The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-14
TIE TAXPAYERS PARTY.
THE NEED OF THE HOUR.

Editor of the New Orleans Bulletin:
As it must be more or less gratifying to on
who is doing his duty to know that his efforts
are appreciated, take the liberty to write yor
a few lines to express the obligations we all fee
under to you for the zeal with which you arr
defending our interests and rights, and il
constantly reminding us ot oar duty to oo''
selres
Thanks to God there is one English paper
in New Orleans which has the honesty-the
decency-to maintain the right, in spite o.
the well-deyised plans to shackle a faithful
, ress, and to corrupt it from All honest indie.
pendence.
You are right as to the absolute necessity fol
a white mans party, which is equivalent tc
saying a taxpayers party for the taxes paid by
negroes or mulattoes are insignificant nc
other party is admissible
No question exists in my mind as to our be-
ing able to carry the next election without any
combination with disaffected Radicals, who,
pretending to be able to control negro votes.
would be absolutely a dead weight to us,
Most of those who want what they call a
liberal ticket are they who, having failed to
get a nomination from the Radicals, OF the
so-called Democratic party, are casting about,
in hopes of getting into office by compro-
mise which will accept some of them as cam
tuOiSItS VII u Co1IlpiIEttloA ttthtt.
1t would be extremely interesting to know
what members of the so-called Liberal con-
vention had been also members OF other con-
ventions, and also what persons elected by
this combination had deserted principle and
PLAYED into the bands OF the Radicals in ord, r
to hold office. There were some old wheel
horse Democrats" q myself voted formerly
with the Democratic party, having faith in its
principles, when they nominated proper men)
in that convention, who had not the least par
ticle of the confidence OF anybody; in fact
have good reason for believing that one Of
them had been promised a position on the
Leyee Board, whose record in former times
in connection with the same subject had been
far from what people call honest. Could you
not give us a list of those who had been in
other conventions
In the event of convention, for Heavens
sake let us have new men-men who are not
recognized MS mere office-seekers and in
trguers men who have not promised this
office or that, in the event of an election, in
order t. secure Il nomination. Would it not
be proper to pass Il resolution ut the very
start, on the opening of the convention, de-
solemn affirmation from any candi-
date that he has not and will not promise any
man an office, and that he will hold himself
Independent to appoint the most trustworthy
and competent persons who offer themselves
as applicants.
We want entirely new men-no party hacks,
who, because they may have held Office be-
fore, think themselves entitled to do SO for
life. We want no men who have personal
ends to accomplish in seeking Office nothing
beyond the hope of extricating their fellow
sufferers from the grasp Of the vile mis-
creants who are plundering and expressing
them
w want men who do not affiliate with our
enemies in any way-not only who do not aid
and abet them openly in specializing in their
bogus bonds and scrip, but who do not drink
champagne with them and enter into other
pleasure seekings, all Of which is paid for
from the money stolen from us.
We cannot understand how a man of
thorough seb.respect, and who respects the
opinions of the community, can for moment
allow himselfato be brought into social con-
tact with such vermin. We i1lstictively think
there must be some sympathy. They should
be stunned as would be the plague they are
the fatal uPas tree-it is impossible to APP
proach them without neral contamination
They should be treated with that scorn that
would make them despise themselves, and,
hiding themselves in open daylight, creep out
Of their holes when the darkness obscures
their isnoble persons. LOUISIANA.