New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-14
THE pECElTFUL DEMOCRACY.

TIE DECEITFUL DEMOCRACY.
The New York Sun and corps of cor
respondents for various Democratic pa
pers assert that the charges against MIR.
Blaine have been made by his own party.
and have been chiefly instigated by the
friends of Messrs. Morton and Conkling.
Some of these authorities even go 80 far
as to say that the Democracy in Congress
are neutral, and enjoy greatly what they
choose to style family fight
The programme and principle OF De-
mocracy is deception. There never was
party pursuing power. on the principle
that the end justiies the means, which
more perfectly illustrated the iniquity OF
that mischievous doctrine.
If there were any doubt as to what party
instituted and presented the charges
against Mr.. Blaine, the late scandalous
scene in the House Of Representatives
would fix the responsibility on the De-
mocracy. The Democratic Speaker, Mr..
Cox, had been involved, some months
since, in an alteration with Mr.. Blaine,
in the course of which he had applied to
him the indecorous epithet of ''hyena." "
Called to preside over the House by favor
of the Democratic Speaker, Mr.. Cox forgot
entirely the obligation of position judi
cial in its character. He exercised his
temporary power in tyrannical manner,
and even availed himself Of the impuni-
ties Of his position by asserting that the
assertions of member were positively
and UNANIMOUSLY false" In all his rulings
and in every rebuke which he admins
tered, he was sustained by applause and
laughter on the Dem ocratic side." Atthe
same time we have seen no Republican
member participate in this shameful tn
umph over the weak.
We see the Democratic reporters 50
designate the manner of the Democratic
Speaker as to make it appear that he was
scool," or s'severe," accordingly as the
remarks of Mr.. Blaine were made
'.6ercely." ''scornfully" or ''irritatingly."
The public are given to understand that
Mr.. Blaine so exasperated the Speaker as
that he addressed from the height of his
station such personal insult as had never,
to our reading, been heard from any officer
presiding over an American Congress.
Subsequent to these proceedings, Mr..
Blaine had an attack of what may be SUM-
stroke, or something more serious. When
Speaker Kerr was i'll, we saw and re-
spected the suggestion that serious charges
against his honor should not be exasper-
ated by insult or annoyance which might
affect his health. If the Democratic
party was neutral in this family fight
we might have at least expected from
them something of human sympathy
in an affection which may have
owed its origin to the cerebral excitement
of ruthless assault upon his honor. We
have seen no such sympathy. On the
contrary, Democracy regards this ques-
ton Of life and death in q purely party
aspect. One local Democratic journal has
the following jocular allusion to the mis-
foftune:
Dispatch -s.Nine o'clock, Blaine's sleep
ing; turLs himself in bed without assist
ance."
Blaine would be in real danger if he
could not lie on both sides.
As if to contradict conclusively the
SANDER that the persecution Of Mr.. Blaine
has arisen in his own party, it now APP
pears upon Democratic authority that
"Blaine appears to have gained largely.
A warm sympathy has been avowed by
his illness, which has operated powerfully
in his favor"
While, however, Southern Democracy
has no more been able to control its de-
light at the persecution Of Mr.. Blaine
than at the assassination of King or the
mutilation of Twitchell, the Republicans
have beer appealed to in favor Of Demo
cratic criminals actually under convic-
ton. A Republican Representative will
wait on the President to implore his
clemency toward a Democrat under
sentence for revenue robbery. We
should despise the Republican party if ii
would permit its sympathy for human
pain or human sorrow to chill the i'm.
pulses of universal humanity, but we
can not forbear to contrast with these
sentiments the rancor and revenge which
the Democracy displays toward every
Republican who is either guilty Of official
wrong or visited by corporal suffering.
The total abnegation of all political
principle, the insidious deception Of
charging upon the Republican party one
of the most indecorous abuses Of casual
power ever known in civilized assembly,
are all part of system intended to carry
the possession of the federal government
through party, sectional and even personal
hatred and an inscriptions union of the
most opposite opinions. II such COM
bination for such purpose and by such
INSCRIPTIONS agencies shall succeed we
will adopt the words Of Mr.. Knott, and
say: "God help the American people"
ANYBODY TO BEAT THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.