New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-01
ABOUT COMPROMISE.

The President Unlimited. after the Ge-
feat Of Senator Carpenters election bill in
the Senate. that he would approve of
any agreement the parties in Gouisi-
ana might make among themselves.
Thereupon, one report Is sex on foot that
the President is in favor Of compromise.
while one enthusiastic gentleman in repeat
ing it went still further. and declared that
Grant hes sent g dispatch to Governor
Kellogg, directing him 10 make terms OF
some sort Immediately.
Now. although there IS {. very slight
basis for this last rumor. We shall feel
obliged 70 some fcien! Of compromise if
be will suggest any feasible plan to effect
any agreement. Let Us have some rropO-
sitions. IS it proposed TO invest some
men o, some body .. men with the power
OF making up q slate Of officials after the
manner Of presenting names OF candI-
dates for nomination &c . party conVen-
ton? Or if tlis ~ lie case. IS it to De
understood that the award u such IN
arbitration = to BE- final! The several
candidates for office al the last election
submitted their cases to the people. and
now can occupy but one OF three possible
positions. Each is aither elected or defeat
ed. or has made dead heat with his oppo.
nent. Now. while there axe the proper OFT
GERS to determine in every individual case
IN which Of these categOr!eS candidate
may stand, with sufficient authority to make
all award, there is no power anywhere to
change his status. If compromise means to
take the business Of election out of the hands
Of the people and vest it in a committee.
= board, ring, political caucus, or even
in the Legislature. il aims at an unlawful
and unconstitutiona! object. The right
CT one man to til office which he claims
by reason OF election can not be affected
by the fact tha: somebody lays claim TO
some other office. For instance, we hardly
think it would be right to insist that Judge
Abel, whom we all conceie TO have been
fairly elected, shall be made to yacato the
bench of the First District Court till Judge
Dibble, who was unfortunately defeated,
is acknowledged the Judge Of the Eighth
District Court; or that Mayor Wilt con-
tinuance in office shall depend upon the
immediate installation Of ez-Coroner
Creagh. We insist :hGt Judge Abel.
Mayor Witt, and all others, shall be per-
mitted to stand or la. upon their own
merits, and not be used as stepping-stones
to lift men into position. to which they
aspired without success.
The right Of certain Senators and Rep
resentatiYes 10 seats in the General tssela.
bly, is still unGuestioned. even though
they have not thought it worth while to
claim them Q. late. Now. if it is pro
posed to ofyr as az :nduc.ment toc
these men 10 return 10 their duty
the displacement. % soma members
who have been seated. but are 0bnoxioua
to the absentin: members. and giving
their places 70 asuirants whose only claim
thereto rests upon the protense that they
were candidates, then "e are utterly 90
posed to compromise. Neitb.r is thee
nry force in the oit-.epe,.ted proposition
70 leave the decision OF The question 20
these members returned b both boards.
10. we can no: entertain one that recog-
nizes such duality OF returning ofice;s.
In the very nature n .aiags. there can he
BIZ. one lawful returning board. al others
We're mere unauthorized pre,enders. who
had some power 10 make mischief. IN! |,
mons whatever - mako officials or ever |
to declare whom the people had made |
such. TIE ''both boards" ARA: cement |
therefore, be rejected because there
never we're two boards. The Fusionists |
have had successfully three pretended
boards, but peitass 9: saen syeg succ99de.