New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-22
DEMOCRATS Vs. DEMOCRATS.

sacrificed in the gubernatorial campaig
on the altar Of Democracy for party gal
in the presidential contest. Democrats
other States wish it, This is paradoxical
but possible in party wire pulling. Sena
tor Thurman, interviewed on the subject
attempts TO apologize for his party. an
says the imitation plank Of the Columbu
platform should only be regarded as al
expression of local opinion. and even thel
as not representing fairly the Democrat
of Ohio. because they are divided on tn
question Of finance. He does not explain
! how they can be divided on the cur
rency question aud united on William
Allen: or how the convention coult
commit the party to policy which
the majority Of Democrats ignore. Mr.
| Thurman is forced into the position O
saying that Democratic defeat in The
| approaching State election is simply sui
cidai." This in answer to men Of his
party who desire such . thing. O:hel
leading Democrats assert that to gain a
victory upon the issues insanely raised
would be equally suicidal Whicheve,
way you please, gentlemen. Republicans
will be at the funeral, but not as corpse
or mourners. And SO the campaign will
be queer and lively one. One set Of
Democratic speakers will say 1--WE must
carry Ohio" and another set will say 1--WE
must not" Initiation doctrine to Ohio is
like the poor lawyer who urged his SER
vices upon a man about to be tried for
murder. The shyster said, 'If you do
not employ me you will be hanged. >
eyes, said his victim, land I'll be hanged
| if do" Shape the national Democracy
by the Ohio form, and the hydra-headed
monster will brighten its keepers. The
New York World was the first to sound
the alarm. or according to the language Of
the swell mob, ''giye Ohio away to bag the
President
In feeling about for straws and opin-
ions on this subject, George Alfred Town
send enters into the Saratoga pool room.
and conversation, with the Hon. John
Morrissey, and gives his siftings 70 the
Cincinnati Commercial. Morrissey has
been prize fighter and member Of
Congress, two occupations not inconsist-
ent with each other, when combined in a
leader Of New York Democracy. Morris
sey is strong man, aside from his mus
Gle. He is sledge hammer among men
who fight with feather. If We may be-
lieve the Hon. John, he made Tilden Gov.
ernor. he took him up as . gambler
would back race-horse for his running
qualities, and that is how the Democrats
had forced upon them tolerably honest
man. Morrissey had Tweed to beat, who
was Democrat, or the city would go Re.
publican. 1t was anything to beat Tweed,
and SO they gave the old man away. It
was a cold gambling game throughout.
The Democrats did not want reform SO
much; they wanted victory. Now in the
same shrewd way Morrissey is betting
against Democrats in the Bill Allen pool.
He says:
Now, look for the State OF Ohio to put
its foot on these lunAtics around Bill Allen
1t he's beaten this fall, do you suppose
we'll tolerate OhiU's fOoiishness in the ma
tiOnal convention. Are We going to stand |
in ls7 6 the asses they made of themselves
in 1868! Nobody here cares much what
becomes OF Onio, politically. the men |
that's trying to lead the Democratic par
ty in Ohio are q parcel of children |
know 'em all and like 'em personally. Pea.
dleton, Charley Woolley. Sayler, and 80
forth. They're rash men, without much
head, rushing on destiny. Now, what
sense was there in them fellows making a
platform on the financee They had a good
Governor. Why didn't they pin to him
and appeal to their fellow citizens on BE-
halt OF themselves as the party Of criti-
cism-the Watch on the Rhine! No, they
must 60 into the mysteries of the currency,
the Democratic party to q pol
cy that the sound men of money and
in the party don't believe in and
'epudiate. The quarrels and petty jesl-
'usies Of these Ohio Democrats has dis
,usted the country. No man from Ohio
IAN get the national nomination.
Of course Mr.. Morrisseys candidate for
President is Tilden. He made him Gov
'rnor, and has the ambition to make him
President. In his scheme he wants no
uggestions from Ohio Mr.. Thurman
nay explain that his party are not in favor
# what they are committed to, but there
the platform. and there is William
Allen. With nothing vital upon which to
ound organization, it is not strange that
Democrats are disorganized. They are
roops III the dark and in the woods. as
kelly to kill men in their own ranks as
find and punish an enemy. They agree
pom but one thing, and that is the feel
ag that they were born to hold office;
nd they have but one general and
nited line Of what they call argument, s
nd that is the assertion that Republicans
re thieves, and that they are responsible ,
" all evil That cry might do very well {
" motto TO fly from castle tower: but
itself it has no strength. The party a
ants foundation and structure of
Did principles. 1t requires something a
Sc than billingsgate to convince people
no are worthy Of enlisting in a cause.
can not successfully go to bat b
e with crowd Of angry, spoil-seeking y
shwomen arrayed against we'll trained
'ldiers who are fighting for public edu- :
'tion. for progress, for law and order :.
Id civil rights Even Mr.. Morrissey
es the necessity Of few principles to
TX about. and lie trusts to Tilden, who :,
a LAWYER with OoO1 Ehrarv ~ toIo 1 ~