New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-22

Shut your eyes up Gertrude Frances!
Shut your eyes up, do not cry
Elves and gnomes are trooping by
Holy Virgin, blessed Mary,
Rock this sleepy little fairy!
Guard her till the sunshine Dances
Shut your eyes up. Gertrude Frances!
MARY WALSINGHAN.
THE LESSON OF MASSACHUSETTS,
POLITICS.
Massachusetts Electton-1ts Relation q
the Presidential Contest In IS76-NIas
sachussetts Republican by O,O0O AIn
jority.
BosTox, August l6, 1873.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
If the publishers If Confederate news
papers at the South were inclined to d
their full duty by their readers, they wouli
place before them the facts Of the political
canvass as it is now developing in Massa
chusetts, These facts are significant and
important because Of their relation to New
England sentiment. and because they show
the inevitable ''drif;" of the popular mind
North on the question Of tho Presidency.
The election of Democratic Governor
in Massachusetts last year seemed ts crown
with permanent Wet Dry that which was
claimed as pure Democratic triumph over
the Republican patty. Timid and shol T.
sighted Republicans at the North 80 70
garded it, and thus helped t, swell the pep
ular illusion on the subject. Those who
know the real facts of the cas6, and who
looked beneath the surface Of event. for
the true cause of tho political ovel urn,
were not deceived by these Democratic
victories in this St ats and throughout the
North. They knew that local causes en-
tered largely into these cont ssts. They
knew that personal rivalries had much to
do with the disorganizstion Of tho Repub-
licau forces. They knew that in theiy con-
scious numerical strength the people Of the
North had ceased to watch the Confederate
leaders. They knew also that thousands Of
earnest Republicans believed it to be sp-
perfume time between presidential cleo tiens
for rebuking the 1ncompe t snr and corrupt
place seekers who, in the name of Repub-
licanism, were bringing the cause int.
dierepute. These and like causes IN
duced many Republicans t, "stay at
home" on the day Of election, while
it led many others to vote openly
with the Democracy. All these conditions
arc now changed. The matter Of fact
business principle Of doing zone thing at a
time and doing that WE'LL" aud which prin-
ciple obtains to a large degree among
Northern folks, is now bringing the Presi-
Dental business prominently forward to tho
exclusion Of all other subjects. To fix the
in 1876 "au right" is, therefore,
'the one thing at time" to be attended to
next. Local issues are placed to one side.
If the Democrat talks now about the 'era
Of good feeling" the Republican replies:
"Au right; but let us settle tho Presideu-
.ial question first" If the Democrat rings
he changes upon corruption in office, The
Republican replies: Il agree with yeu; We
should have purity in the administration of
public affairs, but wait until after 1876, and
hen we will 60 with you for civil service
eform." In a word, in this issue of con-
rolling the national government. tho Re-
publican voters Of the North are hard
eaded, and are likely to be for several !
residential terms yet to come. They will |
ot intrust the army, and navy, and treas
ry, and financial credit of the nation TO |
he safe keeping Of the Southern Confed- |
rates and their Democratic allies. am
articnlar in enforcing this truth upon the
Kinds of the Southern people, because it is
most important fact for them to recos.
ize. It is to be hoped that the utter failure
the Democracy in the next Presidential
lection will open the eyes of the blindest
outhern Bourbon, and put an end
, the miserable political farce which
as SO long deluded the South. This poll
cal alliance between the South and the
orthern Democracy has been in the past
le prolific source Of nearly all the trouble
hich has afflicted the Southern States. It
as this alliance which destroyed the in
aence Of the old Wing party. 1t was this
lance which, ia the past, demanded the /
Igitive slave law-the introduction of
avery in the Territories, and it was this
lance which produced the late civil war.
it not time for this farce to end!
Under ell these circumstances it is, to say
% least of it, a piece of unparalleled Of
ontery ON the part of the Northern Dem
ratio leaders, to again and again and
,ain, ad infnituO., drag the beautiful
,uth through the dirty mire Of Democrat
political association. Ii the gentlemen
the South can not find anything in the :,
tional Republican party worthy, of re-
ect, and so absolutely refuse to accept ;
Q leadership to which they are entitled
that party, or if the colored leaders of {
Q South steadfastly refuse to give their :
litical confidence to the native whites of {
0 South, then, at least, let these Southern
ntlemen withdraw entirely fpom national
litics or revive the old Wing party and
Ike it the basis of new political move e
mt. The association between the culture t
d enliehtment of the South and tie narrow
nded leaders: of the Northern Dem
racy has always been an unnatural one. t
9 next Presidential election ought to put
end to this alliance, and believe that
will. There is Waterloo defeat await
the Democracy in I76, and from that
Feat it will never recover. The Southern =
ng of the national Democracy has always +
nished the life and brains OF the organi-
ion. So it is now. The Northern DEM .
attic leaders to-day are but carrying out
tactics of tho Southern prompters.
. failure of 1876 will cause these Southern .
ders to abandon the alliance, and when !.