The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1896-02-08
NOT EERY WH1zE.

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NOT EERY Wa7IzE.
;, The Gazette has always contende,
that the Republican party and tn,
. negro were political twins, that On,
could not live without the other
We do not say that there are no
good men in the Republican party
for right here, in Lafayette par
lsh, . few good citizens believ.
in the economic policy Of that part,
aud are conscientious and consisten,
Republicans. We desire it dis.
tinctly understood that we are speak
: ing of the party and not of individ.
uals; but we must look at the Re.
publican party as it really Is, and
not as a few white Republicans
would wish it to be. We have been
told several times that hereafter the
Republican party in Louisiana would
be a political body composed of
white men only and that the niger
would not be admitted in it. In
this parish, number of men joined
the old-timers and effected an or
ganization. Some Of them we're
doubtless aetuated by honest mo-
tives, while others, 1t must be ad-
nitted. are after federal pap, in the
event Republican is elected presi-
dent next November. Some people
were good enough to believe that
the new infusion Of respectability in
the Republican party would purify
it of its Objectionable odor; but you
might as well try to make limpid
stream of the Red river by throwing
in it few drops of artesian water
as to attempt to whiten the Repub-
lican party with the accession to its
ranks of a few white men. One is
as much physical impossibility as
the other.
Most of our readers must have
heard of the Republican State
convention held in New Orleans
the other day. It was called
to order by Tom Cage, a niger
from Terrebonne, and presided over
by Bob Guichard of the same race.
The secretary was a niger also. In
fact all the prominent members of
that convention were negroes. The
parish of Lafayette was represented
n that distinguished body of dis
inguished men by the Honorable {
felismare Paddle, and we believe
he Honorable Joe Porter was ,
conspicuous figure of that
brilliant gathering of dusky /,
tatesmen. That mob-1t was '
othing but a mob-nominated or
ndorsed the Pharr ticket and elect
d delegates to the National Re- 1
convention. Paddle, who Q
'as a shining light in that conven-
ion, was voted for for delegate to =
epresent the Republican party of
at St. Louis, but it ap-
ears that he was deceived by Kel-
ogg and defeated, though receiving +.
yer 200 votes.
In last Wednesdays Times Dem-
crat the negro H. Herman Blunt, -
resident of the Louisiana Republi- =
an League. gives to the public the r
ames composing the estate CON- -;
ittee of the Republican League -
lubs of this State" ~
Among the names published we -,
nd those of L. F. Suthon candi- -,
ate for attorney general on the =;
harr- Rep-Peoples' party ticket, H. -,
Kernochan candidate for auditor. -
:. c. Warmoth, Jno. F. Patty ~
igger), Dave Young (nigger), r. =,
Guichard digger, Douglas Bur- -,
II (nigger), c. c. Wilson (nigger), ~
ose Green (nigger), James Wilkia- =,
n, H. c. Minor, Andlew Hero, ~
d many others of both colors.
Lafayette is represented on that g.
mmittee by Mr.. F. Otto of this 81
wn, and the Honorable Telismare r.
ddio.
Is this the white Republican part vt
!: have heard so much about ?
'e white people of this parish ~,
ow the Honorable Mister Paddle
d we do not think they can be
to SUPPORT anvthino with x,,h;.h nc