New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-31
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
One Of the most encouraging political
signs We have been favored with is the ina
bility OF the Democratic managers to
arouse the evil passions of the people.
Heretofore to denounce was to condemn;
but this campaign has made it Rlsringly
apparent that the corruption and low NOR
ality they allege against their opponents
exist in rankest growth within the Demo-
cratic party. Citizens who desire only
honest and economical government, regard
less of supposititious ''clsims" of indi.
viduals, have been taught by these expos
ures to look with suspicion upon the spe-
cious appeals of ring managers and parti-
can committeeman, and to do little think
ing and investigating for themselves. Such
self-instructiOn can not fail to lessen the
practice of comforting official honors and
rewards upon political tricksters, because
they are Democratic tricksters; and Of
denouncing all that is vile, simply because
they choose to be Republican, men who can
maintain themselves as true and worthy
citizens.
When infammatory denunciations by the
Democratic press and State committee re-
garding the Republican system of testing
suspected Democratic registrations, wera
lest week scattered through the communi.
ty, few placed credence in the statements
that the rights of ctiz ems were jeopardized,
and only Democratic candidates and re-
pea:ers became excited. We repeat that
this is an encouraging sign, because it her
aids the day when willy politicians will be
limited in their power to work their own
sweet Wills in governmental matters by
arousipg binding prejudices and needless
excitements in the minds of their dupes-
the people.
Another outrage has been perpetrated on
the Democracy. Recently fellow appeared
at the headquarters of . prominent Rspubli-
can and proposed ceiling to him batch Of
registration papers. After some psrleying
he agreed to leave them for verifcation az
genuine, whereupOn the numbers of his docu-
ments-about q hundred-were taken, and
witnesses hidden in readiness for second
interview with the suffrage merchant. This
took place; but after negotiating in . way
that developed to the witnesses the exact
proposition of the scoundrel, the gentleman
dropped on the price 80 far below that de.
m anded, that the certificates were indig-
nantly bundled up and carried of.
A detective followed the man of many
votes, who wandered aimlessly about the
whisky shops until given time, when he
briskly stepped over to q private Demo.
cratic rendezvous. A brief time passed,
and the fellow returned without his bundle,
but beaming with wealthy contentment.
Then what does the wicked detective and
the other witnesses to the first negotiation
do but take their list of the numbers, swear
to q tender of sale of the corresponding
registry certificates, and arrange to have
them stricken from the rolls. In due time
the trader will be in the grasp of minion
of justice, and the hope is strong that sew
eral others, OF more consequence in public
esteem, may be exposed and punished fol
the knavery which they hoped was buried
in the breasts only of thoee who were parti
ceps criminis.
In Natchitoehes parish the registration
closed with about 1400 colored majority
enrolled, and out of these, nothwith
standing the most strenuous efforts by the
opposition, not fifty will be found to vote
the Democratic ticket, and even these
would not if their occupations and business
interests left them independent of Democra
tic influences. Ward and Flowers have serv
ed admirably to strengthen, reanimate and
solidify the colored vote, and with Q fail
election the Republican majority will b,
the largest ever given in the parish.
In Ohio the Radicals began boastinf
about their majority, but when they
found that this was not as large a.
they expected, they began to GROW over {
gain in Congressman as the real victory.
popularity Of this is that while the Radi
calls gained five Congressman. the Demo
gressi0nal vote. If the Radicals now MAKE
their gain of Congressman the test Of vic
tory in Ohio, they must at the same time
admit that the State is sDemocratic.-Dem0
cr0t
Recklessly inexact again. The Republi
can Congressional majorities aggregate
nearly double the majority attained by th'
head of the ticket-Barnes.
The New York Sun originates this sort o
bosh and the New Orleans Democrat copie,
it without manitesting indignation or de
NAL, and yet claims to have the honor anG
welfare of the State at heart:
Louisiana. too, has been overrun by thu
bes0m of this destruction. The coast from
Baton Rouge to New Orleans, an Eden O.
beauty and fertility, is utterly wasted
The tenure Of property and the tenure o.
life are alike uncertain there. and the STATE
government has put her devasted acres in
mortgage for debt which they can not pay
The Pcayune decidedly objects to having
it's own OK gored. For weeks past the
Democratic canvsssers have jerked to jail
or the United States commissioners cour,
hundreds of Republicans on the merest
suspicion or for the qualification of petty
malice. Notwithstanding prompt dlsmis
sal followed investigation of the charges
preferred, our contemporary could find nc
word of condemnation for those infractions
of the rights and liberties of American
citizens-only praise and encouragement
for the 60 called vigilance of the paid
emissaries of its party managers.
Now that the Republican osnvassers, out
of an inflnitude of established frauds, have
in error summoned before the tribunal first
chosen by tbe Democrats, some citizens Of
that party who find no difficulty in estab.