New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
POLITICAL GLBANINGs.

| Ridicule is poor substitute for argument
OR facts, We would remind the Times. Thai
the State registration and election laws are
subject to gross perversion from the intent
of their Republican trainers is proven III
such testimony is proof by the columns ot
the Times. That the Times and the fusion
followers hope to win in the State contest
by diversion of the frauds they allege to
! have existed to their side is matter OF
corner gossip, not to say threat, against
Republicans, Reformers or whoevey else
may object to "ring" dictation.
When it was asserted in this coIum chat
such election frauds as were formerly de-
| nounced by the Times would now result in
sending the persons attempting their per
| petration to the penitentiary, we meant it
as kindly. warning TO those who had not
| gone buB might go astray. The scoffing at
the warning by the Times shows it's lack of
moral consistency, and proves it danger
GUS public adviser. If it knows friend in
jeopardy we recommend that it give him
| private advice the reverse Of Bhat IL qboses
QUE TO the public
Rey. DR.. Bailey is in the city afteB q
| Pough travel through his circuit. He learned
! from a delegate the astounding intelligence
that Tom Green Davidson had accepted, in
| Livingston parish, Republican nomination
for the House, with pledge that he should
oppose Warmoth for the United States
Senate
The above is reminder OF Che following
gleanings, showing the other side Of the
picture:
J a prominen8 politician approached stu
SION candidate for the Legislature yester-
day, and said: "You are too strong for
Warmoth for the Senate. 1t is wrong.
What proof have you that he is true to our
| peopIe?"
A leading Reformer declared 60 several
gentlemen: "McCloskey nor any of US care
snap for Burke, but we don't want him to
stand in the way of hanging that arch 4fend
Warmoth."
This style Of talk has but one meaning.
The Utterers have faith that, through War
moth, their party will win; and they are
endeavoring beforehand to discount or de
stroy their obligations. That they will sue
ceed in the discount business we have not a
shadow of doubt.
We hear several complaints that the po-
licemen are recklessly scratching off col
ored voters from the lists furnished them
by the State Registrar These complaints
seem rather premature, as the work began
but yesterday, and as we have confidence
that Superintendent Badger would not
make reckless selections for so delicate and
important duty, We are not prepared to
believe them. Charges against public Off
GERS should De particularly well substan-
tiated just now. but infexibly adhered to
if substantiated.
Besides should wrong be done. the Re-
publican convassers appointed by the cam
paign committee will prove competent wit
nesses on election day, or when the CON
tests, which seem almost inevitable come
up for final decisions
The careful canvass now Instituted will
prove as efectual check upon political
trickery as it has in New England. All
parties should adopt ito however, TO insure
perfect fairness.
The writer Of this paragraph mas as fair
a chance TO form an opinion on the subject
as any one in the city, and is not wholly
devoid of political sagacity. 1t is his de-
liberate opinion that, brought to strict
party test to-day, the Reformers would poll
larger vote than the hybrid arrangement
called % ''fusion," which is the abortion of
rings and cliques, and dare claim legitimate
parentage of no party whatever The truth
is, Liberalism has ilIicitly consorted with
the worst of Democracy until it has engen-
dered e ioathsome corruptiono which is
happily destroying botho
Some OF the shrewd wire puliefs VINO nave
managed to be retained on all tickets
Democrat. Reform, Liberal, Independent
clubs, etc..-and therefore calculate upon
success, overlook entirely the fact shat
these factionse all combined. represent
nothing but the old Democratic partS. and
th@S if the Republicans could master them
when they were united and imbued with an
honest purpose they should certainly be
able to do it again now when their old op-
ponents are divided their representative
bodies openly corrupt, and their candidates
but so much merchandise that is subject to
be sold out according to She daily Guctua-
tions ID ehe market.
There is question whether Governor
Warmoth cared to go away or not at this
time, but the fact is certain thaS urgent de-
mands were made for his presence in the
country. StgonghoIds OF Liberalism have
of late given Unmistakeable signs of utter
Generalization; sections where the Liberal
party in Louisiana may be said TO have had
it's birth have broken their idols and donned
sackcioth and ashes, and nothing but the
magnetic presence of Warmoth seemed
capable Of gaivanizing Liberal sentiment in
to renewed activity. We don'S believe even
he can doit. There mas been so much of party
bad faith and individual treachery that the
"fusion" combination which has suppaHted
Liberalism can hardly hold loug@ga an Ioaest |
mans allegiance
Some very foolish people nave raised the ;
question as 20 Mr KeIlogg's eligibility to !