The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-09

sembly Of our State been called upoI
to deal with matters SO delicate \
confronts the members who will NEE
next Monday. 1t devolves upon thi.
body to examine and promulgate tn,
returns tor Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and as great frauds have been a.
legged, it is matter OF grave consld
Grafton, much|y mooted question
whether the Legislature has the
right to go behind the returns a.
made by the commissioners of cleo
ton, Dit in matters of this k,pf
Inc Progress has no patience with
technIcalities and bubbles, and it
does not hesitate to state that unde
the circumstances, the fullest s1ami-
nation should be made. We should
court an investigation; Shouts. be
glad to let the sunlight Of truth
shine on al cur actions, and if shev
are removable and true; Lased on
falsplay add justice, they will thrive
all the mors and be more st,yng,b.
ene@ before She eyes Of the world, far
the test
Ii she election WAS honestly COB.
ductsa;, if perfect fairness existed
everyvhere;if no votes but those
honestly ana legally cast were
place3.'n the Sallot-boxes, Why need
we fess q look behind the scenes. a.
5crutlnt behind TIA pAanns' nc
We donkt our own. members of the
Legis!eSnre? Il 80. it wore better ~.
5ame,E submit to the inevitable apsi
'dm't> Shat we have been betrayed by
he me0 we have selected.
Butthe time for side plays has
passed, the day cf tbs ballot box
reign has gone, rever to re-
urn We hope;;i is She alty Of the
Legissnre to 80 bshind the ,esurns
md Investigate, w1,h an, eye s;ngl o to |
sublime daty, with trs aasrmins |
ion 70 do right Though the heavens |
all. The democrats in. the Legisla-
ure eve this mnca' to their party; it
8 tic only way to- Derpstuass It's or
,an,sation. Hurdredssof men who
'avs never, cast anything bnt % Dem
cratic vots, refused. to. vote at all at
he recens election, because, grave.
tupendoas frauds We're anticipated :,
I'd thousands. will never sast ono
gam under ths present regime, if
be Legislature refuses to make AZ.
Investigation u this mater. where.
nch grave charges Of dishonesty ar,
prefer e1.
1t is worse than idle low to ssy
hat Pharr represents the negro eA-
mems our State. The Progress once
honestly thougks so. but BOW declares
hat one but ar7aigns his own inteli-
'ence who says such thing. Cur
AWn Journals have proven the utter
allacy of such allegations now.
These wholesale frauds; these. ma
audang assaults on he bsllos.box
must stop. Decency, humanity, civ
lization have risen il. Judgment and
condemned it. If Pnarr has been
"lrly elected. then by the eternal:
" the ever living spirit of truth he
hould be seated; if Governor Foster
s entitled to his seat let him be seat
ID at all hazards: but let US find ont
" a full, free and untramme)ed in
'estigation who is entitled to it; and
bis can only be done by going ba.
ind the returns and slit the mattor
rom Alpha to Omega. Never mind
he fechnicalities which may be inter.
'osed; never mind what precodon,
nay be established, our State is in the
hroes OF a mighty upheaval: our
lights and liberties are in ieopardv,
md II we allow the politicians, the
'lace hunters, the hangers-on; those
VINO live by politics and politics sIon4
o control this matter and prevent
investigation, then will the right
ranchlse in Louisiana be q holl
cookery to all, and citizenship
% Just what some political b.
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