New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-20
DUB ELEPHANT,

less as 1t is and has been. 1t is abou
thirty feet in length and some twelv,
feet in height. 1t is covered with liner
cloth, and is evidently an object of valut
and care. Draw aside the cloth and yor
find. iron, ron-iron--wheels, cylinders
springs and bed plates. Reader, it is
Hoes four cylinder press. 1t was ordered
at a cost of about $4,000 by the last
Democratic public printer during his
term of service. 1t was sold and pur.
chased with other articles by the Repub.
lican Printing Company at much less
than original cost, and has never been
employed. This huge and Improbable
monster stands in state and may be had,
at reasonable price by any who wish
such property.
We have heretofore published the DEM
ocratic public printers who before the
war engaged all the compensation of these
services, whatever they may have been
We have stated the fact that the last Demo-
cratic public printer demanded, as the
great Democratic public printer, Richie
did, lndemnificat:on for money or profit
lost on public work. The Democratic
public printer CT Louisiana demanded
fifty thousand dollars as the difference be-
tween the medium in which he was paid
for his work and the par of greenback
currency. The national Democratic pub
lie printer at Washington asked and re-
ceived bonus of fifty thousand dollars
in recognition of his services to the
Democratic party for fifty years. as well
as for alleged losses sustained in taking
the public printing as the lowest bidder
This thirty seven thousand dollar
elephant which the REPUBLICAN stables
at present, was then purchased for the
Democratic public printing. We may
affirm. it was paid or to be paid for
out of the public printing fund 1t may
not unreasonaoly be supposed that the
Democratic public printer anticipated
more work than he could then do or than
We can at present do, since neither have
used the press.
We have mentioned these facts to pre-
pare an inquiry. The writers Oh the New
Orleans Bulletin have employed a sour
rility which has no influence here and is
not read beyond the bounds of the city, to
denounce the Republican Company which
does the public printing. Are we to un-
derstand that a Democrat can alone be
allowed to execute the public printing?
Are we to understand that the Democratic
party will repeal the public printing con-
tracts, or are Republicans to be ostracised
and assassinated until they agree to hold
office as the colored voters are expected
to renounce suffrage?
Are men calling themselves Democrats
to claim exclusive political rights and en-
force them with field pieces, Remington
rifles and stillettos?
We desire to know. We have right to
know, because if our money or our lives
are demanded We would always COM
promise with even a political highway
man by conceding the only object which
he could have, the acquisition of gain.
We understand the game of those who
are triumphant in local force of numbers,
Or skill in arms. They are abusive and |
nurderous when it may be done with i'm
punity. In the presence of equal force |
'hey are fawning and submissive. Such |
IS Democracy. Senator Bayard, as
quoted in the Picayune of yesterday,
speaks of the party relations at the
North as follows:
He observes that the old feeling of sec |
.ional bitterness was dying out and that |
The people we're happy to welcome Northern |
men among them. Eren leading Radicals |
cere treated nth the highest respect and con-
anu there was an evident desire |
20 convce them that the terrible cock and |
pull stories of he carpet baggers were pure
lotions and Intended Tor political effect
Why this disposition to treat 'even
eading Radicals with the highest re.
'pectF' Nothing, except that the leading
Republicans were able to protect them
selves in Baltimore as well as in Cincin-
1ati, where the same respectfully treat
nent was extended, and for the same
eason.
Now, we can not be expected to reply
o the language of the Bulletin. We
'ould, perhaps, employ scurrilous pen.
Perhaps we might even hire Democratic
lefamer, but it is not in our line. 1t is
lot necessary, and we should not like to
AIRY the phraseology of Gallatin street
nto the cabinet of the statesman, or into
he parlors Of respectable readers. +
We must bear the lot and cross of the
printing contract as we best may. Should
ur successor be at any time elected or ap-
'ointed, we may apprehend the Bulletin as
competitor. Not, perhaps, with its
'resent corps of penholders. They will
AVE served their turn in breaking down
IL Republican competition. A new set
nay canvass the Legislature or appeal to
he Governor for the public printing, and
is not beyond possibility that the B,dle-
in may one day secure the Democratic
appointment and contract, and so relieve
Is OF our Democratic elephant.