New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-21

people that all the ills we now suffer IRON
stagnation in business; from idleness, ex
travagance, bad management, and habit
Of depending upon the North for nearly
everything will be instantly remedied by
a general change in the personnel and the
politics of our present Office holders. Mer
holding these ideas, or at least preaching
them, met as above at No. 48 Magazine
street for the purpose of counting noses,
weighing the characters and influence OF
the participators, and adopting a name.
The only point that seems to have been
settled satisfactorily was the last named.
They voted or agreed to vote, when the
proper time comes to adopt the title OF
Independents, which seems to us a mis-
homer for those whose only chance of
success depends entirely upon complete
organization among themselves and the
accession of numerous proselytes from
the Republican ranks; from merchants,
mechanics, professors, bankers and doz-
ems of other classes who were not repre-
sented at No. 4S Magazine street on Fri
day night.
A variety of opinion has been since de-
veloped concerning this movement. the
rather open expression Of which may or
not affect its success. The Picayune
rather incautiously admits that the ''meet-
ing showed gen erally the same faces that
have figured in our politics during the
last few years-Liberals, Democrats and
Reformers," but no Republicans. We
are sorry there were no Republicans
present If even Governor Warmoth had
appeared upon the scene, be might have
deluded the mongrel crowd with the
boast that with their united assis ance he
could whip all created political Louisiana.
But the fact comes out that the same old
political set was there, those who have
been in the redeeming line for many
years. Louisiana is so wretched without
them, so unhappy because they have not
been provided for, that the inevitable an
nual atonement is positively necessary.
The Bulletin, which seems lately to have
missed its hold on the back hair of the
faithful, and is hence unable to keep up
with the pace at which politics are drift
ing, complains that there was not that
harmony exhibited which ''all good citi-
zens" desire so much to see. The
Bulletin being exclusively in the conf
dence of all good citizens in the redemr-
ton business, expects this sharp rebuke
will have the effect to rally the clans to
the support of those leaders III this mod
ern crusade, who have already fixed upon
the man who will be sent to the Senate.
The Times, which is almost an out
slider, INDUCES in general remarks Of dis
sent, and admits to its columns some
tolerably sensible suggestions from San
old, tried citizen Of Democratic antece-
dents" The suppression Of the name o.
this political philosopher or grumbler
adds some little weight to his production
which a formal introduction might posi-
bly, destroy.
But there We're eighty clubs represented
in this little scene of inharmony Eighty
little circles Of ward politicians who have
taken upon themselves the impossible
task of breathing energy into an inert
population and making Louisiana as good
as new by merely putting her in such a
position as to stand on the other foot.
No forward movement is proposed. No
change of base, Of policy, Of mercantile
or financial habits is contemplated. Sue
cess is to be achieved solely by resting
on the Democratic Reform-Liberal-C Con-
Observation-Disclosures leg and per-
hitting the Republican to rest. There is |
no Republican principle that is assailed-
no change of any kind contemplated in |
except in the manner Of distrib-
uting the patronage, and upon this point |
there are as many opinions, all bitterly |
antagonistic, as there are names in the |
make up OF the Independents.
If these getlemen have anything prac-
teal to suggest for the benefit of this
State-something that will bring us SUBJ
stantial advantage, provide honest and
profitable employment for the poor, in.
crease our business, stimulate commerce,
secure the planter safe and satisfactory
return for his OUTLAWS for labor and pro-
visions, they need not put of the initiation
OF their plans till after the expiration of
Governor kellogg's term. Our executive
is reasonably wise and feels deep inter-
est in the prosperity Of the whole State.
He is surrounded by friends who entirely
agree with him in this respect. If the
therefore, be in fact to re-
redeem and improve Louisiana instead of |
a grand scramble for places under thin
masks, let these eighty clubs assert
real independence by consulting with
those who have already the power to as
sist them in a great measure. If the
be not in fact war against |
the colored man because he is black, and
the white Republicans because by kind
ness they have won his confidence, let us
know it, and perhaps the ostensible OBJ
jects of the proposed organization can be
secured without further risk and expense.
But if it be what it most seems, an attack
in new guise upon the public Offices,
there will be stubborn resistance on the
part Of the Republicans. The objects
named are too indefinite. The enduring