The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-02

GRAMS" when 10 was found that euch an euend-
ment you'd let In sone 10000 negroes the toee
5. The last suffrage clause .proposed, and the
S sIooa %0; Sr liss.E 10 % 81 a q psopcs Hyo SnaI Inc sfao,
and also ali eiements Of trickery. II proposes an
educational qualification. with certain linita.
read and write English or French. or. II hit:
crate, must own and pay taxes on S200 worth OF
tISS Sp Suffrage rnS q great great majority Of the i%iitsrass
white oters, and particularly the Acndians. lt
win shut out the unnaturelized Italian vote.
the illiterate pauper vote, and the bulk OF the
negro vote, and IL is believed by nearly all the
whites and by q considerable proportion Of the
State. The negro ministers at first indorscd an
educational qualification on the ground that II
m mosta Of lh the@ h Seser since TSsS CHANGED 10 y NO d 'front.' in tho
matter, finding that n majority OF their conRre-
The present vote Of tho state is: white, 1885,.
900; negro, 10000. BY the above change per.
haps 10000 whites and 100, 900 negroes would
Ges. Sas5i'n nesroes, 20 sS .ooo. The The n neSHa w would
be In a minority in all parishes in the State save
two. and would cut n very small hgure In
Two of the conditions incident to the change
are: That ~ the election laws OF the state shal,
be so changed rs 10 assure honest elections. ana
t2) that the public school system shall be so Inn
proved as TO give every child In louisiana
chance to learn to read and write.
It is admitted that the elections at present are
grossly fraudulent. In many precincts more
balls toS are 70 cast east than there here are Tb men eIsc WomS oais sna
are frequently instructed in advance how many
votes they are expected to return; and IL lie even
s effSrsS to sn supply saS s the neRs E%psrs on m the the day RS.i e.
fore election figures Of the vote hat would be
t fSS p pr saS Psef bg t t:laswpSS ,% ana the 81 %eIo SETON
officers thought It would be a convenience for
the papers to have the election figures well In
advance OF tho election itself.
Lately the Democrats have used these frauds
against each other and thus have caused q re.
vulsion Of popular sentiment against ballot-box
Btut1nI. There has been no fraud IN New Or-
leans for the last three elections, but this result
has been accomplished only by the action Of the
shoulders. New Orleans looks like an armed
camp on election day. and it is q singular sight
a hundred or more men marching In military
step and with rifles on their shoulders. The
s smd thst tb rs e oniS w snis to sor sto Sp i ih' IS tn %" dis s I
chise tho negro. Ballot. box tufing is the pro-
lection adopted against negro rule. II Is an Inn
doing and intimidation, but 1t is repulsive to
the great majority Of the white voters.
an educational qualification. honest old Senator
George insisted that 1t should not be done unless
black as we'll as White. a chance to learn to read
and write. 1T must give every one" no in;
sisted. IAN opportunity to win the franchise Il
Mississippi contains a pledge that the State Will.
out OF its own revenues. provide for q school In
example OF Mississippi and provide for It's
schools better than 1t has Done.
1t is thought by many that the disfranchise;;
ment OF tho negro in louisiana, and the removal
of the negro buebear from Its politics will make
tho State Republican. 1t seems a paradox that
publican voters should help the Republican
party, and yet no one who knows aught Of Louisi-
will assure. first OF all, honest elections. which
the Republicans could not get in any other way;
Again, the negro leaders who have dominated
arc a burden to their party. The average negro
voters are far better than their leaders. They
tciligcntiy. and in New Orleans at the last three
municipal elections they have voted almost
a and" rooa sSv !er lne nsk and IG tRas in spft eS OF ths
efforts OF their leaders to sell them out to the
ring; There have been heavy desertions from
tho last twelve years. and It has looked several
times as though the State might become doubtful
and the negro question have always prevented
this. In 1884 thousands of white voters went
9 fion. to sn th th se gtate Mns on Re sse o issae q piEGssS,
and cqnt@ininE : majority 9: tSs White voters.
Of Republicanism. we. cannot stand the
nsgro''n t.. they explained land follow under
The threat Of the Wilson bill and the atti-
tno,Io Of + Pr resid ut I TleTe Ian s ana the the Demo , mo
jority. of the white voters in the sugar parishes
over into. the Republican camp. Warned by
new party would DO free from negro influence.
They refused to admit any negro to their coun-
the highest plano Of white supremacy. In 1896
they had a chance to show their strength,
when John Pharr, q Republican sugar planter,
was nominated for Governor. The Republicans
very nearly carried the State and claim to this
it will be seen. therefore. that the moment tie
negro issue is removed from Louisiana politics
the Republican party will receive accessions
that will moro than make up the loss. and that
will strengthen it not only In votes. but also In
power and influence.