New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-09
THE EFFICIENCY.
The Democratic Coup d'Etat and
Sheridan's Counter-Coup.
THE EMERGENCY AND THE MAN
Comments of the Loyal Northern Press

THE EMERGENCY AND THE VIA!
Comments Of the Loyal Northern Pres
OF course the organs of the Democracy
and their self styled Liberal allies are ful
mlnatiDg cheap thunder about the ears O
the administration, on account of the PAL
ticipation of General Sheridan in recen
events in louisiana but We look in vain TO
any word of censure in those journals tina
respect the Republican majority Of the coun
try. In fact, the events of the past weel
seem very correctly understood, and tn,
views expressed thereon are unmistakable
We cite the following from the Chicago
Tribune of the sixth instant:
The State of Louisiana is Just at this time
the black sheep in the American flock, anG
the plague spot Of popular government
There alone, in all the broad land, still
tester the sores Of the rebellion, and there
alone is it practically denied that free men
are capable OF self-gOvernment. We need
not repeat the story of the frauds, corrup
lions and usurpations of two years ago. An
election was held in 1874, the returns OF
which election were, under the law, can
vassed and declared by board legally
created for that purpGse. The House Of
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Legislature Of that
State consists of Ill members. The Re.
tnrninD BOARD declared that fifty.three
Renuhlicans and fifty-three Democrats had
been elected. and that in the case of five
districts they would make no decision. on
account of fraud. informalities and in
timidation. bu5 leave that to be done
by the House when it was organized.
There being IO6 members duly declared
to be elected, tifty four was necessary to a
quorum for the transaction of business. The
loo members met Monday in the State
House. and the Clerk of the previous House
called the roll and declared LOG members
present. Ordinarily, and outside of Louisi-
ana. the House should then have proceeded
To ballot for a Sneaker. and continued to do
so until one WAS elected, But that would
not anti the wild ex.rebels of that State.
1t was known that there we're several Con-
seryative Republican members who would
probably have united with the Democrats
in securing an organization. but the rule
or.ruin spirit of the Bourbon Democracy
would not bend. There was q short way
a revolutionary me:hod-which was oply
the more gratifying because It was illegal.
A member suddenly rose in the hall and
moved that ex. Mayor Wilt. of New Orleans.
he daclared tamnnrarv Sneaker. the mover
mt The question and declared IL carried in
the face IF a loud negative crv of certainly
"a many voices as those who vailed
in the affirmative. Rv what RIGHT did he
nut snch a 0uestion and declare IL carried :
Wilt sDranr for the Speaker's chair. seized
the caveI and proclaimed himself Sneaker.
Then some one else in the crowd and in the
midst of the most terrific noise and confu-
sion moved that the five Democratic claim
inc Board. and who had no certificates of
election. be declared members elect, There
was a loud demand that the vote be taken
bv yeas and nays. but the usurping Sneaker
ruled that there could be no call Of the yeas
and NAYS until the House was permanently
organized. He therefore declared the mo-
ton to admit the five Democratic claimants
carried. A motion was then made that per-
manent Speaker be elected, whereupon
the Republicans, with three exceptions,
declined voting, Wilt receiving tifty.five
votes, Hahn two, and one blank.
All these proceedings had taken
place in the greatest excitement, noise.
and confusion. The wells Of the two fac.
tiOns were incessant and terrific. The Re.
publican members, protesting against the
action by which Wilt had
been made Speaker, undertook to withdraw,
when row became imminent: A mob OF
White Leaguers drew ana Drsndlshed their
reviewers, and commanded the RepuolIcan
members 20 remain IA the NAH on pains OF
having their Drains blown out. In the midst
OF the struggle OF the HepuDiican members
to leave the hall, OF the police to protec:
them, and OF the White League rebels to
Kill them II they stirred, General DE 1ro-
brand appeared with an order from Gov
ernor Kellogg to restore peace and order
bv removing from the hall OF the House
all persons save tho i06 members returned
as elected by the board OF canvassers.
Witt refused to let the Clerk read
this order, and General DE TrO-
brand caused 1t to be read by his adlu-
tant. General De Irobrland then request
ID the hve usurping claimants to leave the
hall, and they refused, and the Democrats
refused to order them to leave. In answer
20 his question, Witt informed him that
hey would yield to nothing. but force, and
Ealing IN lille OF soldiers he escorted the
i've usurpiBg claimants out. Whereupon,
Witt protesting, the Democrats in body
eft the hall. The Republicans now re-
;urued, and, claiming to have quorum.
elected Michael Hahn speaker, ana then,
' thres consesI.ng heP1Diicans 70
', Mn ~ n .no a.e'oi d;a n'aio Nau
'waroeo 10 De"ocr@es' aoJouineo.
The American people have had some IA
with the tumultuOus and disOf-
ierly scenes which attend party eaucuses,
where each faction endeavors to bully the
one, and all rules of order, de-
'ency and right are violated. The matter
n Louisiana had all the disgraceful, revo-
utionary and indecent features OF the
GUNNER caucus fight, notwithstanding it
vas the solemn organization of the Legisla-
ure Of the State. Here were LOG men, en-
titled primo Jacie by law to hold seats in
he Legislature. and to organize the House
u Representatives.; when that House was
they then had the power to pass
lpon the respective claims Of those who