New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-16

Nov aan1sAiRe and CoaDecticut.
Wereprint from tho Buffalo Express O
tbs seventh instsut tho following admirable
statement and analysis of tho causes If thu
Republican victory in New Hampshire and
| the Repsblicsn defeat in Connecticut:
| necticut. Both were fought on national
iseues and with opposite results. This
seeming contradictory decision can be
reO0nciled, We think. We undertake to say
that the Republicans carried New Hamp'
! shire on radical Republication, and that
the Democrats carried Connecticut on radi
cal Democcacy, and that the lesson of both
elections 10 the same.
!. New Hampshire-LyiDg Democrats
observers generally have construed the
New Hampshire election to be q rebuke to
| the policy of the Republican administration
| and Congress and demand for q cOnserva-
! tive Il. O.. Democrstic) republicanism.
Harpc~'s Weekly is one such false con.
struer-we mean that page in the Weekly
which is opposite Nsst's cartoons, in mere
than one sense. The reverse is the truth.
New Hampshire was fought on platforms.
dates had little influence. "Honors were
easy 90 tar. 30 We must look at the two
platforms. On nine of the twelve distinc.
tive declarations of the campaign the two
platforms were identical; on only three did
they divide and fight. The nine points
which we're so plain that no one in New
Hampshire disputed them were these:
rights and exact Justice.
q Both condemned the use of the military
power for unconstitutional purposes.
3. Both declared against third term.
4. Both denounced public subsidies to
corporations.
S. Both favored resumption of specie
payments.
Both demanded free banking.
Z. Both denounced official corruption.
8. Both condemned official rapacity and
Standardization.
9. Both talked non,committal On the
liquor question.
If the Republicans won by virtue of
those principles, the Democrats lost by the
same. If. the people Of New Hampshire
ratified one platform for these planks, they
condemned the other platform for the same
reason; they said yes and mo- to them
at the ssme instant. In 40 far the result is
az much triumph for Democratic princi
pies as for Republican principles. Men did
not change their votes from last year be-
cause they saw similarity between the
two platforms. Something else recalled
them to the Republican fold.
We must look for the differences, the an
tagonisms, of the two platforms to lind the
cause of the changed result. And here are
the differences, the real issues, Of that
campaign:
l. The Republicans denounced the "White
Leaguers" and the intimidation of and out
RACES on Union men in the Southland the
Democrats didn't. The former were in
dorsed and the latter condemned at the
polls.
9. The Republicans demanded for all the
people of the South (black as we'll as white
the same peace, protection, prosperity they
themselves eDjoyed-and the Democrats
didn't. For this the former were Endorsed
and the latter condemned by the people.
3. The Republicans called upon Congress
to give peace and republican form of gov
eminent to Louisiana without delav-the
Democrats denounced all federal inter-
ference with anything that may be done in
Louisiana or otl : Southern States. The
one was voted up and the other down by
the people.
If anything in national politics was
passed upon BY New Hampshire, it was an
indorsement of the rights Of every citizen
of the South to federal protection; the
all who violate these rights; the duty of
Congress to sanction such restraint by
law. New Hampshire voted for federal
supremacy and force bills. 1t declared
that we are one nation, one government.
and have right to rule that which we
conquered. That's what New Hampshire
decided if it decided anything.
II. Connecticut Senator Eatons speech
was the key note OF the Connecticut cam
paikn. 1t was bold, consistent proclama-
ton of the foundation principle of the Dem-
ocratic party-State sOreraynty As the
Republicans Of New Hampshire went back
to first principles and declared for federal
supremacy the Democrats of Connecticut
went back to first principles and declared
for State sovereignty. Both won, as radi-
calism, pluck and consistency always win
with the people "God hates a coward"
and 40 do the American people. The Re-
reignty speech as a campaign document,
and called every Democratic voter in the
State out of his hole. It was Democratic
gospel, meat. drink. life, inspiration. They
swarmed like clansmen to the blast of Rod
erick Dhu's horn.
What of distinctive Republicanism had
the other side to offer to inspire hope! What
q noble inspiration of q grand principle,
lofty faith, was given them! Not word
Whose bugle horn sounded the charge?
General Hawley'sEwhose claim to Repub-
lican sympathy was his opposition to Re.
publican test legislation for the protection
of the dearest vital rights of American citi-
zeEs, oppressed because of their Republican
ism. Speaker Blaine, fresh from banquet
given him by the Democrats in Philadelphia
because OF his opposition to Republican
measures in Congress and his great services
to the Democratic minority. General Gar
policy for the South which JEFF Davis de- /
manded in 1851. Over against this we have
only the echoes Of the hundred guns fired
by the Republican candidate for Governor
over Grants Louisiana policy. That was
last January. Three month old echoes and |
smoke dre not substantial foundations to
build great party on. What had the Re-
publicans of Connecticut to fight for.
Talk not to rs of Grantism being approx |
The people don't care for |
Grant orjany other man. They do care for |
clear, distinct towering prin. |
ciples, which no one can mistake for De. |
any more than they can take |
grand old Mount Marcy for pile of gar
bage. Give them an organization resting |
deep ON bedrock principles. and they will /
light to the death, whoever leads Nothing |
bpt great cause can fire thousands with /
away a1d toned down the Republican faith
until Republicans seriously ask, "Why are
We Republicans New Hampshire called
oudly for Republican policy and Repub-
lean principles. Connecticut declared that
he party true to its foundation principles
IAN always whip the party that is emas.
,ulated OF these.
Horal-The next Presidential election is
% be fought on the issue, federal supremacy
e. State sovereignty, and the Republican
party must take an early, radical unmis-
akable position on one side of that ISSUE
There is only one side that it can take The
ines are already formed on the other side