New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-11
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
Jonas, the Observation-Disclosures a Gag
Bourbon Magnani;nity An llIustra-
tion-A Great Tidal Wave.

ulenI eXIlDlCed 4dck OF hueGaI Synp3tnl6
or an appreciation of the needs Of tn
hour" The evidence Of the truth of tha
statement is daily increasing. The com
mittees have accomplished fusion, but the,
can notaRbdue the Bourbon sentiment, anc
it spring g up like a jumping Jack when re
straint is removed. Benjamin Franklin
Jonas was the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor on the united State ticket, and
when the conference committees, in making
fusion, substituted D. B. Penn for this cele
brated chanticleer of young Democracy,
the friends Of the gentleman-the Picaytt1ae
ncluded-hastened to laud his self fabnega-
ton in the premises. Mr.. Jonas is, we are
him with loud and prolonged applause
! when he appears on the stand in club rooms
or at mass meetings. He is therefore, a
| representative man, and what he utters
has its value as an indication Of Bou1 bon
views and sympathies. Mr.. Jonas extoIs
John McEnery as "noble, distinguished
standard-bearer," and McEnely recipro-
Gates. Mr. Jonas told the Chantceer
Club, Monday night. they must be pre-
pared to make sacrifices. 1--WE can not
all get what we wish and desire at
any time in this world said Mr. Jonas II
have heard that there is some lack of en-
thusiasm in our city, that the enthusiasm
which formerly existed has to some extent
died out. trust this may not be the case.
hope it may be my privilege to kindle
up that enthusiasm so that it will burn as
fercely,as it did few days ago" Mr.. Jonas
! appears to be cognizant Of the fact that
fusion is not the "hearty and honorable"
affair the committees proclaim it to be. 1t
operates as a gag on men of every party.
The convictions of Liberal Republic ans
| Liberal Democrats and Bourbons must be
drowned by motives of policy and expe-
| diency, say the committees. The leaders Of
fusion have to learn that men may doff the
| Liberal garments, and that garments do not
make the man.
Benjamin Franklin Jonas is reported to
have been brilliant" on this occas iou. .
Here is one Of his eloquent remarks, ut
tered in praise of the ChanticIeer Club: II
remember the good work it did in 1868. l re
member it did well its part in that glorious
canvass, in which we saved tn is State, at
least to the great Democratic column" The
idol of the BOurbOns is at work to arouse
enthusiasm. The young Democracy must
have the blood sent thrilling through their
veins. Their ardor is too cool; they must
hold their heads erect, turn their toes out
ward and yell "fusion," in the most ap
proved style, ,0f'the art, as they march once
more under fatal leadership to sure defeat
Chanticleer Jonas recalls the "glorious can
vass" of 1865 At this part of the pro-
gramme the youthful brows Of Democracy
must mantle with crimson, and in the
recollection Of intimidated "niggers,'
sacked club rooms, dead Republicans and
fraudulent electoral votes for Seymour and
Blair, the eye must fash, the muscle quiver
and the heart glow with fervld patriotism.
l make no reflection upon the Chanticler
Club in these statements. l know abso-
luteIy nothing Of their record, and I hope
they are all honorable. men and good Lib
erals. | simply note the remarkable mag
nanimity exhibited by Mr.. Jonas, Bourz
bon orator, in alluding to campaign
which was a lasting disgrace, burning
shame upon the State, as GLORIOUS can
vass." Mr.. Jonas, an earnest supporter of
fusion, professed Liberal, made the state
ment last night which causes Liberal Re
publicans and Liberal Democ rats to cues
tion his sincerity and that Of the move
ment- in which he is engaged, statement |
which should prevent his recognition as a
sound political adviser, and stamp him as
a demagogue Of the worst type. 1t was a
violation of common sense, sound morals, |
and the truth Of history. No man should
know better than Mr. Jonas that the cam
paign of 1868 was brutally and cowarGly |
that it impaired the credit and
fair fame of the State. 1t was a campaign
in which mo6s triumphed, Repu blicans
were murdered by hundreds without
Republican newspapers de-
stroyed, and the electoral vote of Louis
lana was cast for Democracy, in
contempt of the rights of ma
ority and every principle Of good
government. The magnanimity Of the vic
5orious Republican party in the nation,
which charged the crimes of Louisiana De
to the passions engendered by a
civil war, alone prevented the trial and
capital punishment of its leaders Mr., Jonas
lid not appeal to reason. He appealed to
he passion OF his hearers; lie appealed to
he sentiment which creates mobs !; he al
uded to the past, which he promised to
Jury he made a statement which eompels
very honorable Republican to defend the
memory of his slaughtered comrades. | am
roud of my connection with the Repub
lean party and l do not hesitate to tell
If. Jonas that just as brave and honorable
zen lay sleeping in their graves, the victims
f the " glorious canvass Of 1868, as ever
rod on Louisiana's soil.
In this allusion to Mr. Jonas, which l
make absolutely free from any personal
lotives have illustrated what tho posi-
ion of the two parties in this State viii be {
the Democracy recognizes the Bourbon
.ad. Mr.. Jonas will, on conviction it may
e, and in consonance with Bourbon senG-
tents, continue to recall the past and at
lck Republicans unfairly and uniustly to
rouse enthusiasm; while Republicans on
le other hand will not permit themselves
} be detained or misrepresented. The past
18th its siekening, bitter record will sup
liant the present and Liberalism will van
h away from our midst If 1868 was "glo-
ous," why should not 1872 be SO ? If it
laced Louisiana in the great Democratic +
llunn, WHY should II not be repeated 81