New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-17
ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1875
A Fortui.ht of Real Democracv.

A Fortnight of Real Democracy.
The events of the last two weeks. at
Washington and New Orlear are signif
cant of the present temper IF the Democ.
| racy. They deserve brief reorganization,
| if only to show what this party would do,
if restored to power on the fourth of
March next, in place OF waiting their
chances two years hence-l. In the House
Of Representatives they fiibustered forty
six hours, not to defeat an obnoxious bill,
but to dictate to the majority of two. thirds.
through the factious delays of one-ffth of
the House. what measures they should or
should not legislate upon for the remainder
Of the session. The temper and purpose of
this revolutionary action were SO patent
and outrageous that instead of fastening an
obnoxious rule, wantOnly stretched to It's
utmost meaning, upon the majority, the
effect was it's summary repeal. The self
respect of the majority, the dignity of Con-
gross itself, could not do less. The question
Of repeal at once brought union and
harmony to the great body of the Repub-
lican members, and was sanctioned by the
common sentiment of the whole country,
disguised as it has been by the factious and
almost childish filibustering of the minority
nnder the lead of Randall and Sam Cox.
These two gentlemen showed what their
leadership will be next winter, and if the
Democracy are pleased with this specimen.
they are heartily welcome to follow it up
in the next House. A more disgusting
exhibition Of folly and puerility could only
be found in the subsequent dramatic"
resignation of these two boys from the
Committee on Rules. Ii the Democracy
have older and better men on their side of
the House-and we believe they have-the
secret modification to the party must have
been severe at the results and effect of such
leadership. And yet we know of no two
men. or lubberly boys, more likely TO
House. Why not9 They have both
been kept in Congress by the Democratic
roughs OF their respective cities. 9. After
the filibustering came the new rule and the
civil rights bill And here we had several
specimens of the anti-war plantation man
ners'' Of the Southern Democracy. 1t was
q revival of the ''goOd old times" when
Fernando Wood says thele was dignity and
order in the House-when to question the
demands of the slave power, ON the floor,
was to provoke the belted knights Of the
bludgeon and the pistol. Mclean, of Texas,
led off, and John Young Brown, of Ken
lucky, followed next day. They both pre-
tended to be going for Buffers scalp. but
really meant to insult end bully the whole
majority of the House. Both came off Sec
ond best, in their unmannerly and
rufianly attack upon Butler, and Brown
not without q reprimand from the
whole House, which carried the double
reproOf for prevarication and black
guardism. He has the salve to
his wounds. however. that the Legislature
of North Carolina-the best ordered of all
the States, according to Senator MerrimOn-
formally thanks him for his able champion
ship of the South 3. The obnoxious rule
was repealed, and the civil rights bill taken
up and passed. The debate on the latter
brought out the real animus of the Dem
ocracy. They mean to suppress the negro
as political element, or else to force the
country to fight the battle against State
rights and secession over again. Their
whole conduct in regard to Louisiana
affairs and civil rights to the colored
race foreshadows the real issues in 1876. Be.
cause Mr.. Conkling promptly accepted the
Louisiana gauntlet, and in a most logical
as well as eloquent and exhaustive speech
placed the issue upon its true grounds,
he is charged by the World with
upon the great State Of New York, one
of whose prominent representatives he is,
for keeping open the wound Of Louisiana.
With Louisiana and New Orleans, it is the
commercial interest OF New York to be at
peace. 1t their White Leagues are not suf
Tered to have their own way, how can such
peace be promoted? There is much richness
in this sort of talk. If meant for argument,
it is simply folly. If designed to wa I'd of the
stalwart blows Of Conkling, it ID fail.
ure. We might, if time and space permit
ted, remind our neighbors that tie real
wounds" OF Louisiana are of very differ
emit nature from the affair of the fourth of
January, and besides, dating much further
back than even 1872, constitute a bloody
record against the White League Dem
ocracy of the State. We might also re-
mind them that if the material prosperity
of Louisiana is kept back, the credit
of the State destroyed, and the intercourse
the North retarded, the fault is with the
same White Leaguers who neither tolerate
the presence of Independent Northern peO-
pie or white Republicans in their midst,
nor appreciate the capital or credit which
they have heretofore placed at the disposal
Of the State. If any returns are to be real
lied on either, 1t is now patent they will
have to come through the much-abused
Kellogg administration. 4. And this brings
Saturday last. The tables have been turned
upon McEnery and the New Orleans White
Leagues. The developments before the
congressional committee have lett the
party no peg upon which to hang
their further violent and factious war
upon Kellogg and his rule, and the
more sensible men of the party
from the interior demand compromise. 1t
was near being accomplished on Friday
night, but McEuery and Ogden and their
followers blazed out again2 it. A popular
meeting was convened against it. Nopeace
is wanted; no honest compromise will be
listened to; no returning prosperity" de-
sired, save on the surrender of the political
rights of more than one half the qualified
voters of the State. The avowed reason for
this course On the part of McEaery and
Ogden is that help and sympathy from the
Democracy of the North are 100 near at
hand to make compromise tOlerable. Per-
haps after another such fortnight of Democ-
racy, these bloodthirsty leagues will think
York Commercial Adrer.