New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-12

George Co. Inns.
The following resolution was then unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved by the Republican party Of the
Third District of the city IF New Orleans.
in mass meeting assembled. That We do
most heartily endorse the nominations of
Hayes and Wheeler for President and Vice
the State ticket headed by our worthy
chief, the Hon. 5. B. Packard; and be 1t
further
Rcsolrcd, That We do recommend and
suggest that when the parish ticket of the
Repub ublican party of the parish of Orleans
ia formed, that the ssme shall consist o, the
best and most worthy of our citizens,
known to be favorable to an honest admin
istratiOn of our city government, and
whose selections ehall be honorable to our
parish and creditable to the Republican
party.
for Congress OF the first district was the
first speaker.
Mr. Burwell commenced by expressing
his pride as having been selected as can
didate to r. present the people. He referred
to the depressed condition of the country,
especially in the South, and proceeded to
show that the only way to elevation was
10 sustain the Republican party. The city
had suffered first from the war, it's DeO-
pie had been divided, commerce had
been lost and immigration repelled. What
was wanted WAS work and wages aud
the effort to secure them was the
issue he proposed to advocate as the
most important. Man required a re-
ward for his toll, but the South could never
get it through the D.mocratic party. A
svstem was wanted that would bring more
labor and capital and ekiIl from abroad,
| While the South was separated by the war
| from the North, the latter had made pro.
grass in railroads by federal aid, and the
| s nth none. Since the war our represen.
| tativee had asket the Democratic House for
aid to the Pacific railroad aud the answer
was q refusal a. being contrary to Demo
cratic principles. Que hundred and forty
| millions had been spent for the North but
nothing for the South. The Holman policy
| WAS not to improve the South. 1t ie
&. the duty of the representatives Of
the people to secure them work
and wages. There are railroads from
Boston, New York and other ports
extending 5000 miles across the CONT nent.
We want road that will open up to Us the
unbroken prairies of Texas; but so long ss
va send Democratic Representatives to
Congress they will be refused the necessary
aid, because that il the p srty policy not tC
grant us the assistance that has cut New
Orleans trade from her above. We have
an immense territory which Is subject CC
| OveIf,w, the pe 0ple are unable to pay the
5000 900 tax required to build the lsvees
and on this, a. in the case Of the railroad
the answer was that the Democratic party
would not give the aid which is due to thii
national work. If this was given. labol
and wages weuld be plenty, the redeemed
land would not only produce double, bu
an amount of cotton sufficient to clOthe th.
world. 1t is the object Of the Republican
party to encourage the shipping interest ant
give employment to 10000 or 1900 sesmen
u secure employ ment to all, and to caus'
the erection Of manufactures. for the pe0
ple of the South are a. we'll qualified to
spin cotton as any other.
I Hon. J. Henri Burch followed Mr.. Bur
well. and revie wed the course Of the Demo
cratic party, especially as to it's cours
to ard his race. Tne question before ell
not merely as white or : colored :; or Is.pS k.ppb
loan, but ~ American citlz.ns, 10 wnethe
they should continue with tho Republican
party, or trust to the Democratic party
That party had always legislsted against ke