New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-06
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In its issue of September %, the Hands
boro Democrat, Of Mississippi, published
the following editorial paragraph:
Frank Heiderhofi, late of the customhoust
ct Bay st. Louis, hes boldly and publicly
eepoused the cause of the Democratic party
We learn that he has written Colonel
"Tilden, Hendricks and Hooker and re
FORM" And still they come.
A part Of this paragraph we published
as political news, remarking thereon:
Frank is . natural Performer" He was
| unfortunate in the management of his Gus.
| tomh0use, and has been succeeded by q
better man. He can do No harm to the
Democratic party.
To our remarks Mr.. Heiderhoff takes
exceptions. We have never heard that
he was dishonest in the administration Of
the collectorship and are glad to hear
that he was not unfortunate. If our
German friend, who possibly is not of the
floating population he condemns, has not
''boldly and publicly espoused the cause
of the Democratic party" the ''obscure
country paper" from which we quoted
has done him wrong which it will doubt
less correct For our part we willingly
give place to his letter, which is as fol-
lows:
BAY ST.. LOUIS, Miss, October 3, 1876
EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
In one of your late issues you say, on the
authority of some obscure country paper.
that have publicly espoused the cause of
the Democratic party" that l was "unfor-
tunate in the management of my custom
house," and have been succeeded by bet
ter man. Permit me to say that you have
been wrongly informed. l agree with the
Democratic party only in their dislike of
the professional carpet-bagger: My manage
ment of the customhouse at Bay St. Louis
and efficient as that Of any customhouse
hereab0uts; but the crime of being "hOme
Republican" and . member of the party
led by such men as Alcorn, Musgrove, Lake,
Chandler. MOrphie, ETC., isl eupp0se-toO
great to be forgiven by the carpetbag wing
Of Republicanism. The floating outside Gle |
ment hiss been the curse of our party in
Wls0l0Slppls anu no I0AI VI lOsluG pAltIy |
Office has kept me from expressing my Opin- |
F. HEIDERHOFF.
We do not place much value upon that |
Republicsnism which pre-
fers one class to another, or makes such |
invidious distinctions as "carpet-bag-
gers" ''scallawags," etc. Mr.. Heiderhoff
may be offended with one to-day and an
,ther tomorrow. We can not shut our
syes to the fact that the Republican gen.
:lemen of Mississippi who are singled out
BY him as leaders worthy to be followed
have by their foolish jealousy and hostil-
ty toward their political friends lost q
State to the party, though they had a ma
ority of thirty thousand to enable them
70 hold it. But the ''home Republicans"
ike Heiderhoff, Alcorn, Musgrove, Chand-
sr and others thought they were much
aolier than Governor Ames and his
friends. They divided, therefore, and
he Democrats ran off with the honors.
Now they are all fiat and helpless. The
Democrats have no more love for seal
awag than for carpet-bagger. So they
killfully set the two wings by the ears.
md found the rest an easy task. 1t only
equired few companies of mounted
Irmed men, a small howitzer here and
here, with an occasional example, to
tighten the negroes into voting the op-
position ticket, or at least neutrality.
The ''home Republicans" Of Mississippi,
ike Heiderhoff and Alcorn, have got rid
f the carpet-baggers and themselves at
he same time. We do not see any appre-
liable difference between voting against
republican because he is carpet-bagger
nd opposing him because be is not
Democrat. Mississippi "home Repub-
icanism," as illustrated by the excel
ector of Shieldsborough, is very infe-
ior article. If it is not Democracy in
isguise it is something very much like it.