New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-11
FADING HOPES.

thing thai EoS: perpIeSeS them As "haI
to do vith the congressional, investigation
now they have 20. Il. Besides, the testi-
mony shows them up in the unenyiable
light Of 0ai;0: box suffers, Illegal voters.
false counters. and offenders IN % dozen
ways against the election laws Of the State
and o: Congress. The '.untarnished repu-
tation," of which j. has been their habit
20 boast and swacGer, has been terribly
smirched by :he sworn evidence, and they
stand before the world in the light o: q
party .ha. has been detected IL the at
tempt 10 steal an election, and rule Il
State tor four years by fraud. When the
manipulators were first caught at it here
and checked by the strong arm Of the
law. they raised shrek tina: sounded
Throughout: the land that TIE vii! of the
people had been Sc: aside. and challenged
investigation. The Republicans, con-
sciouis Of being in the rigli., accepted the
arbitration OF the nation". government,
and sent or such evidence as they had.
While the proceedings were pending,
dispatches We're published, whether pre-
tended or genuine. that Congress would
surely upse, the Republican State govern
ment without delay. and order the In
stallation Of McEnery and his followers.
As il began 20 be certain that this would
l. % SlIr,a,+I ~ a
raised the rumor OF an almost certain
compromise. by which some gigantic
power was TO appear and take such OF the
contest!ng candidates as appeared most
worthy and sandwiched into a State gov
ernment in political layers. For instance.
Kellogg was 20 remain Governor. while il
would be found or: tha: Penn had been
elected his Lieutenant, ana so or. taking
first a Republican and then " Democrat.
unit, all the Offices were filed. This pro-
glamme looked TO the election Of GoTer-
nor Warmoth as United States Senator,
on the ground that he would pas:
for either a Republican or ;Usionist.
according 70 the crowd he is i'll. But tht
loud voiced fIsionists who have alWay-
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;,fo,ao,,s ,ri+,,o,+ bo,rava- ralincaish.
ing the supposed fruits cf the alliance, Ob,
iected to compromise because that mode Q.
sa.,,an,.,,, rnr,1 M. afford .ra,n Office,
o,o,,c,,, 20 90 ,orrd or1 harca some vLl
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,+.orn.rs Ga,eya, ;ndces etc. wo,,G
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atod conn,on,;se on ;he croupl that !,
r,,., r.ro,c. Thai. = a,r ot orr marry ;,af
Offices 20 which they were not legal,
elected thew worll leave 2, soon as the,
ara convinced O; :ho fact. And 70
comnrc,a;s4 failed for wan; @; anv tr:e.,.,
OF either side
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would .o,r,.. .ba c;tv .br. setting osis.
.ha nresen, Navor and Administrators
Tho ro,r .boroht g.. snah = termination :,
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Tho Pc,,b,;oon. ~, the other hand ID
,o. 90 ~ WOW election hacors,
ho,a .lo. ~. ,ro.,.- o4ficars can Ia
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.. .to,,-. cor..s. ra,idas +he .xnarss.
=, oo,.,o, o,.otio, y, +b;. Sta+s inc,Dd
w, ,acis.rs,ion loss of tira in nominal.
;,, oo,@,.o,,,;o,,, ,n1 :. 4,o hrs.iros az,
verv cre,. ara ,,o,s than .he neo,,e ca,
s.an5 T. Will ~, ,o,r.mhered flat Ii,
oos. co. ,o,;s.~,,;o, ,,o,. ,,,,sar IN. va
forming Influences that prevailed her.
then. was :nor. than quarter Of million
Of dollars. Eepuhlicans do no. wisL e
have this expenditure repeated. and ever
the tl!s:on!s.s would require a reasona3.,
certainty ot succe.s before giving :he!!
consent.