New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-30
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The Bee hauled up III the Wlnd yee'ei-
day morning to take its reckoning or else
was temporarily becalmed 1t is difficult
to tell the exact cause of the check IN Its
VOYAGE, but it is quite certain it made a
reckoning. And it appears to US to have
been correctly and sagaciously made.
With how much reluctance we can more
easily imagine than express, our con-
temporary admits the obvious fact that it
is of no use for the Democracy to 60 on as
they have been doing. That they would
only drift on to certain de'eat. There
should be but one party against the Repub-
Ecans, and that nlanifestly not the Dem
ocracy. 1t is one of the difficulties of the
situation, however, to find the correct an
teceden; of the pronoun, first person plural,
so freely used in the Bees article. To
whom does our neighbor refer when he
SAYS:
We are between Scylla aud Chary bdis.
On the ono hand there is Warmoth with
his money and his appointing power, his
able him to control the voters to great eX-
tent and to manipulate the returns. On
the other hand there are the Grant Re
publicans, who are chiefly negroes. all bent
upon obtaining the offices and governing
the State. Both of these parties include
some men who can not be and will not be
trusted. But it IS Impossible, IN our Judg
ment. for the Democracy to be successful
with both Grant and Warmoth against
hos NJ,
power in a great measure and will be en-
tirely stripped of it, should the bill amend
ing the act of Congress of May 81, 1870, be-
come law. But then is there not immi-
nent danger OF the two wings OF the Re-
publican party reunitlng!
Who are eve" that stand or float be-
tween Scylla and Chary5dis? There were
conflicting opinions on the subject yester
day. Some maintained that the Bee en-
r.5yed only the editorial pronoun, and
meant itself There were others who
stoutly held that the Democracy, deserted
by the reformers, was meant, while few
of the more sagacious politicians thought
it included the Reformers and the Demo-
Gratis We have our own ideas on the sub
ject which we may impart at an early day.
At present we do not think this point
vital one.
But the Bee is certainly correct when it
warns its political friends that they are
powerless against the united Republican
party in this State. Hence the Democracy
has to pursue one OF the other of two
courses if it hopes for success. The pres
ent apparent division in the Republican
party must be widened still further, and
the two wings properly balanced as to
strength, or the Democracy must fall in
with the one or the other and join forces
in the contest For it is evident that the
Democrats and Reformers combined are
yet in the minority besides it is almost
to fully reunite them. Besides,
the danger" limited at that the two wings
of the Republican party may yet come
together, is no doubt Imminent, in
which event there would be little chance
for further political negotiations. The
game would be fully made up and the slow
sailers left behind. Perhaps it will
be better for the Bee and its friends to
put themselves under the protectien of
some Republican convoy before they re-
sumo their. voyage. If they will range
along side Of us, and put all their small
craft under the guns OF the REPUBLICAN,
we will endeavor to shield them from the
attacks of privateers and bring them all
safely into port. But then it would be
accessory to throw overheard a fearful
load of prejudice. Can the Bee, can the
Democracy 90 this? Or will they so on
IN the same old fashion and be again de-
defeated?