New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-26

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administration has been its disposition to
allow and encourage its federalappointees
to NEEDLE in State politics. Wherever
this has been done it has brought disas-
tes upon the Republican party. The
people are strongly opposed to federal
detection - local politics, and the oppo:
atioo Is not2copfned 10 any particul0
State. It is an inherent feeling in the
American people at large, and no national
administration can'be popular that diste.
CARDS it, It's q greet mistake to suppose
the people viii consent to .hsxe the vast
patronage of the federal government used
to further TIE political aspirations Of the
man they have made President and en-
trusted with power to be welded, not in
his own special interest, but for the pub
lie good. The President who attempts
this may succeed in rallying around him
some Of the men he has appointed to
Office, but he will lose the confidence Of
the great body Of men who elected him if
he abuses their trust and imposes federal
dictation against their right to make an
unbiased choice Of President to the sue
ceeding term No party ii this country
10 disposed to give one man that much
power TO be used as 4 lever for his own
promotion. When parties are reduced
to that abject condition, then the days of
the republic may indeed be considered
numbered II is therefore q most healthy
sign to see Republicans opposing any
thing that has the appearance, under a
administration, Of what is SO
radically wrong; Of that which, under a
administration, they would
bitterly denounce. It is federal dictation,
Ok what may more properly be considered
An attempt on the part of few federal
office holders in Louisiana to NEEDLE in
The politics ssfr the states that now
threatens the unity of the party here.
! handful Of federal mischief makers,
backed BY the national admin
stration, are doing their level best to d.
'ide the Republican party and place our
State in the same political condition that |
Missouri is in. II is true they have made
mt little Roadway thus far, but they
'oast that they are sustained by the Pres
dent. and, acting from this belief, they
re emboldened to pursue their mischiev-
Us work. They have sown the seed of
iscord and are earnestly endeavoring to
ultivate its growth. They. denounce
Governor Warmoth and his friends, who
ompose vastly more than two
birds of the Repubicon voters
I the State, and are engaged with rem
ant Of the Democratic party-a most BIT
r and unscrupulous remnant-in en-.
to erect black mans party,
18th Lieutenant Governor Dunn to head
. It is in the power Of the President to
ut stop to these mischief makers; but
aus far he has neglected to interpose his
uthority, and rescue his administration
'om, the charge Of dictation in the local
oli6es OF Louisiana. BY doing this he
oula undoubtedly restore harmony
mons the Republicans of this State.
But, it appears that the mischief makers
re not confined to our own State. New
ork is also cursed with them. Speaking
the Republican party in Kings county,
New York paper-the Star-of the six
'enth instant, says: t--
So far rs the Republicans are concerned,
union of the factions seems impos- ;
bic, at all events improbable. The
officials are mainly response
e for the bitterness they were largely
e general commute are little else than
,isy, brawlsome debating societies, aud 9
e language of the members is more like
at of r0ughs than Of gentlemen. It seems
at two or three Republicans, not native
the county, were imported for the pur-
zee Of holding federal offices, and not un-
Iturally supposed that the proper way for
en- to manifest their gratitude to Grant, =
10 to manipulate the local organizations
ID run them in the interest of that distin-
lished publicist. This course Of procedure c
eased the few, and disguised the many, c
ID the consequence is that while the Re-
lblican party in Kings county is eminently c
spectacle, it Is particularly quarrelsome !
d very inefficient.
The administration at W Washington could
t do better than teach federal officials
attend to their legitimate duties. If
ey will not do this, and cease meddling
local politics, they should be removed