Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19


One vote to II people. One to 40 white
citizens.
have been here ten years, and started
my paper just after Mckinley was elected
the first time. 1t is growing and has the
respect of the community because 1t is
honestly straight and hews to the line of
time honored republican principles An edi-
torial in the Republican Idea, January 4,
1900, entitled "A Timely Warning" brought
the Howell and Herwig factions together,
and call for the Alexandria convention
was the result In February following.
was a delegate Howell could not run the
convention to suit his democratic whims
and bolted the convention. He then organ
lied party campaign of his own, called
the Lily Whites" and destroyed the only
effort at harmony that has taken place in
republican ranks in Louisiana. He and Nc
Call, who outrank the democrats for white
supremacy, will not have a negro in the
conventions or councils, although there are
some negroes in Louisiana who have more
brains than either of them Manhood suf
frage is what they despise Still. the Presi.
dent has appointed Howell collector of In
ternal revenue and promises Mccall the
collectorship of the port. This ruins re-
publicanism in Louisiana. But as against
this blunder the republicans will stand by
their guns and fight the battle to the end
steadily, slowly and clearly, on manhood
suffrage, progress and protection.
I will not live to see the victory, but 1t
will come Northern republicans ought to
out. The Louisiana constitution of 1898
DISTINGUISHES nearly as many whites as
blacks, and Is so Objectionable in this re-
gard that the whites who are thus disfran-
chised are a growing dread to democracy
The poll tax provision of our constitution
DISTINGUISHES every man under sixty years
of age. To buy back the right to vote thus
taken away by law, the man has to pay
81 and show his receipt therefor. Why the
price on votes was not fixed at $500 instead
of 50 nobody yet has found out. The So
embargo cuts out at least one-half Of the
whites who would otherwise vote. In the
meantime the negroes are doing well. They
get good wages, many have good farms,
and they are buying more, and while there
are no school houses built for them at the
public expense, the most of the children go
to private schools, and are fast getting
ready to compete with the white people of
the south Not negro votes in this parish,
while a thousand perhaps could do so un-
der the constitution, If things were char
monious'
The negro takes kindly to political con-
ditions here. He says nothing doesn't offer
to vote (although many could IL they want
ed to), attends strictly to business, and Is
now no disturbing element in political af-
fairs. But while this condition exists here,
he has a sensitive ear to republican sue
cess at the north.
The reposeful Quietude of political affairs
with the great mass Of the people, that UNI
| concern about voting and indifference to
who Is running for Office, is sure sign that
| the political leaven in the great mass will
| In good time leaven the whole lump. II the
| kneaded loaf is continually thumped and
| pounded the leaven never works The leav-
/ en- under the late constitution down here is
working in the political dough by its own
virus You can punch your finger quietly
| into 1t anywhere and find the live yeast
| working. Give us time, but don't put the
| foot In our republican dough by not stand
| ing for human rights and republican princi.
| PIES JOEL MOODY.
| Abbeville, La.