New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03
POLITICAL MOTHS.

The Washington Artillery, Continental
Guards and other white military organise
tions have been requested to be in readi-
ness for duty on election day. They are
understood to be under the orders of the
Democratic managers.
The composition of these organizations
precludes the idea that they would seek to
originate public disturbance, yet the fact
of their assembling may create unnecessary
excitement in the public mind, without
they are given some otfir ial sanction or
recognition. The State is virtually without
militia. The only available forces the Gov
ernor can call upon are the Metropolitan
police and the United States troo..s. The
only av0wed purpose for the assembling OF
an extraordinary force at oil is to protect
property in case of . riot-s contingency
which seems to US the most remote, it not
impossible. Such calamity could. by any
possibility, only be incepted by the Domoc-
racy.
Under these circumstances, would it not
be in the highest degree proper for the If
regular troops OF ~ Democracy and the
legal forces which the State can summon to
combine in come formal and specific man.
ner for preventing the disturbance OF the
peace or of property7 We hope the leaders
will come to an understanding on this point,
aad permit no hot-heads to defeat 80 happy
q contamination.
There are q variety Of rumors in town as
to the reasons Why the Democratic Associ-
ated Press agents so suddenly suspended
the quotations OF Presidential stock in New
York. The sale of the pools is now An en-
tirely neglected industry. Can there have
been change in favor Of Hayes which
acted like unto wet blanket upon the re-
cent Tilden enthusiasm3
Tho supervisor Of registration for East
Baton Rouge did his duty to the last, the
Times to the contrary Notwithstanding
The attempted assassination. wsylsying,
etc., it refers to, had the supervisor of West
Feliciana for . victim. gentleman whose
integrity and faithfulness the Times and
other Democratic papers very recently in
dorsed most highly.
probably . csnard," il the way it lets
itself down. On Wednesday afternoon the
Times printed . report of bloody conflict
| in Ouachita between United States soldiers
and the citizens. said to have taken place
on Tuesday. On Thursday, when the out
raeeous statement had made "ducks and
brakes" with the value of securities, i,
coolly announces that its first publication
was 'probably cansrd."
| "We told you so," and refer TO the 6lei
| of the REPUBLICAN for proof. just as soOr
as it became known that the Republican,
had arranged to take an exact count of the
numbers participating in the "grand Dem
ocratic demonstration" and to properly
cl assify them, the affair was first post
poned and then, as We predicted, wholly
abandoned. The Democrats knew thei
actual figures would not pan out equal Il
their. prophecies.
Bombastes' Boots have been displaced
Lieutenant McCswley, of the army, it il
charged, ordered q Ouachits bulld0zer t
refrain from interrupting q Republican
speaker at a Republican mass meeting, un
der threats of arrest. This was such al
outrage on the rights of the Caucasian rae
that it led to the preparing of affidavit
against that officer. Requiring Ouschit
bulldozer to behave himself IL such IN &C
of tyranny and usurpation that it can no
pass unnoticed.
United States Commissioner Southwortl
had long interview with the Democrat
committeeman on Wednesday night, bu
the result has not tranepired. The Pict
yune of last evening predioates upon thi
visit the statement that the commissions
is "disgusted with the number and frivolit
of the charges brought before him by R
publicsns and proposes to resign the case
in toto" The Pic is not always safe in il
predictions.