New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-18
TEE PRICE OF POWER.

When We look through the agitatlons OF
the past year there is evident Willingness
on the part of the Fusion leaders to have
power at any price. There were all sorts
of mongrel tickets made and veted, and
ut last there was propose! to nominate
by lottery! The most remarkable specI-
men of this rabid appetite for spoil Is
shown in the complimentary and honorary
title of Senator bestowed upon fuslonist
Mr.. McMillen by the assembiage nj Odd
Fellows Hall. The gentleman thus deco
rated took especial pains on Monday night
last to define his position:
| To many of youth fact, TO almost all OF
| you'll am personally unknown, ana 70 the
| few among you who know anything OF my
past political career IN this STATE, IL Is wen
/ known and understood that have been an
earnest and Jealous and faithful adVO-
| cate of those principles of the national Re.
| publican party, which, IN my opinion. 1ur-
| nished the proper policy for the govern
| ment of the States of this unlOni and IN
| your presence tonight l desire again 10
| pledge my fealty to the principles OF that
| party as they have been Enumerated from
| time to time in the great national conyen'
! tons. do not, under any circumstances,
| desire to disguise my political position, or
| to have it misconstrued or misunderstood.
Were the gentlemen who bestowed
senatorial honors upon Mr.. McMillen
Republicans? We hope 80. They
were fresh from the support @: 3
founder Of the Republican party. Mr..
Greeley. They have elected Republican
who calls them to witness that he pledges
his tealty to "the purposes o: that party
as they have been enunciated from time
to time in the great national conventions"
| Here's o 90. There is no fusion in this.
| From the proclamation Of lincoln to the
Ku-kiux law, all indorsed: Why, If Mr.
McNilIen should be iy any accident
seated, he could be in full! accord with
Senators Morton and Conkling in two day.
Somebody must have been cheated.
But there is even further i not a
greater incongruity between his allies.
The public has been favored with series
of ESSAYS from the Fusion organ to prove
that majority government was despot-
ism, and rather intimating that the minor
ity ought to have a veto upon any law or
! process which might not suit the minority
or any of it's members. Now hear the
revelations of the Fusion applicant-elec
for seat in the Federal Senate:
But, fellow-citizens, my love for re-
I III 4or,p # tar IT,
| Of til" majority, is greater than my love for
| any mere political organization. APP
plause.l It was because ] saw an effort
| being made on the part of the socalled
leaders of the Republican party of this
State to SlebUert the MAJORITY ard subst%utf
| therefor the ruLc of minority, that saw
| proper to separate myself from my party
association and my past party affiliations.
and to array myself in your ranks.
Here is a direct issue with the philoso-
pliers Of the Picqytnc. It is rank treason
against their doctrines. The chosen
exposition of the Fusion principle loves
"the rule OF the majority devotedly.
His conviction that there was p conspi-
lacy "to sub7ert the majority and snbsti'
tute therefor the rule Of :. minority
made him separate himself from his past
party associations and unite himself with
the Fusion family.
| Mr.. McMillen has certainly cot into the
wrong pew, and must exercise the option
of backing out or being expelled. There
is no communion free enough &c
permit this Republican to b:eal
bread with these opponents OF Republican
measures. nor this lover Of thu rule OF The
majority to sip the same political ct'E
with those who think the majority des
potism and the minority a rule OF right
We regard these disclosures symptcmeti'
of q breakup in the congiomerate lorna
ton. If it continues longer there can b'
no other law Of cohesion than thai
evolved by that most profound political
chemist. Mr.. Calhoun.
One Of the Fusion organs 'haracteri2e>
the citizens of Grant parish. who fell IN the
late brutal massacre, as the Modocs o.
the South, and then hypocritically a X
Captain Jacks pardon for using his name
in that capacity. Perhaps the coward.
assassin OF General Candy is not held il
so much adherence in certain quarters "a
is an average colcred citizen who merel,
demands his right. But it is not in yer!
good taste to show such preference 81
soon after the murdered General has beer
consigned to the tomb.
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