New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-14
THE OUTSIDE OF TIE PLATTER,

The patriotic Democracy discards for the
good of the country every one of its
original principles. Such it proclaims is
the corrupt incompetency of the Republi-
can party, that Democracy is willing to
abandon all its antecedent ideas, and
accept the support of all opinions, that
the country may be redeemed. How
sublime this example! How noble this
abandonment Of identity and idosyncrasy
to save the republic from the Republi-
cans. That Democratic cat, unable to
seize upon Office by vigorous
spring, meals herself all over with in
consistency, and hopes by this to simulate
syncope. Having thus proclaimed am
nesty to all political dissenters-except
Eepublicans-the Democracy proceeds
to make clean the outside of
its political platter. The extent to
which this process Of polishing is car
ried is such that Mr.. Tilden can see his
face in it, and Democracy thinks that be-
cause he sis yirtuous there shall be no
more cakes and ale." The world, how
ever, sees through this pretenc ?, and
knows that while the captains of the Dem
ocratic band are partaking of the hospital
ity, and even participating in the wor-
ship of those he designs to plumber the
rings are concealed within the jars of by
pocrisy, ready to use and rob as soon as
Tilden and Allen may have secured them
admission into the coveted premises. The
effrontery with which Democracy thanks
God that it is not as other men, seven as
the. (re)publican, stuns establishment
and compels it to droop its diminished
head in unlimited credulity. Are Demo-
cratic men more honest than others? As
landlords, bankers, butchers or bakers
Is the title Of Democrat bestowed as a
golden medal upon those men and women
who have prosen themselves more honest
than others9 Among forty millions of
people can those alone be intrusted with
the property OR rights of others who are
called or who have assumed to be DEM
ocrats? We point to Democracy from the
historical time of Van Buren, and his
horde of defenders to the present rule
of New York or New Orleans. When
Democratic thieves can not steal from an
administration of their own, they have
contrived with Republicans like them
selves and divided the spoils. That the
Democracy can claim exemption from Off
cial dishonesty may be explained on the
same principle that Tweed, Forester or
any other convict, could produce the GER
tificate of the superintendent of prisons
that during the whole period of incarcera-
ton none among them had forged note
or broken open house.
The Democracy have felt. the necessity
of presenting new names as decoy. Men
like Allen and Tilden have been permitted
to grow old in obscurity. So long as De-
mocracy was in power its INSCRIPTIONS
rings could nominate men so malleabie
that they yielded to the impressions of
those who had made them. When, how
ever, the people had become so suspicious
of Democratic policy that they would
have no more of them, they, propose to
try the confidence game. They advertise
for Tilden. In an interview they avow
that honesty IS the only policy left for
them, and, winking at each other, the
committee assure him be may sacri-
fee any played out and exposed
Democrat, and that if elected he shall
administer the patronage of the party as
he thinks proper. Then this exemplary
citizen is dressed in. full canonicals and
stalks forth as the representative and en-
blem of Democracy. ga9i. 4 sr "a
Changing the metaphor, we look upon
this game Of Democratic deception as
upon mode Of taking wild ducks, aid to
be employed in some places. They send
into the water q fellow with 4 gourd upon
his shoulders. This gourdhead swims
slowly among the flock. Very soon .