New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-02

3GU4 O0AxOANs YUMA
less thousands wholhunger and thirst after
the shady cells of Office, or for the priv
lege of building the bridges, e1cavatine
the bitches, or paving the streets Of on,
dilapidated city.
The barons Of property, the much
travelled Democratic nobility, who revisit
the city periodically to renew or exchange
their commissions Of Office, will begin to
understand that the lower orders can not
be kept in subordination by the abuse OF
Republicans alone This diet is little
too thin to fill the bellies or clothe the
backs of the lower orders.
The mechanics of the city were prom
ised better times upon the Inauguration
Of the Democratic city administration.
They we're disappointed, and when they
repaired to ask for some explanation of
this failure, were informed that the Re-
publican State and federal governments
were so oppressive that the city authori-
ties could not pay themselves their full
salaries, let alone giving employment to
any outsiders. Then the mechanics MUIR
INJURED and went away swearing vengeance
against the municipal sovereignty" Has
anything been done for the mechanical
interest by the baronial magnates? We
do not ask, were aims given them? They
would have despised such degrading do
nation. But was city employment afforded
them Did the Administrators call together
the capitalists and property holders, and
ask them to assist these workingmen by
establishing some industry which would
bring bread and pay rent? On the other
hand, the baronial element formed an
association of property holders. They
claimed that the city subscription to the
Texas railroad was in violation of law, and
it was gravely argued by some of these
advocates that man who owned no prop
erty had no right to vote tax upon the
property of others.
Now, these discontinued people were
not the ''fremen, roughs and rowdies" of
the Bulletin. They are in great part among
the most meritorious members of society
those who owe their existence to their own
honest labor.
The REPUBLICAN has always deprecated
the exclusive devotion of the leading
intellects Of Louisiana to the distribution
of its Offices. The Democracy, believing
themselves to be in military majority,
have cultivated the hostilities of the peo-
pie against the Republicans. The diver
sions of our river trade, the stagnation of
our business, the withdrawal of capital
and the perversion of oar immigration
have all been attributed to Republican
abuses, and just as the people have
mourned in the miseries of indulgence the
baronial Democracy have reJoiced in this
as an available evidence of attributed mis-
rule. Indeed, such leaders seem in
capable of caring for the people. They
have never proposed an act for the en-
ployment Of the people. They have never
been willing to accept the aid Of the Re-
publicans, who are ever men of progress.
They have even terrified the chief labor
ing force Of the country until they may
only depend upon the armed force Of the
government to exercise the rights which
the constitution has given them. We rejoice
that the eyes of the people are being
opened to the political imposition prac-
ticed upon them, and that they now see
that those who have attempted to throw
upon the Republican party the response
bility for popular misfortunes are the
very people who have neither done nor
permitted to be done any act for the relief
of these misfortunes.