New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07
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THE LEGISLATURE.

The meeting of the Legislature has
been effected in spirit of harmony which
is at once creditable to the Republican
party and gratifying to all good citizens.
Predictions have been freely made by our
enemies that the opening of the session
would be the signal for the disgraceful
scenes which characterized the sessions
Of 1872 and 1873. True. there has been
something Of a contest about recognizing
the House, and some Of our friends upon
both sides have expressed themselves with
considerable earnestness. and even warmth
at times This naturally gave our enemies
great hopes that che dispute would end
in q general fare up. resulting in death
to che party. thus affordine the De.
mocracy a chance to come in. like
buzzards, and jatten on the CARCASS
OF course. nothing of this kind has ever
been in store for the greedy Fusionists.
The Republican party. as at present con-
stituted, are not very likely to afford those
whom they have fairly beaten IN the field
and taken prisoners to beat them in the
garrison. ovefpower the guards and cap.
ture the camp. There are. Of course. two
parties in the House. divided, perhaps,
upon single question. The friends Of
Mr.. Souer. express desire to change the
! organization Of the House. Those OF Mr..
Lowell oppose this measure, as they have
s perfect right TO do. But there is no
more occasion for any one to become ex-
cited over It any more than there would
be over q simplc question Of adj
iournmen.. Above ali things. j, is
! useless for the bakers dozen of Nc
Eneryites who daily huddle together at
No. IS Carondelet street to keep up their
farce. in the vain hope that something to
their advantage will grow out Of this BUSH
| ness. There is nothing in it for them.
There as TO be no such division of the
Republicans as will admit an alliance
with the Fusionists or create necessity
for inviting them to take part in the
/ controversy. Both the principals in the
| controversy stand ready to sink their per-
sonal interests for the good of the party.
Each is COO good Republican to with.
hold his assent to the decision of major.
ity of those who have the sole right to
settle any controversy that may arise re-
specting the organization Of the House.
We believe that both branches Of the
! General Assembly are ready to enter upon
the consideration Of the important meas.
! ures suggested in the admirable message
Of Governor Kellogg. The time FOR action
has come. and those to whom the highest
interests OF the State and Of society are
intrusted are ready for the work.
In this connection we state it as hope.
| full fact that mos: of the better class Of
citizens who have been known rs Demo-
Gratis are at present relieved from the duty
| OF attempting to set up an opposition gov
ernment They have leisure. therefore.
! to recommend such measures as vii! be
really acceptable TO both parties. Last
! winter their time was taken up with the
hopeless task of making q veal. cause
successful. To-day they may enter Upon
| the more genial duty Of advising Repub.
ljcau members in the somewhat diff.
| cult task Of relieving the State from
| embarrassmen:s for which their party is
primarily and mainly responsible. So
long as the two parties were engaged il. a
desperate struggle fer supremacy there
| was little chance for either t., DO much
good. And it has unfortunately happened
that what little part the Democracy has
taken in legislative affairs has been di-
rected toward getting doubtful bills
passed, in creating monopolies. adding to
the State debt, and endeavoging to weaken
the influence Of State authority. The
General assembly is no: full. Speaker
Lowell pres;des over about tour-tfths of
full House, and Lieutenant Governor
Antoine hears responses 70 only two.
thirds Of the Senate. The other men,
bers are wandering abou: in n sort Of
Fiddler's Green. uncertain where they be-
long. and informing everybody who has
patience ief. to listen to them that the
real. legal. peoples Legislature meets
elsewhere than in the State House. or that
! they do not know which body they belong
to. Perhaps u vote OF expulsion and q
remand Of the question to their constitu.
ents would assist their intelligence.
Some o. the city papers place limiting adj.
iectives before the word Legislature. snch
as the $50 called" the "Kellogg Legis'a.
ture." the ''people's," the "McEnery." or
the de jure and the de eac.c. But they are
much inildes than they We're las: winter
and do no. &c in with the opposition as
| heartily as they did last winter. when they
no doubt greatly overdid the par. they
| were assigned to play.
But our Republican friends have nothing
to fea, from the opposition. They are no,
this winter. as they were last, daily on the
defensive to preserve thei: own existence.
There are probably no more members in
either House susceptible 70 the seductive
Establishments o: scheming ;usionis:s.
| and it is gratityin: to be able to state tina:
party has .os: its principal persuasive
power. Mos: Of The !7us:onists 0: note
have either !ef: the State 9. withdrawn
, from tn. contest. Neither their time and
talents nor their money can be depended
upon any !onge. TO bolster MP :. bad ea,se
and continue a losing fight.
Our friends IN both houses haze. there.