New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-12

the canvass This position is we'll chosen
and impregnable. The very light skir-
mishers of the city press have recon-
noitred, and finding no weak point of
attack, content themselves with such
manifestations of impotent contempt as
futile assailants Usually employ. We COM
mend their discretion.
We will preface our comments with
some remarks which Mr.. Packard could
not with propriety have made himself.
l. He has been for many years past in
prominent political position, with hands
so clean that even the common defamers
Of everything Republican are not per-
mitted by their party to insinuate his dis
honesty. He has held for years past an
executive Office which has placed in his
power an opportunity to enrich himself at
the expense of the debtors whose prop
erty passes under the official authority OF.
the marshal He has established char
acter for sobriety and propriety of conduct,
and will, in every respect, constitute such
a representative as would be acceptable to
any society in America or Europe. Never
excited by abuse; never terrified by
threats; Mr.. Packard will administer the
laws without fear, favor or affection. No
matter what the business interests may
be compelled to say, they will feel safer
under the administration Of this honest
and resoiute man than with those who
have to avenge imaginary wrongs; to sat
isfy ambitious friends, and to plunge
Louisiana anew into the turbulent whirl-
pool from which she is emerging exhaust
ed. If Louisiana looks for conservative
ruler, we boldly say that no one can
present himself who has higher claims to
that pacific and progressive character
than this unanimous nominee of the
Republican party.
2. Mr.. Packard arraigns the Dem
ocracy of Louisiana for its demand that
the present "ruinous" tariff shall be re-
pealed. He shows the beneicent effect
of this tariff upon the chief products
of Louisiana. He holds Democracy re-
sponsible for its attempted repeal. He is
entitled to know what are the opinions
and intentions of his competitor on this
vital subject.
g. Democracy denounces the applica-
ton Of federal money to internal i'm
proyements within the States Thus far
the Democratic majority in Congress has
not disturbed this ''ruinous tariff, ex-
cept in the matter stated, has not given
one dollar to the railroads and levees Of
Louisiana. he wants to know what the
Democratic candidates propose doing on
this subject. Congress has appropriated
for such purposes just ten dollars for
Northern and Western works for one dol
lar of Southern works.
The maintenance of the levees costs the
taxpayers of the State One-half more than
do the schools, over one-hait as much as the
l0ISI0oG VI CAO pu SAAO AOOC VA SAO O.0 "
and nearly az much az the entire executive,
judicial and legislative departments of the
State government.
The railroad, the levees, the Mint, all
stand in incomplete inet3iciency. Each de-
mands national justice, The Democratic
party gives or has given to other and rival
interests. It declines to recognize these
vital institutions. The Republicans, when
in power, recognized the right of Louisi-
ana to an equitable share Of national ap-
preparations. Democracy votes for the
party which has repudiated these just
claims.
Mr.. Packard notes the fact that party
who denounces yankees" aud would
render every man of Northern birth a
pariah and outcast, should support a
Northern man instead CT Western man.
That party pretending to advocate the
right of equal industry should applaud
the representative of the capitalists and
bill brokers of New York, and that men
assuming to represent a principal South
ern city should take up railroad lawyer
of New York instead of a Western states
man interested in our river Improvements,
in our railroads along the valley, and
in steam lines extending beyond the
sea, to the ports of America and
Europe This is a powerful point indi-
Gated by Mr.. Packard. Tilden, the repre-
sentative of Eastern railroads and their
rings, interested in conducting the trade
of the valley to Eastern ports; Hayes, q
Western man, opposed to Eastern monopo-
lies and in favor of direct transportation
between the Western centres and the
outer world-which of these two men
should be the choice of a Southern city?
Then follows programme Of executive
policy to which no citizen who wishes the
laws enforced can possibly object. No
threat is uttered; no right is impugned.
The candidate pledges himself to keep the
peace, as is his sworn duty, if elected.
Nothing more is promised; certainly,
nothing less can be expected.
In the deliberate and sagacious paper
to which we refer the entrenched position
is impregnable. Mr.. Packard does not
rest inert within its defense. He has
made an aggressive movement. He has
opened a fire upon their advance which
the very light skirmishers have no artil-
lery to answer. For that reason they be-
take themselves to their heels under a
great cloud of dust raised by their pre-