*t Honmer, in Claiborne parish,
there was Federal protection of the
ballot box. At not a single poll in
the' parish but that at Homer was a
Republiciat vote cast. Is comment
tlettessatlry I
Scores of first ciass plantation hands
are waumlering about the street of
Bayou Sara, having been discharged
b%. their Democratic employers for re
fusing to vote the Democratic ticket.
By this illegal system of coercion it
was expected to glin the parish of
West Felitiann, but they will fail in
t mtt, and it is hoped will be unable to
replace their faithful laborers.
There is much boasting over the
popular manjority which the Demo
elaic ouralsfigreout for Tilden.
Such aI majority should not be difficult
tto obtain with the Republibunt voters
in halt a dozen States disfranchised.
Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi
utd one or two other States tind no
dimli lty in furnishing popular ma
jorties. Our distinguished Demo
eratic visitor, General Chthmers, whit
h:1s juist been counted ill as a Congress
tntu elect with 501N) majority, in a
distlict which has heretofore given
18,tKK) Republican majority, oight to
be able to tell all about Democratic
popular majorities.
The chief Japanese exhibitor-at the
centennial is called " Fifty Dollee,"
becanse that is his response to every
question put to hia.
Minority Presidents.
