New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-02
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There is no better test than this good old
scriptural rule, by which to measure, men
in their usefulness. every tub should
stand upon its own bottom, " is the honely
rendering given to the text by the country
man. In the great life of trade money
pays for what it gets, and nothing more.
All these renderings of common princi-
pie amount in the long run to the same
thing, and serve to expressSthe general
desire Of mankind to do justice to the
laborer according to his deserts
Wages are due in political life, as we'll
as in commercial or business transactions.
If parties are useful, the best partisan is
entitled to the greatest consideration.
Republicans will hardly dispute that their
organization is worthy one, and thatit
has done eminent service to the country,
and to mankind. On its success de-
pended, at one time, the life of the repub-
lie. At later period the freedom of
four millions of people was in its keeping.
Still later the political privileges of an en-
tire race depended on the fidelity of the
Republican party. And while it may be
said that these responsibilities were irre-
pressible and incapable of defeat it must be
admitted that their triumph was not ac-
complished without the earnest, self
sacrificing action of particular men. The
Republican party owes its greatest success
to the indomitable energy Of certain lead
ing men, who never forgot to urge the
duty of being loyal, and the obligation to
tolerate freedom of both mind and body
The greatest workers in this greatest of
causes are entitled to the greatest con-
sideration.
In Louisiana the triumph of Republican
principles has been accomplished by the
constant watchfulness of the leaders of
the party. There has been occasion to
apprehend disaster from the prejudices
and discussions which beset the party,
and the utmost caution was necessary in
order to prevent individual ambition and
personal prejudices from dividing and
distracting the Republican household
During the past summer the prospect was
indeed threatening with trouble. In
almost every parish the party was divided
about men, and in many instances rival
were held and rival tickets
put in the field The colored people
were aggravated by dissatisfied Repub-
icans into the belief that they had been
sighted and betrayed. 1t was indus
triously circulated that nominations were
controlled in the private interests of this
or that faction. General >distrust existed
in the very strongholds of the party.
In this emergency, Governor Warmoth,
assisted by some of the soundest and
strongest Republicans in the State, de-
vised programme Of action which re-
sembled the Prussian march on Paris.
The auxiliary committee was organized,
funds were collected, documents were cir
culated, speakers were dispatched into
the interior, and the Governor himself
entered the field He left New Orleans
and lower Louisiana, where the party
was at peace, and with the new agents
created by the auxiliary committee, en-
tered the parishes, which were distracted
md divided. Here he faced the organized
Democracy in pitched battle and defeated
t before the people. Here the disorgan-
zers were met and reconciled to support
he nominees of the party. Peace and
harmony accompanied the Governor
wherever he went, first, because he demon
,trated the necessity for union and love,
md secondly, because he dispelled the
doubts Of the party as to his own fidelity.
He established strength by building up
confidence.
The Democracy felt that it was defeated
when the Governor went forth to meet it.
The story had been told to the Democrats
hat the Republicans could not be united,
because they had put faith in Warmoth.
This statement was verified by the di-
visions which distracted the Republican
party in every parish. Calculations were
made that a Democratic victory could be
won over divided vote in the Republican
1t was safe calculation,
md would have resulted successfully if
The auxiliary committee had not boldly
entered the field, determined to pacify the
factions in order to be victorious. The
remedy was a perilous one, for it seemed
ike treason. But as none other presented
itself to save the State, the men of the
committee filled the breach.
And now to recount the fruits of this
brilliant campaign. Wherever the Gov
,rnor made his attacks on the Democracy
,e either carried the point or very mate
tally weakened the enemy. As, for in
stance, let us cite some Of the different
'esults in 1870 from what happened in
1868. We shall take the upper parishes
or our principal illustration. In Caddo
parish, which the Democrats thought to
AIRY, and would have carried if the Gov
rnor had not satisfied the people that he
to see fair election, Grant re-
'eived 1 vote, and Seymour 1896 in 1868,
While in 1870 Graham and Dubuclet re-
,eived 1919, and Blair and Jumel 1914.
n Morehouse parish, Grant received l
,ote and Seymour 1925, while Graham
,ot SIG, or majority of all the votes
ast. In Bienville, where Grant only re-
'eived vote against Seymour's 1885,