New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-28


passed by our Office last night had tackled
on it, by way of appendix, squad of
negroes, numbering some dozen or fifteen.
We were glad to see this. 1t is sign that
our white friends are beginning to recog.
nize the claims of the downtrodden race to
social and political equality, and are pre-
pairing to take them into full fellowship.
And the number of colored men willing to
be seen in Democratic procession would
be greatly increased no doubt but for the
well grounded suspicious entertained by
them that all these fine parades and heavy
expenditures of money are merely traps
set for the unwary. It is so different from
the "good old tines" when the "niggers'
were compelled to march alongside the
column with the torches, OF in the rear
with buckets Of whiskey and ice
water, that it is difficult to account
for the change. Why have the superior
race recently discovered that their dark
brothers are worthy Of place humble
though it be) in their professions, or at the
tail end of one Have they opened their
eyes at last to the grievOus wrongs of CEN
turies? Or do they simply want to catch a
few votes ? These are the questions that
suggest themselves to the intelligent col
ored men. For an impoverished people
we get up some very fine displays in the
way of political parades. Considering the
vast amount of untold misery resulting
from poverty, which is chronicled by the
papers every day, cur young men make
fine display in the way Of new caps, capes,
bibs, flags, fireworks, and other useful aux
.liaries for opening the eyes of the world
70 the enormities OF Radical rule.
And although our taxes are IN
paid to very inconyenient extent, and
'ome thousands Of Us have gone into regu-
lar bankruptcy, and most Of the rest of us
into a hopeless Republication, there is life
enough in the old land yet to mount several
hundreds of our young men upon horses
almost every nighy at cost Of ten dollars
% each. Costly banners are purchased by
subscription, and presented by young la
lies to the subscribers. The political world
s gay, while our school teachers are
,inehed with want because they can not
ret their pay. Hur-ah for Seymour and
Blair, even though the poor policeman has
ot been paid for six months. Down with
he Radicals, so that some future Monroe
administration can issue another million Of
ity shinplasters without the warrant Of law
r necessity. State notes and warrants are
FORTH seventy cents on the dollar because
re can not pay our taxes. Therefore, lie.
S fill the streets with people in holiday
pparel, led by bands Of music, and march
lg on horseback with torches, Transparent
les, and banners.
If we as people run into such extrava-
ancies merely on the doubtful prospect Of
Democratic victory in the fall, how much
lore gorgeously shall We spread ourselves
we getit Let.us, therefore, spend our
ntire substance in vain displays and cost
7 professions, and when the people are
deceived, and the great Demo
ratio party is restored to power, we can
IN the treasury for while longer on credit,
then will return the good old times, with
10 taxes to pay, and all the expenses of
be State and city doubled. We can draw
ur bills on posterity, not caring copper