New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-29
A BAD CASE,

very cheap sham when he takes up the
cudgel in favor of the Christian Republi-
cans. 1t is easily to be understood that
men may grow dissatisfied with certain
members of a political party, and may
even refuse to support certain nomina-
tons made by their associates in political
ideas; but no faction can be accepted as
honest which not only departs from its
| party on account of Objectionable nomina-
tons, but which at once jumps to the
support of the opposition This is a
somersault which argues an entire revolu-
ton of sentiment and opinion. It is a
desertion of principle and an entire
change of ideas. Yet this is what the
| Christian Republicans have done, and
this is what Mr. Noel has undertaken to
defend The organization to which Mr..
| Noel belongs pretends to be an asSocla-
ton of Republicans who are dissatisfied
with certain nominations that have
been made bv the convention Of the Re
publican party. They profess TO be
favorable to the success Of Republican
principles. And yet, in the very face OF
their propositions, they nominate men OF
well-known Democratic ideas and OF es-
tablished Democratic prejudices, to be
their leaders and candidates. And they
not only deny their fidelity to principle
by following these adyersaries, but they
nourish, and are in return noullshed by
the Democracy. The organ of the Demo
| cratic RING urges its followers to vote for
these Christian Republicans where there
are no Democratic candidates; and III re-
| turn for this favor the Christian RepubL-
cans are urged to support the Democrats
| where there are none OF their own paTti-
sans in nomination. In fact, the, Christian
Republican Association seems TO be
regular wing of the Democratic army, and
its strength is to come in at the right
place to support the main Democratic
charge on the seventh of November.
The most Objectionable feature in this
FATHER unprincipled war is the effort this
faction is making to lead men with Re
publican principles into the Democratic
camp under a Republican flag. The ban
ner of the Christian Republicans is false
hood in two particulars. It has no sup
port from the large organization Of Chris
tians who first originated the order for
good purpose, nor from any body Of genu-
=. h. T,D lC
place, it is not supported by any we'll
known Republicans. 1t only represents
few disappointed and rejected men who
have been rejected by the Republican
party, and who are now seeking to make
capital for themselves in the Democratic
party by pretending that they are bring
ing to its support an auxiliary
force of colored voters. It is a sham
and a sell throughout It is
weak device of the enemy to weaken
the Republican party by capturing few
discarded Republicans and arming them
with counterfeit flags to mislead the weak
and thoughtless. This is proved by the
fact that this organization, which pre-
tends to be Republican, has repudiated
the best men in the State and has at
tempted to defeat Republicans whose
record is without blemish, and who are
known to be disconnected from all the
men against whom the Christians pretend
to be embittered What excuse can the
bitterest Republican enemy Of the Gov
ernor give for repudiating Mr.. Graham,
Mr.. Dubuclet, General Sheldon, Mr.. Sau-
vinet, Mr.. Lewis or Mr.. Flanders? These
men are above all partisanship.
They are simply Republicans. Their
records are without the shadow
of partiahty for any individual or clique.
Why are they, then, rejected when it is
known that every vote they lose from the
Republican ranks is SO much strength
cast in favor of the Democracy. Governor
Warmoth has necessarily made enemies,
because he has been required to decide
many personal controversies. He has
made strong personal friends. It IS nat
uIdl tllaL Ills DllleI cutltIcS S1Oulu oppoSc
his warm adherents. This sometimes
palliates boiling, but it can never excuse
men for refusing to support all the nomi-
nations of their political friends, without
regard to principle or party. And still
less can it defend them for taking up
with an opposition which they have al
ways denounced as unjust and pToscrip
tive in principle, and dishonest in action.
This is the labor which Mr.. Noel has
engaged to perform. He has entered the
list to defend men who pretend to be Re-
publicans, while they are afiliating with
the Democrats. 1t is an improbable and
an ungrateful labor It is one that will
not pay any gentleman to undertake It.
And if Mr.. Noel was not so anxious to
hear himself speak, and was not 50 well
satisfied that his chances Of election were
already too far gone to'be recovered, he
would not enter Lafayette square to make
himself ridiculous before the crowd.
METZ SAVED AND LOST N TIE SAME
DAY.