New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-02
THE FUSIUN1STS ACKNOWLEDGES TIE
DURELL DECREE.

4, There is q large amount of Fusio
calumny put up for foreign use. 1t treat
the Republican State government as lille
gal. 1t reports Louisiana in state c
anarchy, affirms> that there is no LAY
binding upon the obedience of the citizen
What will be thought by those thus calle'
on to annul our State government whel
1--WE state the fact that Fusionists here d.
acknowledge the validity of elective an'
official commissions, under and by virtu'
of this very decree of Durell?
The Mayor and Administrators, will
the sherifs, clerks and coroners
of this city, are elected at the genera
election of members Of the Assembly
and their several certificates of Office owe
their validity to that of the authority
which conducts this general election.
Their patronage is worth perhaps more
to political party than that of the State
itself Yet these Offices and this patron
age are held almost exclusively by Fusion
incumbents.
One of two things is certain. Either
| these Fusion incumbents hold title under
the Wharton or under the Heron board.
But the uthority of the Wharton board
has been annulled by the decision Of Du-
rell, so that no incumbent in Louisiana
holds Office by virtue of hat board. there
fore the Fusion incumbents acknowledge
the authority of the board and Of the Du-
rell decree affirming its validity.
If this inference and evidence be cor
rect, then it is evident that the Fusionists
hold and enjoy perhaps the larger part Of
the Offices and patronage in this State
under and by virtue of the Durell decree.
The titles of Governor Kellogg and of
Mayor Wilt stand, then, on the same
grant and patent from the people. There
is a test trial of one tenement or mes
suage parcel of the same manor. But
should it be discovered that there was no
general election in November, 1872, or
that results were improperly certified by
one board in place of another board, this
will repeal the possession of the Mayor as
well as Of the Governor, so far as de-
pendent on their present authority. A
new election would annul both commits
sions.
1t m ust have been an honorable convic-
ton of the common perils of a common
title which has kept the Fusion Admins
traitors SO calm in the midst of q violent |
strife for the State offices and the uncom-
promising demand for new election. As
political opponents we feel called on mag
to declare that this admins
tration has not fomented this strife. They
have said no word officially against the
Durell decree, nor have they given an
apparent dollar to the lobby orators for
svicting Governor Kellogg and installing
Mr.. McEnery. Nor has the administra-
ion advocated new election, a military
or the retrocession of Louis
ana to France. 1t is loyal to the decree
# Durell, and would, in our deliberate
opinion, rather submit to judicial ruling
by the federal government,
hough against the legal opinions of the
ity administration, than involve the city
q the turmoil of a new election.
Now we have right to demand of the
fusion press retraction of their charges
f an illegal State government or the
esignation of all Fusion Office holders
Tho believe the authority Of the Heron
GARD and the Durell decree void for il
sgality. Come out, then, Bezonians of
be Pic and ultra marine Bezonians of the
Zee. Let us know ''under what king?" i
" virtue of what commission do Fusion 8
,cumbents hold Office in this city? Shall s
be recan tation OF resignation?
We have no idea OF being thus calum- 6
lated to the Republicans without the T
tate. The Republicans of Louisiana are Z
1arged with having captured the State
fees by fraud, while those opponents s
no have captured and hold even a greater
over and patronage under the same cleo i
We authority enjoy the fruits Of their cap t
re without scruple and without CEN n
re. a