New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
We Were Deceived.

1es, III sorrow We confess it, We had
hoped. and persuaded ourselves tondlv TO
pelleve anG expect. that when the present
national House Of Representatives should
open with its Democratic msjority-oh-
tanned. as il is well known TO have been. By
mere scratch coupled here and there.
as IN nearly i rot quiIe every congressional
district Of this State, and, indeed, through
out the South, with more or less fraud and
violence, means unknown to fair elections.
ard foreign 10 the better days OF the Iepuh-
Ilc-Te say We had had fonGly hoped and
believed that when this Democratic national
H1use OF Representatives. with its recarious
majority thus obtained through means OF
doubtful legitimacy. if not of open ard de-
liant d!sreputahleness, should have organ
lied ard proceeded TO business, some de-
gree Of ordinary discretion, 10. % say an
occasional CLEAN of real conciia-ion and
even !nagnaniMitv, would have been mani
Tested and displayed by soEe of the more
prominent and manly Of tha. psrty-such
well known and high toned gentlemen. tor
instance, as Mr.. Wood, of New York. and
Mr.. Lamar, of Miss;ssippi-but we confess
we have been wofuily deceived and most
sore,y disappointed. AID doubtless almost
the entire country SHARES il :he same feel
ing Of disappointment and humiliation
The frs: thing these Democratic leaders
did was - attempt 10 deprive Mr.. Morey.
OF Louisiana. If his seat in Congress. aud
give j. 20 Mr.. Spencer, bv a mere trick of
"reference"-Mr. Morey being a Republ-
can, Of course, and Mr.. Spencer a Demo.
crat. Bct they Enthusiastically failed, for
the time being, a. Least. The unbroken
th-usta of :rutn AID reason from Mr. Blaine
and other Republican leaders. proved ZOO
nuch for tie Democratic fac.ioE:sts anG
vorld-be parliamentary tricksters; and SO
Mr.. Moyey took bis sea.-tor the present
on TIE certificate of Governor Kellogg. Mr.
Spencer hsving the certificate OF c.
ernoi" McEaery!
And tie rery unj1s', not 20 say rider
lous attitude thus assumed By the ultra
Democratic leaders in the national Eou,s
OF Congress, where they have temporary
stolen majority, IN attempting TO deprive
Mr.. Mercy of his sea. for single momen'
will appear the more glazing and iEexcusa-
bic. wheo the tact ia remembered that in
tbs, the fifth Louisiana congressional dis
tr!cr, from which Mr.. Spencer has the un-
parallel etrontery TO claim TO have been
elected, VIE have an open, fair and conceded
Republican ma 1rity OF from 1900 10 5000
votes a. ,eas.. while il ia further we'll
known fact, ard all along openly confessed
anh detautly boasted Of, that Mr., Spencer
Went irtn the race with the absolute threat
shat he was going TO win in QUE way or ar
other, ard II is eGugliv well known, if rot
Of record, that the main count or lever OF
his success was 10 be through bribery AMI
ether means of fraud. and undue aad lie
gal Generalization ot the Republican forces
and, il We mistake not, the TACT that there
was premeditat4d and systematic bribery
in lis behalf a and has all along been
openly and 51astingly confessed.
II not SO, ,hen lev il be shown upon what
legitimate ground Mr.. Spencer claims seat
IL Congress over Mr.. MO.ey, from district
overwhelmingly Repuhlcan-Mr. Morey
being well known 70 be quite as popular,
personally, as Mr.. Spencer or any otter
the spurious and fraudulent majority in the
national House of Representatives 90 ahead
and finally seat Mr. Spencer over Mr..
Morey. IL would only be carving o1t TIE
programme OF corruption and shameless
rascal!ty upon which it would seem that
certain woI!d-ba ultra leaders o. the OLD
reasonable and unpatriotic Democratic
party can alone rely for success.
But the indications really are, IA illus
manifested in this single failure to perre-
trate glazing wrong in the beginning :nst
TIE ultra and tactois element of the Dem
ncracy will rot he permitted 70 lead, even
in the Democratic Ho1se Of Congress, The
action IN Mr. Norey's case is practical
and very telling triumph OF che truly jus
minded aud conservative element of the
country, regardless Of strict party lines,
and is virtual re.recognition OF the pres
emit legitimate State government Of Louis
lana.
We dev9utly trus. this :ruly conservative
element and fraternal feeling may continue
20 triumph and remain ia the ascendant, 81
al sides and on al occasions. JUSTICE TO
al parties demands il, and tie common
good Of our common country loudly calls
Cor it.-B1aer Yit3.