New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-10
POLITICAL MOTHS.

the close OF business hours yesterday, and
set the thoughts of Liberals and Conserve
tives at very solemn key. The conclusion
was general that if General Nichols and
bis body guard of Last Ditchers dare this
early consign all white Republicans to the
assassin's knife and the bulldozer's shot
gun, it will not be long ere they wrest from
their Liberal and Conservative allies the
last rights and semblance remaining to
them of what was originally an equal CO.
partnership. John McEnery has done the
country service in thus throwing off the
mask which his more cautious and cunning
associates would have maintained yet
awhile longer.
The following letter, while showing how
the new Democratic platform startled the
people in North Louisiana, intimates that
the declaration was an ILLUSTRATION of the
adage IN rinO rerit0S:
DELTA, La, September 5, 1876.
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
Get q synopsis OF the speech made by
Colonel McEnery at M0nroe-the most
violent ever heard of. He used the Ian
guage that every white man ought to take
DIS kull0 AuU Cut every O-U NcpuUllCdu
throat. McEnery was drunk, but you get
some of your friends there to inform ytu
fully. REPUBLICAN.
The formation of the Young Mems Pack
ard Guards, on Friday night, in the First
District, at which $50 young white Demo
Gratis and Conservatives deliberately re-
nounced their former political faith and
marched into the Republican camp with
their torches and transparencies that had
done them duty while they remained the
Witt Guards, marks another political de-
parture of more cheering aspect to peace
full and law-abiding men than the one re-
ferred to above. The movement results
from q sincere conviction that the nearest
way to prosperity is for Louisiana to be
ranged under the triumphant banner of
Hayes and Wheeler in November, and the
steadily increasing rolls of the new club
show that this very correct belief is spread
ing. With their old banners, bearing new
legends, the Packard Guards will turn out
over 200 strong ct their first parade.
The resignation of Mr.. Cronan, and the
accession of Mr.. Army to the presidency of
the disafected club, has by no means
brought peace and harmony into the fourth
ward Democratic camp. Many OF the best
Conservative citizens are convinced that no
benefit to New Orleans can come out of the
present Democratic organization; and we
feel convinced that q cordial and frank in
vitation will cause the reform transforma-
ton 80 gloriously inaugurated by the young
men of the First District to extend across
Canal street at once.
At the fourteenth ward meeting the short
hairs displayed rule or ruin determine
tion which completely disgusted and drove
away number of wealthy and respectable
gentlemen who had been aroused from past
lethsrgy in political affairs, and we're en-
deavoring to respond to the appeals of their
party press to take part in the primaries.
As one prominent gentleman put it: THE
only use these party managers appear to
have for men like me, is to subscribe, SUBJ
scribe, subscribe. l desire no ofice-would
not have one. l see, though, very plainly
that could not get any, nor can even en-
joy the poor privilege of helping to choose
our rulers. The ramiications of the rings
dispense with the will and wishes of the
voters. Henceforth the rings will dispense
with my subscriptions"
Although there is q surface lull in the
fierce contentious Of the city Democracy,
the elements are not attuned, and before
many days the conflict will be resumed,
doubled in venom and vigor. For, to our
Democratic cliques and factions, what are
national and State elections as compared
with the plucking of the city and parish of
Orlesnss And they cast the dice for this
coveted privilege on Saturday next. There
Is bitter hate between the rivals. All can
not win. Which faction in this Democratic
city will best subserve the public veal? As
the Republicans count for little in the con-
test the annexed opinion of the relative
merits of the opposition divisions is made
doubly important. Says the Democrat:
The people are not divided into Silk
Stockings and Short Hairs. These are
merely the epithets of the politics of the
day, born of street corner discussions and
the little jealousies Of factions. The peo-
pie are divided into Democrats and Con-
servatives upon the one hand and Radicals
upon the other, and the Democrats and
Conservatives are composed of two Gle
ments; one of these, the ring men-who are
found among men of means-bummers and
rats and rOwdies; the other, Of honest, in
dustrious and quiet citizens-cOmpOsed of
merchants, mechanics, laborers, capitalists
and property holders-who desire to estab-
lish in the State, through the medium Of
the Democratic Conservative party, an ef-
fcient and economical government.
Shall the vital interests of the city be
seized by the wing of the Democracy so
aptly and officially described as "bummers,
rats and rowdies," or are the people bent
upon having an honest and economical gov.
ernment? Think over the whole situation
calmly and thoroughly, fellow-citizens.
This is not case which can be cured by
bullets and buncombe. Study out the right
policy and best alliances, and vote for them
if you would save your city from ruin.
The Times makes an earnest and ably -sus-
tanned appeal to the Democratic candidate
for Attorney General and his associates to
withdraw the injunction against the right
of the people to vote on the Pacific railroad
tax. 1t shows how the laboring classes and
every business interest of New Orleans are
suffering by the non-completion of this con-
nection with Texas; and how trifling, as
compared with the increased value of his
property, would be the assessment on each
taxpayer. We should like to see some prac.
tical response to this timely demand. What