New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-14
hoMEHTous ISSUES OF The ELECTION

I State tuan merely plac1uS soo' A1esA -
| Office, however desirable such sesul'
! may be. Whether rightfully OF wrong
fully, it il very certain that the Desnoc'
! racy of this State ore set down by che peo'
! PIE Of the Northern States az antagonistie
! to the constitutional amendments. and thu
reconstruction laws passed in pursuance
Of them. In the average Northern rnind
there is an easy graduation, with scarcely
perceptible step in the descent. from
southern Democracy 20 White Leaguers'
Ku-Klux, Secessionists. The success o.
any party in Louisiana which is avowedlyy
hostile to Repub1icanism will be imputed
| to either of the above named political asso'
Citations. There Is such Q perfect fraternal
| feeling among them upon all national qnes'
tons growing out OF the freedom of the slave
thu. the Northern mind generally credits
them all with being tarred by the same
stick. and believes these names arc simply
aliases. There is little doubt of the cor
rectnes. Of the impression, and none at
all that the success of one would be SUBJ
stantiai success of all, and an oyerwhelm.
lug calamity to this State.
Notwithstanding the fact that our State
government has been nominally Kepubli.
can since the war. we have never yet been
received into full fraternity with the other
States Of the Union. Louisiana has been
held in q condition OF probation. Our
commerce even has been taken out Of the
hands Of our merchants, who have gene.
rally resorted to politics as m advertising
dodge and our politicians have turned
traders. The foundation Of the party
opposed to Republicanism is injustice.
The corner stone has been personal and
business ostracism to the colored people
and their Northern friends. This has
been SO openly proclaimed and admitted
that it is no longer secret. though we
are aware it is stoutly denied whenever
certain interests are threatened by its
announcement. The policy of the South.
ern Democrats has been to drive the me-
groes to tho hoe and their Republican
friends to mental pursuits. while they are
to administer the laws. control the pat.
ronagc and monopolize the geateel EN-.
Payments. Merchants have been forced
to subscribe their money to put this policy
in force. and constrained under threats of
unpleasant alternatives TO publicly declare
their cordial acquiescence in it Money
has been taken out Of commerce and de.
voted to keeping alive . suicidal agitation
in Washington. While st. Louis mer.
chants have been divesting our legitimate
trade. her politicians have been encouz.
aging our malcohtents in their work of
helping to destroy our remaining credit.
The success of che Democratic ticket at
our mex. election will put the finishing
touches to these plans. One-half the
population will be instantly RENTED to a
OF peonage little, if any. better
than serfion.; hungry adventures. the like
Of which has never before been seen here.
will THONG the public Offices. Business
will 1anguish worse than ever. Northern
capitalists will either give US wide berth |
Or treat us territorial dependency or a
Instant agency. Louisiana will be con.
tinued simply as a colony in artasonism
with the financial, agricultural! and pc
iticai rulers of the country. In she mean.
lime the condition Of the colored people |
will grow more wretched than ever before.
They nrc evea now discharged every day
because they will hot promise to vote the |
White League ticket, consent to surrender !
heir manhood By the time we have q
Democrat in every Office we may expect a
efnement upon this. Their oppressors
will refuse to pay them for their work. and
be courts will afford them no relief The |
between the two faces will
reach that point that the |
veake, must yield in everything to the
uperior arrogance Of the inferior. After !
his relapse into barbarism, where can we |
ook for friends abroads Who vii! risk !
lis capital or bring his family into s;ch a
community: And, as We manufacture
lothing, as New Orleans produces 10th |!
ng. there will be nothing for our middle
men to do. except to hold Office. taS the
value Of the property cut Of
xistence. and finally yield from sheer
xharstion.
Nothing can save this community ex-
ept energy. assistance from abroad and
Individual industry. The required assist
nee need not be expected to come in the
hape Of aims to be squandered. like the
npplies for the sufferers by the overflow.
Mess it can be SO placed AS 20 yield q
satisfactory return it will be soon with
rawn. Confidence alone can invite it
ere. and confidence can only be gained
hen deserved. We shalt not deserve il
= voting tie White League ticket and
utting men in Office who arr pledged 70
p up the whole political fabric. nullify
.e reconstruction Jaws and reiEaugurate
. imitation of the old Institutions once
pasted of as ''peculiaf." /
individual Office seekers may DC tenn
oyarily interested in the success Q: the
OPPOSITION ticket. But the real estate
Sner, the merchant aud mechanic who
compelled by circumstances to remain
ere. can no. afford to try such danger.
rs experiment. The people-ieaving
fhcc-seeLers .ou! of tho question