New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-01
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| udt0 UOCA VO6y muCu 6UEUCK. IN
vaseiD Aiak Republioo4 leaders and vo,I
ers, to find how generally prevailing is tn
belief that We shall carry the Empire Star
this fall. Indeed, talk with any one ~
them and there is the same expression AZ
confidence that we are to recover the STAT
this fall by q rousing majority. This conf.
dence is based upon variety of reasons.
l. The Democrats last fall promised tia.
they would bring better times. Well. over
LOG, 900 Republicans remained away from.
the polls. the Democrats elected their can
didate by over $4,000 majority, b 1t 60 far
from times becoming better they have grown
still worse. Democratic promises OF bring.
ing plenty of work and plenty OF money
| have not been fulfilled, and as a conse-
| quence there is q most bitter disappoirt-
| ment among the working classes, which viii
manifest itS0f in no uncertain manner at
| the polls.
The third term business, which cost us
| 90 many votes last year, has ceased to be a
| bugbear. 1t is now universally felt and
conceded that General Grant Is out of the
| 1ext presidential contest.
5. The Liberal Republicans in this State
are coming back to the fold almost in a
body; met their recognized leader. Cen
eral John COchrane, few days since, when
he assured me the old party would not
leave the Democrats a peg to stand
upon this fair He added that
"the Democratic party was the most
corrupt that God ever permitted
to live. This strong language, OF course,
indicated much bitterness on the part of
the Liberal Republicans toward the Dem.
ocrats. The truth is they feel that they
have not been we'll treated, but, on the
contrary, have been suubbed and Inundated
by the Democrats. To the above significant
language Of General Cochrane may be
added a remark made by Senator Fenton
when coming to New York a few days
since to receive q daughter returning from
Europe; viz: II claim to be and still am q
Republican"
4. The imitation platform of the Ohio
Democrats has had most depressing, de-
IhUkalizing effect upon the Democrats of
this State, who are, with but few excep-
tions, hard-money men. They make no
secret of their thorough disgust and of their
determination of Improving the first oppsr-
tunity to administer rebuke at the polls.
You may rest assured that this imitation
business in Ohio will make a most decided
change among the Democrats i'll New York
this fall. a
5. There is an irrepressible corsict be-
tween Governor Tlden and the Democratic
managers and m46pulators generally in
this State. There is no doubt on that point.
The Governors vigorous war upon the
canal and other rings has aroused the most
bitter hostility of all the dishonest Demo-
cratic politicians, and they are now only
waiting for an opportunity to strike a: him
after he has struck at them such hard blows.
They will smite him hip and thigh if they
can do it. All this means bitter strife be-
tween the Tilde4ites and the anti-Tildenites
which will accrue to the benefit Of the Re-
publican party.
6. There is bitter war between the Tam
many leaders here and the rank and file of
the Democratic party which daily grows in
virulence. The Fitz John Porters and
sitions of honor and trust by Mayor Wick
ham, have had little or no experience in
politics. and consequently do not know how
to manage the Democratic element, which
have to be manipulated and placated in
order to keep the psrty as unit. Take,
for example, the management of Cen
eral FitZ John Porter as Commissioner of
e reat power. Porter's predecessor, George .
Van Mort (Republican), go treated the hun
dreds of men in his employ that they would
vote as he desired them to do, EO matter
what their politics were. The first thing
Fitz John did was to discharge them. This
made compact body of hostile men to the
Democratic party. Then the Democratic
power in the city proceeded to reduce the
wages Of the new labarers. This made
them in turn tie enemies of the party, so
that Porter's patronage; 1nstead Of being
source ofstre4Gth to the Democratic party,
is proving dGectly the reverse.
7. The Democratic Legislature last ses-
sion 1lAde wretched winters work of it.
The leaders quarrelled with Governor Til
den and with themselves, and altogether
came far short of the expectations of those
who electeo him. This has hurt the party,
and gives the Republicans decided hopes Of
carrying both Houses next fall.-Ne,s Yorl;