The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-04
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Having seen the barren results Of partia
recovery of the governing power, the Con
sentative people Of Louisiana will begin be-
times to cast aboat for the ways and means
of regainipg entire control of the State gov.
eminent in al its branches. They have had
control Of one-hslf Of the legislative depart.
ment the other hall, together with the judi
ciary and Executive branches, remaining in
the hands Of the party under whose sway the
State and her metropolis have suffered long
and grievously. As the result Of hardly
contested campaign, in which complete and
general victory was fairly and honorably won,
they have been turned eff with no other fruit
than reluctantly and tardily conceded ma
jority in the popular branch Of the General
Assembly.
This has secured nothing more than a check
upon wasteful and dishonorable legislation.
its full fruit being to prevent the Rsdica
Senate and Executive from perpetrating new
extravaganza under legislative sanction. The
State has gained nothing at all from the Con-
servstive victory Of 1872, unless it is the tenn
porary and reluctantly conceded power to
limit the expenditures Of the State.
We must have more than this. The
ensmies Of Radical misrule-a majority in
wealth in the proportion of five to one, ma
jority in intelligence in the proportion oftwen-
ty to one and an actual majority in the number
of voters by many thousands -ought to be
able to accomplish much more than the cleo
ton Of q majority in the lower branch of the
General Assembly. They ought to make
clean sweep in November, such as will secure
a complete restoration of the government to
the control of Conservatives. Thsre is no
alternative, because a partial victory, as We
have bitterly experienced, is but little better
than total defeat.
What, then, must we do to be saved from
another disaster in November. and a con-
tinuance of the dynasty under which our
State has groaned for so long period? II
we expect to reap harvest, we must remem-
Der the seed time and duly improve it. If
we expect to consolidate all elements Of an
tagonism to the power of the usurper and
his party, there is no time to lose. Our ene-
mics will b. united. It may be for the last
time that colored voters will submit to the
discipline and obey the orders of their die
tasorial Chiefs but for this occasion they will |
probably, as ,ss. submit and obey To |
win against such united force, demands |
q union of all the elements of opposition.
The problem is, therefore, to secure this
anited action.
There must be rally Of good and true men
atoms for the sake of restoring honesty to
he administration of our State aft sirs. And |
ust hore we wish to suggest that personal
character in the men to be selected as the
candidates of reform is of incalculably more
Importance than their past or present party
citations.
This is the era that demands fonest men
or public position, who can not be diverted
rom duty by any of the allurements of ambi-
ion or By any OF the gains and perquisites
If misfeasance in Office. High personal
character of candidates will strengthen the
riends OF reform far more than party names,
'artV prestige or party affiliations.
There are great many of our citizens who
re weary of parties and partisaus and who
ebel against party dictation. Their number
8 increasing constantly, and they form an
lement which must enter conspicuously into
ny calculation by which an anti Radical vic
Dry is to be figured out. They can be won
0 our cause in one way only, and that is by
resenting fof their SURFACES men Of we'll
nown and wellproven integrity.
Expressed in another form, the problem is,
, find out how to effect transfer Of the gov
rning pswer in Louisiana from the soiled
auds of enemies 10 the clean hands of true
nd trusty friends. What we all want is we'll
and need not be. rehearsed in T,
la!forms, addresses, proclsmations, essays OF
peeches. Honesty must again be installed
l office; nothing less will answer the just ex-
ectations Of the people; nothing more need ,
. asked 10r. ~.->.
CORRUPTION. q
The miserable fall Of Belknap following so ,
ION upon the trial of Babcock. upon charges