Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-12

the growth Of the trunk, what are we 10 gain
by trying to Top of the tips of the branches
The sooner we let these CONTROVERSIES die out
and sink into oblivion, the better for the inter-
eSts of the country and of the democratic party.
Bnt, not content with giving its friends this
negative ADVICE. the World urges upon their
adoption positive and rational policy. Unjust
be their aim 10 make local selfaovernmeut re-
spected aud honored, not by constitutional argu-
ments, hut by making the local governments
honest and deserving Of public confidence. III"
it saws, "Warmoth, instead OF a carpet-bagger,
had been an old and respected citizen of Louis
lana; if he were esteemed by his fellow citizens
as a man of high integrity; if no charge could
have Deen made against him of dishonesty
manipulating the elections, there might have
been, even now, good grounds for an appeal TO
the public sentiment of the whole country
against federal interference with state affairs in
Louisiana" To which we may add that, if
Warmoth had been all that the World suggests,
there would have been no occasion for federal
interference and consequently no opportunity
for an appeal against it,
We commend the Worlds views to the con-
sideration Of other less candid and discriminate
ing critics, who are daily trying to express their
indignation al the enormity Of any attempt TO
give effect to the will Of the people as expressed
/, in the late election in Louisiana. It ought 10
be plain enough that what has been done TO de-
feat Warmoths villainies was both lawful and
necessary, the legitimate method of carrying
into effect the congressional election laws, which
were enacted after full discussion, and were
If hat VIII OH pr 1a
whole Union, and Of Louisiana among other
states, have Just ratified by an almost unprece-
deuted popular majority in the presidential
election 1t is worthy Of notice, too, that the
New Orleans Picayune, the principal democratic
organ in the southwest, last summer as we
remarked at the time, expressed its satisfaction
in the election law as 4 means Of accomplishing
just what it has been used for now, the defeat
OF Warmoth's audacious trickery. The Plea
yune, to do it justice, had no admiration for
Warmoth or his ways. Ii tried to dissuade its
party from an alliance with him, and, lUrcseei
| Ing that, as he had the control OF the state
| government, he would not scrupe as TO any
means Of securing for the ticket which he favored
an apparent majority it assured its friends that
| the United States election law would illustrate
his designs and give ample security of an hon
est election. The Picayune was right in its
predictions of Wamoths rascality and its as
surance Of protection.
| Now that his yillamous control Of Louisiana
| politics has come to a disgracelul end, if the
people of that state will be true to themselves,
recognizing aud respecting the rights OF all cti-
zenS, abandoning, regretlully if they must, the
| political theories which events have proved can
never be put in practice again, and devotng all
their energies to the task Of securing a thorough
| IL honest, respectable and efficient administra-
ton of their state government, and to the cult
walton among the less intelligent OF their people
Of a respect for the laws and confidence in those
entrusted with the making and execution of
them, they will soon be relieved from the appre
hension Of domestic broils, and the question OF
interference by the national government in state
affairs will cease to have practical interest for
| them.