New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-08

may welcome q throng Of nations bound
together by fraternity Of opinion and
sentiment, and the universal brotherhood
of man. ara saaas1 - n ttssae.
A DEMOCRATIC WAY.
In Connecticut and Ohio the Repub-
licans were largely aided in their success
by the colored people, who generally voted
that ticket. This fact is noted in all the
papers, and it is generally conceded that
the colored people show their good sense
when they cast that kind of vote, simply
because the Republican party is the only
organisation in this country that has up
held and still proposes to uphold their
rights. This line of action is not based
upon any trade or understanding, but
naturally results from the independent
policy of the Republicans in declaring
that the negroes were entitled to be citi-
Gems, and should be. They have stood
by this declaration through good and evil
report. The colored people naturally
suppo1t the party that voluntarily came
forward and offered to lead them to
the ballot-box. They adhere to the
same party still because it has not
brought them forward, but it de-
clares its intention to maintain them
in their advanced position, the political
equals of every other citizen. These are
facts that the Democrats admit, but they
do not seem to have sense enough to un-
derstand them. In all their arguments
concerning this alliance they can not
comprehend how men can work together
without being governed by some mere Pc
cuniazy consideration. They win not see
that the safety of the negro, as freeman,
is involved in the perpetuity Of the Re-
publican party. They will not see that
their continued opposition to the negro is
the terror that forces them into the Repub-
lican party. They can not see that the
Republican party, which originated this
political equality and carried it through,
can not depart from it now without de-
serving all the reproaches that have been
uttered against it It is chain of de-
pendence that must either hold together
or shatter into fragments, bringing oppres-
sion upon one race and reproach upon
another.
As we said, the negroes in Ohio and
Connecticut voted the Republican ticket,
as they were bound to do if they under
stood their own safety. There was no
question of Office. or Of rewards involved
in the transaction. If the Republicans
won, the colored people retained their
lately acquired rights; if the Republicans
lost, the colored people stood in immi-
nent hazard of losing the vantage ground
ON which they had been placed by party
more powerful than themselves. Their
only safety consisted in doing as they did.
Their reward is to be looked for in their
continued security. When they desert
the party that upholds them through
principle, their desertion can not injure
the principle, although it may defeat the
party. The greatest injury will be done
to themselves.
This is what the Democrats can not UNI
derstand. They refer to the elections in
Connecticut and Cincinnati as SO many
venal and unprincipled trades. Some
thing like their own, and their only re-
mark upon the results is that the ''ne-
groes will now have good opportunity
to see what the Republicans will do for
them in the way of Office" What has
Office to do in the matter? Must every
man who votes a ticket be rewarded with
an Office? Is this country end its bust
ness to be run with reference to Office
alone? What claim has any man, or any
race, or any color, upon the agencies that
the people have created for specific pur-
pose?
This is the great danger. The Demo
cratic party has bought white support by
bestowing patronage in return. 1t is pre-
pairing to do this same thing with the ne
groes. It will do it with any class that
can be traded out of its votes. 1t
will auction off patronage in order to
buy prejudice, nationality and color.
This is why it is pursuing the dismal in
quiry in Cincinnati as to what the Re-
publicans intend to do for the negroes.
It will offer to divide or to give two-thirds
if it can now support enough to win the
distribution of patronage. This is not a
Republican way; it is not an honest and
patriotic way; it is Democratic way, but
it is dirty one.
A FUNNY RUMPUS.
There is lively and amusing disturb
ance in full activity inside of our political
lookup. If this fuss were dangerous the
duty would at once devolve upon us te
suppress it, but as it only consists in an
impromptu debate Of great vehement
wordiness, the prisoners will be allowed
full latitude to kill time with their decla
nation. The classmates are in full view
however, and they no doubt feel that sol
itary confinement will result if they e