New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-17
SERVICE TO TIE PUBLIC,

1t has become evident that it is much
better that a press, like family, should
correct the errors Of the members of its
own party, than to leave this task to be
performed by outside authorities. This
rigid prosecutionsof all alleged offenders
made by the Republican party relieves
the press of an arrant fealty which was
required like the Spartan boy to conceal
the object of fraud under its garment
| until its vitals were torn out The
practice of selling out those to whom the
seller owes his opportunity to sell, at
least as old as the steward in the parable
There is much new under the sun but
little Of human. fraud is original See
how the officehol ders did under the
crown of England. At a date when
kings ministers were convicted Of bribery
and compelled to refund like Tweed and
Connolly-if the law can get at thesr
hidden spoils- Bishop Latimer said:
Another sayeth he will have an office 10
do good to this country, but as soon as he
hath authority to take the fee TO himself he
setteth his servants to do his duty, and in
stead Of wages he giveth them authority to
live by pillage. bribery and extortion.
There is no moral obligation and no
common sense invested II the defense of
official dishonesty. There is every obi
cation, in the opinion of President Grant
and Secretary Bristow, to prepare party
for usefulness by divesting its defense Of. 1
all personal dishonesty and meeting the
foe in the open field ana along the align
ment Of party principle.
We have observed the Bulletin and Plea.
yuae have aiken this practical view of
political duty. They can not see how The |
city Admin strators can take the current i
receipts of revenue to pay floating debt !
of 81, 5000 o when it dimiaishes to that |
extent the amount necessary to pay
debt OF the highest dignity. They
can not see how. if the city can post
pone the layment Of all its bondsdebt
because Of inability. it can recognize a
portion Of this bond debt, and set over
two most important sources of revenue to
secure the bond creditor. It becomes Pc.
euliarly curl ous VIII en- we are told that the
revenues OF the wharvess will exceed the
liability of the city by several hundred
thousand dollars The postponement of
the Property Holders petition that the
city shall, as the State has done, scrutin-
Ize the validity of the immense funded
indebtedness without any representative
value seems also strange. The. Repubi-
can State authorities have saved the State
and city taxpayers millions of dollars by
ust such scrutiny as is proposed in re.
gard to the city obligations. We deem
his the best service which can be rem
Tered to any party. 1t is to inquire into
my alleged abuses, clear the party record
If any men or acts which require vindica-
ion and come before the American public
With platform Of principles and record
# deeds which will be above reproach
md beyond opposition
Is it when the Democracy of. Minnesota
'ccept the emancipation Of the negro, and j
he amendments of the constitution as a
inality that the Republican party shall
'e thrust from the administration of its
wn principles, for the imputed frauds of
ings and robbers? We think not. The :
oicayune and Bulletin are rendering i'm
'ortant public service, and may present
be next candidates of the Democracy 4
nder far more formidable circumstances
han if the financial action of the present
administration had to be defended before !
discontented and an almost suspicious ]
constituency. It would seem well if the a
resent season of leisure SHOULD be dedi-
ated to some such scrutiny as the jour