New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-07
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government having had in il s0plo5
within the past eight years perhaps two
hundred thousand employees. must b :
vsry cEedulous person. Hs who would
aesume that other two hnndrsd tho0sand
persons not having been in once ct ~
should, therefore, be installed IN placs Of
the honest and dishonest incumbent must
pressnt an ezpanse Of chssk upon which
every mosquito in America could com.
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We published some weeks since the
opinion of the True Delta, Democratic
Douglas paper, upon the character Of this
custom at New Orleans while IN Demo-
cratic hands. It VA charged By the True
DAta with corruption and with attempt
ing to run the Democratic Convention at
Baton Rouge. There have been Demo-
cratic defaulters who have robbed the
treasury and absconded, as did Swar-
twout, celebrated in his day, and the long
list of Democratic land receivers found
in history, but apparently forgotten by
their political descendants We throw
no impediment in the way Of Demo
cratic investigation, evidently ex parte,
because we know that its results can not
prove the universal corruption Of ma
jority of the American people, still less
will it establish the exclusive and peculiar
fitness of these political Pharisees who
s'thank God they are not Is other men;
even Is this [rel publican.
We invite Investigation into every de-
partment of the government We do not
guarantee that there have not been i'm
proper appointments ignorantly made.
In the small modern opportunity which
the Democracy have had they elected
confidential officer of the House Of Repre-
sentatives who had been indicted for
arson, perjury and robbery. The counsel
for his defense was member Of the
House, but does not seem to have con-
sidered these charges disqualification.
The Democratic party. however, upon ar
irving at a knowledge Of this charge
with the publication Of q
letter in which the officer charged the
House with . shameful
rapacity for the small patronage ct
his disposal, produced this record Of
The felonious charges against the
officer, and asserted ip debate that these
charges afforded proper ground to declare
The Officer unfit for trust Now, We accept
this Is an evidence that the Democratic
party was deceived in the character Of
his officer, just as the Republican govern
ment has been deceived in the character
If Mcdonald and Todd or James. We
accept and adopt the severe censure of
Judge Woods:
The man who undertakes to serve the
and who takes upon his con-
,cienCo the obligation of IN O6cial oath,
yves to the government fidelity, honesty,
md the vigilsnt discharge OF duty.
From which it follows that we are pre-
pared to award exact Justice to all official |
offenders, and can safely assure the COM
mittees Of investigation that no official
proven by them guilty of dereliction shall
receive nomination OF appointment at |
he hands of the Republican party. We
would not certainly be required to say
hat those Republican officers who have
net this display of predetermined justice |
With demonstration of innocence should |
,e also declared unfit for further or future
rust. We put it even to the most |
rancid" Democrats it has been limo |
,ently mispronounced by an unlettered
it would be just to dis
qualify officers Of proved honesty because |
,ther officers may have been convicted Of |
1nfitness? If such be the ruling, then |
he whole Democratic Congress should |
esign without hope of reelection be-
;ause Etzhugh, the doorkeeper, dis
patched for his schoolboy son and in
tailed him in an Office whose salary
would have supported an experienced
nan with a dependent family, and
hasged the Democratic members with
Indecent rapaeity for patronage.
Let Us have fair application of this
'rinciple: Tilden and Tweed belonged to
he Democratic party. IfTweed, Demo-
ratio leader, stands as the centennial
hief-if he has acknowledged his theft
+ six million dollars of public money by
bsconding with the escort Of Democratic
ailors, and is but hiding to await the
lection of Democratic government, why
hould Tilden or any other person of the
anne party be permitted to hold Office?
Why mention the name of Tilden as can
idate for the highest Office in the gift Of
ae people?
The syllogism presented is this:
A number of Republican employees, out
f several hundred thousand, have been
,und guilty of official dereliction. ALI
lie members Of the party to which the
erelicts belong are responsible as the
loral indorsers of the derelict officers,
lerefore, the whole party is incompetent
II Office. 1t, however, transpires that
Ulcers of the Democratic party have also
roven derelict; therefore, no man pro-
ssing the principles Of either of the two |