The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-14
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RINGS AND RING MEN,

The RepubNcan Of Tuesday coftained
nm article on Investigations. in which
appears the following paragraph
We may expect an investigation q &, cotton ana
,vhiatv frauds in New Orleans. W II our con |
temporarea pursue such oil these 9ne tt , as
may belong to the Democracy win me san,9s !
70 al ea the Republicans have shown toward
offenders Of the Republican party we shaii
see. ,r,
The Reputlican is hard to please. The
Democrats have so far had their whole
time occupied In Investigating and ex-
posing the frauds perpetrated by mem
bers OF the Republican Cabinet and by
other prominent and influential Re
publicans. and they have only just
begun the work. There are YET
vast mines OF Republican rascality to
be opened aud exposed, and we fear.
with all their eagerness for the work,
aud all their energy, and industry, OPP
posed as they are at every step ny the
whole influence OF the Administration
and the Republican leaders, the Repub-
lican party will be swept from power
before the Democrats can finish the
whole programme of investigation. The
Depocrats are as well disposed TO
rursue tho wrong doors in their own
party as they are those In the Repubh-
can ranks but, as the General Govern
ment and all it's departments. and most
OF the state governments, have been lor
fifteen years In the hands of the Repub-
lican party. It Ia difficult to see what
work tho Democratic House can
find to do In the way Of inves-
tjuating outside OF that party. 1t Is not
the province Of the investigating com
mittees to inquire into the characters
and transactions Of private individuals.
however eminent. That may be work Tor
the courts and II the Republican rule
of the Inst fifteen years has 30 dcmoral-
lied public sentiment and dragged
down the courts that private male
factors cannot be reached, who is 70,
blame but the Republican Martyr aHi
Waving this fact, we very freely say
IN reply to the Repetblicdh's question.
that the DEMocRAr desires to see the law
breakers OF the whisky. cotton ana
sugar rings in New Orleans, irrespective
OF party. prosecuted vigorously and TO
the full extent OF the law. We desire
this IN the interest OF public morality
and the public good; we desire 1t boz
cause such rings are demoralizing, dis
honest and detrimental to the best IN
terest OF society. We desire the prescott
ton Of the members Of these rings as q
citizen having the good Of the State at
heart. As q Democrat we also desire
that the guilty parties, irrespective OF
party, shall be hunted down and
brought to Justice. Democrats In
crooked cotton. whisky and sugar
rings arc not very valuable 70
their party. They may give us their
votes, but they are at the mercy
OF board OF rascally officials identified
with the Republican party, working for
the Republican party, and whose safety
depends upon the continuance OF the
reign OF the Republican party. These
officials must necessarily blackmail the
| ring men, and force them to subscribe
many thousands Of dollars to the cor
ruption and campaign funds Of the Re-
publican party. A crooked ring Demo-
crat is worth his vote to his party but
he may be. at any time, against his own
will, worth ten thousand dollars to a
Republican fund. The interests Of the
Democratic party. as we'll as those OF
society at large, will be subserved by
the breaking up Of these rings, and we
hope all parties to them will be brought
| to Justice, fth eira# @dt