New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-30
ORLEANS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 80 1876

of the United Ssates District Court of Lou
leiana, to come home 20 that he can release
Democratic martyrs upon bail; another is
an appeal to . circuit judge to appoint
commissioners who can hear cases
other is request that Attorney Gen
eral TAFT will order his marshals to
take arrested persons before such commits
miesioners. These letters are Published in
full 10 the Democratic papers hereabOuts
with the intent to impress the average voter
with eense of the horrible tyranny under
which the brethren in Louisiana are being
crushed. But they will not have that effect
upon men who know what the conduct of
the Democrats of that State has been in the
past; who remember the Coushstta mas.
sacre and the maseacres of New Orleans.
Tho feeling here will be one of regret that
the Federal government can not guard
every poll in the State, 90 that there might
he fair election for once, and 80 that the
Democratic rufiisns who, even now, are
eager to intimidate negro voters, could be
completely checkmsted.
A prominent broker and election pool
buyer writes from New York: "Morrissey
is paying forfeit on sll the bets he can COM
promise. have hedged to the best advan-
tsge, and would advise you to do the same.
1 do not say the jig is up. but the game 10
too risky for the profits. 1t is said Morissey
has sure points that the government has
made terms with Tweed to split, and that
there will be merry hell when he gets on
his stamping grounds again. The old man
wasn't treated fair, anyhow"
Objection is made to our assertion that
Messrs. Pilsbury, Brown and Denis are not
partisan nominations. It is true, every
word Of it. The Democratic mob-corrupt,
bribed, forsworn, a. the members admit it
to have been-did not dare defeat or reject
these nominees, which were thrust upon
them BY decent people. Had they dared,
they would have traded these Offices to the
highest bidder, - was done with the others.
The Times alleges that q prominent sport
ing man, who had brother-in-lsw running
for Q clerk of court. traded of, to secure
tho latter's success, twenty-one votes he
did not contrel. Even were this true, it
would but be in perfect keeping with the
morals of the Democratic convention. But
the accused denies the allegation, and de-
clares that his trades and swaps were
legitimate and regular.
When Mr.. Pilsbury was nominated fol
Mayor premium bonds and city credit gen
orally manifested . marked improvement
90 excellent . head had been put on tht
Democratic ticket. When the body anG
tail were added, these same bonds met u
sudden fall, and buyers are lett to mourn
over their faith in the reform intentions O
the Democracy.
The "What is It9' gave their nominees 6v,
days in which to pay up their party assess
ments, and then doubled the assessments
We are told it is $500 for civil, and $3.50
for criminal sheriff; $500 for the clerk o
the Superior Court. etc. All Of which i
very rough, indeed, considering that thes'
subscribers will be beaten by the people,
candidates; and that, even if they are no
beaten, their reform compatriots in th'
Legislature are pledged to cut down ,hei
emoluments so low that they will neve
have q chance to get even.
Il Is q pleasure to announce that tina
eminent scholar and orator, r. Hutcheson
Esq, is about to take the stump for the Re
publican party in this State.
Hon. Samuel Armstead, Democratic can
didate for Secretary of State in 1872, 10 tax
ing an active part in the political campaig'
in De Soto parish, on behalf OF the Repub
loan party. Sam has repented of his polit
ioal heresies, and has been welcomed bacl
to the bosom of the faithful.
The First Auxiliary Club of the Aftl
ward evidently does not iutend to submi
without murmur to the action Of the com
mittee and decision of the convention in tn
case Of that ward.
At meeting last night Mr.. Edgard Bou
ligny offered . series Of resolutions, whicl
were adopted, of the following tenor:
They criticize severely the action of MI
Emile O'Brien, the chairman of the commit
| tee on credentials. in declaring to the attor
ney and representative of the contestinl
delegation that it was of no use for them Il
present any more evidence Of fraud and in
timidation, because the minds Of the com
mittee we're already made up.
As this was before the other side wa
heard the club calls on all independen
Democratic clubs of the city to appOin
committees to meet committee of five o
theirs to devise some action to purge tn
ticket of Objectionable candidates.
This is Q move that has business in it. l
is like the Independent club convention o
1872 that came near achieving great things
but didn't. Perhaps the fifth ward ma.
be more fortunate.