New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-24
AT0fHER APPEAL,

= ANOTHER APPEAL M -
The Democratic party Of this State is
in minority of from twenty-five to thir-
ty thousand. That this minority can not
rule the majority is their cause OF COM
plant To remedy this evil they send
forth frequent and touching appeals to
the President of the United States, to
Congress and to the people Of the North
in general, not confning themselves, how
ever, to prayer, simply, but resorting to
labor as we'll. For instance, in 1872
they made a powerful attempt to carry
the State in spite of the we'll known and
strong majority against them, to defeat
which they thought it only necessary to
possess themselves Of the Republican
machinery, run by the Republican engln-
eer His services they obtained-on
terms-with the express proviso that he
should 50 use the engine as to override
the will and rights of the Republican ma
iority which had confided SO much power
to his discretion, and carry the schemers
into Office. The patriotism, resolution
and skill of the Republicans Of the State
foiled this plot, and ever since there has
been kept up constant whine on the part
of the defeated plotters. With view to
future efforts they Immediately organized
new association, in addition to the
many already existing, called the Com
mittee of Seventy. To give weight to
this association they placed among its
numbers several respectable and venerable
citizens, exempt by age. character and
position from active political efforts,
and to secure efficiency, some ambitious
and Jealous partisans-respectable like
wise. The work of the committee soon
devolved upon few of the latter, whose
ordinary avocations left them ample
time to devote to political matters. From
them, directly or indirectly have issued
the various orders by which the Demo-
cratic party of the city has been governed
for the past two years, as we'll as others
not belonging to any party, but
influenced by sufficient motives. From
them, likewise. the various addresses
to the President, ETC., mentioned
above. Their latest effusion is the cap
peal to the People of the North, pub
lished in yesterdays paper. In this dis
ingenious document nothing is said about
the violent and unjust tactics by which
the Democratic party have endeavored to
carry the recent election, having learned
by their experience in ~ that fraud
alone would not work. No mention
is made of the organized attempts
Of the White Leaguers to intimidate the
colored Republicans of the parishes, and
to compel the resignation and departure
Of legally elected Republican o6cials on
pain of death. Not q word about the
cold-blooded and treacherous massacre of
six innocent men, induced upon promise
Of safety to entrust themselves TO the
mercies of these political marauders.
No allusicn to the fact that these bloody
tactics were not the result Of sudden
but were deliberately adopted
in order to induct Denocratic officials
before the election that they might use
the laws complained Of for the benefit Of
their own party.
The fact is, and che Northern people
can not be wholly ignorant Of it, that it
is not SO much unjust laws and op-
pressive taxation that the Democratic
party. thr9ush their representatives,
the Committee Of Seventy. complain
Of as the fact Others than themselves at:-
minister the hws and collect the taxes
Let them once get into power, and imme-
liately the laws would become wholesome
and the taxes dwindle in theis proportions.
The former would not be repealed nor
The latter lowered.
On the whole, the Demccractic party Of
his State is welcolAe 20 all the comfort
hey can get from such complaints rs this
md similar addresses. They do not alter
acts; they simply misstate them, and
,ooner or later the truth IS always known.