New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-23
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1875

morals or grammar ola colored legislator
1t is held up as an evidence that the polit
ical rights Of the colored man have beer
improvidently bestowed upon him, and
that he should never be allowed to vot,
until he can demonstrate capacity K
forge name. To this systematic con
tumely is added To practice Of denying t.
colored Republicans any honorary add
ton to their names, and even employing
such nicknames as will bring the very ap
pointment which they hold into popula,
contempt
Yet with the exclusion of colored people
from school, with the persistent refusal
to give them employment until they shall
have expiated their political ofenses by
surrendering their political rights, with
all the memories of 1866, 1868 and 1872,
the Democratic press still insists that it
respects the laws of the United States,
and is the best friend that the colored peo-
pie could possibly have. We intended,
however, to comment on the very disre-
spectful fashion in which the Democratic
party speak of Mr.. P. B. S. Pinchback, ex-
cept when it is rumored that this gentle
man has become SO disguised with Repub-
lican injustice that he intends to throw the
weight Of his influence in favor of the
Democracy, he is called "Pinch." Then
Tor a few days this orthography of his
name is slightly restored, and he is called
'Pinchback. With the correction of this
absurd rumor it relapses into '.Pinch, " at
which stage itremains. Thus, if the Repub-
licans had ever doubted the sound polit-
ical consistency of their sagacious Sena-
tor-which they have never for moment
done-they have had an infallible indica-
ton OF his status by the manner in which
their political antagonists spelled his
name.
The latest abuse of Mr.. Pinchback's ap-
pellation has connected itself with his
attendance at Washington in support of
his claims to seat in the Senate. This
renders him very culpable, and it is ex-
remedy ridiculous for himself or his
friends to make or maintain any such de-
nand. The injustice, as well as incivility,
# our opponents, will be obvious from
he fact that Messrs. Zacheie, Burke and
theirs have resorted to Washington for
he purpose Of demanding that Mr.. John
icEnery shall be recognized and installed
$ Governor of Louisiana. Now, while
he name of Mr.. Pinchback has been am
utated in the INSCRIPTIONS manner
sated, the Hon.. John McEnery is held
nth and heralded as gentleman of the
ighest estimation, who pursues his rights
18th the fortitude Of Napoleon or two,
exile. Il
We do not gainsay the personal merits I
Mr.. McEnery. We have neither the
sposition nor the need to ridicule him or
Mac" No doubt himself and friends
'lieve in the legitimacy of his claims to
ice, but IT the honored and respected
n go or send to Washington to beg Con-
ess to so far interfere in the affairs of a
ate as to turn an incumbent of a State L
ice out and put a claimant in, it would u
ally seem that a citizen, upon whose t
,ht to hold Office no shadow of objection d
cast, might be allowed to attend the p
dy OF which he claims to be a member o
'ct, without disparagement or defama- Z
N for doing SO. b
The REPUBLICAN has no kind of ob;ec- al
a to this kind Of warfare. The Demo- p
Its say that they respect the authority Ct
the federal government, and accept the Of
'ancipation and suffrage of the colored NJ
ople. We have shown how they have lo
deavored to evade the authority, and Pr
llify the law. They tell the colored IL
ople that they are their best friends. re
have shown the means by which be
y. have convinced the minds and secured We
confidence of the colored people. ar
len an enemy has exposed strategy LII
lch no longer screens any except him. ra
I, the foe has no wish that the exposed tn
ategy should be changed. Let the Ii
nocracy persevere in its system of pc
lence, defamation and contempt of tn
colored voters, and the Republicans dr.
continue masters of the situation. VIC