New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-22
THE LEvEEs AND RAILROAD BLOCKED.

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THE LEVEES AND RAILROAD BLOCKED
Mr.. E. ]. Ellis is at home again, ant
explains his absence from the canvass ii
manner satisfactory to his constituents
We have already quoted from his speech
at Cincinnati to show his superior loyalty
and devotion to the Union. The mystic
rious hostility to those Confederates who
preceded him in making the same declara
ton will be obvious to all. His especial
devotion to the Federal General who de-
feated the Confederate army at Gettys'
burg, and his depreciation of the Con.
federate who participated in that attack,
| will, no doubt, please the WesteN De.
mocracy. Mr.. Ellis is reported as having
| said at recent meeting:
The levee bill had to be postponed for
polite reasons, but would be among the
| first to come up at next session and, Us far
as the Democrats were concerned, would
pass in January next.
He explained, also, the Radical lie con-
corning the Hawaiian treaty, which was the
work Of the Radicals themselves.
Nearly every member of Congress, he
took occasion to say. was committed to the
Southern Pacific railroad, and he promised
that he and his colleagues would vote for
every measure favorable to the new DESTINY
of the South, which had received only
eighteen millions for internal improve.
ments, while ninety millions had been ex-
pended on the North.
What "politic reasons" could have
justified the postponement of measure
SO important? Did Democracy design to
deceive the people by false professions of
economy before the election to be indem-
nifed by e1travagant appropriations after
ward? Such an appropriation would
violate the resolution adopted by a Demo-
cratic vote pledging them selves not to
appropriate bonds, money or subsidies to
any corporate work, public or private.
Has anything occurred to change the con-
dition or impair the ability of the nation
since the last session. The "politic
reasons" must consist of deliberate de-
ception of the people or a rose-colored
view of the financial future taken by the
friends of the levee. Every one knows that
the next session can not be one of bust
ness. The count of the presidential vote,
the distribution Of the presidential patron
age, the crush and crowd Of measures
from the stronger section, the great
changes in the N embers elect, will all
prevent the considerations of questions of
large expenditure. The same reasoning
IS applicable 70 an appropriation to the |
Texas Pacific railroad. We may even say
hat if these bills should not pass this |
winter, and Mr.. Tilden should be elected, |
ais obedience to the Democratic platform |
would compel him to approve the free
rade in sugar and rice, and oppose the bills
granting subsidies to works Of internal |
within the States. That as
! friend Of New York and her railroad |
ystem he would arrest these rival works
Nth alacrity, we sincerely believe.
Nothing SO animates a man in carrying
nut his principles as TO know that his in
erests are on board and are being carried
,ut also.
No one can therefore be sufficiently
lardy to assume the passage of bill at
he short session which was not brought
o vote on its merits during a session of
light months or more.
The declarations Of the Democratic
'latform are equally against the repeal of
he act admitting rice and Sandwich
ugar free. That platform says
We demand that all customhouse taxa
ion shall be only for revenue.
How, then, can any Democrat vote for
protective duty on sugar or rice? The
Democrat is bound to vote against the
reflective policy, as well in its applica-
ION to Louisiana sugar as on Pennsyl-
ania iron. The Republicans, on the
Their hand, are exhorted by their princi-
les to vote for protection to American
lterests in the South as we'll as in the
orth.
Democratic candidates need not en-
arrass themselves by pledges to violate
lie principles of their party to promote
le local interests of their constituents.
hey need only appeal to the distinction
race and section, and their followers
i'll support them in favor of Northern
torney against Western farmer, or in
lpport of party pledged in principle .
ID committed in interest against every
easure in which Louisiana is interested.
THE HOMES OF MEN.
There are few words in our language as
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