New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-26
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The great concern of the Democracy at
the present time is not so much what are
| to be the principles for which they are to
contend as for those they are to oppose.
Hence their sachems are watching the
speeches and utterances of the leading
minds in the Republican party, in order
to ascertain as early as possible what they
have to fight against. The entire De-
mocracy of the country is absolutely
depending upon the Republicans to give
them their cue, and shape their platform
in the next campaign. Some of their Or
CANS are terrified lest the rights of the
| poor laboring men are to be looked after,
and the evils of dram drinking cor
| rected. Either of these issues would be
enough to frighten the Democracy, for by
! depressing the poor and encouraging
them in wasting what little they earn TOR
rum, they keep them in ignorance and re-
tain them as followers. There is nothing,
in short, which so completely terrifies the
great army of do-nothings, commonly
known as conservatives, like any hint OF
reform, or an attempt to interfere in their
plans to maintain an oligarchy. Hence,
when they turn their attention to the con-
sideration of the possible policy of the
Republicans in the future their fears at
once suggest disturbance OF their own
abuses, and cry out in advance that the
terrible radicals are about to pull them
down.
| We suppose it will be no betrayal OF
party confidence to inform these inquirers
for political creed, that the Republicans
will 90 on as heretofore in the interests OF
liberty, humanity, loyalty and equal
rights. We shall work to reduce the debt
forced upon the country by the misman-
agement and treachery of the Democracy,
and reduce the taxes as fast as due re-
gard for the public interest will permit.
Secretary Boutwell, has made a good be-
ginning since he has had charge OF the
of the nations finances. He has called IN
and cancelled about $4,000, 900 of the
public debt, and secured the passage of an
amendment to the tax law, by which
the burdens of the people will be
materially lessened after the first of
October. The political economists Of the
country, or at least several who believe
themselves entitled to that designation,
are very much astonished at the results
achieved by the able Secretary Of the
Treasury, and find fault with him becauae
they can not comprehend his practical
common sense. Fine spun theories are
advanced every day, intended to come to
Mr.. Boutwells attention, in which much
j shrewdness and financial learning are en-
ployed to prove that greater results would
have been arrived at in some other way.
One day they find fault because he sells
gold and buys bonds, and the next they
censure the government forsnot coming to
the aid of the gold spectators.
But the real cause of the difficulty, we
suspect, lies in the fact that their predic-
tons that the public debt would be repu-
dated has been pretty conclusively re-
| futed. A great hope of success was built
upon this delusion. A general refusal on
the part of the people to pay taxes would
have crippled the government, and finally
brought about a suspension of payment o.
coupons, and the orators and newspapers
stood ready to cry bankruptcy. Under
such pressure, the Republican party, il
was expected, would go under, and the
old set get in once more.
If our conservative friends were wist
enough to profit by experience, they
would turn their attention to the study O
enlightened craftsmanship, and try to in
vent policy superior to that Of the Re
publicans. The people will not exchange
men of ideas for those who have none
nor prefer party merely because it de
nounces the principles of its opponents
without Offering anything either better O.
worse as substitute. Pendleton's i'll
fated, untimely, and crude notions O.
forcing bondholders to receive pay TO
their bonds in greenbacks, and issue al
unlimited amount of the latter was no
deemed respectable by the Northeastern
wing of his own party, and poor Seymour
was sacrificed. This was the first at
, tempt made by Democrat to pu
forth an affirmative policy since the an
nexation of Texas, and from the sigma
defeat that followed we are not hopeful
of seeing another soon. So We shall ex
pect the Conservatives to pursue thei
negative policy, and trust entirely t.
their powers as an opposition for futur
victories. Hence, it is matter Of vita
importance to know what the Republican
intend to do, so that the Conservative
may learn at an early day what they ar
expected to oppose. To those who ar
thus anxiously looking around for article
of faith, we say read the Republican
papers carefully, and prepare yourselve
to deny everything these leaders of en-
ightened public opinion may advance
,, By this means you will secure for your
selves reputation of unquestionable or
thodoxy.
OFFICER KILLED.
Deputy Sheriff Mayo, conscientiou
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