New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-12

strengthen it. Our Fusion friends have
great faith in the Democracy, and believ-
ing it has been greatly strengthened, they
are under the impression Congress will
be compelled, through its new accessions
of Democratic members, to reopen the
Louisiana case. It is unfortunate that
they are so easily led to believe in Demo-
cratic victories because this has led
them to show that they expected to
be able TO set aside the will of the Repub-
lican majority in this State by Demo-
| cratic vote in Congress. This is an i'm
possibility, because the elections this fall
will not lessen the strength of the
Republican vote. When Congress meets
its members will be two-thirds
Republican, and upon all questions
| OF partisan character the Republicans
will out vote the Democrats two to one.
Therefore it is worse than folly for the
Fusionists to regard their chances of sue
cess as strengthened by the Democratic
victories of this fall; for those victories,
whatever they may be, and the signif-
canoe that Democratic newspapers and
partlsans are pleased to give them, will
only serve to arouse the Republicans in
and out of Congress- and make them act
together for the preservation of Republi-
can principles and rule. In regard to the
supposed gains of the Democratic party in
the late elections, the Washington Repub-
lican, noted for its ability and fairness in
dealing with political subjects, says:
COnceding to the opposition all that they
claim, what nave they gained' In New
York the victory is a barren one. We have
carried the Legislature and hold in il clear
Republican majority. 1t is true that the
Democrats have elected their State ticket
and regained many of the important Offices
in the city of New York; but with the les
son which the Republican party of that
State has just learned, there can be no
doubt that at this point their progress must
stop. Virginia has been lost. and Kemper
elected mainly because of intimidation in
tho tirst place, and in the second of the De-
cuniary Influence brought to bear upon the
voting population by the railroad rings aud
the moDeyed classes. The Republican
party OF Virginia is poor, so poor that it
could hardly raise money enoug Oh to defray
the legitimate expenses of the campaign.
The Democratic papers, the Democratic |
orators and the Democratic candidates, |
from Governor down to town constable, ap- |
pealed to their "white" brethren to vote !,
against the NEGRO party as they valued |
their liberties, their race supremacy. and |
their social standing" Twas ptiful APP |
Ignvi rfh 0f ,ybf TO 4
men who call themselves gentlemen. That |
it should succeed is a blot upon our ciyiliza- |
ton, and upon the century.
lu New Jersey, contrary to all eXpecta-
ton, we have made great and substantial
gains. Mr. Stockton will have to yield his
place in the Senate of the United States to
Republican. Mississippi has elected Re
publican Governor IN the person of General
Aines, beating the Democrats and the bolt
ing Republicans under the leadership of
Alcorn. To sum up: OF the five guberna
5Orlal candidates in the recent elections we |
nave elected three, and lost only one-in |
Wisconsin. As an offset, we have gained a
Senator This is the practical result of the
battle; nothing more and nothing less. As
70 the moral influence of the contest there
s no significance in it whatever. 1t has. to
% sure, inspired the opposition with a GER
ain degree OF confidence not the progress
We, liberal minded opposition, bnt the old
ogy, secession portion of it, who have been
dead weight tor the last decade. In the |
nd We shall gain more than we have lost
md, If our leaders in the next Congress
mo out OF It only show proper apprecia-
ION of the needs and necessities of the
resent and the immediate future. achieve
q the real, vital political years that are TO |
ONE, victories more magnificent, more i'm
ortapt and decisive than we have vet won
VI course, we do not expect our Fusion
r1ends to believe this simply because it
ONES from Republican authority. But
hey will, nevertheless, find it too true for
heir purposes. They will find when they
tempt to re-enter Congress that they :
ave not the ghost Of chance of obtain
1g the removal of Republican State
overnment, clearly the choice of the ma
'rlty of voters, to make room for a set of
'emocratlc aspirants for salaries. And,
leretore, we may naturally come to the |
inclusion that the convention of the G
venty-foUrth instant must prove the end | ;
the FusiOnists. Much, However, NAV a
done in that body to alleviate the
rongs the Fusion party has fallen into e
making warfare upon the people. If '
proceedings are conducted with reason I
I'd moderation, the convention will GER g
lnly do as little harm as it can good be- y
md that OF causing the mantle of charity t
be drawn over the defunct Fusionists. 7