The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-11
Republicans Journals and
Judges.

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n. q. Republican, Oh the duty Oh
the Republicans party, tnll Of sage
counsel to auIlerents, Of self inHict.
I'll castigatlon for past offences, Oh
| humble contrltIun and laulas,lt
purpose Of aelfunendment. Ii IL
well 1t is ut least some indication
OF improvement when u man or ii
vet Of men becomes conaelDus Oh
rottenues+, and seek To hide or dl.
finnish The stencil that rottcnness
,emIta. The feature that more than
any other has been conspicuous in
the career Of the Republican party
is not IT'S uniform jobbery, tbievery,
corruption, wholesale plundering
and intcrtuinable knavery, but The
| total indifference 10 or unconscious
ness Of its own public repnte.
| Concealmcnt Of It's wees was not
even attempted. Its most ilagrant
ouIrages upon honesty, dccency,
| fair dealing were perpetratcd and
are now pcrpetrated, and scdnlous.
| ~ defended hy tho party organs
whenever these acts were attacked
Tho Republican says this must be
charged, and the Gazette echoes
the dictnm with IL hearty amen.
But We who have seen this power
ful party, staggering III the flush
and plcutnde Of lis power, drunk
with luxury and gorGed with plum
der, renew each successive year Of
It's short existence the orgies Of the
past, would be better satisfied il
We could find in its past action amy
assurance that It's present penl.
tcnce waS sincere.
What are to be the Indications
Iof ibis reform The Republican
says its party must Court Mar
tial and condemn Ill oil'rudcra,'
which means, II ii il intended 10
mean anything, chat the class Of
persons who have hitherto obtain
cd Office through the influence aud
with the aid OF that party, must he
RELOCATED TO The obscure positions
from which they spraug "Mcu,
many Of whom were not particulars
" conspicuous III the hour Of dan
ger, come Ia the front and demand
the disposition Of that power which
they scarcely aided to obtain The
plain inference is that such men
have nothing III future to expect
from their party, or will not have
if the pruning knife Of The party
journals IS to come IN play.
II becomes Il matter Of curious
local interest here TO conjecture
what is to be done with some men
i'll this parish who were not par
tIcrIarly conspicuous III the hour
Of danger, but who are Just now
pretty well in The front, occupying
the best places and muncliiDg the
iucicst Republican apples. What
special services were rendered, or
what special qualifications were
possessed by the two persons who
through The favor of the liepubIi-
can party here, now nominally fill
the two ,judgeslips What man,
white Or black, democrat 81 repub-
lean, that does not feel hiliniliated
Nv the consciousness that Rapiles
in This reapcct bears u double bur.
den of intamy !?
Even republican officials do not
minee words When speaking of acts
Iperpetrated here by their own
party mon. Robert =. Hale, the
counsel Of Tic United States before
iho mixed commission ut v Washing
ton, and now y member Of Con
gross, in a Brli printed IN q ease
chot went uf (rom this Parish,
says:
Tho notic,sAr taking the tcsti-
mony !" cues on di1 hot name Mr..
Orsbom as Commissioner but speci-
fled merely a competent officer
The undcrS Hned having received
the name Of EIr Or>5orn ~ a com
potent Alto roy from one of The
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