New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-21
Especial Correspondence of the Republican. ]
NORTHERN POLITICS.

Old Time Notes from the New York Trf-
bune-The Liberal Republican Vote and
the Democratic Ticket-The New "Con.
Observation-Disclosures Bridee-Democraiic
Retreat Through Attack on General
Grant-What May Come OF This-Etc.
New YORK. October II, 1875.
The campaign 1.-THE Ohio campaigu) will
long be rernem mbered in our political history.
1t has be n an open fight between folly and
common sense, rascality and honesty, the
sober, industrious, God fearing people, who
are the stay Of our country, and, etc.
From whom come these brave words in
praise OF the Republicans Of the Westl
From no less pers. mage than the elegant
etIop0litan editor who saws wood in kid
gloves, bathes in a swallow-tail dress coat
and wears a peacock feather in his forage
cap at breakfast, the same who, sitting in
his tower above the Tribune building, has, for
the last four years, done his utmost to under
mine the faith OF Republicans in their cause
and their principles. The Spiritualists will
say that this language was dictated by
hand ''unseen," and which in days gone by
sent forth daily Just such messages as these
to cheer on the army of liberty in it's battle
for the cause of humanity. We do not at
tribute this "burst" to any supernatural
agency. 1t is the result of actual contact
with hard facts. The New York Tribune
bas reached the mint in ;onrns,;sm which
its founder reacbed in the nresiaent;a,
arena when he entered upon the delusive
chase of honor through Democratic means.
There is nothing in common between what
ia real in tbe D.mocracv ana in ,bosa
things which imnart IN Reppbl;can;, m
the onlv reality il nossesses. Renrb,;can-
ism stands for the ripbts of humanity
or If stands for nothing wber tho y,.;b,,,,s
turned against the Republican marty the
raal ,;fa nos.sa ont of ,h.t .,a, T. no.,
existed since by expedien.s. and throupb
the imnetus which Greelav gave II in his
lifetime. As an independent newspaper. it
has before If a wide field tof usefulness and
enterprise, Asa Democratic paper IL can
never exert a leading influence. It can
never again bs trusted bv Renublicans, us
views upon politics posa.ss. therefore. M
influence whatever in Rennblican circ,es
and even its "burstsu of ld.tme Renpb.
licap talk sucb "a 7 opo,e ahova on,y nro.
woke n sm;le. As a med;,m tbronob
which to circulate personal attacks
and manufactured "saotsv this great
paper is Still a mower for evil and a
power on the side of wronp When Wa re-.
member that the TYibuue ia conducted in
the political int If Free Trade State
Rights. Con federate- Democratic nr;nc;nles
we can understand the tremendous force Of
the pressure which makes il nav unw;,lino
tributes of praise TO Western RepubIcans
But while we should accent this tr;hpte
we should also remember the warning m
"beware of the Greeks when thew bring
gifts"
Speaking of the Tribune suppests natnr.
ally the question, "What are the Libera,
Republicans of New York doinpw Jnforma.
| tion has been received in this citv from nm.
doubted authority. that seventv.tve nsr
cent of the Liberal Republican vots of the
State will be cast against the Democratic
ticket. So the Democracy gained nothing
but little passing respectabi,itv bv placinp
the names of disaff.cted Rsnubl;cans on
their ticket Tbey will lose votes from their
own ranks by the move. to sav potbino of
| the loss of discipline inyolved IN sucb noIit-
ical 1--WE aknesses., A bran new .contrac-
ton fl atjunn bridge ia beinp constructed
in this city. 1t ia confidently believed bv
it's builders that thew have a "patentn for
the bridge; that it is a purely Democratic
invention, and that it ia strong enougb. long
enough and wide enough to enable the en-
tire body Of the Confederate Democracy to
retreat from it's prese Mt perilous position to
place of safety. "Neither contraction
nor inhation," is now the Democratic
cry. This will, it is supposed. produce
harmony in the ranks of that partv.
and also allav the publ;c annrabsn.
sion which ,pt1ation and renud;a,;on
had aroused. We shall see how the enemv
propose to handle this new gun. But the
new gun will not save the day. The trouble
with the Confederate Democracy arises
from the fact that it ia now on the defen.
sive. The Republicans constitute the at.
tackipg party. This agpressive attituda os
the Republicans will become more and more
pronounced as the canvass advances. The
new issue of "ne,ther contraction nor int,a.
tion" will meet the same fate which attend.
ed sintiation" purs and simp,e The foot
ia that the middle course between oontrao.
tion and infla,ion ia ths verv one wb;ob
General Grant has favores baretofora 7,