New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-10

the critics on the extravagant administra-
ton Of the city and State, the decline
is far from being accounted for. The
mechanics have sounded the crevasse
and discovered it's cause. 1t is the want
of an industrial population which can
create goods for domestic consumption.
Let the State and city reduce or take off
the tax on labor and mechanical invest
ment; let the capitalists and real estate
owners encourage factories and work.
shops, and have schools for men and wo-
men; let our men of ability and character
lay aside their partisan scrap books and
discuss questions of our material capacity
to manufacture, and times will greatly
improve. In this category we in
clude every mea sure of reform and
public economy which may be pro-
posed-the support of any honest and
competent man who comedies in princi-
pie with his supporters, that can be en-
ployed in the public service. Hard work,
poor wages. with integrity and economy
in our public affairs, will tend to restore
that prosperity to our city. The oppo-
sites will not do SO, for they dave been
effectually tried. We append the letter
of Engineer:
New ORLEANS, April S, 1875.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
In your article headed Failure of Prom
Use and Abuse of AuthOrit y' in Sundays
paper you aye somewhat astray, and as one
Of the Originators of the movement you
make reference to. wish to set you right,
providing you are willing to be set right.
You seem to think that the movement of the
mechanics labOrers, ETC.. is simply that OF
the dissatisfied Democratic working people.
1t ls not so. This move is against all those
who are blamable for the present condition
of affairs in this State. It would be unfair
to charge the Republican party with al, yet
it IS most undeniable that knaves Of no
party, but who have made loud prOtesta
tons of their Republicanism, are more to
blame, if possible, than that very gaseous
article known as 'the oldest and BEST" l
could name many who are justly to blame,
but will simply refer to their acts and the
results contingent thereon.
The mechanics, labOrers and wOrkingmen
have seen, felt. and are still suffering from
the act OF those who have had control OF at
fairs. We have been crushed and almost
starved by thieves, who make no claim to
honesty, but who pride themselves upon
their skill in 'hiding tracks,"
You ask ''tO whom can this especially |
apply" and you answer ITO the very men |
whom these mechanics have aided to place |
in power In this you are correct, although |
you attempt. or rather would imply that |
all is caused by the white Lacquer"
Allow me to say that although the White |
Lacquer is unquesti0nably blamable for |
enforcing the doctrine of assassination to
procure office, yet the other class, will not
stigmatize political party by applying an
opprObriOus term TO it, but the other class
l mean is the class which is always in
power, no natter which political party may
be in the minority. l refer to the class
which ignores all pretensions to anything
but gain, Of which class we have, unfOr
too many. You refuse to see the
wrongs committed by knaves, if they happen
to affiliate with your party, but you can
see distinctly all that which is not of your
party make.
You say: "They are we infer, only the
Democratic unemployed, for no Republican
Dr. colored man need apply In this you
9rr. There are fully as many Republicans
and colored men in this movement as there
are others, as you will find at the proper
line.
Finally, the workingman, the laborer
md the mechanic has concluded that he
will no longer be ruled and robbed by
znaves, and this move is for the purpose of
measures to successfully com
,at the schemes of knaves, of no matter
what political name.
Were you to have a reporter present at
'ur meetings l am inclined to think you
would be better able to give true report
# our aims and purposes. and not be too
positive that it is only democratic unem-
'loyed" who are in the movement.
ENGINEER