New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-27
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN,
Journalistic Education Needed.

We copy the following extracts from oul
exchanges, to the conductors Of each O
which We would suggest the employment O
competent and intelligent news editor, tt
enable them to form some correct idea Of
Louisiana politics.
The Louisville Ledger says:
In the late contest in the Louisiana Legis
lature seven Democrats voted against Pinch
back for Grants favOrite. Six of these
Democrats have received appointments in
the New Orleans CustOmhOuse. and vet we
are told it is "a rebel lie" that the President
barters his offices for favors shown himself
and friends.
The Cleveland Leader, badly frightened,
says: q
More trouble is brewing in the Repub-
lican camp in New Orleans, this time, as
always, between the Warmoth or anti
Grant and the administration fac
lions in Louisiana. Warmoth threat
ems that, upon the assembling of the
Legislature, he will eject Carter, the
Speaker of the House. on the ground that
his election thereto was illegal. Carter, on
the other hard, claims that Warmoth's bare
majority in the House can not eject him, as
the constitution of the State requires two
thirds vote, after a fair trial, before he can
be Ousted.
The parties already talk of violence on
both sides, WarmOth relying on the Met
rOpolitan police for his backing. and Carter
on the United States troops, as in the case
of the State convention last fall All this
IS bad enough, simply as talk, but will be
monstrous if attempted in fact We think
the best thing the administration can do is
to stand back and let the New Orleans fac
tIbns fight it out in their own way. The
sooner the set of snar!ing politicians who
run the Republican machine in Louisiana
have out each Others threats and make way
with the whole crowd, the sooner it will be
possible to carry on the government of that
State in a decent and civilized manner.
Mexico should be allowed a monopoly of
that kind Of business.
One issue of the San Antonio Eypress. a
stupidity conducted journal, says:
Pinchback, WarmOths henchman, has.
as we feared, been elected President of the |
Senate and Lieutenant Governor of Lou
isiana.
Unless Pinch, who is ambitious and smart, |
should conclude to cross the Rub!cOn, and |
lead against Rome the legions Rome has en-
trusted to him, we say to the Grant Repub-
ican papers in Louisiana, Lasciate onqi
speran-a.
diligently says:
" mere UOeS the Stdfe journal get its news
from Louisiana! They are everything but
accurate. The printing board in Louisiana
consists not of the Treasurer. but of the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker.
WaTnoth and Pinchback have not redis-
tributed the public printing. they have an.
nul!ed all contracts except War,noth's own.
The consequence of this Is not, as War
moths court organ contends, a reform and
saving. but merely device to kill off every
Grant Republican paper in louisiana
1t will not save the State one cent. as the
laws for this session have been printed
long ago, and the whole patronage now en-
loyed by these papers is the parish and jul
dlclal printing, which is not paid by the
State. and will now in most cases. be en-.
loyed by Democratic organs.
Thus WarmOth and Pinchbac1 will hurt
the party they pretend to belong to. with
put benefiting the State or themselves
even, except by satisfaction to be deprived
from low vengeance
We would advise the Warmoth ring.
however, not to crow before they are out Of
the woods. The Legislature will meet next
month, and if the House has spark of
honor left, p. b. S. Pinchback will cut a |
sorry figure, an! some of his friends, who
we're declared elected by Warmoth. NAV be
compelled TO vacate the seats. to which thew
nave no right and which they disgrace.