New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-06

ments of political duty. The one is Il
establish the lines Of principle, the othel
to adjust series Of measures in conform
ity to these principles.
J The triumph Of Republican principles
has been shown by The universal adoption
OF results which have established them
The platform Of the Republicans, there
fore, needs no more an affirmation o
these principles than that the world re
wolves on its axis daily and travesses il.
annual orbit on time.
| Ine measures which the platform an
nounces must. therefore, be held as con
slstens with these undisputed principles
and We consider them accordingly as or.
thodox
| !. The impartial execution Of the laws
is direct consequence of a government
OF the people. As all are equal, none
should be oppressed none should be re-
fused justice. The COMMUNICATION OF
President Grant for aid extended in main
tanning the law is no personal compli-
menf. Any other President must have
done the same thing. The constitution
requires that the President shall, upon
the assertion Of domestic violence" by
the Legislature, OF in its recess, by the
executive of State, furnish to the State
authority military force adequate to sup
press the alleged violence. The Presi-
dent has no discretion to Judge of the
fact Of domestic violence, nor any dis
erection to refuse the military power. 1t
was duly imposed on the federal govern
ment when the States feared domestic in
surrection, and when an Abolition Presi-
dent might have employed discretion to
Judge Of local necessity to the prejudice
OF the State asking assistance. Had
Horace Greeley or Gerritt Smith been
President Of the United States when John
Brown invaded Virginia, it might not have
been deemed Of sufficient consequence to
have sent supporting force. Had there
been President opposed to the enforce
ment Of the whisky tau, when the Penn
sylvacia distillers rose in instruction
against the law, no necessity might have
appeared 70 exist for furnishing federal
aid to suppress domestic violence"
President Grant is, therefore, entitled to
the high commentator OF having re-
spected and obeyed the Law. He placed
military force at the disposal Of the State
authorities, but though the State may
have been in technical instruction
against the federal government under its |
proclamation of May, 1874, he took no |
proceedings in obstructing the trade of |
our city, nor embarrassing the produc- |
tions of the county. The President is,
therefore, we'll commended for having
executed the law aud obeyed the coustitu-
ton.
2. The recommendation to select '.hon.
est and capable men as candidates in the
future" IS . measure indispensable to the
Of the principles established.
1t may have been thought that the Re.
publican party could carry everything.
Men Of desperate fortunes and debased
character may have taken the name of
Republicans as Brigham Young has taken
hat OF religion to enrich and exalt
themselves. The gain has been for them.
selves, the burden and loss for the party.
The public debt which the Republican
'arty is now scrutinizing and scaling has
been the result in great part Of the most
combinations Democratic
ings have enriched themselves by levee.
ottery, butchery. canal and gaslight mon.
poles; have left the weight OF their dis
honesty to be borne by the Republican
arty: The Republican party has been
denounced for the frauds Of its own
nworthy representatives, and they have
IN the risk Of overthrowing the prin-
iples of the party by the abuses perpe-
ra:ed in its name.
There are honest and able Repub licans
every community. Let the people of
'orth Louisiana choose and send them i,
, the Legislature or install them in the I
zeal Offices. Men are not elected to en- G
ch themselves by selling their constit- e
ents, and it is time the people. without i
'spect to party or past condition. should t
Understand it. The Republican party
ill not defend such men. Il will not ,
lerate them. The convention has we'll =
pressed the sentiment of the whole Re. &
lblican party throughout the United r
ates It may be added that "free and "
ir elections" will follow the nomination n
honest and capable men. The one re- 4
rm includes the other.
3. The maintenance OF the State credit r,
indispensable to the prosperity and n
Tense of the State. We have seen the "
spublican administration trying to re- u
Ice the debt and save the expenses of g
e State, while Democratic organizations
enly advocate the reputation OF the 7
bit Of the city. p
4. Equal taxation implies good deal "
Ore than the general phraseology may Sc
part. Taxation, according to MI. JEFF d
son, should rest upon property. Taxa b
n, according to the Democracy of New nj
leans, may be delegated to monopolists, bl
d may rest on every article of popular tt
The direct and indirect al
,ation upon labor in New Orleans is kt