New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-17
LITTER FROM NEW YORK

New Taetics Of che Democracy-Nfen
with Military Records Not 60 be Al.
lowed Access of the Presidency-Ctvtl"
ians Alone to be Candidates for the
Presidency-l -lssues OF she War To Dc
Nee Aside and Civil Issues Substftuted-
Republicans PluckinE up Courage and
Assuming the Ohensive-Break in tho
Democratic Adyancs-The Political Sky
BrighteninE.
New YORK. June II, 1873.
The Democratic leaders having made all
they could out Of the third term hue and
cry, have now turned their guns upon
new point Of attack. War is to be made
on military candidates for the mex: presi-
the Republicans or the Democracy will be
angered. Having allowed the enemy to
set aside one Of our strongest leaders. 1t is
supposed that we will also yield to this
new demand. This blow at military candi-
dates for the presidency. If unresisted. will
Of course prove fatal 70 the Republican. Tor
either one of the following reasons:
First. this demand forces the Republican
party to declare that Southern reconstruc.
ton is q finished work. This admission
would, of course, seal the fate of the party,
because il Southern reconstruction is a
finished work the mission Of the Republican
party is at an end, and the party must. in
such case. die natural death from natural
causes. Secondly. this demand for civil
ian az President carries with it the con-
demnation of executive Intervention in any
of the late Confederate States in order to
protect the rights of citizenship in these
States. Thirdly, it lays General Sheridan,
or any other popular military leader, on the
the shelf, and prevents the possibility Of
such q man being General Grants successor.
1t is not likely that the Republicans will
yield any more ground to the Democrats.
the offensive. and General Sheridan. it he
lives. may become the favorite with thou
sands of Republicans ss the chosen success
sor of General Grant.
The most prominent Democratic leaders
here now admit that there is no chance of
electing in 1876 what il known as q
straight out reactionary Democcrat'-say
like Hendricks. II is admitted that the
Democratic party must take as it's presiden-
tial standard bearer an old line Free Soiler
or Abolitionist, q var Democrat. and sup
porter of the policy which engrafted citizen
ship on emancipation. All this indicates
that the heart OF tho Northern people is still
alive to the great Cause Of humanity in-
volved in making the citizenship rights of the
freedmen good. 1t also shows "break" ia
tho Democratic line Of advance. 1t is
serious "break, y and il tho Republicans do
their duty this break will become . breach.
Since my arrival North l have been
asked on every side what tho condition Of
things at the South really is. This question
comes from Democrats as we'll as from Re
publicans. Southern Republicans can have
no idea Of the deep interest tho Northern
people feel in this matter Of Southern re-
construction, and how utterly uninformed
the people are in regard to the facts Of the
case.
The political sky begins 20 brighten. The
clouds are clearing away. Men are getting
ready for the great conflict which will soon
be upon the country, and on which depends
be aristocratic or Demoeratic-monarchica
or Republican. Let every man capable Of
service prepare for duty and remember that |
the North is the battle field. Let every Re |
publican be prepared 70 do his duty, and |
the sooner he takes up that duty the better. |