New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-22
THE oorpRouisE STnL STANDS.

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THE COMPROMISE sTnL STANDS.
We feel no disposition to ridicule the
manly stand taken by those anti-Repuo'
licans who have declined to put thel'
necks through the Democratic moose and
give the end of the cord into the hands Of
Hon. E. Booth and Mr.. Mari. We dc
not expect these dissenters to divide
their party, and still less to see them cast
their vote with the Republicans, but We
have just pride in seeing men who made
SO resolute q fight for the adjustment
proposed by the congressional committee
and Endorsed by the representatives o.
the Conservative party, Messrs. Zacharie
and Burke, as the best thing that could
be done, insisting that the com
promise is still subsisting and
obligatory spon them. It will be re-
membered that Hon. E. Booth and some
others pledged themselves to continue
their opposition to the compromise and
defeat it if possible. Hon. E. Booth is,
we believe, born subject of her most
maternal majesty Of England, and is in
that right endowed with persistency OF
purpose which plain people call obsti-
macy. We can not, therefore, be sur
prised that, having given a candid no
tice of his hostility and undated pur-
pose to defeat that compromise, he should
attack it at any time and in any manner
possible. On the other hand we are not
surprised to see that those who made the
compromise, and defended themselves
upon the advantages which it assured
the opposition, should stand. by their
pledges. Hon. E. Booth and his asso-
ciates seem to regard the compromise
as temporary measure, intended solely
to give the Democracy better vantage
ground for renewing the attack. It is q
piece Of strategy not unlike that by
which the French gained access to in
terror Mexico. Their first landing was on
pretence of compelling payment Of
public debt Suffering great loss by dis
ease in their encampment on the coast,
they obtained permission on the score of
humanity to advance to a higher and
healthier region. This granted, the march
Of invasion and permanent occupation
We expect no advantage to the Repub-
lican party from any temporary schism in
The opposition ranks, but honor demands
that compromise effected to establish
The stability of the. State government
during its unexpired term should be in
good faith complied with. Messrs. Booth
md Mari certainly could not have ex-
pected that the Republican party would
nave gone more than half way to meet an
adjustment that would have given the
Democratic party control of the Legisla-
ure for ten days, and enabled them to
'xpel the Repu blican State authorities
md occupy the whole State government
or nearly two years.
The opposition party stands pledged
o carry out certain reforms, and the Re-
publican party is to cooperate in these
measures. We have been struck with
be fact that not one Democrat has
efned the specific reforms that he
The Democratic clerks and
heriffs now deriving great profit from
heir Offices seem to have made no
roposal whatever to abate their salaries |
r perquisites. 1t may be well therefore
Or the convention reformers to call Hon.
). Booth and associates, and learn by
chedule precisely what reforms they pro-
ose. 1t would be terrible thing if
entlemen who have no motive but re.
,rm should find themselves led captive |
y Hon. E. Booth and his Democratic as
ociates without any reduction Of salaries |
r reformation Of political abuses what
yer. It is we'll, therefore, that the anti
.epublicans should call halt and know |
-ecisely what the men who opposed COM
romise at the base Of Henry Clay s statue
lean to do. Let them stand fast and
AIRY arms and demand schedule from
he Republicans. With the immense re-
uction of the public burdens already ef-
,cted it is not impossible that we may
ut in bid for public approval that will |
least compel Hon. E. Booth and his
emocratic associates to go something |
etter or show their hand,