New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-06

certain Democrats of the most exclusive
purity who had been robbing the govern.
ment from the outside.
The infallibility of the Democracy is
shown by the double-headed ticket with
which they claim the whole vote Of the
country-on principle. Mr.. Tilden is
hard money, Mr.. Hendricks is flush
money. Mr.. Tilden, we may suppose,
accepts the amendments which declare
the United States o nation, rather than
what William Cullen Bryant (Democrat)
has recently called the sacred league OF
the States" Unless Mr.. Hendricks shall
recant all the past doctrines of his party
he stands committed, under the last
Democratic national platform-that of
Cincinnati in 1856-to the sovereignty of
the States.
With ticket SO opposite in the opin-
ions of its nominees, what may the people
anticipate but insecurity and strife? Mr..
Tilden is brought forward as was Harri-
son in 1910, as the candidate of reform.
He is, like Harrison, q man of advanced
years and liable to the strain of excite
ment and perplexity. Suppose his days,
like those of Harrison or Taylor, should
be cut short in the morning of his official
services? Hendricks, like John Tyler,
may come forward and say, am pledged
to nothing except reform; never surren-
dered my principles; they are Democratic
and shall feel bound to avow and exc
cute them.
While an act Of absolution and plenary
indulgence is granted to all who vote the
st. Louis ticket, the Democratic defamers
address themselves to SO blacken the Re-
cans as to deter any who may believe the
unfounded charges from giving the ticket
their support. We wish the reader to note
especially the tone Of the local press in re-
gard to the Louisiana Republican Con-
vention. The same principle which actu-
ated the Republican convention at Gin
cinnati has operated here. There has
been determination to set aside indi-
viduals and organize ticket worthy the
Cincinnati lead. That this should have
created excitement is as natural
as that the Democratic convention
of 1860 should have split and
never come together again. In the
comments of these defamers the personnel
Of the Republican convention has been
shamefully lampblacked and lampooned.
If the world shall accept the defamatory
headlines Of the nickelivorous dailies,
there has been pandemonium which
every decent man should avoid. The re-
suits Of these Republican differences have
been made known in its resolutions and
in its nominations. The Republicans
will rally to the support of both. Con-
sentative men who regard the safety and
welfare of the State will be content with
Republican success.
The Democracy have the trick of carry
ing the whitewash brush of their ticket
on one end, and the lampblack brush, for
defaming..their opponents, on the opposite
end of the same handle. They twirl this
deceptive implement with the rapidity of
Of shillaleh, that defends the mob of
him who fourishes it, while it cracks
the mob Of his opponent.
The people see through it all. They
can not believe that Republican major
lty Of the American people are too cor
rupt for the administration of the govern
ment, and that the government should be
placed in the hands of the Demo-
cratic minority. They can not assent |
o such an arrogant and impudent de.
nand, without thereby giving up the
whole principle upon which republican
government is founded-the right of the |
majority to govern, and the capacity of
he majority to command.