necessary
qualifications to fill the Office he aspires
to, and that, too, regardless of the fact
that he may not be a member of any
league.
Such was the purpose of the league
when first organized, such should be it's
purpose now when the 'Other side"
meets US more than half way with these
ringing resolutions:
:" Be it further resolved, that whilst
deploring we yet recognize the fact
that the Democracy of st. Landry par
isb has been and yet is divided into two
coDtendiDg factions, wanting toward
each other in the proper spirit of
harmony; and wishing to heal the dis
sensiOns heretofore and now existing
in the party and to insure the election
to office of none but white men, thus
securing white supremacy in the Parish
Of St. Landry, we would suggest that
the Democratic Executive Committees
of the parish aud of the district call,
on day and date to be fixed by said
bodies. white primaries iu accordance
with Democratic usages; and that the
candidates thus securing nominations
shall be considered the nominees Of the
Democratic party, and shall be- entitled
to the support of all good Democrats.
."The people here assembled advo-
eating white primaries and piedging
themselves to abide the result thereof"
Now, then, what else can be demand
ed other than "a fair field and no ia
vors, and may the best man win"
Voters of st. Landry, white primaries
are now the order of the day. Let the
list be opened and let any white Demo-
crat enter the race, and give him your
support il you think him the proper
man for the Office he wants to occupy.
Don't be hoodwinked into supporting a
man simply and solely because he hap
pens to bail from the ranks of white
league. Many men You will noB end
in the ranks running for Office who have
only recently joined the same, while
many others there are who have all the
time favored white primaries, but did
not think it necessary to join a league
to bring this about. Rest assured of
one fact, dear readers. there will be
many good men offering themselves for
Office. who. could very safely be elected
thereto, without being tagged white
supremacist.
WHITE PRIMARIES.