New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-10
THE POLITICAL P0LYPUs.


As there is a connection between anims
and vegetable life so intimate that tn
point can not be ascertained when tn
zoophyte passes into the plant, SO there
an analogy between the action OF corpores
vitality aud certain moral attributes whic
correspond perfectly in their character
istics. We have no leisure to extend
lecture upon this subject further than t
! give single example of the moral an
vital analogy. There is described il
zoology an animal formation, withou
further apparent agency than to gathe
with hundred arms such spoils as tn
waves may bring within reach, and con
vey the same into capacious stomach 70
the general nutriment OF the system. Tn
strictly scientific description is as follows
There is mass Of small, cylindrical glu
tinous bodies (!ke q package Of cigarettes
| perhaps), which are combined and repre-
sented by single mouth Around this
mouth there are number Of tentacula.
| These float around loosely in the water,
and are used to capture the
necessary prey for the common
! stomach. These serve 'the purpose
| OF sucker to fix the creature in its
site" or being prolonged by thread to
connect it with its fellows of the same
system. which, by this process. become
compound animals. the whole OF whose
parts are animated by one principle OF
life and growth. 1t has no proper organs
Of sense, no limbs appropriate to pro-
gress, nor has it any physical attributes
common 70 most of the animal creation.
But the individuals Of the genus hydra
are capable Of being psopagated in SIM
gular manner. IF one is minced into
forty pieces each piece continues alive,
and grows into perfect animal capable
Of being again separated in the same
manner"
It will be seen that the analogy be-
tween animal and moral attributes is pre-.
scented by the polyrus and the Democrat.
The corresponding qualities are these:
I. Each has common mouth and capa-
cious stomach. and an inordinate appe.
tite. 2. Each has numerous tentaculae or
grabbers and suckers, by which they may
attach themselves whenever the locality
offers nutriment and gather in from every
quarter the spoil, which is the sole object
of existence. 3. Each possesses the same
extraordinary power Of reproduction by
separation.
The Democracy has been thrusting its |
suckers wherever there was any political |
aliment. Into the protective tariff, among
the land grabbers, through and Though |
The lard tubs and -four sacks of the Union |
army 1t has recently sucked at the city |
treasury Of New York, and drawn its
quota from the bond swindles of the Credit
This highly concentrated COM
pound is conveyed into the capacious NAV
# Democracy. 1t fattens and 80 spreads
broad its innumerable filaments, that no
loating particle of pap can pass its rapa-
ious arms or escape its comprehensive
organizations. The mysterious capacity
or reputation. by an act which would
estroy any other political entity, is
every day. Democracy
lultiplies by mutilation. A flament is
rejected upon the currency of the nation.
n Ohio a small gelatinous sac begins to
IL and expand. Through its translucent
ellicle may be read, with a microscope,
lese words: This note (for one dime)
is exchangeable specie, no doubt
o, ''for United States notes, at the AS !
slant Treasures office, designated depos-
aries of the United States, when pre- {
,nted in sums not less than three dollars.
his currency is also made a tender for a
! dues to the government Of less than
Tree dollars, except customs" Then {
lere floats off another filament, which c
nds a hold in California. Here there is
and currency in good part, of
le precious metals. The germ of this
'litical polypus, so buoyant that we :
ay read the faint-lined phrases, Specie
10 only basis. ''No currency unconver-
bic on the spot, "Old Hickory and Old :
ullion,' mo more rags and lampblack."
! Maine is visible a similar and separate =
outh, stomach and grabbers, soon to be
ganized into a Democratic polypus,
wing its tenure upon the patronage of Il
e States and turningits tendril grabbers :
Idly toward the treasury of the Union. u
,ere is no apparent danger of a collision
tween these independent organizations. y
1t will require series Of examples to !
ow how these various and atagonistic u
will be made to harmonic in
common scheme OF nutritious spolia- :"
IN. 1t remains to be seen whether this ii
pluribus unu'n principle can be carried o
t in the Democratic party as successfully h
it has been in the government of the b
,ited States. The attention of the pub 81 81
is asked to the wonderful qualities of a
he polypus concretion" of the Ameri- o.
n Democracy. a,
OUR SUPER SOUTHERN NEIGHBOR. it
The New Orleans Times has for the first -
ne rebuked the abuses of the Tepisla.