New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-27
he viii havs nothing to do al day, unless
it be to stand around helping to obstruct
the sidewalk and interruptinp those who

the sidewalk and interrupting those who
may be in hurry to vote and resume
their regular business. 1t is not likely
there will be many places closed on cleo
ton day, perhaps none. The most jealous
advocates Of the measure-the Democratic
editors-will be very certain to keep theil
rumor factories open in case there should
be such godsend as riot or other nickel
| begetting occurrence.
Certainly, the REPUBLICAN Office will
not be closed on election day, and YET
| every employe in our large establishment
will be granted leave of absence long
enough to vote Moreover, he will not
be asked in an inquisitorial way how be
votes. Although this is a political con-
Germ, engaged in the dissemination Of po-
litical truths and the eradication of error,
We shall resort to no sort of coercion.
Unlike the new Merchants Exchange, wo
shall permit our porters and Office boys to
vote the Democratic or any other ticket
they may fancy, and shall not think of
discharging them for doing so. The Mer-
chants Exchange, however, a non-politi-
cal concern, organized for the convent
ence Of those who sell pork and molasses
for account of the Northern owners, as
sumes the right to vote its porters and
employees under penalty Of dismissal. 1t
appears that no Republican employees are
to be permitted in and about that trysting
place of the stewards of st. Louis and
Cincinnati millers and pork packers. An
old and respectable receiver and seller Of
corn whisky is not to be contaminated
by contact with such corrupting
agent as an honest colored man who
votes the Republican ticket. And so
with the employees and drsymen Of the
several establishments throughout the
city. The politicians have the proprie-
tors in leading strings, and they are de-
termined to vote the last man of them;
and not only this, but orders have been
issued through the newspapers that their
votes and those of their men-servants,
are wanted. For this purpose, anu to
insure certainty, they are ordered to ne
glect their private affairs, and devote time
enough to see to it that the order is
obeyed-that their employees carry out the
instructions Of their employers. The BA-
ietin admits to its columns the affirmative
suggestions of public Good" which we
suspect is synonym for candidate; the
Times "learns with qualification that on
the day of election every business estab-
lishment will close it DOORS" which may
be set down as one of the many unfortu-
nate prophecies Of that clairvoyant
journal, while the Picayune gives us
the names Of about fifty ''cotton men,"
who recommend their fellow-citizens to
close their respective places Of business"
on election day, without pledging them
selves one way or another. Perhaps they
may "cover up their samples" for few
hours, but it will be an event of little OF
no moment whether they do or not. Every
well regulated man can easily find his way
to tie polls on election day without re-
curing the world to stop moving for the
purpose, and We can see no necessity for
any of our business houses, unless it may
be the retailers of whisky and beer, to APP
pear in closed doors and windows on
election day unless il is intended RI bava
another riot.