New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

'Tilden takes his seat next fourth of
March," says the Picoyune. We suppose it
means in the United States Circuit Court
at st. Louis, where he has been summoned
to answer the charge of defrauding the 81.
Louis, Alton I'd Terre Haute railroad.
These are lively times among the "b0ys'
of the ''old Second" A new club was or.
ganized on Thursday night, and q we'll
known man about town, popularity 9esig.
mated as jew Aleck.' was q competitor for
the presidency against J. J. (otherwisa
Red Sullivan. The first is ''game us
they make EN-" and the other ia always a
solid man to the front" SO that antioips-
tions of the result proving knock down
| and drag out' were very promising. The
issue was joined, but Sullivan, who
| represented the nti-Diamcnd wing. was
TOO well backed, and came of victorious.
"Aleck' is represented as being after the
man who got tn ; hundred dollars from one
Of the candidates to Baton L uge to divide
| with the boys for electioneering purposes,
and failed to "whsck." He has "a rod in
pickle luf you, young udu
The athdavits which were sent to Baton
Rouge ior use before the committee en-
credentials, and which accused the Dia-
mond faction Of fraudulent practices II tie
election for delegates, are also proving
serious bone Of conten ton, but have caused
no blood-letting as threatened.
iIeG hv
newspaper squibs and cure Mt rumor into
belief that the city government was re-
trenching expenditures, the official figures
seem TO show the reverse to be the truth.
We quote from the Picag,He:
The expenditures of the city have been
f.r some time exceeding the means at the
disposal Of the Council. The pay roll for
May exceeded that for the tie same north
of 1873 by about 100000.
The came paper makes this serious accusa-
ton against the management of the Depart
ment of Improvements-espec serious
in that no attempt is made to explain or
defend the enormous outlay:
On the first of june the report of the
Administrator of Public Accounts showed
$2l6 900 for the unexpected portion of the
appropriation for the Department of Im-
provements and suggested the reduction to
$l0S,000. As there remains but $50, 900
now, it would seem that the expenditures
of the department have required S1S,OOO
since that time.
1t is true that during the two months in
| which these SIS 900 were expended Demo
cratic primary and delegate elections were
| held, and very bitter contest was going
on for the control of that partys organiza-
| ton. Can there be any connection between
these two faotss VIII the Pcayune, or
some one else, rise to explain''
New Orleans pays two thirds ut the
taxes which support the State government
| and the local courts of the parishes beside.
Yet the Democracy has never honored one
of her citizens with nomination for the
governorship. Besides, the non-taxpayisg
element of that party in the city, in the in
teresJ of ring, propose to delay nCluina-
tons for parish and city officers until the
eve of the election, SO that the people at
large shall have as little choice as possible
in selecting their local rulers. And this
selfish, arbitrary, office grabbing com5ina-
tion is called tn , party of reform.
Read Democrats oath as 10 the way
the Baton Rouge bullGozers intimidate wit
nesses Of their crimes.
See the Democratic testimony as to the
social standing of the Baton Rouge bull
dozers. They steal hogs. lay the oliense to
innocent colored men, and then beat or
murder them to cover their own misdeeds.
The Baton Rouge bulldozers reserve to
themselves the exclusive right to hunt
game in the woods. For colored man to
infringe this usurped privilege, is crime
punishable with the knout or death. See
the affidavit of Democrat, who Pisrces
to the centre of their lawlees schemes.
Mr.. Granville Pierce, the distinguished
Democratic witness against Baton Rouge
bulldozers, illustrates the extent of the
poor white jealousy toward honest and
industrious colored farmers, in his sworn
statement that they will not permit colored
people to rent lends apart from the resi-
dence OF the white proprietor. Can Demo
cratic retormers begin to understand what
is the matter with Louisiana's prosperity,
| and the cause of her non-devel elopment?
There was, for time, local disatfection
between the Republicans of Caddo parish,
which has happily been adjusted, as is evi-
denced by dispatch received last evening:
Caddo is united, through the exertions of
| Senator T. 3. Stamps. Both Republican
| Executive Committees of the parish were
organized into one to-day, with Senator
Harper as president and Rev. John
Boyd as vice president. The meeting was
| very harmonious, and a unanimous vote
| of thanks was given to Senator Stamps.
| Henry Adams, the leader of the disaffected
| wing, made cOnciliatOry speech, declaring
| himself thorough worker tor the State and
! Congressional ticket. The entire committee
| indorses George l.. Smith for Congress, and
| will vote and work for his election with a
| vim. Everything is harmonious, and you
! can put Caddo down for an overwhelming
Republican majority.
Kernine-the great discovery from the
cotton plants guaranteed to break fevers
of every grade and type. For sale by all
druggists. M. B. Morrison & Co., agents.
communicated.
New ORLEANS, August 6, 1876.
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