New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-26
Republican Councils Of Freedom.

1
During the present week the Republican
State Committee has projected plau for
more complete organization of it's party 70
the ensuing year. Supplemental to th'
present party machinery of ward and par
| ish organizations, there will be auxiliary
boiies m pipOe l0calities, to be known al
Republican councils OF freedom" Ths
rural ward is often so large in extent tina,
difficulties have at, times embarrassed. d. it,
club in maintaining thorough roster Of
Republican citizens; but where each neigh
borhood, even though mesgre in popula
tion, may crystalize into definite partisan
form as an active and subordinate force oi
the ward club and may be possessed Of
party authority thor roaghly to superintend
its-imMediats extent, it is Datent that no.
only will wholesome esprit be quickened
and condensed ip the vicinsge, but valu.
able reinforcement in energy and numbers
will be afforded the club of the ward, all
members of councils within which become
thereby members also Of such Club. Thus,
too, many, debarred by distance or other
wise from attendance on the ward club,
will, through the council, be in constant
cergesPondence with the pufFsses Of said
club, and both alert and able to contribute
substantial! aid when it shall indicate its
need. thereof Thur, too, the parish com
-mittee will be furniahed with immediate
and explicit knowledge Of the political CON
.dition of the parish, and the State commit
tee a. well of the whole State.
All sdissensions among and all violence
upon Republicans and erythine else Of
mQment. will promptly be made known. 1t
is estimated that as an incidental advan-
tage. to be secured, not less thar several
thousand Republican voters; hitherto
wasted through reno: :enehs. FROM the POLLS,
will now be saved to the party.
The system promises to be an efficient
one, and we expect soon to hear Of councils
fast all over the State. The
OF principles, which will be their
basis, and which appears elsewhere in this
issue, has the sterling ring; lad we can not
doubt that many Of our citizens hitherto
voting With the Democracy will. ia view Of
the muddie within that party, the amusing
greed of certain of Its leaders. and the re-
cent discord OF its State committee. rejoice
to find outside of that organization better
Of the future Of Louisiana.
The late effort of certain Democrats who
asst year were active in starting the Sep
,ember IA storm, to commit .theis central
TO 9, revival Of the trite McEnery
'ham and legislative question as political
ssues, must have CAUSED no little alarm on |
he part of mercantile community which |
las suffered SO ~otully from their former |
'ctions. The majority Of the committee, by |
'rresting this little game, admitted the dis
'strous. influence Of the 'Marrs and Boeths;
discovery which, if made year earlier,
Vould have saved much to Louisiana. That |
he old Whig element of tho State should |
ow deny even its stinted measure of re-.
pect tot the Democracy, and find in Re-
ublican planks q welcome path over snd
ut of the opposition mire We are persuad-
d. The Republican party is the old Whis
arty largely reinforced in numbers, but
'ith some new columbiads to fight the same
ID enemy of the Wings. The tenth reso-
itton in tho platform OF the Republican
'uncjls Of freedom is a quadrnply loaded
ece Of ordinance, and is directed with |
'tal precision; The residue of the prin.
ples set forth are so explicit as to ehal-
nge the attention and respect of all good
tizens who are not bigots.