New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-20
Who Are Republicanss
From the La.ourche Times

| From the Latourche Times.
In these days Of easy assertion and pros
perous mendacity, it becomes not only ;
difficult question to answer. but it is ,
problem requiring thought and intellect (,
solve rightfully and correctly ''who are Re
| publicans."
1t is very evident that the faction nov
known by the cogromen Of Customhous.
guards or the Gatlil gunners have no hole
| on the masses of the people of Louisiana
and if they had, it is also true that thei]
conduct would lead them in a short time tt
! commit the same crimes and enact the
same excesses that we have already seer
the rebel confederate party to have been
| guilty of.
For instance, ask any honest Democrat
one whose principles, were worth fighting
| free schools.
He will answer that he not only despises
the free school system. but that if he had
his way he would drive every Northern
| man. woman and child back to the North.
and he would have the white race to be
rulers by abolishing the black vote at
once.
No. only so, but he would hang. shoot.
cut and burn without mercy every one
whose opinions did not agree with him and
his cOnfreres in politics and States rights
This may appear hard. but the Southern
people have already shown that in their
politics they were as merciless as one can
conceive of, and that tOrtures. cruelty and
death were the favorite modes Of treating a
political opponent.
moments reflection therefore convinces
us that an honest Democrat will never be-
come Republican unless his opinions of
the first principles of elf-govecnment should
radically change
Auothor s%or ouS VIZ. haN Goa <l,o< ~.
factionists under the leadership Of Casey,
Packard and a few other ambitious sore
heads are following surely in the wake of
the ancient rebels and prosecuting with the
utmost of their power those who do not
agree with them in their views of the po-
itical future Of Louisiana.
Look, for example, how remorselessly
they planted their Ga:iin guns in the Gus
tomhouse. and how portion Of the United
States army was detailed for the avowed
purpose Of shedding blood in case their
views were not accepted in a convention.
They had the intention of murder in their
hearts, just as ex-confederate Carter had
murder in his heart when he left the
Methodist Episcopal Church South and
started for the battlefield,
Judged, therefore. by the standard of
liberty, justice and brorherly love, the fac
tionists Of the Customhouse are not to be
classed as belonging to the Republican
party. But they are rather with the DEM
ocrats and cOnfederates, ready to hang, burn
and destroy those who do not agree with
them in politics and State questions.
Let US now examine the party which
claims and loves Henry Clay Warmoth as
leader. and see what are its claims. if any,
for exclusively appropriating the name Of
Republican.
Since the gubernatorial position has been
held by Henry Clay Warmoth there has
been peace and liberty for every citizen
within the borders Of the State who con-
ducts himself honestly and uprightly. He
has assisted in benetiting the State millions
by giving his efficient aid to railroads. His
cO-workers have established the best system
of public schools to he found in any Of the
Southern States.
Manufactures have been encouraged and
real estate has increased in value 0ne-half
since his Inauguration. Above all, there
has been liberty of speech, liberty of
action and liberty Of the press. unknown in
anv other Southern State.
These are few of the results Of Governor
Warmoths actions. and they are results
that when the next election comes will
elect him to the highest Office in the gift of
the people of this State.
The Democrats and factionists NAV CO.
alesce and affiliate to their hearts content.
They may hatter themselves that they are
to he victors in the coming contest of 1872. |
But factionists of the Customhouse and |
confederate Democrats are not Republicans, |
and Republican people of Louisiana will |
not vote for them nor their schemes.
They alone are Republicans who carry |
out Republican principles. and we recognize |
but o1e man in this State who will, in good |
faith. lead the party that wishes to see |
these principles carried out, and that man |
is our present Governor, Henry Clay War