New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-21
FTJgToE FoR THE GOOD OF THE CITY.

party, as such, is in the minority in tn
city of New Orleans, does that fact neces
sarily preclude it from winning victor:
in the ensuing municipal election? No
by any means. The minority always ha
the advantage, because it is freer from in
trigue, more united, and possessed of {
wider field of argument and activity. LII
weakness relieves it in a great measure
from the Vaccinations Of place-hunters
because the latter class generally dispose
of their labors and contentious in tbe
camp Of the majority, where there is 8
prospect of success. The winning side
catches all the demagogues, and this
is great advantage to the mi,
nority with the honest and thinking
mass of the people. Then the weaker
party is less distracted because the pros
pect Of defeat reconciles defeated candi-
dates to abide by their overthrow with be-
coming grace. Then the minority is free
to catch any and all classes Of floating
voters by offering them terms which the
majority has no object in proposing.
Then it can present all manner of argu-
ments as to what it will do that the major
ity Las failed to do. The strong always
labor under the charge that they have
abused their strength, while the weak
have the advantage Of agreeing to do bet
ter if they are only invested with the pow
En- And as there is large class that is
Willing to trade and another large class
that is willing to trust, the majority is al
ways in danger Of losing its capital BY
objections that may be obtained from its
ranks by cajolery or better wages. By
better wages we mean better service in
the public employment.
To begin again. Suppose the Repub-
lican party, being in the minority in the
city, resorts to these remedies in order to
overcome the majority, will the attempt
be a hopeless one? Suppose it rallies its
own partisans by impressing upon them
the necessity of voting in order to save the
State, and at the same time reinforces
itself with the dlsafeeted fractions of all
parties by Offering them better terms than
they can obtain in any other organization
That is, seeing that it can not carry the
city by virtue of its own force, suppose it
secures sympathy for its State ticket, which
is the most important to succeed with,
by offering to help others to win in the city,
provided they help it to win in the gen.
eral elections? Is this plain? Suppose that
the Republicans say 70 the Germans
that if they will vote for Kellogg, or if they
will refuse to vote for McEnery, they shall
have strong representation in the city |
government? Suppose it says to itself,
since the city can not be carried for the |
it shall be carried for the
best men that can be nominated by the re-
spectacle people outside Of the Democratic
party, would not such saying go a great
way to reconcile men to vote for Kellogg?
Would it not help the Republican party
without injuring a single Republican? IF |
he city is to go for the Democracy. indi-
gidual Republicans can have no hope
n that direction, unless they can secure
IN advantage by helping to defeat
heir enemies in favor Of parties who
will at least sympathize with them. It
would be better to have an independent
government than partisan, and if the
republicans can assist in giving the city
better set of officers than the Democrats
an, they can at least gain some credit and
make some friends if they do not secure
my positions for themselves. 1t would
We feather in the cap Of the Grant party
it could SO control its forces as to win
lalf battle in this regard, by assisting
he dissatisfied people in keeping the
municipal government out of the hands of
be hungry and selfish Democracy. They
hight even set up claim to such q result
S Grant victory, for the men they helped
'ould not make haste to deny it.
This result is within the range of pos
.ble contamination. The Democrats seem
} be bent on controlling political matters,
nd this determination is provoking an in
9nse hostility on the part of the genuine
9formers, honest Germans and conserva-
We citizens generally. As good govern
ent is what we all aim at, and as the
has but little to do with the
cal administration of New Orleans, sup
ose the GRANTEES enter the field, since
ley have no show of success, as the aiders !
Id abetters Of the men who profess greater
oposition to Bourbonism than to any :
her evil. It will make them friends and
lip all hands.