New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-15

ency Of the Republican party for COM
mission on sutlerships or royalty OF
whisky stamps.
| The Tribune continues:
It is equally notorious that the men in
separately connected with these frauds have
been the loudest in their protestations Of
party fealty, and have been officially and
socially recognized by the party as men to
every occasion.
The heroic course Of the Republican
President and Secretary of the Treasury,
with the Jealous aid to indiscriminate in
vestigations offered by the Republican
members of Congress, tends to vindicate
the party from the charge of completely
in these crimes.
The Tribune adverts to the fact that the
work has not been 1.-The hand of honest
investigations"
It has been q partial, unfair inquiry, be-
cause, instead of being directed to the dis
cOvery and exposure of frauds and abuses
and the pushing of the guilty to conviction,
it has been exclusively and purposely
directed to make all possible capital against
the Republican party and TO screen Demo
Gratis and the Democratic party.
We may add an incident incautiously
disclosed by correspondent of the New
Orleans Times. It is that Democracy
does not intend to make general, but an
eclectic investigation. The Democratic
House of Representatives will sit in caucus
as the Democratic House and committees
were accustomed to do at the last session
of our Legislature. The Democracy pro-
pose to hold the long trump, and play it
at such critical point as may bring in
their nominations as an invincible suit.
1t will be done thus: With the power of q
political inquisition it will send for per-
sons and papers. Having accumulated
an amount Of this evidence, it will pro-
coed to sort its hand, putting one
side all the testimony which may
tend to implicate leading Republic
cans. 1t will also suppress or white
wash such Democrats as Pendleton. |
When the presidential campaign shall
commence if the Republicans shall igno-
rantly place in nomination any candidate
against whom this concealed testimony
may operate, the Democratic congress
sional caucus, proposing to continue in
session all summer, will open fire upon
his candidate and effectually impair his
support from the scrupulous Republicans
Who advocate indiscriminate investiga-
ions. Having in its power the means to
suppress any Democratic exposure, and
by exclusion from Office, the
Democratic candidates will go through
he canvass without charge or proof We
epeat that they will be entitled to a GER
ifcate of integrity on the same principle
hat an old soaker sent up for thirty days
an produce certificate of sobriety from
he physician of the workhouse.
The Chicago Tribune rejoices, as we
o, that this Augean publication has
cen commenced and conducted by the
republican administration.
The Tribune gives the admirable ad-
ice that follows:
This fact that the public service is
lrgely corrupt. and that in its ramifica-
Ons are included hundreds whose names :
ave not been made public, is known to
re whole people OF the United States, and
lere is fixed, unalterabIe purpose to
ave the public service purified by the !,
ho!esale change of the men who control
whether these men be in the Cabinet, or
Congress, or in whatever branch of the II
ational government. OF this there can fl
} no question or doubt. and the Repub-
ian party may al we'll prepare to meet
% emergency. If that party will not Al
'rify itself, the people will do the work h
the polls.
There is nothing in this fact, however, to q,
the Republican party; on the b,
ntrary, there is everything in it to ~
xt, if the party will take that course in
Q selection Of it's candidates which will "
Ve assurance that there will be change n,
men, and that there will be Danish =,
mt from the councils and the confidence -
the Republican party of every man who
9 used his place, his position and his 90
iuence in the interest Of the vile horde o.
scouDdrels who in the name of {"
Republican party has been willing to vi
rter it's principles for their own dishonest 9
ms.
Such is, in our opinion, the true Re- hn
blican policy, and such, we are graft
l to state, is the sentiment of the Re- ,
olican leaders of Louisiana, without We,
pect to race or past political opinions. sec