New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-11
WHAT ARE THE OLD WINGS SAYING 2

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The arrogant conduct of the aristo
cratic Democracy has become insupport
able to the mass Of Southern intelligence
and patriotism. The Democracy seized
the situation before the war, monopolized
the posts of the Confederacy; they de-
nouced all Confederate soldiers who were
willing to make peace with the North,
and Immediately themselves made q
close combination with Horace Greeley
and Francis P. Blair. They have main
tanned their control Of the South by
abuse, and by violence open or covert.
They have subjugated the Conservative
element in the South.
Under the example of this dictatorial
Democracy which seeks the friendship Of
yankee invaders" and denounces those
who defended the Confederate cause, we
have seen the doctrine boldly proclaimed
| that the alleged abuses of State govern
ment vindicate the overthrow of the gov
eminent, and justify the assassination of
any Republican in Office or representative.
We would like to know what DEM
ocratic supremacy has done or will do
for this city? All know that Southern De-
nocracy have never favored public educa-
ton nor public improvements, the employ
ment of the people or the immigration Of
strangers.
If any one can point to measure in
stituted and consummated by the Dem
ocratic party il any Southern State which
promoted any one of these interests, we
will stand contradicted. Southern De-
mocracy is and has always been the
avowed foe Of progress. It has been the
bulwark of stagnation. A Republican
House of 1874-75 voted, by majority Of
more than sixty members, an appropria-
ton of eight millions Of dollars for an
outlet canal. 1t appropriated also, as a
substitute, the amount necessary to COM
pensate the contractor Eads for the same
object. They had advocated land appro-
priation for the construction of Louisi-
ana branch Of the national Pacific rail-
road. They have advocated the amnesty
Of the Southern people. What has the
Democratic Congress done for Louisiana?
What for her levees? How much for her
railroad? Democracy has announced an
economy which effectually estops all ap-
to Louisiana. The Mint at
New Orleans, which had formerly done so
much to attract the precious metals to this
city, has been suspended. Democracy
has not given Louisiana dollar Of her
Just dues.
With these facts, hoHr is it possible that
men Of business or men of property, that
people who wish to pursue their way
can submit to the rule of the
Democracy? The great |
Wing party Of the Union was the party Of |
They built up the capital, the
tie navigation Of the ma
ion. To them is due the consideration |
now given the American people abroad,
md to their policy may be attributed the
Industrial perfection which attracts the
admiration and concourse of the world.
What built the power Of the Western |
States except the gift homestead and the
and appropriations Of the Northern
Wings? What led European immigra-
ion to .ha. region except the provisions
or its reception made by Northern Wings,
nd the exclusion and failure to provide
iniIar Undue ements and facilities of the
southern Democrats?
The Southern Wings, headed by Clay,
Bell, Reeves, Zollicoffer and
irahan,, would have carried out similar
'olicy for the South, but they were de-
ounced by the Democracy as no better
han Yankees, and secret though, perhaps,
unconscious allies Of abolition. On the
ivision of parties tho Northern Wings
ook control of the Republican party.
hey had provided the means Of war.
hey conducted the war to success under
lincoln, Morton and Greeley. At the
lose of the war Wing principles con-
inued in the ascendant. They CONSOLE
ated and secured the national debt. They
uilt thePaci6c railroad, established steam
mes to China and Japan, and brought the
Of the country to standard
comparison with the cheap labor of
urope. The Southern Wings came
nder Democratic domination and have
1t the consequences OF Democratic
0ctrine. That doctrine is war for Office
i'd hostility to every work which will
lucate, elevate or employ the people.
Any fusion between these adverse prin-
pies Of stagnation and strife on the one {
art, and peace and progress on the other
impossible. The Wings may be extinct
a party, but the instructive sentiment
hich opposed Democracy is as vital and
J vivid as ever There have been OBJ {
ctions made to Republican administra- a
N. We will not recapitulate its reforms. |
e need not compare the cost and taxa e
IN Of 8 Democratic administration over e
le-fourth of our population with q Re- t
lblican administration over the whole r
ate. We are aware that a Democrat I
ay do an act with IMMUNITY for which r
publican might be assassinated with t
plause, but We wish to know in what t
e Conservatives can profit by elevating t
power party which are personally no o
ore honest than others, and who would
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