New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-28
OUR REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS.

nave OeeU rendered 10 the people OF LOUIS
lana BY their Republican representatives
in Congress there would seem no difficulty
whatever in securing their return as true
friends Of the people.
We mention prominently. and as an ex.
ample Of this class Of public servants
Hon J. H. Syphes. He is . representa-.
tive OF these Republican services and is al,
immediate applicant for the support o,
ali those who have really at heart the vel
fare OF this city and State. What have
these Republican representatives done for
our people:
I. Have procured in dividual and gene
raj amnesty. and, in many cases, release
Of seized property 70 the owners.
2. Secured the passage Of An &C. which
extended improved facilities of transit to
foreign goods imported through our GUS
tOnhOuse.
.. Obtained the construction and use Of
two dsedge boats. with An annual appro-
priation. 20 keep open an outlet to The sea.
4. Passed through the House G: Repre-.
,eu:a:;ves. by An unprecedented majority.
a bill approp,!ating $s.0oO,OOO tor the
construction of ship canal. almost every
dollar Of which would hay been expended
in supplies and labor in Louisiana.
). Introduced and advocated an ap.
preparation for max ing government
survey Of the levees necessary TO protect
the crops Of Louisiana from annual over
dow.
6. Sscuredan appropriation OF $500. 600.
to be expended in rations for the support
Of the sufferers from overflow.
These last are all works upon tho sac.
cess OF which depends, perhaps. the in
dustrial existence Of our State and city.
This favorable legislation has been Sc.
cured from q Republican majority in
Congress. which, in addition 20 its dispo-
sition to aid the Southern States. mate.
rally wishes to vindicate the Republican
representatives Of the South from the
calumnies with which they are assailed
Why. then. should the people of Louis.
lana so back on these representatives?
We viii no. call them the benefactors of
the people. for they have but done their
representative duty. But why change
such men for others untried and ine.-
perienced: Why intrust such important
interests to represent atives who will ap.
pear in political minority and take their
seats in violent pclitica! opposition TO
every department OF the federal govern
ment: The anti-Republican party here
processes to have accepted the federal
constitution rs amended. In what. then.
do they ditfes III principle with the Hepnb.
icans: Why should they prefer the De-
mocsacy of che Moth: Are these not Union
men: Did they not aid to conque. the
South: Did they not participate in every
act complained OF by the Southern people?
Is Democratic Mcclellan. or Dem ocyatic
Butler. or Democratic Frank Blair. o.
Democratic Seymour entitled to Southern
gratitude for their sympathy to the South
i'll the hour OF her deepest trial: Does
the Democratic Governor Of Ohio iesery,
the applause Of the South when he ten.
dered fifty thousand militia to s,.pores,
the domestic violence Of Louisiana:
Now such is party fury, such Is party
ingsa.itude. such is party abasemeu., that
We shall see public servants, who hay.
labcged faithfully and successfully tor
their constituents. opposed. We shall
End Republicans WHO can command
the access and sympathy OF the Eep,.b.
Hcan administration denounced, and vii,
be as:onisaed with tie spectacle OF large
party discarding its own domestic INFER.
es's and its home men for fellow ship with
those who have no principle in common.
and who would sacrifice Louisiana in the
council as readily as they have done ia
the battlefield.
hecognizins this HnpriIcip!ed system
Of partisan warfare. We admon;sh onr
friends :ha: they need expec. nothing
from White League justice. ALI depend,
upon going to the polls for Republicans
who have been true to the interests o.
their whole constituency, and who vii,
guarantee to all Republicans the consa-
tutional rights given by the Republican
government. but which Republican ma.
jority can alone guarantee.