New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-18
CONsOIENCE-SMITTEN.

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CONSCIENCE-SMTTEN.
The great bard has written that ''con'
science does make towards of us all" To
conscience We must charge the panics
and rights which every day disturb the
Democrats of this good city. Their cries Of
Republican frauds where there is no fraud,
of alarm when there is nothing to make
| afraid, of tricks when there is no thought
| Of trickery, have come to be q nuisance
to all honest people. There is in this city
large Democratic majority of bona fide
voters. 1t is supposed that every Demo-
crat has . name and . habitation. Let
all men register honestly and the registra-
ton canvassers of either party will labor
in vain. The Democrats put their detec-
tive force early in the field. Every col
ored man has been followed home from
the registration Offices; cheeky young
men have haunted all doors, yards, back
alleys and residences where Re-
publican could possibly live; in
nocent men have been arrested with
out cause at the instance of over
smart young men paid from the fund
raised by the pro rata assessment on the
price of Office; bat all has been borne pa
tiently. There can be no objection on
the part of honest men to any safeguard
thrown around the purity Of the ballot.
The Republicans have little chance of
getting Office in this city, and they are
not paying for nom nations. They have
allowed the registration to 60 on, and the
Democrats congratulated themselves on
having had q beautiful time in getting
their own work in while worrying the
niggers."
But the patience and silence Of the Re-
publicans has alarmed the committee
which employs an army Of runners and
detectives. The Democrats see ghost in
every bush. q spook ON every clothes line.
A circular is sent regularly through the
postofdce, and delivered to or left at the
residences of honest voters without re-
gard to politics. 1t created sensation.
Men were running hurriedly to and fro,
fretting and tuning, and saying circulars
sent by mail were outrages on the Demo-
cratic people; they FASTENED to different
lodging houses and instructed all servants
to take all mail matter that the carriers
would leave, and under no circumstances
to say person inquired for did not live
there. Nothing but guilty conscience
could create such q panic. There are
hundreds of handsome young Democrats
who will get tripped up in this city
for their zeal in doing too much
1t is a good joke to
beat Republicans, but there is no
fun in staying on the inside of Jail.
What harm can poor circular, sent by
mail, do to an honest man? There is
nothing more than imagination to con-
meet the sewing machine circulars with
any action taken by Republican COM
mittee in this city. There was no harm
done by paying postage on the lot, and no
one need complain, yet the guilty persons
have seen in those innocent bits of paper
instruments of torture; they have suffered
so much in mind that they can not allow
q tradeslnan to send out his advertisements
in peace. Taking us all together, Demo-
Gratis in the majority, We are remarkable
people. The circular shirt ghost though
the shadowy garment to the Democratic
Hercules appears like the poisoning shir.
Of Nessus-is but one Of many bugbears
constantly appearing before the affrighted
reform party.
There is the standing terror of troops.
United States troops can only be used in
the interests of peace, and in the coming
election to protect the voter. Every hon
est man in Louisiana should wish to have
this State filled with soldiers. They
would spend money here, harm on one
and modest no honorable affairs. 1t is |
certain Republicans do not object to the
presence of troops; the Democrats alone |
are crying of outrages by the presence of
soldiers, when no outrages have been or are
likely to be committed by men who come
TO save life, even if at the expense of q
solid Democratic vote. Troops and circu-
lars and tricks Of travellers will harm no |
we'll disposed person; but we must "let |
The CALLED jade vince and show where
The tender spot is in the Democratic
party. 1t is hoped that none of the young
men who ought to know better have
fraudulent registra ton papers in their |
possession.
MILLINERY.