The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-08-31
IRON a WHITE REpUB-
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OPELoUsAs. La, Aug. IS, 1901.
To the Editor of The Gazette:-I have
been = subscriber to your paper for some
time and welcome its arrival weekly. 1t
is superior to many of its contemporaries
and exercises certain amount of indie
pendence that is rarely to be met with in
these days of Democratic ascendancy in this
State. But whilst command you in thu.
respect most always observe that in the
discussion of party policies you are welded
to your idol, the Democratic party. Notably
in this to be seen in your editorial of the
34th instant, headed 1.-TWO White Parties"
Any reader of the same will readily observe
that while you give expression to the idea
that two political parties would be healthful
to the body polite, in the next breath you
portray Democracy's scare crow ''negro
suffrage" Welcoming opposition in one
breath, and Frightening it away in the other
will never beget it. There can be a party
composed of White Republicans IN the South
and there is going to be. There can be one
in this State and there ought TO be. If ever
the Democratic party is made to reform the
present infamous laws whereby the power
to elect most of our Office holders is taken
from us, and lodged into the executive
where it does not belong, it is going to be
through the instrumanlality of Republican
organization composed of 7OAike men only.
The White Republicans of this State Il
do not mean Wimberly and his gang) are as
much in favor of maintaining White SUI
premacy as are the Democrats-but they
see no necessity of concentrating all author
ity with the executive whereby he domin-
ates and controls the politics of this State
All this talk about reforming those evils
within partly lines, is mere rot. You are al.
ready bound hand and foot and the forging
process continues. You must be subservient
to the wishes of those in control if you wish
to approach the pie counter, or participate
in the Councils of the party. Inasmuch as
human nature is weak, and the desire to
feed on pie is very great, the pie eating in
stinct overcomes the patriotic impulses-and
in this way Democracy finds itself intrenched.
Take away from the executive of this
State the power of appointment to Office,
lodge it with the people; provide a simple
registration and election law at which zuAife
men only might vote, and the so-called De-
of this State would be swept out of
existence the first general election there
after. With the vast army of appointers to
10 his bidding always the increase,
With unfair registration and election laws
md INSCRIPTIONS appointees to carry them
nto effect-you may as well attempt to dive
n the Mississippi river after needle, as to
eform the party from within. If you are
eally sincere in welcoming opposition, adj
'ocate 1t, but do not attach to your utter
nces the tear of ''negro domination.'' Do
lot frighten from its ranks the ignorant and |
'rejudiced. Do not hold IN one hand the |
White flag and in the other the black one.
Help reduce the governors influence.
Destroy his power to appoint office-holdels;
i've your White Republicans an equal |
nance in coming elections, and you will see
strong, healthy opposition throughout this
ntire State. 1t is bound to manifest itself |
ooner or later. Drunk with power it 1.-THE |
Democracy has left to its opponents no
estige of rights. Its own followers are get
ing FESTIVE. They cannot much longer
olerate the making of governor, or the
election of a congressman as was done in
ne last gubernational race and the canvass
Or congressman in the year 1900 in this the
xth district. But for Fosters domination
here would Heard have been? But for
his latter's interference in behalf of
1r. Editor, lodging the power of appoint
lent with the governor zUhere ii does wok
elong, and divesting the people from this
ght, sohieA is fuali<uadLy theirs, is sapping
lie vitality and manhood of the State-.and
Mess you welcome without frightening it
vaD strong, healthy opposition from the
'hite Republicans, you are doomed to wit
ess the forging of additional letters,
hereby Democracy in this State is going to
curely bind, hand and foot, the people who
rye at its affairs. Il
Very truly yours,
WHITE REPUBLICAN,
The Gazette pleads guilty to the
oft Impeachment. 1t is welded to
s idol, the Democracy. 1t has
Jason to be welded to the De-
'ocracy and would not be divorced
ON it if it could. So long as the
arty upholds the principle of con-
liberty in the nation and
Caucasian civilization in the
outh, The Gazette will not blush s
'r kneeling at Democracy's shrine. :
The Gazette reiterates its state :
ent of last Saturday that it would
elcome the organization of a {
hite party in Louisiana to oppose a
Ie Democracy, but it is vet of the r