New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-29
THEY BELIEVE AND 1REMBLE."


uttered by the Republican, Council o.
, Freedom. It finds document so. com
pact, so unexceptionable, SO completely
filing all the conditions Of fraternity, in
tegrity, economy and official qualities
ton, that like tho disguised fsnd in the
! opera it recognizes the true cross in the
| sword hit of it's antagonist. and after 9
few rain struggles OF an impotenc rage
bows to the sacred symbol and absconds.
So the Picoyune does not dare oppose OF
! criticise these principles, and SO falls back
I upon the Bulletin dodge of affirming that
hone but saints can execute these prn-
| ciples. and that the DEMOCRACY Of Louis
lana are the saints.
| We are charged with having put away
this declaration in remote corner, and it
! is alleged that but for the antiquarian re-
search Of the Pic IL would not have be.
come known that there is such Coup
I Gil Of Freedom. We published this
] declaration as an advertisement-the
New Orleans press does all such political
notices That it is not dead vail placard
intended to fill space until some other
lad" comes in, is shown by the
cabalissic letters ':au26 g." II the
PIC had cast its eyes upon our edito.
rial columns. it would have found that we
described in terms Of the highest approval
the formation of this Republican agency.
1t is the work Of the Republican State
Committee, and is an auxiliary means of
presenting to the people in simple form
that bfood-won creed which is taught to |
children in the Republican political cate
chism. 1t il to be observed that this
subordinate agency is not intended to
divide the Republicans. by the device of |
independence, nor the delusion of liberal |
ism. It only holds. up before the people |
the irresistible declaration of doctrine,
and demands that the representatives of
the party shah conform to it upon psin of
Republican censure and condemnation.
1t makes no-appeal to any other party. It
depreeates the opposition of any other
party. 1t is the proclaimed will of the
American people, and neither needs de.
tense nor requires Interpretation. It is
like the firmin of Turkish Sultan, to be
obeyed at the political peril of all to
whom it is addressed.
The Picagyne. then ridicules oil plat
'orms upon the previous argument that
he Democratic platforms have become so
1ckety that when one steps on the free
rade end OF plank the protection ex-
remity flies up and first breaks the head
II the confding explorer and then drops
nm into that official oblivion upon which
Democrat looks with as much dread as
good Christian upon the idea Of eternal 6
othingness. We agree to a certain ex.
ent with the Pic. A platform is the gun !
eek OF the vessel. It must be solid and il
zee from gingerbread work. But neither IT.
un decks nor quarter decks are of any d
alue unless the hearts that man them are
true as the oak aud iron Of which they \
re framed Or by which they are defended. r.
ut as no vessel, however staunch, could =
defended without true men, so 10 true
en- could make effectual fight without u
'e deck to stand on and the bulwarks to ! a.
'fend,, The Republican party has both
e principles and the men, and will man | q
platform at the proper time with men / ef
at are as unexceptionable as its prin. to
pies. in
The Pic and the Bulletin have, however, =
me to the conclusion that the world is sy
low because their Democratic doll has m
en- found stuffed with the sawdust of ha
consistent and conflicting professions. alb
The conclusion Of each is, however. to
y illogical, because each seems to come an
the conclusion that no man out of a
jority of voters in the United States sol
be trusted with Office, and by assent INF
the one party and direct influence of sec
other tie Democracy can alone fur raj
b the men to conduct the government. on
fact that the Democracy did not put thu
nomination for the government of this del
a single one of the Democrats who de.
hlled the offices before, the undis. Bee
ed truth that those Democrats left an ; !
umu1ation of floating debt, which the S SI.
sent Democratic administration assigns | mel
season why it can not comply with the am; ans
Al obligations of the city, prove that the
aocracy does not constitute all that B
word honestly implies. It is proper al :
tate that the Picayune has fallen into =,
ose sort Of logic that may do Injustice 'ns
self and others. It is thus on TOP of un. .
e radiant promises. 1o"s
'mes the announcement. that the Re #
lean Council of Freedom has nrattv -
m"Ao up Its mind to run Tom Anderson. oS;o
,;eutenant Govonn" VI jim Lewis OF {
mill
here has been no such announcement usel
does the Council of Freedom claim ;nu
power to make or Indicate nomina. sam
!. In
1t the moral Of this assault npon a prop
rine which they dread with the same 1ng
ophobia that the devil is said TO re-. whie
holy water. They believe in spite ence
,emselves, and they tremble because to o. ps
naexible justice Of the people will tena
and cast into the bottomless and ;S;na
dless pie Of exclusion from office all whic