New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-01

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| 1HH PoLT4IoAL Hunuua WAoou.
Once In every two ysau the people q
this State are, BY appointnsnt Of hw,
importuned BY al manner and sosts Of
+ candidaAes seeking pubic employment
The Art Tuesday in Novsmbsr this year
il grand moving day for al Dc o6acisls.
and there il - much pulling and hauling
for nsw plaoss and new tenants - thse u
usually Of fas On ths days vhsn b Sorce
Of custom the tsnantsy Of populoas citiss
svsp shauties and tenement houses Small
berds Of candidates. and thsir friends ase
itinsrating about the country IN the hope
of making . favorable imprssaion upon the
minds Of the PEOPLE against the day when
the ANAL decision il to b made.
Wherever the suypliants for employ
ment appear the people arc summoned
from their farms, stores. workshops and
Offices; the loafers leave their usual
haunts, the corner groceries and wayside
saloons to come out and hear, see, and
perchance receive anything that ia offered
worth remembering or carrying Of There
are two parties, each striving for the same
thing, but in different fashions. The one
has q record, proud and honorable one.
upon which its speakers stand. They
point with pride to the history Of their
party during the past sixteen years, and
avow its every act There Is nothing in
that record that . patriotic citizen need
be ashamed Of, and the people are told
that it is for the purpose Of sustaining,
improving, refining and applying all the
measures which have been proposed for
the public good that the votes Of the peo-
pie are solicited to sustain tho great party
with which they originated. Whenever
the Republican orators appear, therefore,
the people hear something worth their
while to hear, and And themselves treated
Is intelligent reasonable, thinking men
with grave responsibility resting upon
them ought to be. They are informed
truthfully of the history of their country,
instructed in the duties of citizenship. and
entertained by the highest and Hottest
sentiments Of an enlarged patriotism.
What . contrast is presented by the
other applicants for party favor: Their
exponents are unable to cite one single act
which they are not ashamed of, or which |
they dare avow. Their best efforts are
devoted, FIRST, to conoealing q far as pos
sible the history Of their party, and OK
planning and apologizing for those things
which have bean too openly exposed to
DO sue oeasfully denied; secondly. they
ere required TO pay strict attention to TIA
ducing the character of the candidates Of |
the opposite party. After tho two great |
duties of hiding their own defects and
the personal character Of their
opponents have been attended 10, they
come to the end Of thsir theme, and there
being nothing more to Ay, they cali ON
the people to eat and drink. Barbscued
beef and free whisky constitute the bait
by means Of which they hope to secure
game enough to elevate themselves to be
masters Of the people. They have
nothing else to offer. During the course
Of the campaign they will probably haul in
! large number of collation. members to
he Democratic party, who either sup
pose that such liberal providers will ma
turally become good officials, or do not
think much about the future at all
Thus the great problem of the capacity
# people tor selfgovernment is to be
worked out under conditions of excite
nent produced by roaring oratory and
:ousing feasts. The peoples votes are
merely regarded as so much game to be
captured by all the arts and wiles of
'rafty hunters. Duplicity, deceit, prom
ses impossible of fulillment. passionate
of opponents, and mutual
audations of the partners constitute the
Vhole stock of the efete old party that
las been in disgrace for sixteen years for
is treachery to the people, and is now
triving to work its way back into favor
Without the least attempt at repentance
nd reformation, or even expressing con-
rition for crimes which it would be folly
o forget and criminal to forgive. i