New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24
THE 1RIaH OP TERROR.

We may infer that the committee which
last week had in charge 70 give public
expression to the deep discomfort with
which the Democratic city ticket has
hssn received, must have had soma
reason to expect the acceptance Of nomiF
nation by some of those whose names
they submitted for Republican iudorse-
ment The rapid and precipitate with
drawal of the names renders the structures
Of the Tines in its article, Sentiment
Under the Surface" very reasonable.
The dictatorial Democracy has brought
all its batteries to bear on the persons
honored by the Independent ticket,
and unless their names had been
used without authority. they have
yielded to the fearful pressure. To
the Republicans it can make little
difference since the Independent ticket
was no ticket OF theirs. It was undoubt-
edly an improvement in capacity for
public service over that which has now
the Democratic monopoly, but it afforded
an opportunity to prove that while the
Republicans are willing to abate even po-
litical antsgonism for the sake of local
government, the Democracy viii seize on
every salary in the gift Of the people and
employ it for the most intolerant proscrip-
ton and persecution of all who do not
surrender the right of opinion to the
White Line clique which rules alike the
Conservatives and Rep ublieans. We can
cot fofbear to coy that if the White
League Democracy shall gain control
Of the city and State, the right
Of suffrage and of business will be
practically abolished as far as Repub-
Leans may be concerned, ana that
while white Republicans will be closed
ont of all social intercourse. the colored
Republican will find himself in the same
political condition - before the war. He
win be represented in Congress by Demo
Gratis; he can never represent himself nor
be represented by those who express his
sentiments. Impressed with the extraor-
binary arrogance of the White Leaguers.
in forbidding their candidates to accept
the support Of Republicans amazed that
these candidates should themselves depre-
cate the votes of their fellow-citizens, we
feel authorized to predict that those Who
call themselves Conservatives, and who
were formerly Wings, will find the party
line drawn on them also. So soon as tie
White Liners should get the reins Of
power they will commence . scrutiny
into the faith and deeds Of their fol-
lowers. The Offices and houors will be
nonopolized by the most violent
Of the Union, and the mod
rate conservatives and reformers will be
emitted to the same category Of political
with the Republicans. All Who
ave read the history of Hsyti found that
vhen the whites had been driven to death |
4 exile, those who were of mixed blood,
hough leaders in the Liberation of the
ountry, fell under prescription for even
n innocent and qualified responsibility.
he analogy viii show the same in Louis
ina, and the same intolerance which has
owed the political determination of the
republicans will be visited Upon their
Official next of kin, the Conservatives.
The Republican party, however, is lib
rated from any connection, even ques-
enable, With the Democratic nomina-
ons, but it sees with concern that re-
utable men of business do not deem it
rudent to permit their fellow-citizens to
ote for them, lest they thereby shall be
rought under the tremendous displeasure
the White League Democracy.