New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

honesty and reform IS brought forth il
fraud and Graded in perfdy. That it will
be baptized in corruption, and grow up
in wrong doing is self-evident It is i'm
possible, in the nature of thing, that a
single promise made to the people by the
sponsors Of this bantling will ever be full
filled, or even thought of, after the cleo
ton, in case such nominees as either or
both Of these conventions will select are
successful. Their professions are merely
cloak under which they design to pass
into offices Of emolument. Once there,
no further thought will be given to the
burdens Of the people that now cause
these aspiring patriots to she'd SO many
hypocritical tears.
The personnel Of the Reform conven-
ton was really respectable; but unfortu-
nately the delegates had no constituency,
and consequently assembled without even
the shadow of authority We fail to per-
ceive particle Of political difference be-
tween the other two constituent bodies
They represent the. straight-out Demo-
cratic party split in two and confronting
each other in angry hostility. There is
no longer a pretense for disguise. The
fruits of the expected victory, the emolu-
ments Of Office and the patronage Of
hoped for power form the bone of conten-
ton. All thoughts Of reform, economy,
and all the good things 50 long promised
US are thrown to the winds, and the strug-
gle for the possession Of the high places
actuates every delegate and nerves every
arm. And SO the fight RACES, in the
meantime the Republicans are looking on
in calm serenity, and NOT, as we hope the !
result will prove, without prof: from the !
example of politicians who have not de-
served nor achieved a substantial success
II this city since the war.
The recent unealled for action of the
of the bar in assuming to dictate
to the people in the matter Of the selection
of judges tends still further to compicate
matters. The favorites of the legal frater-
nifty prove to be, with q solitary exception,
all Democrats, which is contrary to the
tacit understanding that they were to be
selected without reference to party. Tie
is a gentleman, whose political
views, if he has any, are unknown; so
hat while the bar designated several VIC
ent Democratic partisans, they were care
ul not to select a single lawyer Of judicial
lonors who can, in. the remotest degree,
De accused Of Repubicanism. This neces-
;arily throws upon the two Democratic
the responsibility Of rati5ying
" rejecting the acts Of the legal auxiliary
,ody Of the Democratic nominating power.
The Reformers have recognized this by
outting the candidates Of the bar in nomi- !
lation and ratifying some and rejecting
theirs t is probable the Republicans t
viii reject all Of them, as We do not con- '
ider the selections the best that could be t
nade BY any meanso !
With all these discoy&ane elements 10
York, and with such an evident intent 10 !
in by cheating. it will be in vain for the /
arty organs to preach harmony. Tie
arties to whom they appeal do not want a
reform, economy o. anything I
Ise unless it pays. They have invested L
1eir time and whatqittle money they
ould spare in politics. Of which they now 5
ish to make merchandise and turn to d
le best possible account It is IDLE to J
lpect such men to listen to the voice of e
atriotism, unless it'calIs them to a good U
aIket for their wares. q