The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-18
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MUBE ABOUT The bENAIUhDHlFs
Speaking OF the election Of Mr.. Eus-
Ills to the United States Senate. the
Republican says:
"Strong ground was taken against
the Wheeler compromise by the Con
vention, and the House of Representa-
tives. responded by electing to the Sen.
ate the very man who led the friends OF
| that measure"
Continues the Republican
While, therefore, the Democrats
| have Numbered and lost, the Conserva-
tives have gained an advantage. They
| have committed the whole Democratic
party to the adjustment and the validity
OF the Kellogg government"
It was only three days ago, we think,
that the Republican declared that the
election Of Mr.. Eustis-
WAS IN assumption on the part OF
the House that It's predecessor In 1878
was not competent to discharge this
duty, and hence there has been fail
lre to elect, and consequent vacancy
in the Senate, or IL is intended rs u
legislative declaration that the action Of
the moot General Assembly which met
In Odd Fellows Hall and designated DR..
McMillen for the position was valid"
And now, after this broad assertion
that the action Of the House in electing
Eustis virtually affirmed the illegality
OF the Kellogg government, the Repub-
licdn as broadly declares thatthe action Of
the House committed "the whole Demo
cratic party to the validity OF the Kel-
logg government" The opinions of the
Republican, are not Of any interest to
the Democratic party nor, we believe,
to anybody else; but, just as q matter OF
curiosity, we should like to have 1t ex-
planned why 1t thinks on Thursday that
the election OF Eustis was u reputation
OF Kelloggism, and on Sunday that
It was an affirmation Of the legality
OF the usurpatiOn.
The above quotations contain % fair
specimen OF the Republicans method of
statement and argum ent. We are told,
In the first place, that strong grounds
were taken by the Conservatives against
the Wheeler adjustment, and that in
this the Democrats Numbered and
lost and then, That tho House Of Repre-
sentatives responded by electing to the
Senate the very man who led the friends
Of the adjustment, and that, in this. the
Conservatives have gained an advant-
age. Now, plausible us oil this Is, there
Is literally nothing In 1t. The Conven-
ton simply, in the resolutions and in
the memorial to Congress, dedned the
Wheeler adjustment, and In the delini-
ton oil the gentlemen who voted for the
compromise cordially concurred with
the Democrats who opposed 1t. This
action Of the Convention eliminated the
Wheeler adjustment from tho politics
OF Louisiana, and the measure is now as
much question of the past as Is the
Missouri compromise, and there is no di-
vision in the Democratic Conservative
party upon it. In the election OF u
United States Senator, the Democrats
and Conservatives acted from this stand
point. None Of them voted for Mr..
Eustis because he had been an advocate
OF the adjustment, and none Of them
voted against him for that reason. II
that question had arisen in the party.
there would, of course, have been a split,
and tho very fact that Mr.. Eustis
received the whole Democratic
and Conservative vote, refutes
the Republicans assumption that
he was elected because he
was one Of the leaders of the-eempro-
mise, or that his election had any rela-
ton to the question whatever. The Re
publican Is felicitating its party on di-
visions among the Democrats and Con
servatives too soon The most moment
Gus campaign in the history Of the
country is approaching, and the people
OF Louisiana are beginning to realize
its Importance and tho necessity of
standing shoulder to shoulder to redeem
their nearly ruined State. From the
outlook we think we can afford to warn
the Radicals. We want no compromises
or combinations with them the game
Is made" Louisiana Is the stakc-they
dare not lose q trick.