New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-29

sumo a virtue if they have 1t not, and as they
seldom have any political virtues worth
Dragging about, the assuming business
has grown into a steady habit. Accord
ing to their oracles. every man in the
party who has money enough left to pay
his board is ore OF our most respectable
Citizens: every one against whom nothing
positively bad has been proved is an ex-
emp..- Of morality: every one 10: proved
to be q rogue o. coward is held up as sass
pe2tr e sa7s rep-oct.. Such IS the char
ac:er our opponents have given them
selves. and our coiorei friends are dis
posed, u some extent 20 take them q.
their own estimate. I: is this higL-toued,
se.t-iauiea. seii-procla:med virtuors party
that Was detected las: winter by the
''aigaes; po..tica! t-.tuna. il the
world "A Senate committee-i1 Ii.
&C: o: at,emptin. 70 perpetrate
hagrau. fraud upon the people Of this
State. Three trunks :ul. OF so-cailad cleo
ton returns were carte! OF to Washing
ton. contrary g law, 70, the purpose OF
making !. Case in favor OF the Fusion
ticket. Taese returns had been maDipU-
lated entirely iy tie Democrats: 10 van
ia! Republican hand had soiied :. single
inmacuia.e slee: Of paper Or charged
vote. 1t was entirely dish Of their own
cooking. And what was the result: pro-
duced OF tle mind OF tia. tribunal. SO
lately cous:de.ei above all others, above
the President, the Un;ted STATES Ci-cu;.
Cour, GUY OWL Supreme Court. and even
Congress ITSELF: Why, tie author 6: the
majority reror. says: showed :la: tie
uan VIC ouSl: t. have been elected had
no: been elected, and tie man who ought
10: to have been elected Was elected
by fraud. and such is til, party
that within half q year after having been
caugh: With stolen properly in it, posses
sion now comes forward and virtuous!y pco-
tests aga:1s: tie employment Of fore: and
lying by the Republican party. Does the
average Fus.onis. expect more virtue from
a party composed O: "carpet-bagyers.
soalawass and ignorant negroes" tina. it
does from his own, composed Of men who
moncpo!ize ali tie virtues: If good men,
ike the Democrats. are caugL: il the
very act os fraud. what can We expec. from
the Republicans, who are al bad. every
man CT them. Lying and force" ex-
claims Eus:o: organ "are ali tie Eaii-
Gals have LEI; 70 depend upon for Sue.
cess" We are disposed to file pie. G. as
sen: 70 Lalt the charge. We may. with
notifications admit the sof, Impeachment.
that force is necessary, as OF: opponents
vii. no: yield TO anything less convincing.
Blu: we file & demurrer to the charge of
lying. It is Il sign OF weakness il any
party Or any uan to resort to falseaooi,
and tie Republican party is really too
strong to be driven % any such wre:ched
expeiieut. Yet the charge is made against
Us Of employing botA fa.seLood and force
as !. means CT success. AID who brings
this rafting a-raignmer: Does il orig
nate from men who are celebrated toc all
the political v:-.ue:' Nc: st al. I, CONC.
from minority parry. VII, Came near
achieving SUCCESS ty eup.oy.r: tie very
means Il now accuses Z: of ra.cr:ioc g.
From the Eus:oais.s-a party composed
Of al. tie Heterogeneous elen.nt.-tLe
ohice-seeize-s. the idie-:, tie poli:-
:ca! cLeva.iers d'irdu=trie. corso.-
;dat.on OF Last Ditch Democrats.
Liberals. Re:ornlers and a.! tie r::f-raf Of
i grea: city. Tue party, as composed. Is
destitute @: 4 single eoMuendabie rrin-
e:r.e. Eu. viii availability and e.pe;;-
eacy as it; sLee. ancbo:s. it has crUised
down tie troubled tide % tine with La:ce.
fer oue-hai: tie population Of tic State
as its banner: selisLLess for it: nain-
spring CO action, L::otry and Intolerance
its armament. lying and decei: its watch
word and reply. and de.ec:e; larceny IL
It's recorded lie. We're tie Re 1h!:c.ns
oce-ha!: As bad or as unvisa as they ere
accused Of being. there would be some
danger c: tier initiating the bad example
OF tie Loast;u! Democracy. BIZ: there
are two safeguards against al. this. One
is that the Republican masses Of tits STATE
are too honest. TIE o:te: is. they
have seen by tie discontinue anu
overthrow os tLo3e WHO L.y, tried
/: aud failed tha: i: wi. not
pay. We axe no: prepared t. say On
short notice tia: the latter IS 10: tie
stronger reason. nor Dc we think i. ua.t,.
ria! hey: Il is q question p.::e.- Of party
rolitC. with which our eceo1:e: lave &c
concern. We are content with tie ve:cc-
ton that t.: lad example ot Cur eCem::s.
illustrated though it Lay l.: bv glowing
tributes to the personal worth c: those
wLc stuff ialio:-bozes. murder negr:a;.
swear falsely. strive to bring tie admins
traitor Of justice Into Contempt. app.aut:
tie attempted Assassination O: Governor
Kellogg. and dc al they oar t. ruin tie
STATE. vii! Never temp: the Republicans to
follow. Unit. unfortunately, !: Sal. lead
t. something liz s-c.e.:
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