New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-17
y I.soa ORLEANS, OCTOBER
POLITICAL MOTIFS.

POLITICAL MOTIFS.
Success turns tho youthful mind topsy
turvey, and oftimes drives ont discretion.
Take the case of young Mansur. who for
simply calling . niger out of his bed st
midnight and shooting him was rewarded
by his admiring fellow-citizsns of East
Baton Rouge with Winchester fife and
100 rouRds of ammunition. So rich return
for SO triding service to "the cause"
seems to have apurred his ambition to
higher enterprise, and ''vaulting ambition"
has consequently met another tumble.
Our Baton Rouge correspondent tells of
the rebuff Mansur received in his effort to
break up the sixth ward meeting. From
another sourcs we learn that he and his re-
Inducements were equally unfortunate in
the seventh ward last Saturday. That gal.
liant gentleman, Colonel Foreman, and sew
eral white Republican friends were on the
ground, and emphatically announced that
if there was the least attempt at bulldozing
tricks they should promptly take hand
and make the game as lively and red hot a.
possible. Peace prevailed.
The Democrats are experiencing fact
which was patent to all but bitter partisans,
VIZ: that the conservative and business ele-
ncnts of the community have Withdrawn
from their support. We do not mean that
these Glasses have gone over to the Repub.
licane, but that they have shown firm de-
termination not to contribute financial aid
to party managers who hesitate not at any
revolutionary scheme Of violence in their
mad desire to get Office. The privilege of
paying to attempt the election of men they
consider unfit to control the government ID
about the only one which has been accorded
these classes. and Of this they viii have NO
more. --sta. -.-- --
The official organ appeals in vain for cam
paign supplies. 1t wastes ink and energy
in solicitous calls to the capitalists, and
does worse than that whom it talks to
these delinquents about "subjugation and
slavery" The day for such hifalutin has
gone by.
The Democracy are at last gaining m in
sight into negro character, and according
| to it. qualifications the possession Of which
has heretofore been denied. A telegram
that the colored people listened to Mr.. 81
N. Ogden's speech with "unfinching atten
ton" No higher proof of their moral
! courage and phy.ical endurance could be
given.
The Democrat advises absolute dishon
esty-in fact. in many cases it might react
mail robbery-to its following, in ordel
that efforts of the Republicans to detec'
fraudulent registrations may be frustrated
Frequently letters, some containing money
others news of vital Importance, are misdi
rected. To avert the evils-and the record
show that such carelessness ca uses many
the government has instituted the deai
letter office, through the medium Of which
reparation is often made. In order to pro
tect Democratic cheats and s~:ndlers
creatures who make of suffrage Q thing o
barter, and who hesitate not st perjury 4
increase their stock in trade, the oficia
organ of the Democracy gives this prett.
bit of advice:
Instruct your families and servants care
! fully to receive all letters addressed to you
residences ri,hout regard to whether tn!
| name on the envelope does not correspond
with that of person living in the house
and to keep the letter or circular until tn
head of tho family comes homo. Let him
. ecrutinize tha letter and envelope, and, !
/ AZ Tn ferf Ql11i
it to Mr.. Gauthreaur, at tho registration
committee rooms on Canal etreet.
It would be superfuous to comment o
; the moral phase Of this Democratic advic<
! but there arc certain legal objections, COL
tanned in the United States postal law
} which render its adoption very unwise. W
utter this caution in al kindness to th
ardent or thoughtless who may, in thei
! ignorance, otherwise seriously endange
; their personal liberty. Tho innocent cil
culars of the Republican committee can d
no honest citizen . bit Of harm. It is ne
true that the return to the postofice of
circular will cause the name of tho part
addressed to be stricken from tie reg!str'
ton Lists. 1t merely furnishes . clue to th
official revisory authorities where to inve
tigate. It has been the means of uneartl
, ing several wrongful registrations, a. Il
Democratic papers agonizingly admi
But, in all earne estness, We affirm that Ne1
is danger in tampering with mail matte
= which is not your own, as will surely
proven to those who carry out the spirit {
the Democrats partisan recommendation
l The Pcs oldest and most popular co
l respondent affirms that change Of gover
5 ment is no panaces for the ills under whie
t this country now suffers, and that the :
q forms necessary to the restoration of pros
t Gritty will not be Effected by the election
either Hayes or Tilden. Well, if Tide
. can not give ~ "reform" what is he GOO
. fort Hayes will make tho States q nation.
secure the liberty of the citizen througho'
!. its borders continue tho gradual appreci
:. ton of greenbacks to par, and the snnu
+ reduction of taxes-with many other thin
D tho people have taken . fancy for. B'
l Tilden is going it blind and alone on II
j. FORM" and % he 10 unable to furnish eve
r this, he must be marked down as"no good