The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02
TIE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

A short time since the BULLETIN put in the
claim of the South for recognition of its
rights in the next House Of Congress Our
appeal has not been UNDECIDED, and we find
our sentiments re-echoed by the press OF the
South. In this connection the Lexington,
KY, Daily Press has the following:
The absence of Mr. Beck from the Forty
Fourth Congress. leaves the field clear for a
number Of aspirants for the speakershlp 1t
is perhaps premature to enter into the discus
sion of the claims of particular individuals,
but it is not to be doubted that the element OF
sectionalism win enter largely into the deter
mination OF the choice of the Democratic par
IT, It is singular fact, blt none the less a
fact, that the people Of the Southern States
are not now, nor have they been for the last
ten years, represented in any department OF
the Federal Government.
The Executive Department is wholly IN the
hands OF the North. There is not upon the
bench Of the Supreme Court a single South
ern udee The first class embassies abroad
are all filled by Northern men--England,
France, Spain, Germany, Russia-wLile the
South is relocated to Ecuador and possibly
Peru. III the Legislative Department Of the
Government the South has been worse than
not represented Hardly representative
man has been elected from that section, or ii
elected he has been promptly excluded
For the first time, then, since the termina-
ton OF the war, it is possible for the South to
be admitted to a share i'll the administration
of the Government. The reconciliation Of
the sections will net be complete until the
people of that, the strongest Democratic por-
ton Of the Union, are admitted to a fair and
equitable distribution OF the posts Of honor
and of trust.
Several of our Southern exchanges have
already preached the subject, notably the
press of New Orleans. The Bulletin says:
.sHavng thus contributed so much to-
wards the regeneration of the country, we
have right to claim at the hands OF the new
Administration some recognition OF the val
liable services rendered by the South. We
have men OF great talent, large experience,
high honor, with fame both as statesmen and
soldiers, who would reflect homer upon their
country And in the long absence of such
representatives Of the South from Congress-
we ask now that the Speakership of the House
be awarded to a Southern member. And in
the selection of the State let Louisiana be re-
snembared, that sends delegation equal in
talent and character to any one In the Union. !"
In this connection we give an extract from
the New York Gruphic's account Of an inter-
view with Alex. K. Mcclure, an intimate
lflenu OF tFON. Curt1H, Oh 1euuSy INaHitt, anu u
politician Of acknowledged sagacity:
The South is going to furnish the element
OF stability and conservatism in the Demo
cratic Congress. Those men have more sense
than the Northern Democrats. don't think
the Democrats can hold Pennsylvania, though
I look upon the policy OF the party as merely
obseryant for the coming year. There will be
a great struggle for Governor
The Republican party has used up its
material for leadership. A new generation Of
Democrats is about to appear with whom the
public is unfamiliar. They will have the adj
vantage Of being without record. Tilden
seems to be- tor the present, the head OF the
Democracy Of the United States.
Il regard SAID Mcclure, "the Louisiana
Democrats, by their late course, to be the
ablest politicians in the South -men Of nerve
and counsel. Their revolt, some time ago,
quick, instant and instantly suppressed after
one demonstration, was the perfection Of tactics
in time of danger. Its effect was profound
throughout the North.
These are significant ut.erances, and they
are entitled to some weight The South can
not permanently be ostracised.