New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-23
POLITICAL CLUBS

POLITICAL CLUBS
The whole male population Of this
narish is about to rush into the clubroom
for the purpose of adjusting the political
affairs of the State. There are more Of
club presidents and other officers in the
city than there are princelings and scions
of nobility in all the petty German States
put together.
First in consideration we have the
Southern Republican Club, which is said
to number more than two thousand
voters, with branches illimitable through
out the city. 1t is o very strong organi-
cation, without doubt, though We know
nothing Of its aims, objects OF POSSIBLE
ties. Whether it will appear in the com
ing campaign as an independent political
power, with q ticket of its own, or adopt
the suggestion to support the best men
put up by the other parties is also in
doubt. Neither can We ascertain whether
it is the intention of the club to assume
a semi-military character, like the White
League, the White Cameiia and other
purely political organizations, which
have been dashed by political waves on
the shores of failure and broken to
pieces.
This leads us by an easy transition to
another secret organization or close cor
poration, the Democratic-C Conservative As
| ISOLATION of the Parish of Orleans, which
| the Democrat (not very good authority on
local statistics) declares either is or soon
will be ''the most powerful political or
ganization in the State" The phrase
ployed, ''most powerful political organ
ization," really means, though it may not
have been so intended by the writer, a
strength not dependent upon mere num-
bers alone. It implies physical force, the
skill acquired by discipline, and the I'M
punity claimed by arrogance and audacity.
Almost in the same breath, int paragraph
whic b is placed in suspicious juxtaposi-
ton with this boosted allusion to General
F. N. Ogden's powerful association, We
find the Democrat facilitating itself on q
supposed condition Of facts with reference
to the Republican party, from which much
comfort is derived by it. It runs about in
this wise: MI. Packard is called the Boss,
but as he is unable to boss anybody OF
anything except United States troops,
and as the Democratic House will pro-
hibit the employment of soldiers in this |
State. he will have none over whom to !
exercise his authority. The nations
wards, then, the peculiar objects of Mr..
Packard's care, and whom ne is powerless
to protect without military aid, are to be
left to the tender mercies of 'their best
friends" brigaded together in that most
powerful organization with the long |
name.
Before, however, the Democra!ic-C Con
seryative Association will be able to
do all that seems to be expected of it, it
must either absorb or neutraiize the
numerous other Independent organiza-
tons which are springing up in oil parts
Of the city. The Property Holders
Union still labels its deliberations pro-
ceedings in the name Of the people. The
Laborers' Association numbers 8 great
many members, and so far as voting
strength is concerned, is a really formid-
able organization. Besides these, there
are a score or more OF lesser clubs, of
of more or less consequence, but all hay
ing n common object. This object
they call opposition to Radicalism, but
that is not quite the name Cor it.
None of the above named clubs are in
rapport with the regular Republican party,
none Of them admit co,ored men to mem
and but few OF them can be coal
esced upon any special political pro-
gramme. So far as the municipal and local
offices are concerned in this city, we doubt
whether the Republicans will put a ticket in
the field. Our voters can better subserye
their own interests and secure protection
by making selections from the numerous
aspirants for Office Of those
to be the least obnoxious. The
municipal and parochial contest being
,hus LETT to the several factions Of the
Democracy, the Republicans can stand
and see them deyour each other,
md if need be lend a hand to help
he good work along. # the Dem
cratlc-Conseryatiye Association Of the
develops sufficient power and
to silence or absorb all the other
and organizations, its leaders will
to the distinction of being dictators
t the affairs Of the city, so far as the bur-
ems of debt, the obligations OF contract,
the constitutional restraints against
lrther extravaganza viii permit. Doubt
ess there will be q good deal Of fat pick -.
around the sher.H's Offices and l
ourts, and six or seven men who lave l
III private business may be quar- :
red on the City Hall with good salaries, l
ut the good old days of big contracts S
I'd steady steals in the unlimited issue Of |
.ty notes can return no more. s.God '
lade the country and man made the .
The Republicans viii concentrate "
leir strength On the State ticket, and let Il
re Democratic Conservative patriots fight d
yer the spoils of the city. i
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