New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-07
WE1sTLINa TO KEEP THEIR COURAGE UP

WRESTLING TO KEEP THEIR COURAGE Up.
People begin 90 ask how much longer
il will require Cor the ''brghteninS pros
poets" business 20 continue before II VIII
be rendered reasonably certain tina. the
McEncry government has a ghost Q; a
hope for success. One day we hear there
us news in town .:.oo good 70 be tue. but
we are never permitted to lave ~ mixing
of what it eli amounts to. The standing
assurance is that the co,.ntenances o. the
fusionists daily assume q more hopelui
appearance. while those Of the hepuol.'
cans are correspondiug'y elongated E'eh
the most gulliDie and sanguine "i inc
fusionists demand to see the fruits Oh az
this hopeful blossoming on one side "H''
assurances Of blank despair OF! the "IheI'
When Captain" Jacques :e5tliie' th"s Ne
forged a number Of names 70 certain aliloi'-
Wits, without making i appear very 'le"t1y
what afterwar! becomes o: them. tie Ia
sion mind dances ia ecs'acy. and throws
no its pyro:cchnicai Examinations as
thopa' the voice OF truth had az las. found
something 10 say il their behalf. The
uDiuckv admission Of Jacques thai he re-
oarlled an OATH as 2 mere mater OF form.
and Of no binding force on his conscience.
is ignored, and they rejoice in the deiuSion
that man who would commit forgery and
perjury in Louisiana w"uid adhere 10 the
truth before the Senate committee. even
though he appeared as hired witness and
a scif-confessei !eion. lie .3stities to haV-
ing manufactured some eigH: o: nine hum
dred bogus afIidavits. tU. does not tel Us
what he did with them, and stEa!Shtway
the fusfonists make the n'.iaber five thou
sand: and charge that they were filed III
the Circuit Court in :ie case Of kellogg
VS.. WarmOth.
IN the meantime. Il co:erie OF politicians
meet daily in secre: conciave at Odd Eel.
lows Hall. surrounding themselves with
an mir of mystery and Importance which
serves 10 gull the rredulous duPes who
trust them. one man essays to create a
little confidence BY permitting az offer to
be uade III lis name to bet one thousand
dollars against hundred that the Nc
Emery government will be recognized by
the federal government within fifteen days.
He can have rs many such bets taken as
he can raise the money 20 cover. As he
is acting on his own responsibility. how.
ever. and independently o: the citizens
committee, he is regarded witt. some feel
ing OF jealousy Is an outsider. whose
opinions have no bette. foundation than
his own egotisn. 1t is safe enough 70 say
that Mr.. Whaeioc.: will no: come down
with bis thousand dollars TO 3ac. UP the
opinions ascribed to him. and while all
this sYuirming. political w..sgling. dis
torting Of evidence and giving out OF false
signals is going on. business ianguishcs,
and the character Of this city goes down
lower and lower every day. Republicans
are dismissed from en-. ioymen: by the
aEEI!kS "a .NOI 'ol4Ns ia
to the behes:s O: the ploscri ptive party,
whose inyariab!e policy has been :or years
to s.arye OF: all me-: Who exercise the
RICH: Of freedom OF political opinion.
Occasionally case il point comes to light.
Ike the letter OF Harmon poane 10 J. ..
Howell, bu: the y.ea. majority OF the little
expressions and petty :yrannies are piac-
tlced tur:ivcty, aud il. s,.c.I :: mannes thai
open proof is difficult.
While the .t;sionis:s ~. :hus lighting
with tooth and toe nail. tie battle Of Ies-
p.ra: or and ies. "ir. their gay t1s.e.non
constantly ci;rn or, :Le.r sleet!! d:tties
tina: ":hings are improving. good
news has been received. "o!r cay:s. is
daily gaining ground. anu 50 Oh. :Grn.nG;
over the same idea in different phrases.
like the dressing Of human h"mbng, III
many changes OF apparel. without. bow
ever. in the least e.i;sc!ing al Improvement:
in TIE original. ..nl yet the parties 20
these deceptive practices claim to be men
Of sense. our best citizens IN fact. Their
quality is open TO question ~ those who
know them as well as by those who have
an opportunity Of Judging :hem by their
words and acts. How long The whistling
system will succeed is q question that de-
ponds upoH the character Of their iupes
for endurance in jein: gulled. ]: may
serve to keep up appearances 70. while
longer. but it has no influence on the Re-
publicans Of this city nor TIE arbiters to
whom they have appealed IN Washington.
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