New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-21

always some great work with historic
parallels to be achieved. Either the chains
which some tyrant has forged upon the
people are to be Ioosed, the South is to be
rescued from some fancied invader, or the
redemption Of ruined people is to be
achieved by knigbtly deeds on the part of
hesleaders and immense sacrifices on tie
part of all others. thin gauze of hero
ism is thrown over the contests between
ambitious and impecunious men for the
public Offices. Possibly such CANNON
may have more or less effect upon unthink-
ing people who are too deeply absorbed in
private affairs to look deeply into the
strategy of politicians, and herein these
false headlights find their profit. But
when men who have been engaged in this
sort Of business all their lives, and who
have assisted each other from time to time
in the invention of creeds and battle cries,
clothed in sentimentality, to gull and
catch the public ear, meet together and
begin to play the hacl1neyed phrases of
upon each other, trouble arises. Every
member Of the conference committee
knew the value Of the current professions
OF devotion to the interests Of the public.
Each knows what all the others mean
when they mouth 'Teform," ssretrench-
ment, " economy" and just how far these
modern ''redeemers" can be depended
upon for any good whatever once they
get into power. And as the public inter
ests had nothing to do with bringing them
together, so patriotic invocations to har-
mony for the public good failed to have
the feast effect.
The result of all this is that the Ger
mans, finding nothing assuring for them
in the fusion movement on account of the
selfshness of the Democrats, now openly |
talk Of joining with the Republicans in
the city and parish elections, for the pur-
pose of defeating their late allies
The German Gazette takes a calm survey
OF the situation, and comes to the conclu-
sion that the Liberals have no interests in
common with the Democrats in the seIec-
ton Of city candidates. The Gazette de-
mands, in the name of the people, that
there shall be a good ticket presented, and
is convinced that more in that way can be
from the Republicans than from
the Democrats.
We are unable to see in this resolution
Of the Gazette any want Of consistency or
breach of good faith. So far as the State
ticket is concerned, all those who have
agreed to support it will probably stand
BY 1t; yet the Liberals may well, and prob
ably will decline to agree to the one-sided
of the Democracy about the
city tickets, or carry the fusion any further
than where it has been left by the State
committees That may be all well enough
and very satisfactory, but it does not follow
hat the Liberal Democrats and Repub,
leans and the German element will let
his one-sided business go on further.
Having been ignored, or nearly SO. on the
State ticket, they are quite right in their
demands for compensation ia municipal
offices, and if the Democrats refuse to give
{ TO them they should look elsewhere for
t. If the latter are strong enough to ]
. save the city in their own way, unaided
~ the Liberals, there can be no objection !
n the world to their doing so; but if they y
ook elsewhere for assistance they must {
make corresponding concessions. !