The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-02-29
The Disintegratioll.
shreveport Timcs.I

Inc action OF the sugar Republicans
IN eliminating any recognition of the me-
grow wing of the combine from the COM
mittee recently appointed, has injected
the first elements, OF disintegration into
the discordant elements of the hetoro.
geneous combination. Demas and his
followers are naturally outraged at being
unceremonlously kicked out of the back
door of the political household. Satur-
days States gives this result of an inter
view with the leader of the colored con-
tiugent:
Henry Demas is as mad as a wet hen.
Demas is lusty negro leader who has a
large influence among the members of
his race. White members of the COM
bine say that you can never tell where
Demas will laQd in the end, but just now
Demas talks as though he had made up
his mind to use all his power against the
Pharr ticket as result of the action at
the planters meeting. A reporter of the
States asked Demas what he thought of
the stand taken by the planters.
1t means that the bulk of the negro
vote will either not be cast, or that it |
Will go to Foster said the dusky ex-
senator. Il have told these planters
that very plainly to their faces, and | |
mean what say.
The action of the planters in iIsait-
ing and abusing the negro. upon whom
they depend for all support that counts
Tor anything, is an outrage. / venture
70 say That seventy, yes. seventy five per
cent. of the vote that the combine count-
ed on would come from the negroes. The
ticket had no chance to win without the
support OF my people. We were willing
up to yesterday 10 stick to the ticket
headed by Capt. Pharr. But we sun
posed that we would get fair treatment.
and that we would not be told that our
votes only were wanted and that we
must not aspire to take any part in this
The planters will find out
hat they cannot treat the negro like so
much cattle in the field and then count
On his vote to land them in Office.
'The negro has been the backbone of
The Republican party in this State ever
unce the war. We have furnished all
he votes. We have kept up the party
organization. Our people have been
hot down in politics and have suffered
VI sorts of outrages, but they have al ,
Ways been faithful to the Republican ! /
'arty. They are therefore entitled 70
ay something as to how the party shall
'e run. These white people have Just
ONE into the Republican party. Now
hey want to control if, and they want TO
og the whole business with the help of
ne negro, while at the same time thew
lsult and abuse him. 1t won't go.
Gov. Foster is good enough for me
ow. We know where he stands. Capt. \
'harr wants our votes, but we are not
GOD enough to be members of his COM q
nttee. Gov. Foster is Democratic G
andidate. but we can vote for him with d
ar eyes open. shall advise my friends a
} vote for Gov. Foster" a
what Demas says is echoed by nearly o
i the negro leaders. The darkies have q
,me to learn that the planters do not f.
I'VE tlnker's darn for them outside of
citing their votes for Capt Pharr and
le mongrel ticket. The combine is in
ad way. 1t will be worse beaten than
lie Republican State ticket was beaten
ur years ago.
This is but the first gun from the Oh Z
'sitlon. Every movement they make se
made known, and it but adds to the o.
INFUSION OF their counsels as we'll as "
lids them up to the scorn and contempt pa
the intelligent masses. With the de- :
ction OF the straight party Populists.
40 will follow the principles of their
rty, and now the open revolt of the 70
lored Republicans, who have been try
terly repudiated by their allies in any isl
or representation in the n un'
mpaign, already an overwhelming de- or
It is promised them in the struggle. !
Nothing more could be expected after
2 shameful and shameless trading and ,
'thods that have eliminated in the .hs
arr ticket. that represents nothing Sta
iticai on the face Of the earth save Tic
brazen proclamation that the ele- H inv
nts which have congregated about it
ire the loaves and fishes, the reins of the
yer, because of the lust of plumber, ' r
purely self-inteIest and self-advance- of
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