New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

silence. With Richard, 1--WE think It's
but his policy to counterfeit" and with
him would say:
They mock thee. Clifford. Swear - thou vast
Whist! Not an oath' Nay, then the world goes hard,
When Clifford can not spare his friends an oath.
This momentary and compulsory mod
Grafton is but the tactics of Coushatta It
awaits the effect of this flank attack or
dered Oh it's conservative opponents and
made by anonymous assault IN Conserva-
tive columns. If prominent Conservatives
should be disabled by such attack, it can
not be said that white leaguery has done
il. Such men out of the way. there comes
in sketch Of the sort Of man whom the
Democratic Conservative party should
nominate. The organ gives US the lead
ing characteristics of such candidate.
He should be "a man of sterling worth !;
a man who thinks for himself, and whose
temper is bold and resolute." 1t depre-
Gates the nomination Of "a weak man, or
one whose mind is not broad enough to
grasp the necessities of the situation. :"
There is, it is true, shadow of the DEM
ocrat in the ''bold and resolute" leader
who can grasp the necessities of the sit
uation." There is an illusion of con-
servatism in the "weak man" whose mind
is not broad enough to grasp such "neces-
sites" But the false light is held out in
pretending that the White League has
any such purposes as are indicated in this
paragraph.
The whole civil service Of the State is to
be remodeled; good wW is to be re-estabhshed
between the blacks and Whites; the laws, long
used only for partisan purposes. and relaxed
to such an extent that society in some Sec
tions is threatened with dissolution, are to
be Ieinvig0rated and enforced; confidence
ia to be established in commercial circles,
our agricultural interests are to be aided :;
a liberal aud efficient school system is to be
established; IN short, regular, efficient,
economical, Christian and ciriii.ed gope'7a-
Ment ia to be organized IN place OF the
present political mOnstrosity.
We bid our friends who have shown
such singular interest in Republican af-
fairs to beware of the White Leaguers.
They are most dangerous when most ami
able. Can the Coushatta Democracy ire
establish good will between the blacks
and whites % Can they reinvigorate and
enforce laws relaxed to such an extent as
to threaten society with dissolution
Why, it is notorious that the State gov
eminent has been unable to execute the
laws against White Leaguers, jayhawkers,
vigilance committees, and assassins dis
guised in goggles, mounted on peculiar
colorei ponies, who fire twenty odd shots
at an unarmed man, without attracting
the attention Of the village at which il
takes place? Will that ''Iberal and Ell.
Gent school system" come from Shreve-
port? Can we expect ''that Christian
and civilized government" from those who
ask whether an immigrant is Protestant
Puritan, and votes the Republican ticket,
before allowing him head right?
The Coushatta tactics are as cunning
as those of the Modocs. but they can not
succeed. Both the Conservatives ano
Republicans agree as to one thing
Neither wishes the White League rule
The Republicans have rendered the Con
servatives the great service of offering ar
honorable and unexceptionable ticket
This relieves the Conservatives from theil
bondage to the Coushatta Democracy.
They can now assert Conservative doc
trines. They can now absolve themselves
from responsibility for the deeds OF Cou
shatta. If Conservatives can succeed II
discarding the rule of Coushatta, and
| nominate such men as Packard and his
electoral staff, the State can not be muct
hurt by any political result. We, how
ever, expect Conservatives to strike fol
the control of the opposition. We shall
expect to see the conservatives at Bator
Rouge continue in session as the Repub'
lican conservatives did here, until every
element of opposition to safe and re-
spectacle ticket shall have been broker
down and cast out.
The Republicans have set the Conserva'
tives on their feet, and it will be thei1
fault if they do not cast out and keep out
the violent disturbers Of the public peace
who have proved such obstacles to the
prosperity and progress of this State
Let the Conservatives do as much for the
peace of the State as the Republicans
have effected for its reputation, and the
future welfare of the State will be assured
NO NEED OF HELP.
The P;cayune, noting the resolutions O.
the Southern Republicans, affects to re-