New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-12
. 4 ISLANDER REFuTED.

With this caption we find an editorial
article IN the columns Of the Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter, which We transfer to. tie
REPUBLICAN. Mr.. Hyams is Demo
cratic member of the lower branch of the
General Assembly of this State, and is well
known as heightened and dignifed gen.
tleman, whose integrity is beyond cues
ton. We think he is certainly competent
to refute the particular SANDER referred to
against Governor Warmoth, being in a
position to know whether the Statement
is true or false:
1T has become q common practice with
each wing Of the radical party to charge
the other with having sold OFT to the
Democracy. Such is the bitterness and
hate that exists between them tina. misrep-
resenrat;on. direc: falsehood and every
species of calumny that can possibly be en-
gendered by political acrimony, are hurled
about as if they were everyday piaythings.
We have no objection to their fghtingA
they may bespatter each other with as much
filth as they please-nay, they may hang or
drown themselves at the earliest possible
convenience for the public good, but we
must interpose veto when they attempt
to lug the Democratic party into their quar-
rels. We desire to keep aloof, and have no
inclination to form coalition with either,
based upon any pledges whatever in the
next State canvass. This point may as we'll
be understood now as at any other time.
"Our attention has 0een called to the fol.
lowing statement contained N a communi-
cation TO tie Homer Iiad over tit. s;.oa.
ture of an Old Republican,
Governor Warmoth proposed that il tie
Democrats would join him and his friends,
and support General West for United States
Senator. and vote for him as Governor and
some Democrat as Lieutenant Governor in
1877, he. N return, would appoint such par.
ish officers and registers ~ they recon.
mended. and carry the next election in
favor OF the Democrats and he would then |
accept the position Of United States Sen. !
aror and leave the State government in |
Democratic hands; and to remove their |
doubts Of his ability to control the result of
the next election, he said that the returns all |
had to pass through his fingers
Upon strict investigation we feel assured
this charge will prove groundless. 1t is
like others Of the same character which
have appeared within the past six or eight
months. If Governor Warmoth ever made
'uch proposition to Democratic Senators
md Representatives the secret has been so
emarkably well kept that the writer. who
> member Of the House, never heard Of
before. Rumors to that effect were a.
ne time floating about. but they were
reated as decisions befogg;ng the pubic
mind and az groundless as the 'baseless
a brio of a vision
Admitting, simply for argument, that
UGH proposition had been submitted
= Governor Warmoth to Senators Thomas.
thompson and Futch las stated elsewhere
l the same communication, who author.
led those gentlemen to constitute them
elves the representatives of the Democratic
lasses of the State, and bargain with War
10Th for an alliance of any kind whatever |
he absurdity of the thing is patent upon
9 face. The Democratic party is not SO
eak in numbers and intelligence that it
lould sell out to the highest bidder for a
ess OF pottage or temporary benefit We
now Senators Thompson and Futch we'll ,
lough to hold them guiltless of receiving ,
lch proposition from Governor Warmoth ,
ithout making it known to their friends in
It'll houses and consulting them before re- y
ying to it either way; and. as stated :
sewhere. we would certainly have known !.
and therefore feel constrained to give it =
denial The whole affair assumes the
oportions of a tempest in q tea pot. 1t is ;.
1t another attempt to injure the Demo
attic members with the people of the =
ate, and thus weaken faith with the =
asses at the next election. We caution :,
r country friends to beware of all re- :.
rts OF an alliance between the Demo- .
attic members Of the general assembly
d the leaders of either of the radical
.tions. The old cries of bargain and -
ling out have become so stale. fiat n
i unprotitable,' that we wonder how -
y man of inteliigencnce can give heed 70
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