The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-06-19

CINo WARD La, June II, '96.
Hon. Hi Roller NJ. CO !
Washington, ID. G.
Sir-Your favor dated April
Goth, IS IS, at hand and contents
noted.
In reply, will say that / have
severed my connection with the
G. O. p, having concluded (rather
late / admit to pass the remainder
of my terrestrial existence in res
pectabIe political company, and no
longer amalgamate with, or endorse
the actions of party, or rather
ring, who will appropriate any
thing to their own use and advan-
tagcs in politics, from ''nigger's
dog TO woman's reputation" ir-
respective of the law of ''meum ct
tucem."
Who have abrogated the consti-
tuition of the United States in re-
fusing to allow the negroes to vote
in this parish, even though tax
payers and registered voters, there
by making themselves amenable to
the Federal laws for a direct and
fragrant violation of the XIV Amend
ment of SAID Constitution.
And who, by the power given
them by their position as opponents
of the law, having charge of the
election machinery, have by abso-
lutte force, counted in and are at
tempting to seat only such men,
as officers, as they see fit, IN face of
the most glaring and shameless
political debauchey ever witnessed
by free American people.
This is anarchy, wide: Web
ster's Dictionary pure and simple,
and will force the lawabiding citi-
zens to protect themselves by ex-
employing the axiom which in
forms us that 'self preservation is
the first law of nature" and thus
bring ON a state of affairs that all
honest and peace loving citizens,
look forward to with dismay and
horror.
The present State and parish adj
ministration is in every way more
corrupt, and more tyranical than
was the Kellogg administration,
and the conditions are to certain
extent similar, the only difference
being that the White Supremacists,
j. e. The Ring, are in the same
place which the Grads" occupied
at the time of their overthrow,
while the white citizens are demand
ing their abdication in tones not to
be mistaken.
Already the usurpers have be-
gan their work of oppression, the
juries of the present court are
chosen from the ranks of the ''cor-
ruptionists," and only such as are
known to be uncompromising and
bitter partisans, are allowed to act
as Grand Jurors, and no stone is
left unturned to bring indictments
against those who at the polls and
with their pens are endeavoring to
purify the political situation and
s'turn on the light" and who con-
tend that a ''public Office is pub
lie trust" and not private ''snap."
From the foregoing, you will at
once perceive that you have sent
the ''Damphoop' seed astray, and
if | should follow the training
have received in the G.. o. p, you
would be led to believe that l was
conscientiously and diligently cul-
tivating the seed. But having seen
the error of my ways, l this day
RENAL the package to your address.
All you say in regard to the ne
cessity of a full supply of Dam
phools" for the preservation of the
G.. o. p. is an obvioustruth, which
is proven every day. Several in
stances having fallen under my
own observation quite lately, which
in another letter l will give details,
! also recognize the truth of what
you say in regard to the education
Of the masses, and inform you that
the former ''Damphools" who were
SO numerous in this ward at the
last State election have neither
moved off nor died, but have edu-
Gated themselves by reading and
and SO soon as they be-
come satisfied that they were shore
huff" ssDamphools," in allowing
he element. of which you are the