New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-01
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The following leading article from the
Bee of yesterday confirms the charges made
by Governor yVarmoth, in his Turner Hall
speech, that the malccntent Republicans
were wiling to sell out to the Democrats,
or anybody else, for the opportunity to get
control of this State for even few months.
Finding themselves in hopeless minority
in the Republican party, the Dunnites, by
which the soreheads are now called, want
to enter into a disgrsceful treaty with the
enemy. We hope General Grant viii take
notice that Packard, Casey, Joubert, Lowell,
Pitkin and Stockdale, are all Dunnites, and
these are the terms they proposes
THE CONDITIONS OF AN ALLIANCE.
The plans of the leaders of the two fac
tions of the Republican party in this State,
with view to the approaching general
elections, are beginning to develop them
selves. SO far, there does not appear to be
apv disposition on the part Of these factions
to reconcile their differences. On the con-
trary, the Dnnnites swear that Warmoth
must be driven from power, even If to effect
it they shall be forced to give the State to
the Democracy. We are informed, indeed,
that prominent member of the Dunn
Democrat. said that if the Democracy
wonld unite with the Dunnites to impeaeh
Warmoth, they might dictate almost their
own terms with regard TO the next admins.
tration OF the State government. Such an
offer certainly would not be made if the
Dunnites felt themselves able, single
handed, to cope with WaImoth, and the in
ference is a fair one, that his impeachment
would fail unless the Democracy we're to
cooperate in the measure.
OF course no one is authorized to enter,
on behalf of the Democratic party, into
any arrangement with its opponents, and
we do not believe that the offer alluded to
has been accepted by any one empowered
to speak for Democrats. 1t would hardly
be worth while to entertain such propo-
sition until security had been furnished by
those who made it, that, If accepted, its
terms would be complied with. Among
these would be the repeal OF all the OBJ
noxious laws which have been placed on the
statute book since the present administra-
ton came into power-such as the election
law, the constabulary law. the metropolitan
pOlice law, and other laws passed solely for
the purpose of maintaining the supremacy
of the Republican party and preventing the
return to power of their adversaries. The
repeal of these measures ought to be in
sisted upon as a sine qko non to any CO..
operation on the part of the Democratic
party with the Republicans, looking TO
Warmoth's removal from office.
The Dummies can not deny that they aided
Governor Warmoth in placing these fet-
ters upon the people of louisiana, and
therefore are not entitled to any sympathy
from them in the struggle now going on be-
tween them and his Excellency. Undoubt-
edly large majority of the population of
Louisiana desire that Warmoth should be
impeaehed and removed from office, but
they do not intend ''to jump out of the fry
ing pan into the fire." They do not know
that the other wing of the Republican
party would administer the affairs Of the
State more efficiently than Warmoth has
done. Judging according TO rules in vogue,
now days among business men, the peo-
pie reason in this way about Warmoth and
his enemies. They say WarInoth has made
a great deal of money and looks for social
recognition, and perhaps election TO the
United States Senate
The probability, then, is that he will,
during the remainder of his administration,
protect the treasury of the State, and set
his face against all speculative schemes.
But on the other hand, those who seek to
succeed him only wish to get into power
that they may enrich themselves as the
Governor has done. They are no more
honest than he is, for during the last three
years they have participated to the fullest
extent in all the iniquitous measures of
which we have to complain. They have no
claim to the sympathy of Democrats sim
ply because they have quarreled with their
leader. They furnished Warmoth with
stick to break the heads of Democrats and
10 and behold he belabors the heads of his
own friends with it. In these circumstances
we think the Dunnites should be. left TO take
the stick out of Warmoth's hands by their
own efforts. Neutrality is the true attitude
of Democrats in this quarrel. When his
extraordinary powers have been taken
away, then it win be time enough to deter
mine upon the action of our party with re-
gard to the proposed alliance.