New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
DEMOCRACY PLRE.

We were gratifed to learn tina. ou1
Democratic antagonists had decided tc
establish journal devoted 70 the ezposi.
ton OF Democratic principles. Trey
were
Impressed with the belief ths. d. his
Juncture OF our public affairs fearless and
lncorruptible organ Of the people has be.
come necessity.
We pass by the obvious impntation tina,
at this iuncture the people have no fear
less or incorruptible organ" 50 that It be-
comes necessary TO import such an instfu-
ment from abroad. We have three organs
each OF which has been holding ont, as
would appear, false pretenses.
The Picayne figures in the last Direct
ory as THE peoples paper, the Oldest
and most popular and influential newspa-
per now in the Southwest" 1t is Sc Con-
servative journal, owned by .SoutheYn ne,.,
and controlled, on sound political princi-
pies, in the interest Of the general public
which it represents, etc.
The New Orleans Times is 'tie leading
journal Of the South" with cover double
the circulation of any other paper South. s"
The New Orleans Bulletin las claimed
not merely to be an organ of the people,
but was entitled in our opinion to have
been chosen as the Democratic organ Tor
reasons which We were obliged to assign
some weeks since. The German Gq:e.!e has
a far larger circulation ethan any German
publication throughout the South, . but
the Democratic organ is unfortunately not
printed in the Teutonic tongue, SO tha.
portion of the people which it represents
must continue in barbaric darkness. The
New Orleans RErUBIICAN is far more un-
fortunate, it represents the larges. NUM-
Der OF voters in the State, but as these
voters are not admitted by the Democracy
to he ''people, the REPUBLICAN can .akero
exception to the new dispensation of politi-
cal virtue, rendered necessary by the want
OF "a fearless and incorrQptible organ Of
the people. To ignore three journals each
having, at least double the circulation IN
the South Of any other; each the defender
OF Democratic principles under the Nest
elastic Interpretation, and each willing NO
doubt to 90 any amount Of public print
ing which the Democracy may require, IS
pretty hard. To intimate that "a fear
less and incorruptible organ OF the peo-
pie is necessity" adds to a rather IN
grateful acceptance of all that these pa
pers and DR.. Mcs1illen have expended
in breath, sweat, and money, an injurious
imputation. This imputation is, that a
new organ, stock, lock and barrel, fearless
and incorruptiblo, has to be imported
from abroad as a necessity to supply the
want Of such qualities at home. l. is the
right of every one to decline the services
OF an employe at any time, bat it may
not be just to the employee to intimate
that substitute had been engaged because
courage and fidelity had become "a ceces.
sity"
We were, however gratifed that Dem
ocracy, disguised with fusion, had de.
cided to cut loose from all entancling
alliances, and publish its programme Of
principle. We were pleased to see that j.
will be found supporting inexorably the
principles of the Democratic party and
fingered to listen to what those principles
may be,
It had been expected that the necessity
Of new organ would have been found in
The avowal Of the doctrines of 1859:
The strict construction Of tie federal
constitution, as expounded by the States
the heinous crime Of a pro.
tective tariff; the infinite virtues of hard
money, and the wasteful appropriations
for river and harbor Improvements, with
the prohigate largess Of the public |
lands to railroads and schoolhouses,
such might We have expected, but
N place thereof, We have the
same platitudes Of superior virtue
and patriotism which seem Of late to
stand for all the ancient principles which
he Southern Democracy was proud to
uphold. May we not respectfully expect |
something supplementary on this subject? |
If no existing journal is sufficiently brave
md honest TO represent the people,
you'd it not be proper to let US know |
what the people really need in their
necessity" We mean all courtesy to. !
ward our new associate. Though he |
may not have enjoyed the honor Of |
heretofore residing in" our midst, we take
40 ungenerous exception to his right, as
IN American citizen, to migrate to any |
part Of the Union. Now let US know in
What the Democratic principles, which
re so tenderly faint lined in the pros
'ectus, really are.
Longfellow is not spelling for chance to
'e heard; but there are plenty of other poets