New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-05
OUR STRATEGY.

Ouh SIhA1b01.
We assure our friends of the Picayune
that We never claimed to have led in the
material regeneration of the South. We
| are but disciples of either the Pic itself, or
Of DR.. Worrall, as those two originals shall
decide. We venture to affirm, however,
| that our discussion of the mixed indus
tries has made the Pic far more pro-
nounced in its advocacy Of these interests
than it had heretofore been. We are
willing to approach, and with averted
eyes cast the mantle of oblivion over that
period in the history of the Pic when it
argued that nothing except the extermina-
ton of the usurper could restore the
fallen fortunes of our city. We will not
even record for an incredulous posterity
that an employe of the Pic, one of the
mildest of gentlemen, was implicated
and hororably acquitted on charge OF
having fired at Governor Kellogg at a
period when that sport was quite fashion,
able. There was at the same time very
lively sale of the Pic for the full ac-
count of the last riot" which grew out of
the policy of agitation" instituted by
contemporary was shriven of its sins by
o sherif's SALE and it now teaches that
the prosperity of our people can not be
restored by street fights and social ostra-
cism alone, but by mixed industry and
immigrant numbers. We cheerfully &C.
cord the Picayne the initiative in this
conservative policy, and follow amiably in
its footsteps, or those of DR.. Worrall as
may be decided.
In the same way we have brought the
Pic out in unqualified support of the in
dependence of Cuba. 1t twits us with
going no further than to recognize the
belligerency of that province. Here again
we are willing to accept the second violin,
and subside into the subordinate position
of the accompanies, leaving 10 the Pic all
the honors of baritone or basso profundo,
with all the reclamation due to superior
faculties of exciting public admiration.
We shall expect the administration to give
US credit for having evoked this express
sion of unqualified support from leading
organ of the business interests of our great
city. Should the United States open in
Cuba market for Western commodities,
should it fit out commercial or other ex-
petitions at this city with a greater or.less
expenditure of federal or other money, we
shall be content that the Picayetne shall take
all advantage of having been the earliest
supporter of the unqualified independence
of Cuba, and assume for ourselves the hum
BILE position of having simply stipulated
for recognition of the belligerency of
State that has been waging war for six or
seven years.
We hoped that when the history of our
Spanish relations shall be written the
fact that we have brought from the Pic
ayune an unqualified support of the Re-
publican administration, even to the
extent of admitting the independence of
Cuba, will be "booked with the rest of
that days deeds" This is all we ask. If
the Pic will turn over its old files and
republish some of its own articles recog-
nizing the independence of Texas within
six months from the date of Mexican in
vasion, its course will then be perfectly
consistent with the days when the spirit
of Kendall animated its columns.