New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-25
VAGARIBs OF TIE DEMOCRAT,

front rank of journalism with select col
lection Of old political scraps, platitudes
threats and sophistries, all jumbled int,
hash. This new candidate for publ
favor is undergoing the teething process
that critical period of life when the chile
prepares to pass from the era of small
clothes and sucking bottles to the highe
sphere Of cake and Group. That our read
ers may know what sort of wisdom tn
| people Of New Orleans were a week agt
SO much in need Of that it required the es
adjustment Of new organ to grind i
| out, we present few brilliants taker
here and there from the Democrat of yes
terday morning. In speaking Of tht
United States troops CHARTERED here, as al
insult and menace in the guise of SO
badge of conquest our contemporary
| admits i to be possible that the Conser
| Vative landlords who rent their property
10 the soldiers 'had as well be paid for il
than 10 offer il TO the military gratis.
Passing over the slight confusion in the
adyeTbs, We must admit the soundness O,
this position. We believe folly under the
guise OF patriotism, religion Or any othe,
abstract sentiment, has not yet so far got
the better Of our patriarchical Casebys Of
Bleeding Heart Yard, as to lead them to
dispense with the services of Pancks, OF
neglect the daily order to that indie
tatigable collector Of rents: Squeeze
EN- Caseby would as soon have his
steward squeeze Union trooper as a Con-
tedera:e widow. He would not care
which, SO long as tie money was
forthcoming. So far we ara in accord with
the new 'lncor-uptible" organ. But the
very next sentence contains an appalling
heresy;
There is not man in :he ci.y-certainly
not conservative accustomed TO love his
country and respect himself. who would
no! willingly throw away every dollar he
receives for rent into the river. than to con-
nlve az, or invite, or permit, if he could
prevent, sIngle bayonet Of the United
states 10 contnIe its menace to the peace
honor ard good old independence of the
city.
That is very fine piece of writing,
inaeed-the very acme Of political spooni-
ness. There is some consolation for pa
per currency. If the indignant old citi.
zens were to once begin finging their
money into the river, under the present
circumstances, It would float harmlessly
away. being light. Were it gold and sill
Yer it would block up the harbor and OBJ
struct commerce. We can imagine the
sturdy old pilgrims standing side by side
on the levee and finging every dollar they
receive for rent, as above, just to take
away one bayonet," or, to follow the class.
ical language of the Democrat prevent
it to continue its menace.
But while the new organ is indulging
its brilliant flights Of fancy, while its
crank makes revolutions to grind out
dream waltzes, soothing to the feelings of
"our people, all of the facts in the case are
overlooked-we do not say forgotten-for
the Democrat can not be supposed to know
that large number of landlords in this
city have repeatedly solicited the com.
general and the chief quarter
master to occupy their premises with
troops; they have even solicited Repub-
lican influence to persuade army officers
to give their presses, stables and vacant
boardinghouses the preference in leasing
quarters for troops. The quartermaster
can satisfy the Democrat on that point.
We do net accuse these landlords, who
are anxious to rent their property, of
being Conservatives accustomed to love
their country; but they are certainly not
any more than are the owners
Of the buildings used for concert halls,
dens, bagnios and barrel houses.
They are men and women DESTROYS of
prompt paying tenants, and when they
get their money they show no disposition
% throw it in the river or to invest it in
Inc capital stock Of new organs.
We also get from the Democrat an in
sight into what is considered mountain
weight Of taxes" for educating the chill
aren' We believe the city paid the
School Beard fraction less than $500, 900
last year on this account, which, for an
opulent city of two hundred thousand
people, is decidedly crushing. This
mountain weight, taken in connection
with the other fact that the control of the
police is in loyal hands, makes up the
complement Of human ills, and causes the
Democratic teakettle to simmer and bubble
with uncomfortable emotion.