New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-18
SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS.

| 4Ae uSlou press is OBVIOUSLY alarmed
at the synopsis of the Blanchard testimo.
ny published in the ST. Louis GlcJe. The
Piedyu,ae considers Blanchard unworthy
OF credence. chiefly because he was said
to have been born in Maine. The Herald
and Times deny any completely on the
part of the Fusion party. It is no. an TN.
common thing that even a convicted
felon makes confession 0. crime. While
the public have little respec, for the in.
tegrity OF the convict, yet, SO IA. as his
testimony may be corroborated by evil
dence aliunde. or by the conference Of its
own statements. it is undeniab!e. The
credibility Of this testimony can
then be best tested when iegis.
lative investigation shall have been
held. and other witnesses brought
to corroborate or contradict the voluntary
deposition OF Blanchard, the main wit.
ness. In the meantime we understand
the Fusion press to denyin toto the state.
tpent Of Blanchard What is most mate.
rial, they deny that they-the Fusion
press and its leaders--had any knowledge
OF plot to carry the State for Fusion
by cancelling the Republican majority.
There is but one man who conld denv
with any authority the abuses alleged by
Blanchard. 1t is he whose FINGERS" were |
put up as equivalent to twenty thousand |
votes. We await his observations upon
the startling charges of Blanchard. The |
denial Of all knowledge Of and com.
pllclty with the election frauds bv the
Times and Herald is entitled to great con.
slderation. The corps editorial Of both
thes" papers "as concentrated las.
campaign II the sc.vice Of the Tines.
Tha: journal was SO far i'll the confidence
Of Governor Warmoth as that he gave to
it lucrative contract to print the election
forms and documents. But if those who
conducted the Times a: that period. like
The weakened apostle. begin to course
md to swear, saying they know not the
nan"-Warmoth, we are bound to file
heir denial. The Republican party is
lot concerned to clear itself of the i,npu. {
alton of fraud. This has now been as.
umed by those who had :enouncad
he Republican party. and we,e in
pen atfiliation with the Fusionists.
he Fusionists have taken Messrs. Var
10th, Blanchard e: al. off our hands. and
re interested in proving the limo. q
ence of those who conducted the cleo. f
ION. II is their affair and no. ours. f
he tusionists repudiate Warmo.h il
nd denounce Blanchard. They bough: Il
pparently bad bargain, but if they es. 3
ect the public to believe tina. the Fusion. II
its knew nothing OF the alleged frauds. =
lough perpetrated exclusively for their ..
enefit, they rely upon degree Of popu. r
T credulity not usually found among the d
merican people. We advise these very a,
Witt witnesses Of the Fusion press 10 u
possess their souls in Patience Thew :,
ave started an investigation in their ap. "
9al to Congress. The Republican party p
now preparing to defend its position. II
the approaching controversy before ~
'ngress persons may be pu: upon o.
cir roir dire who little e1pec. az
Oh questioning. The public will
en- be better able to decide Sc
an at present how far the alleged frauds gr
true, and incidentally how far their sh
ject was known to those Fusionis,s DO
lose interests they could alone have sd- m'
need. We await, therefore, further and u
Ter Developments in the Blanchard ~
liter. The public seems as yet to have pr,
N only summary. In the meantime DO
nervous stremor of the Fusionists prt
uid intimate peculiar indignation at die
exposure. 1t leads US to suspect they is S
shaking in their boots-perhaps with !
ignation at such fragrant f.auds. We ma
ii see. pas