New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-08

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| mn "WonxI16llE1s AID DExodkAcY.
So the "vorkingmsn" have presented
their '.petition" to the Common Council.
and received for unanimous reply
That while deeply sympathising With the s
| the city. your committee aro unable 10 OK
tend any practical relief st THE time.
Indeed, the Council says that it can not
continue to pay the force at present en-
ployed, and apprehends that reduction
Of expenditures for that purpose may be-
come necessary.
This, then, translated into the real
meaning might be stated thus: Messrs.
the workingmen, we are very sorry that
you have nothing to do. and suffer from
restitution. We would gladly aid you.
but have barely enough for own official
support. We apprehend, indeed, that We
may be compelled to discharge some more
workingmen to secure pay for ourselves
and employees, and as the constitution
forbids Us to borrow money we may have
serious tears that We may get out Of work
and wages like yourselves.
Just at the same time that the Demo-
cratic Council reports such deep water in
the financial hold, the gentlemen of Lou
isiana summon ''the workingmen" to rally
in procession, sweep the polls and install
the Democratic party in the administra-
ton of the federal and State governments.
This is to be solace to the woes of 1.-THE
workingmen," and to reinstate them in all
the prosperity of compensated employ
ment.
Let US examine somewhat the prospect
of realizing this assurance So far as
Democratic administration is able to af-
ford relief to unemployed industry, the
fact of q petition for labor relief in this,
the last period of the Democratic admin
istration of the city, proves municipal
inability to furnish the aid asked for.
The Democracy have control Of the
Congress of the United States. The long
session approaches its close. The bill for
levee protection is not expected to pass.
The appropriation for the Pacific railroad
is hopeless; the United States Mint at one
Of the most important points for the re-
ceipt Of the precious metals has no assur-
ance Of: continued existence. Not only
does Louisiana receive no more pecuniary
sympathy from Congress than our
Common Council accords the work
ingmen, but the particular political
grievances of which the Democratic
party Of Louisiana complains, have been
not to put too fine point upon it
snubbed and smothered. Besides all
this, at the moment when the Jealous
representatives Of Democracy from Lou
isiana had determined to leave the inter-
est of their constituency to the magma
nimity of their Democratic comrades,
while they investigated an issue Of "Radi-
cal rascality" in New Orleans, there
arises plot to admit duty free from
foreign country, two articles, the chief
product Of Louisiana. The purpose is
avowed and confirmed by the vote Of
Democratic majority on the Hawaiian
treaty bill, to establish precedent under
which the rice and sugar Of the world
may be placed on the free list
of the American consumer. Really,
when our Representative, who has SO
magnanimously left the special interests
of his constituents at the call Of his party,
shall return to find those interests DESC
late; when he shall have to toll all the
next session to reinstate those interests
which may have suffered in his absence,
it calls to mind an analogous return of
selfshness for patriotic gallantry which we
will relate. A working man enlisted and
to the war. He fought it out
from Manassas to Appomattox. He re-
turned to find his family four years in
arrears for house rent and this arrears
took him about three years to iquidate.
II Democracy, with the control of the
money power of the government, and the |
direction Of our local affairs,
have done nothing for "the workingmen"
Of New Orleans, what can be expected of |
the Democracy in future?
Can q Democratic President furnish |
for the workingmen? Is
there any guarantee that the Democratic
nominee will be protectionist +? Have
We any assurance that he will advocate
the paper money diffusion process? Does
the Southern Democracy, which claims
The allegiance Of the workingmen, de-
mand of the national nominee any con-
1ition of policy or opinion? Or the con-
trary, it has proclaimed, with General
Gordon, that it imposes no terms and
specifies no candidate. Anybody, with
my, or no opinions, who can beat the Re-
,ublicans out of the official patronage,
will secure the support of these famished
md emLittered partisans. But the sue
,ess of such free lance ticket gives no
,uarantee of emplovment to ssthe work