New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-31
POLITICAL RANCOK.

The Monroe Telegraph has, we regret 10
observe, departed from the ordinary course
Of fair discussion Of political principles and
adopted a style of personal attack upon its
opponents which the southern press, as a
rule, have long since laid aside.
When General Sheridan selected registrars
of voters for Louisiana, he was compelled
by circumstances Of a peculiar nature to
make most of the selections from among the
citizens of New Orleans. Among those Sc
lected to 90 to Ouachita parish was Mr. An
sci Edwards an old resident, well and favor
ably known to wide circle of friends in
this city, and although a thorough Union
man and an earnest Republican, respected
By his political opponents. When Mr. Ed
wards went to Monroe he carried with him
his political principles, and as he deemed
them to be founded upon justice to all men
he never took any pains to conceal them.
But entertaining and promulgating these
principles in Monroe greatly incensed some
of the leaders Of the opposition at that place,
and they have tried on several occasions to
place the object of their hatred in dis
graceful position before the country. The
editor of the Telegraph who is supposed to
be one of the leading men of the opposition
party at Monroe lent his columns Tor the
publication of everything that it was
thought would bring Mr.. Edwards, the
board Of registrars, General Sheridan, the
laws of congress, and the Union, into con
tempt. About three weeks ago, the TEE
5r0pl published a statement TO the effect
that M. Edwards lone of General Sheri-
dams registrars under the reconstruction
laws, had been detected in an act OF petty
larceny-stealing apples from Mr.. Hart,
a resident of Monroe, that Mr.. Harris
nephew had caught him in the act This
statement if it had been confined to the
Telegraph would hardly be worth an allu-
sion in the REPUBIICAN, but it is a matter Of
regret TO us that our contemporary the New
Orleans Bee, which is a fair and inst journal
as a rule, and one that rarely gives place
for personal attacks upon political oppo.
nents, published this statement from the
Monroe paper, thus bringing the case, or one
side of it, to the attention of people who
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story. The facts of the alleged larceny are
briefly these:
Mr.. Hart, who seems to be a worthy and
hospitable gentleman, told Captain Merritt
and Mr.. Edwards, in the presence of sew
eral respectable citizens Of Monroe, that
whenever they desired TO do so they had
his permission to walk through his orchard
and eat as much fruit as they wished. That
Mr.. Edwards awaited himself of the polite
offer of Mr.. Hart, passing into the premises
at one gate and out at another, near
which Mr.. Lock, Mr.. Harris nephew, was
standing. Mr. Edwards explained to Mr..
Lock that he was there by his uncle's
permission to which Mr.. Lock responded
'all right" and both gentlemen passed on.
Out of this little circumstance the alleged
larceny charge was made by the Telegraph.
Mr.. Hart says he knew nothing of it until
he read it in that paper.
We hope the Bee will do worthy man
the justice to publish a short explanation Of
this case.