New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
CARPENTERS ELECTION BILL
SENATOR FLAN4GAN'S "STORI'

/. vii he rrcolected by our readers tia
or he memorable night session Of the Sen
are. VIXEN Senator Carpenters Lruisiani
election bill was under discussion, and th'
proba ble result did not look hopeful for th'
Fas!onists. the disgusted Associated Pres
agent a, Washington wound up his dis
patches at $50 A. N. February %. by writ
ing. Flanagan is telling story Of Teza
| tinker"
We Reproduce extracts from shat spec cn
including "Flanagan's story
Referring 20 the point in the bill, pro
yiding that Judge Woods shall immediately
proceed 10 Louisiana and discharge the du
ties imposed upon Lin therein, and requir
ing him to appoir. two competent and sult
| able persons for State registrars. mem bers
of opposite political parties. and tor the ap
| poin.men: by these re e1istrars of supervisors
| Of registration. and providing for the selec
| ton of two commissioners for each election
Mr.. Flanagan says:
Tina, is very fair. indeed; il is remarkably
| fair. II stands too erect. What political
parties! Does it invite our attention TO the
! Republican party, 10 the Democratic party.
! TO the great Liberal party. or whatever
| party you may contemplate Ia it not ap-
| parent, from the working of this bill, that
| the cunning spirit spoken OF in this debate
| is abroad He is here engineering this
matter for his friends in Louisiana. When
| Judge Woods is sent down there as con-
| templated in this bill, what will be his mis-
| sionl His mission will be to discharge his
| duty as an honest man. l raise no issue
| with that proposition; il speaks for itself.
| ! have 10 wish nor have any right 10 init
| mate anything beyond; but, ST, when he
| gets upon the ground in Louisiana, how is
| Judge Woods to ascertain as to what parties
| A, B and G. may belong to Why, sir, upon
| that occasion. as has ever been the CAGE in
| such contests, we will find this 20 be the
state of the csse-i have no hesitancy in
| saving that you will find good Democrats,
good Liberal Republicans, just as good Re
pubicans, too, as Governor WarmOth was
a few days since, if you please, who will be
presented and introduced TO the judge, and
there " i'll be the selection made very read
lily from your different parties.
They will proclaim themselves as being
Of certain political parties for the time be-
ing; but the moment they are the ap-
pointees they will say: ''Ah, we have
got them; we are all simon-pure
OtEfCEElS. de tut ulS-IIS IlSIru tuuuIuS
gentleman is on this occasion. There
is the fairness, and in that is the foul
ness of this beautiful bill 1t is d fraud
upon ITS face, and IL il il enacted IL will he
carried cut in fraud. That is the truth
about the matter. This bill is simply toi-
pe6o, and ii enacted il is very well calcu-
lated to blow Republicanism out of exist
ence in the State of Louisiana and il Will
do il Just as sure as time rolls on. That IS
=, ,,t 1G- l,.lI = -
signed for anything else. / have no hesi-
tancy in saving that Governor WarmOth
knew what kind OF bill was going 20 be
presented mere. This coincidence could not
have been merely accidental in nv opinion.
| think the friends under cd ca Othe,.
That is my private opinion on this subjecI
publicly expressed. Laughter
] was charmed as | always am at tie
able effort OF my distinguished friend from
Wisconsin to-day. He always makes able
speeches. He is very happy in anecdotes
also. He amused and entertained US de
lightfullv with anecdotes. While he was
on the floor. delivering himself so finely
and telling anecdotes so happily, he re-
minded NE OF an anecdOte that L heard
when a youth Of q tin peddler. The peddler
was moving on through the country blow
ing his horn, as my friend did to day.
ILaughter.l He drove up to house by
out to him, and the peddler asked him II
he could stay all night. The boy said he
did not know exactly: he would see his
mother. The peddier, not hesitating,
walked 20 The house with the little
fellow, and going on, walking with
him, lie said, you spoke OF seeing your
mother my son, where is your father!"
oh" says he, father is dead "Deadl"
Yes, pa is dead" What was the matter
with him9' We'll. sir, don't know
exactly what it was. He was taken sick
and died not great while AFTER Did be
have physician with him." "Oh yes, sir
he had physician" SAID he. What did
he give bim!' wen, tir, l don't know
exactly: | think they called it No. e."
[ laughter, land after he took it he grew
no better very fast; then he gave him the
third preparation. or something. and
never saw a man die off so easy" Laugh
ter just as the Republican party IN Lou
isiana will die whenever my friend admin
listers this bill TO them. That will be the
last of them; .hey will die with perfect ease.
| Laughter.
was again amused at the remarks OF NV
friend from Vermont, Mr.
/ deplore his course or this
occasion, but ! must endure it. He, too,
came forward TO participate in this debate,
and am satisfied it was with deep regret, |
for he so said and always believe what |
he says to very great extent. |
lLaughter.] He rose, calm and dig |
nltied, with arms folded, with eyes fixed /
fast upon the corpse of poor Louisiana |
right before him. [Laughter.] He did |
not raise up his hands to Heaven and look |
up as | did the other 6av when the clerk |
was reading the journal Tlaughterl: but he !
felt most seriously all things included,
suppose rejecting and connecting that fact
with the text of nv distin- I
guished friend from Wisconsin, that we Lad
really in our history arrived at that period
when we must be honest. we had reached
that point. Ny friend was looking to that
closely, and all things considered he did
not see how it was possible that we could
lold Louisiana up any longer; she must go.
But in explanation on that subject, he said
here was time when he would not thus |
nave acted, thereby cOnclusiveIy indorsing |
he remarks of the distinguished Senator
rom Wisconsin.
The Senator tells us that this is the time
when honesty must prevail. Very well,
Mr.. President, honesty should always pre-
yail, and if the great Republican party has
)een in error. il ought to have been ignored
ong since. But it is never too late, it is
aid. 10 do good while breath is in the
,ody: bUc il occurred to me, when my
rien6 was standing there, that it might
veil have been said by the Republican
,arty. And you too. Brutus!" Here is
atal stab at republcauism in the State of
louisiana from tie hand Of one who has
TODD forth time and again as its cham
ZION and defender. How often for long
ears have we been delighted with the
entiments expressed by the distin-
.uished gentleman IN behalf of repubi-
ansm and in behalf of Republican
principles But now he tells Us we must
ct honestly and the corpse must be buried
so far as it's being Republican
tate is concerned, is buried; for | caH well
ee what the vote IS going TO be here.
here can be no misunderstanding on that
ranch of the subject. 1t does not matter