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

e0UcaliOudi iuuo. " PAoNO lAoo us
Lusher) is in favor of an educational sys
tam for both whites aud colored. We
should like t, have pr'nre1 the remainder
of this epst'e. +, see if il was not ex
pressly w.t. IN, at Mr.. L1sher's request
for poii eel purpos' !. It bsars that kind
e. marks. Besid; 8, it does not touch the
question raised by the people, and which
found expression through these columns
Tss jaq1''y was: SIS not Mr.. Lusher 9
lay .ciple of the Jesu;t order, and firm
believer IN l., t,ne:s'' This is what the
voters want to know, and which the Dem
ocrat'c candidate for the control OF Oul
public schools abstains from AIS wering.
If Mr. Lusher is an honest. true believer
10 Jesr' ism, does ne not intend that OUT
schools shall be Jesuitsd! It he does not is
be not recreant to his principles.
This subj ct is too vitality important to be
set aside by "B. Sears" or any other au
thori.y than that of maiority Of Louisi
saas suFragaus.
Mr. William Coleman writes from Dallas
Texas, to the Picayane, that which should
not only cause voters to avoid putting any
but promoters of the Texas railroad in
office, bu. teach our chronic GROWERS, tax
eyaders included. profitable lesson. We
quote:
Some few New Orleans co.ron men get
shipments from Eastern and Western
Texas, but the amount of cotton is in such
small proportion to what they might get,
that the fact is self-evident that New Or.
leans will, if she does not get cheaper trans
portat.on, and that By the car load, she
will not only lose the trade in sugar, mo-
lasses, rice and coffee, but will be unable to
control much Of the cotton. The advan-
tages OF a railroad through to New Orleans,
by which freight could bs shipped by the
car load, are very numerous, and that the
least would be the handling Of grain, of
which will write about in my next. New
Orleans is reported through this State land
it seems to excite sympathy as city
gr0anipg uuder . heavy debt, a declining
commerce, . want of capital, industry anu
enterprise, end although these reports are
repeatedly cOntradicted by the drummers
end business men from New Orleans, yet
this number is SO exceedingly small In pro.
portion to the drummers from other sec
lions twho take advantage of these re
portsl, they gain credenoe, and as conse
glence. those who wish to deal with New
Orleans are persuaded to go elsewhere,
uuder the impression that city with these
drawbacks can compete in nothing. Ii
eeems, therefore, that New Orleans needs
other things than good government-levees
and open mouth to the sea and railroad
to Texas.
Let the people elect Mr.. Hun. Attorney
Genera; the city officials collect the vast
smourt of delinquent taxes on their rolls
and our GROWERS employ their energies in
pract cable methods of restoring her los;
,ade, and New Orleans will soon be a
rejuveated city.
At a Democratic club meeting in the real
Of the second ward on Sat 1rday evening, a
very serious row threatened, and was only
avoided by tie presence of mind of the
president, Mr. Gormley, who jumped out o.
the window aud absented himself until the
more sensible of the men present restored
quiet and order. The difficulty was con
tinuation of the Baton Rouge quarrel, the
Diamond wing accusing Mr.. Gormley oi
supporting the Shakespeare ticket after
pledging himself to the regular ticket, and
with having made charges of fraudulent
practices in the delegate election against
the Dla nord commissioners.
The accused seemed in no degree peniten'
for h's alleged shortconing, go a resolution
of impeachment was passed, aud regular
trial OF the case Will be gone into. William
&. Whitaker, Esq, the ever-ready champion
Of the oppressed is the retained counsel o,
the accused.
A few days ago we recommended to Re
pubicans in the county to hold thei'
raj tication snd other political meetings il
daylight, end - always attend them IN
s'med-leaviug eli displays of force ant
srms % their oppcnen }. Daylight meet
i7gs are objected to On the ground that they
WI take fhe people away from thair work
This objection can be avoided by selecting
Sundays es the day of ,sembly. There car
be no more holy duty than the preservation
Of the litel.ies Of the people. ead the ma'n
t.nsrce of the COVE, nmens which bestowed
them.
the other part Of our I 'omuenda'ion II
universally approved.
Wherever tie Democratic party is ir
power there e. stl corruption and tinsucia
distress. The New Orleans Demo at thus
graphically condenses one issue Of the lead
ing journal Of New York city:
Such is the showing of the New York
H.rald tor one moi ming: Burglars m urder
irg the rich; pestilence. disease and famine
elaugh.,. Il. ing the poor; the despa'ring
threat,ring cry of unemployed laborers
"bres 1 or tlood;" rot- .rness in Ctlce and
government
Aud yet the Democracy calls upon the
people to extend this fearful Tammany
Morriasey rule over the entire nation!
In Ea.t st. Louis the situation is stated
thus:
East st. Louis is in a muddle with heI
municipal government, and the citizens
think OF Orgsp'zing vigilance commit &c
for the purpose of placing some OF the
would-be otiiC 91s where they belong
While regarding New Orleans, which
since the war hes been continuously under
Democra C rule except the two years OF
the Flanders administration, the Picayune,
'lsn article on the approaching parish con-
vention, solemnly warns its party
On this convention devolves the respon-
sibil'ty Of giving incalculable relief to the
city. or Penetrating the abuses achich hare
w|D ~ douh, aud therefore do We CT I
Iof genera. pei. ..cipation By the whole
pe pie 'U the coming election.
Solonei 5. j. N. Smith ia one of the most