Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-08
The Red River News.

Last week we overlooked this one of
our exchanges and only came across it
again by accident, fortunate accident for
us, as it convinces us that there is at least
one more Republican editor in the State
whose views and opinions coincide with
our own as we have remarked before and
intended to notice. We give below ex-
tracts from two editorials in the News of
the 25th oF October, the first headed
OUR FUTURE PROSPERITY and the next
GENERAL BUTLER. This last is comment
upon an article headed A HAPPY EVENT,
from Harper's UIeekly which we have be-
fore noticed, and though it approves gene
rally of the article, the News strongly OBJ
jcct, to General Butler having any credit
for his New Orleans administration but on
the contrary appears to condemn it forci-
bly,, and calls the attempt to give him
credit for it, bullying the Republican party.
The sentences which we have italicized,
are in spirit singularly coincident, with
portions of our editorials last week writ
ten before we had read the News-and ap-
ply forcibly to politics and Offices in this
as well as other parishes in this State.
It is expected that the Republican party
like all political parties before its exis-
tence, and those to succeed it, must bear
its share of public abuse, yet we cannot for
our life see where any advantage is gained
by desiring its destruction by violence
So long rs the people of the South expect
to attract capital by such a bait, so long
will they be disappointed. The capitalist
of the North, East OF West do not invest
their means where the politics of coun-
try controls capital, they do so for the pur-
noses of the financial results which natu-
rally flow from iudicious investments.
They seek that section where labor is en-
couraged and successful, and where there
is no embargo against section or locality.
What we want is capital. Have we any
objection to sectional capital, if so, we are
| enemies to our country and to ourselves.
Our financial hopes are wrecked, and yet
onr morbid independence compels us to
discard all aid, simply because we cannot
see our weakness What we need is less
| independence and more sound practical
reason and reflection. We want Railroads
through our country. How are we to get
themf Certainly not by the proscriptive
rule. Before the war when capital was
sufficient we did not desire Railroads-did
not build them; now we want them, aud
have no home capital to build them. And
why. simply because sectionalism, Just af.
ter the war prevented the resources re-
ouircd from coming in and now, how is it
| We have dissentions among ourselves
| Our journals display large amount of I'M.
necessary temper, which would brighten
off capital seeking peaceful and safe 10.
cality to make investments. Say what we
viii, we must pursue more conservative
course, and in such spirit that will elicit
the confidence of the capitalists that we
mean business. Further; we must protect
their capital, not alone for the good result
flowing therefrom to the investors, bu,
from the innumerable advantages which
our country will receive. Thereby proving
the sincerity of our intentions. We have
the intelligence and energy, therefore, lei
us arouse both.
II il now an established fact that thai
the Republican party. North, South. East
and West is determined to free itself from
the political impurity that now infect thu
body polite. Such " cleaning up is 1o
only necessary but indispensable, politica
honesty is the only safeguard against mu
tinous adhcrents, and more danger is to bt
feared by the desertion of one soldier thar
by a blunder of a General of Division
Thus when the "slonghing off" takes
place, we hope to hear no more the abus,
of the whole party on account of the "pO
litical immortality" of one member, WHIT
might have obtained position through po'
lltical necessity, and from circumstances
which created the necessity. When the Re
publican party takes the step IRE refer 10, meri
must gire ray to honesty. Simply because on
is Republican, either from necessity or prin
ciple. miU not ardil wken pwifcation demand
the best element to the front. "When politi
cal valor" which consists in crushing Il
the earth honorable representative men
will be at an end we will then have thai
peace and prosperity our country desires
!. and not till then.