The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-17
KICKING AND WHINING.

Even The Chicago Tribune, the staunch sup
porter Of Grant and the shameless defender OF
the acts Of the Radical party gags" at the
Caucus Bill" Even the Tribune was net
prepared for that dose. Read its doleful pro-
phesy and whining lament over the decay OF
the Radical party. Let US not help to keep
the miserable thing alive:
A Grave Mistake.
The political bill adopted by the joint Re-
publican caucus. providing for the re-enact-
ment OF that portion OF the Ku-Klux act which
gives the President the right of suspending
the writ Of habeas corpus, and using the army
and navy, the appointment of marshals to
supervise elections, and the arrangement of
the various details of voting, is grave
mistake, to characterize it as mildly as pos
sible.
In the first place, it is always political
mistake to legislate partisan measures which
cannot be enforced, or which, il enforced,
would prove fatal to the party originating
them. The present Congress seems 10 be
rushing blind!y into law-making without
reference to the fact that in the next Congress
the political power, the law-makiug power,
and the revenue power-in other words, the
power of the law, the purse, and the sword
passes into the hands Of the Democratic parry
The fact seems to have been overlooked that
the Republican party was beaten last tall by
500, coo votes, and also the other serious fact
that the House, after the 4th of March next
will have a Democratic majority OF at least
sixty, with probability that, in the elections
yet to come off in New Hampshire, Connect
cut, California and Mississippi, this majority
may be increased, and that this new House
will have control of the purse and the sword.
The OILY tenure Of power left to the Republi-
can party is in the Senate and this grows
feeber and feebler, and offers little consola-
ton to those who thought after the election
last fall that the Republican ascendency in
that body could not be disturbed. The pres
ent Senate stands Republicans, SO; Den O.
Gratis, -; Independents, 4; vacancies, l.
TIE next Senate will stand Republicans,
SO; Democrats, %; Independents, 6, with the
seat to be filled from Louisiana and the two
new Senator'S from Colorado As none of the
Independent Republicans, like Cameron,
Booth and Christiancy, are hot partsans and
cannot be relied upon to act with the caucus
on all purely partisan measures, and the seats
from Louisiana and Colorado may be filed
with Democrats, it is barely possible that the
Republicans may have a ma GRITTY of votes
in the Senate. This feeble thread is all that
holds the Republican party to its tenure of
power III Congress- and the fact should be an
lesson with reference to instituting
doubtful legislation for future USE
A still greater objection to this political
bill lies in the fact that it is probably inn
practicable and certainly impolitic. Grant |
ing that it could be enforced, would it not
result in throwing the whole South into a !
fever of excitement and be a damaging blow
to the Republican party? Is it not the very
which, of all others, the Democratic |
party would like to see passed, and against
which they would be more than delighted to
record their votes?
The passage of such bill would certainly
exasperate the South and excite disorder in
States now at peace. 1t wouldarray the white
race in more determined hostility to the
blacks than exists now. 1t would do nothing
to benefit the colored race. 1t would threaten
the peace of the South with new disorders.
1t should be the policy of the Republican
party to legislate in the interests of peace and
harmony, to bring about good feelings in the
southern States between the whites and
blacks, and in every way to conciliate the
stronger race in all its relations to the weaker.
A drop Of honey will catch more hornets
han a cup of vinegar. What occasion is
here for the reenactment of the Ku-Klux
lct in any State in the South, possibly ex-
,epting Louisiana? There are no unlawful
white organizations in these States, no dis
orders OF moment, no troubles at the polls
The elections take place quietly and regularly,
md few complaints are made either by whites
,r blacks. Troubles exists only in a single
State, and yet the Southern carpet-baggers
AVE devised a scheme of legislation
which, if carried out, might plunge
many in the Southern States
INTO the same or worse condition than now
,xists in Louisiana, and undo all that has
'een gradually and slowly done toward the
of peace, order and good gov
rnment. If the Republican members OF
congress want to destroy the Republican
'arty, they will promote that purpose by re-
nacting repressive and provocative measures
which had been repealed or expired by limit
ton, and for which there is no urgent neces-
lty existing. The thing is blunder in any
lght in which it can be viewed. and is only
laying into the hands of political opponents.
Housekeepers, if you want good bread use
dragon Baking Powder.
The best two button kid gloves reduced to