New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-31
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gained, in conducting n political campaign,
by beliftling the issues involved, or making
light of tn, dangers and losses which may
rrsult from Indifference and apathy. It is
well. on the other hand, 10 keep cons tantly
before the people the fact that issues Of
more than local importance are at stake up
on the elections which take place two
weeks from now. The questions involved
in State or municipal administration must
not bs allowed To drawf those graver Ques
,ions which have direct and Immediate
bearing upon the national prosperity. In
The vote ior Congressional Representatives
particularly, personal preferences or local
divisions OF sentiment can not Dc allowed 70
enter, The point at Issue is QUESTION not
of p,sn but Of principles. A Republican vhO
casts vote for n Democratic Representative
in Congress must pause to think first
whether he is willing to contribute to tie
success of the party whose triumph IN tue
halls Of national legislation would mean
the surrender of hueh which has been
gained ut heavy cost during the past do
cade and IN abrupt check IN our progress.
| The particular candidate may be man OF
| inte gritty and power, and OF upexcep1ion'
| able personal character, hut. once in Con-
gres., his ps rsonality would be merged IN
the party, he must be held loyal to the
| party X sdisione and principles, ard must
| be driven in by the party lash should he
I show sigus Of waveriDg Whatever his pr,-
| vare principles, whatever his personal me r
| its, his vote is q Democratic vote. to te
reckoned rs . factor in undoin2 the work
| which the nation. under the leadership Of
| the Republican party, has accomplished
| with infinite sacrifice.
| Nor should the particular garb which the
] Democracy may assume IN any State bind
I the eyes OF the people to the real principles
I and purposes which actuate them. They
pipe very softly in same quarters, and IN
some quarters very loudly. They have
promises and resolutions adapted to all
tastes, and cunniugly fashioned to suit all
rank inhationist and repudiatOr; in New
York he calls vociferous!y for hard money !;
in Lon,siana he is q midnight assassin, rob-
bing and numbering those who differ from
him: in Massachusetts be Is pesorable and
| virtuOus, and greatly shocked at The
| errors OF his Southern brethren; while ,n
| Sonth Carolina tie swallows whole be-
publican ticket. and plants hiDsei: ON
| a civil-righfs-and federal interpOsition plat
form. II" is ''all things to all men,
with principl.s or without. as the occasion
| suits, ieaping nipbiy trGm one platform TO
I another. and yet. q. bottom. he Is every.
] where and at III! times tho same, with his
vote, his energies. his in Anence, all pledged
to resist improvemert and progress. "A
Democratic .uccess in Ohio and Indiana on
y rag money platform: IS appropriated with
| es much rejoicing by the hard money
Democrats Of the East as il the victory wns
| Il triumph Of their own principles, instead
| of All emphatic rejection OF them. What
evsr the particular banner which the Demo.
cracy choose in any State to rally under. 1t
ia sure to be turlei after the election is over
and sucsess won. Conflicting principles
ara speedily thrown overheard, and the
party becomes one in ;ta work and Infiu-
! ence.
Now for few facts to show that these
| words Of admonition arr not untimely. The
present Congress consists Of ~. mem Ders,
| OF whom 1876 are Republicans and ninety
six Democrats and Liberals. The Repub'
lioan majority. therefore. ia lOO, and to
carry the next House the Democrats would
need t. make gain Of ftty-one members
The elections thus far have yielded them .
gain of sixteen members. To gain control
of the House by bare majority they must
gain thirty five more. 1t is this work which
they will get Themselves to do, and We may
be- sure that they will leave no stone nm
turned to accomplish it. Through the
condition OF terrorism which exists IN
some portions of the Sonth, and by
means Of the capital which has been
made b.; the Democrats ont Of the
ci'il rights bill, it is likely that the
Republican representation from the South
ern States will be considerably diminished
Precisely how far these causes VIII operate
il 10 not possible to determine IN edvance
But if the Republicans OF tho North, by
slnggi-hness and apathy, failing t" appre
cia,e properly the questions involved
should allow the D-mocrs's to win sue
cesses and to make d break in the solid Re
publican roiumH whick ought to oe re
turned from these States, IL is plain to se'
that Democratic majority in the mex
House j, ar least among the possibilities
We believe that tie conternplationC Cf an
su"h contingency will be sufficient :o'srous
Repub ubiicsns everywhere 10 the necessity Q
n-wed and stead Y efforts; and that i: sue
effa1te az. pu' forth the Republican asceDo
, escy III the next Congress vii! he tsts'
l llshed beyond douht.- Boston Journal.