New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15
QUE New YORK LETTER.

Rrown-The Credit MObiIier-Wha
Does General Dix Know About 1t
Banks and Curtin.
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
New YORK, September 9, 1872
at last New York is politically organized
and ready for the fight against the Conk
ling, Morgan, Murphy, customhouse ring
and the Tammany corruptioIists Our Lib
eral Democratic Republican State ticket
too long delayed Is nominated. The delay
has produced d bad neral effect, because
strangers who have come here from States
where contests were waging which were to
be settled il September or October observed
that comparatively nothing was doing here
They would feel depressed, and many have
gone away and reported that New York was
doing nothing. This was great mistake.
The truth ID that as We have no election
here until November and our State conVen-
lions to nominate our Liberal State ticket
were put Oft quite late, it was deemed wise
to distribute all our available working ma
Eerial into such States as were holding cleo
lions in September and October In carry
ing out this plan the Liberals appeared to
be doing very little, and New York got
bad name But rest assured she will prove
herself to be the empire of Liberalism In
this great national struggle.
The ticket nominated by the Liberal
coalition Of Democrats and Republicans
represents all the interests opposed 10
Grant and the federal corruptonists
Francis Herman the Liberal nominee for
Governor, has been lifelong Democrat,
and an eminent lawyer, who, unlike Gen
eral Dix, did not have to abandon his pro-
fession and seek Office, by appointment, for
living, but by his great ability and ener-
gy he won competence, distinction and
political influence. Mr.. Herman is promi
nent and faithful member of the Catholic
church. But he is as liberal in the appliea
ton of his religious views as in his political
For twenty years he was the presiding
officer of the Common School Board in the
city Of Utica, where be has resided and
reared large family. He adopted the wise
policy to keep the schools free from all sec
tarianism. He resisted the idea that Cath |
olics should set the bad examplet to establish
separate Catholic schools. The common
schools Of Utica, free from sectarian infu-
ences, were good enough for his children,
and, at his request, they always attended
them.
Mr.. Herman was a member of the recent
constitutional convention in this State, and
introduced proposition and supported it
ably, against appropriating, by the Legis-
lature, any portion Of the public school
fund to sectarian purposes. This was an
Of comprehensive craftsmanship.
had been made fol years by the
members Of different religious
to obtain appropriations for
exclusive sectarian schools. The Catholics
were among those making such appeals
Mr. Herman met the question squarely and
No man in the State is more
popular among all classes, Republicans as
we'll as Democrats, and Protestants as well
as Catholics At the bar he stands among
The foremost for learning and purity Of
purpose. lie has practiced law for
thirty years in the central and western
counties Of the State, and Us citizen, law
yer and politician he has no enemies. The !
trength which his name gives to the !
ticket applies peculiarly to this city.
Grant, acting through Tweed and Jimmy !
1'Bnen, calculated upon about 10000 {
Catholic Irishmen il this city either for
himself Oh Charles O'Conor. When Mr..
)'Conor flung the Louisville nomination i
Jack into the face Of BIantcn"D Duncan, ex I
,loding that gentleman's nice little White =
louise bubble, it threw Mr. Grant off his /
suard. Before he had time to consult with /
tweed and O'Brien the Democrats and L
liberals, in convention, nominated Mr.
German, one Of the most popular men in {
he State, whose name is household word 7
n every Catholic family in this city. !,
rant can not obtain the Irish vote Of New i
FORK as against Herman When the war i
+ tho rebellion broke out the eloquent a
,oioe of Herman summoned the Irishmen :,
I New York State to rally under the v
ational emblem and fight for the Union. n
hey responded with will. u
Mr.. Depow, the Liberal candidate for y
lieutenant Governor, is distinguished re
lember Of the bar, gentleman of high Il
laraeter, and one Of the founders u
{ the Republican party in this State. He c.
q very effective public speaker, and will V
Ike The stump for tile ticket The other r.
andidates on the ticket are equally divided Il
etween the Democrats and Liberal Repub- rC
cans, and seem to give great satisfaction K
the rank and file Tweed and O'Brien I:
ld Murphy are fiat on their backs, feeling u
,ward for the ground. The coast is clear, Q
ia You may look out for the liveliest cam u
lign III this State and the most glorious ~
Glory for national and State reform that til
er crowned success. 10
The hot weather having subsidized, and e. e.
6 September e4ections being over, the
ople are returning from the watering 20
aces and our speakers are getting back. J..
eneral Banks il on his way here, and will
raign the administration on the question a..
the finances
MIR. Greeley will soon start upon his CON "a
nplated tour West,mentioned in my last Ca
ter He viii first 60 TO Vermont this week Ca,
deliver an address On agriculture, 81,
Governor Curtin remains III this city at
. Clarendon, confined to his room, and Re,
,st If the time to his bed. He is still Shi
der the doctors charge tic suffers from
'erious Irritation and Inflammation Of tile
wells, which ut times Erostrates him very
lch. Heis not allowed 10 receive any Ds'
sitors, Or to talk even to the members III
own family De'