New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-21

Of the party to 60 on until the people find
themselves bound hand and foot to q cen
trail power at Washington, that taxes their
at will and squanders money among it,
favorites as it pleases? Yes, there is RENE
dy. But that remedy must come from the
people. You cannot obtain it through poll
ticans. Whya Politicians are proverbial
towards: They are afraid Of Recommendations
which will be hurled at them by this con.
trolling party machinery; and if to-day the
public men Of the Republican party would
talk out openly, as they will talk with you
privately, in regard to the abuse Of the
government and the existing state of things
a correction could be speedily obtained.
But they will not do it. 1t can only be ac-
complished, as say, through the people,
and it will take bold, energetic, and
resolute people, to accomplished this object.
1t has performed many noble deeds. Party
are strong. Men dislike to break these ties
and sunder these associations, and will only
do it from stern sense OF justice. But
there is that feeling, l am glad to believe,
in the country that will arouse its honest
sentiment. and lead to q correction
of these abuses. [Applause.] A notice has
been given that there will be a meeting of
independent Republicans in the city of
Cincinnati-(applause]-o lon the first day of
May next. That will be meeting, not of
office holders assembled for the purpose Of
devising schemes to hoodwink the people,
and mislead them by prostituting the name
of great party to their wicked schemes,
but it will be meeting of honest, sincere
men, determined to bring about a reform
and publication of the government. Zap
plause. am glad to say that the indica-
tons are that the best element of the Re-
publican party will be assembled on that
occasion. l notice from my own State,
within a few days, that call has been
Of the electors, and l believe by every
State officer who was elected on the ticket
with Abraham Lincoln in 1864, except,
perhaps, the Governor of the State
signed, 1 know. by the Auditor of the State,
the Secretary of the State, the Treasurer of
the State, who were elected on the same
ticket with Mr.. Lincoln. l have similar in
formation from other States. And this can,
if you WILT is in your hands-be made
success. But to make it a success Repub-
licans must be prepared to face and put
down the miniOns of a party, and delna-
gOgues, and hirelings, and thieves. and rob-
beers who plumber the people, and who will
excommunicate you from what they cali
1.-THE party" because they set themselves
up to be the Republican party. Laughter
and applause. No more like the Repub-
ican party are those plunderers and
than the devil himself was like the Angel
Gabriel. Laughter.] They win 60 on, not
discussing the issues of the present day.
No! But during the coming political cam
paign these same persons will be engaged
fighting over again the battles of the wal, and
abolishing slavery and putting down the
rebellion. To your demand for an honest
administration of the government they
~, d. x
ican party" [Applause.] To your de-
ing and removing from Office they will
answer, 1--WE abolished slavery" To your
demand for reform they will answer, 1--WE
put down the rebellion" And when you
demand amnesty, the restoration of social
intercourse and harmony among all our
people, the reply will be by reciting the
horrors Of a war that was ended seven
years ago. With the living issues Of the
present they have no concern further than
those which are dead. Now, if there
be any Republican who has not in
dependence and manhood enough to
meet with scOrn and contempt all
such denunciationA and subterfuges, be
has no business to go to Cincinnati. APP
plause.1 Let him wear the collar and bear
the burden which the whippers-in of the
party put upon him. And let these old
Bourbons of both parties, those who still
talk of re-enacting fugitive slave laws, and |
expecting to vote for Andrew Jackson, and
those who are still talking of putting down
the rebellion, and abolishing slavery, and
expecting to vote for General Grant who is
as politically dead as Andrew jackson is
ply sically-[great laughter and applause II
let these old BOurbons fight their battles
over and continue to bury these dead issues.
But let the independent Republicans all
over this land, who believe in progress, in
reform, in the living issues of the present,
assemble at Cincinnati, and let them there
naugurate measures which, receiving the
support of all the good men and live men
If all parties, shall give US new and a bet
:er government. [Great applause.l