New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-04
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AkATlENV.
No sooner has the cotton crop bee
secured, and the need Of daily labor di
diminished, thaa calls for the organization
Of an anti-Radical party appear. To cal
| Democratic organization anti-radical 4
libel upon the term and the radical me-
| who first adopted it. To call for the re
neal of emancipation and free suffrage i,
the name of Thones Jefferson evinces
contempt aDr history and confidence il
shanns that amazes those who aPpreciat
1 principle.
It wouk seem that those who woul'
scarcely allow the summer solstice to pas
before they commenced agitation, advis
against third parties, and recommend tn
national Democratic party as the aomen
clature Of the next contest. This much
a. least, is honest. The sufiix of conserva
tive OF Independent: is usually dropped, a
the tadpole drops bis tail. and while the
elections are carried upon fusion con
tract, the basis Il oficia! distribution i:
purely Democratic.
The acceptance and recommendation
of the term National Democracy by the
politicians and organs prove the utter in
difference ofthe Democracy to what they
formerly nicknamed their ''pEnciples.
The open ayowal of imitation created q
momentary shock amSng the Democratic
fossils who had been kept in the dark,
but the unblushing publication by Sena-
tor Thurman that, while he is a hard
money man, he will vote for his. uncle on
flush money platform, gives a. general
license to all to vote the popular side Of
any question which will give strength to
the National Democracy. We have here
tofore shown that the Democracy have
pawnsd every rag and vestige Of principle
ever professed by them for the chance of
winning in the political scheme Of 1876.
The apprehension of the Republicans
will be, we believe, realized. y Exposed
by the telegraph and daily press, Tie De-
mocracy has thrown off the mask of pre-
tended consistency, and boldly gives dis
pensadon to all to vote Us they please on
measures SO that they come mp square
and vote for the men nominated by the
party convention.
Perhaps the chief efrontery displayed
in this programme consist4a in assuming
superior political virtue. aud associatfng
the Republican party with every epithet
of abuse which can defame them with
honest men. g.The scandalous record of
the Pennsylvania Democracy, denounced
even by the New York World as Ia
gravity corrupt; the opposition Of the
New York Democracy 20 the honest ef-
forts Of Governor Tilden 70 expose the
canal ring; the strenuous efforts to
shield that ''unfbrtunate gentleman" as
Tweed was called, by the Democratic
Associated Press. alf show that whereve.
entrusted with power. the Democracy
have applied it TO the personal benefit Of |
he ring rulers. Such has been the per-
'onal tufpitude of the Democratic party !
n States in which it has been in the
.scendency. The unblushing barter of
principle for votes manifest in the Allen. 1
Thurman ring proves desperate com.
'ination to secure Office at any cost or
consequence.
The abuse OF tho Republicans in Lou
siana is natural. This party is engaged
n a reformation which will purge all the
,orbl material incident to the continued
ccupation & Office. There is real alarm
n the part Of the Democracy lest this
'torm shall so impair the patronage. and
sstrict the opportunities Of personal en-
chment, that the State government: will
OF be worth sacking. we have never
zen any eproposal Of the Democracy to
one atom of patronage. or to 7,
form the State government by simplify /
e its administration or cutting off one 7
ngle source of individual gain. The cry
turn out VI Republicans, VINO are all I
shonest, and bestow the offices upon us.
ho are all honest. =.
The effrontry Of this position is the
ore glaring when we have and have had
Democratic city government, IMPROVE
mt and insolveM; bestowing the market |
pplies of the people in monopoly;
eaaing no effects against the most .
lemn'obligations; preferring the holders
bonds of questionable validity, and
king up foating debt which could not
aim priority of liquidation over bonds
hieh have received their interest for ,
ore than QUARTS Of centary. j,
These officers may sell out tie houses |
I'd lots Of theApeople' for debt, and buy 9
e property in for city which refuses to !
~ its own debts. /,
All this is moral and proper, because '
e incumbents are Democrats. No credit q
n be awarded the State administration | c
hichs has, pursued an opposite and q
o1omieal course, because the Smee ad- fI
inissraticn is Republican. :. "
Can there then he any doubt that we
We an affstocracy of opinion which can
ke either side of any question vhich
n rob teeassry, or stife a inssstin-l
N; which can take any name, or abanl ]