New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-05
KENTUCKY As A STANDARD.


| The Bulletin has an extended article
based on the moral standing of parties IN
Kentucky. In this it takes occasion to
whitewash the neutral State, which raised
pork and mules for both armies. and sui
fered the Confederates to be captured al
Fort Donaldson for want Of reinforce
ments that General Sidney johnson was
condemned for not sending, when Ken
lucky had not placed them at his disposal.
The patronage OF the federal government
was so much better than that Of the Con-
federates that, from the Democratic ex-scc-
rotary of War Guthrie to the secessionist
General James Jackson, the property and
producing interests Of kentucky took the
bounty, fed or fought with the federal
army, and sending some regiments
Of brave men on TIE forlorn hope
of secession, came out Of the wal
prosperous and unscatbed. A few tomb.
4 stones and headboards covered her contri-
buttons to either cause. The square back
down of the secession State authorities,
the disappointment Of the Confederate
recruiting post at Bowling Green and the
advances to cover cooperation satisfied
thera that Kentuc ky was q collapsed gas
bag. It would be, Therefore, better that,
as State, she should be left out Of all
patriotic discussion on either side. She
might have as much trouble in establish
ing claim to share in Manassas or Ap-
pomattox, as she did to square partici-
| patton in the defense of New Orleans.
Her people, Individually, are as brave as
other men; her State record is highly
conservative in time of public danger.
No Southern State sooner returned to her
allegiance to the Union. The Democracy
Of the Ncrth he'd filled shoddy contracts
and furnished substitutes to conquer the
"1ebels" Of the South. OF course Ken
lucky hobnobbed with them. The Union
authorities scrutinized the loyalty Of all
who had fed or furnished the army. 'Ot
course Kentucky neither lost hog, mule nor
cordage through imYutatica OF inidelity
to the Erien.
And COW the Bulletin says that Ken
lucky does not consider members Of the
Republican party respectable! II also
adds it's own cert fcate to the same effect:
Whatever General Harlan and white
Kentucky Republican voters may think,
there are but few white Southern voters
who consider the Radical party respectable,
or who ere willing to cooperate with any
party whose main strength consists OF Me-
groes.
There is here an avowai .ha. the want
Of .espectability consists in accepting the
fact Of negro suffrage. Itis very true that
the ultraism Of single newspaper binds
no one, yet there is in this an assertion Of
the color line doctrine which Hon. Mr..
Lamar is commended by the Democracy
of Mississippi for having defeated
Il is perfectly proper 10 condemn any
man as not respectable who defrauds in
dividuals OF the public. but while the Re.
publican party has expelled and exposed
unworthy men who hare abused its
name for their own gain, the Democracy
have taken these mec 20 their bosoms,
participated in their frauds, and main
tanned their responsibility by association.
We repeat the inquiry, ITO what party
do the men belong who ovn the butchers
meat monopoly. the gas monopoly, the
New canal lease monopoly, the levee
monopoly, the licensed lottery gambling
To what party do the brokers
and bankers belong who have bought city
and State notes, warrants and bonds
at the lowest discount, and are now fund
ing the latter in valid obligations Beyond
denial to the party Of all the respecta-
ility.
We can not avoid rema1kirg that these
Democrats who think the recognition of |
negro suffrage not respectable applauded |
md voted for General Blair, who organized |
md led one of the first negro regiments
hat ever invaded the South. Then, Dem !
'crats may have instigated and particle
'ated in all the vicious legislation which /
ucceeded the war, and monopclized all
he profit without impairing their stand
ng. They may have combined with an
minent author Of their abuses, on con-
lition that the powers of Office which
lad effected their wrongs should be
xercised for their benefit, and vet
aaintain an exalted character for personal
nd political integrity. Those, however, |
Tho have arrested and reformed these
buses are disreputable because they &C.
nowledge the validity Of negro suffrage,
'hich their antagonists are SO solicitous
secure for themselves. The opposition
negro suffrage is rendered undeniable
y single syllogism. The Bulletin saws
nat party which numbers among its
lembers corrupt men who rob govern
tents IS not respectable, but the Dem
cratic party numbers among its men,
ers Tweed, Connolly and the canal ring.
he Democratic party still maintains its ,
speciality, therefore the presence of
'rrupt men in a party does not impair
responsibility. 1t, therefore, results !
lat there must be some other cause WHY
70 Republican party is not respectable, 6
I'd this is the recognition of negro suf- t
age. The Bulletin, then, does not be- j
,ve in the disqualification of fraud, cor. !
lption or monopoly, but thinks no party c