New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-11
THROW OFF CONCEALMENT.

The fabld thirst OF office has made the
Democracy throw of all concealment.
The national Democracy repudiates the
White League principles. The Democratic
transparency reyolves and displays the
one or the other inscription as the shouts
Of the crowd may indicate it to be most
acceptable.
Perhaps the most shameless exposure OF
this political freebooting is shown in the
address, of the twentieth Democratic con-
gressional district in Ohio, which openly
avows financial doctrine Numerically op-
posite to that published by the State Demo.
cratic platform. There is pc rhaps no fea-
ture in the Democratic profession in which
greater degree Of political asceticism is
affected than in finances. The Democracy
are hard money men. They advocate the
payment Of all public debts in specie. In
theory they are bullionists. in practice
brokers. According to theiz creed they
will have no national currency or credit;
by virtue Of their pr actices they will re-
issue bonds, warrants OF other evidences
of public Indebtedness.
It has been we'll known that certain
aboriginal Democrats have, like Senator
Bogy, OF Missouri. voted for the fact of
expansion upon the theory of immediate
and unconditional specie payment. These
gentlemen are faithful to the traditions Of
their party, but, like some other ascetics
who ate good meat ''on Friday when they
tasted" they plead the necessities Of the
West as cause Of dispensation. This is
readily granted, and the grand and uni.
versal church militant Of Democracy has
given such plenary indulgence that a full
Democratic vote would represent both
sides OF every cardinal doctrine ever pub
lished in its name. Dem oc,acy illustrates
anew the celebrated stockings OF Sir John
Cutler. which. having been originally Of
silk. had, by process Of continual darning
with worsted. became. in fact, Of that
last material, every vestige Of the original
fabric having been worn away. absorbed
and extinguished. But Democracy is the
more dangerous on tina. account. Utterly
demoralized, there can be no possible
disaster before the Republicans which
will not inure to the benefit Of this uni
yersa legatee Of all political mortality,
the Democracy. Sometimes, 70 satisfy
the scruples Of Republican dissenters, it
will string on to the Democratic prefix
the generic term under which a candidate
has been elected. Thus, We have seen
a Observation-Disclosures Reform Republican
victory. When any party measure is to
be carried, OF any party spoils divided,
those suffixes arc stricken of, and the
victim of discomfort o. ambition is CON-
PEELED to cooperate with The Democracy.
or be cast into the outer darkness of polit-
ical nonentity.
That The brazen liberation Of political
Inconsistency may be made obvious, We
annex the palpable contradiction of the
Ohio Congressional platform to that O!
the State platform.
WHEREAS, The State Democratic Con-
vention Incorporated N its platform clause
which is liable to be misconstrued to be .
plank favoring the Reputation Of part Of
the national debt;
Resolred, That the Democracy Of the
twentieth congressional district Of Ohio
distinctly and decidedly express them
selves as opposed to the reputation of Che
national debt, or any part thereof, in any
form or manner, and in fayor Of the pay.
ment of the same according to contract.
Well may the Democratic nominee ex.
pect that s'SIany Republicans and all
Liberals will support him."