New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-14
VOLUME X.--NO. 1873
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
The outrages perpetrated upon the Ger
man and other respectable Democrats BY
the fourteenth ward ''ring" men, OF which
we made mention some days ago, and upon
which subject the Democratic papers have
been so discreetly silent, have eliminated
in split. There will bs two delegations
sent to the parish convention, one BY the
regulars, whose main strength is among
the coal fiat men and the "boys," and an
other by the boilers, who constitute ma
jority of the property-owning, taxpsying
Democrats and Conservatives of the ward
It is needless, perhaps, to suggest that
the latter stand but poor showing for ad-
mission. The Parish Committee sticks
closely to the adopted programme and will
ratify the credentials Of the regulars" 1t
has proved most efficient whipper-in and
scorns whatever has the appearance OF In
dependence or a bolt. As there will be
several contests similar to this one in the
| fourteenth ward, they will, in the aggre-
/ gate, be of sufficient Importance to induce
the ring candidates to force the straight"
! delegates through on general plan, with
out regard to the exact merits in either
/ case.
In the fourth ward the split has sprung
wide open, the boilers rapudiating the Gen.
trail Club authorities, whom they charge
with fraud in securing their positions.
new Central authority has been set up, and
there will be dual delegations to the parish
convention.
In the seventh and thirteenth wards,
from present appearances, double sets Of
delegates will also be on hand, clamorous
n for recognition.
From these facts it will bs seen how
u little real unity exists in the ranks OF the
opposition. The short-hairs have appsr-
4 emily the best of the preliminary fight, and
4 will name the city and parish tickets;
4 whereupon the real struggle of tho canvass
will begin.
The men to whom the Democrats turn for
| the sinews Of war-disgusted with the out
look-have closely buttoned their pockets,
and direst fnancial distress GROVES the
souls and stomachs of the "workers." Fire
water is more necessary in Democratic
canvass than fireworks, 30 the campaign
managers have called q suspension of the
costly torchlight turhouts by which the
masses have heretofore been enthused; but
general gloom seems settling down upon
the erstwhile bright hopes of the general
Democratic hummer, Notwithstanding this
economical move may furnish free drinks
and lunches q short while longer
The Picayune breaks out in quite an
eruption of Democratic indignation because
q large body of most respectable Cubans
have manifested the courage and inde-
pendence to declare themselves Republi-
cans. The Picayune talks as if the Democ-
rscy owned outright the political suffrage
Of all Cubans, and for q Republican to even
canvass among them for votes is " fat bur
glary."
1t is all right for sheriff's Offices and City
Hall departments to be strained to their
utmost capacity for partisan purposes Of
the Democracy, but for Republican Off
cial to solicit support for the party which
honors him with its patronage is inveighed
against as public outrage.
If the Picayune can show that public
funds are being used, or official powers
misused, to organize this large Cubsn Re-
publican Club, there may be some justihca-
tion for it's outbreak-which now is simply
comical.
The Picayune says of the naturalization
tot
1t was claimed that the Second District
common law jurisdiction, and therefore
could not admit foreigners to the privilege
of citizenship. No regular judicial decision
was ever arrived at, and the Returning
Board did not dispute the matter, though
the late Attorney General Field had given
an opinion that the court was not qualified
to utter registration papers.
Our contemporary seems to desire
thorough test of this important question, as
every honest citizen should. The opinion
of the highest law officer Of the State, and
one whose honesty of purpose and freedom
from partisan bias in official acts, was
vocuched for to the day of his death by the
entire Democratic press, should no longer
90 unheeded. Let an issue be made up and
promptly decided, so that the grave wrongs
which have been perpetrated in these
uaturaliz izations-some altogether fraudu-
lent and others illegal-may no longer be a
serious and dangerous power in our politics
The Democracy assume to consider the
"malignsnt abuse" of Attorney Tilden sat
isfactorily explained. The Albany Ara'ts
saws that Hudson Ainsley, ESQ, attorney
atlaw in Salamanca, Cataraugus county
says that A. w. Ferrin, editor OF the Cata'
raugus Republican, says that before Iilden
was nominated it was already arranged thai
tho New York Times should sa1 "a the evil
things it has said about the great reformer
This ought to settle it, and doubtless will,
if the Cstamauca Sala-A a-Ainsley-or whatever
his or its name may be-csn explain, in IN
appendix, why Sammy j. made those CON
aictinr afidavits. Thou can'st not shake
that little Joker off on the Times.
The P;caymne learns not wisdom by OK
perieuce. It is rashly asserting that "botf
sides admit" that the election in Indiana
.if it will not decide, will 60 far to deter
mine the struggle for the White House.
Next month, like Toots, it will be declaring
that the Democratic defeat "is OF no conse
guence."