New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19
DEMOCRATIC DIvERsI0Ns.

!. radical Democratic organs Of New Orlean
when questioned by Polonius, he coul'
not more aptly have described the matte
they contain-words, words, words, ant
ISLANDERS. The position these papers oc
cupy in the field of journals m is on
peculiar to Louisiana organs. stranger
looks in vain for something to encourage
business enterprises. Capitalists every
, where are warned to avoid Louisiana
securities. They read that thieves art
kept in Office, State Offices only, agains,
the will of the people; that the ma.
chinery of government here is as I'm.
certain as in Spain or Mexico; that
turbulent masses of the people,
regardless of law and order, may be ex-
pected to rise at any moment as they have
done before, and by force of arms seize
public records and install themselves into
offices by aid of shotguns. The stories are
caught up by enemies of the State and
commercial rivals of the city, and are not
allowed to diminish by repetition. There
is no safety for capital, no security for
merchandise, no protection for the manu-
facturer in comm unity where anarchy
takes the place of good government; or
where people even hold the opinion
that they have the right to take the law
into their own hands, and where they
conspire to subvert the State government.
and did for a day take unauthorized pos
session of it, without being subsequently
punished.
Like the secession of States, the rebel
lion and Confederacy of bad men for the
destruction Of the United States govern
ment, the New Orleans riot of Septem-
Der IA was sad mistake. There are those
here who would build monuments for and
eulogize the leaders of that revolution.
The sooner events and acts connected with
the McEnery movement are forgotten, the
better off the city and State will be. The
written and spoken words of Northern
and Western men, men who ara without
sectional or political prejudice, make us
certain that New Orleans has been re-
garded with suspicion ever since the mas
sacre of Republicans in 1866. What has
been done to counterfeit that outrage? |
Nothing by Democrats. On the contrary
such acts of lawlessness, on smaller
scale, have been many times since re-
peated. The feeling that Louisiana is not
a desirable place for emigrants, that life
and property are not safe here, gains
ground, and at time when we need
help from all sections and aid from
the general government. In other
States, Contederates returned from their
war against the Union. and went to work,
seeking to retrieve their neglected estates.
Honest efforts for material prosperity
closed every bloody chasm; ex-soldiers of
he North and South worked together and
made friends and money. The career of
Texas since the war, has been but a sue
session of years Of prosperity. She has
lad some bad officials, but has invoked
he law for their punishment. Every man {
n Texas does not leave his farm to put a
ustice of the peace out OF office when l
Democratic bugler blows his horn.
The secessionists of Louisiana, after the
7ar, went into politics Many of them,
ct famous for courageous exploits on
elds of danger, were the most persistent
I political strife. They had fame to win I
y fighting a supplemental rebellion. The
peeal TO arms had been decided against t
aem; there was left the chance of bully
1g at the ballot box, and every election
as been a miniature Confederate battle,
nd every Democratic defeat is spoken of )
5 occurring through the tyranny Of the
,deral government
1t is time that our Democrats should il
hange their tactics. and not be constant !
warning against the United States gov d
it is time to demonstrate that e
ouisiana is law-abiding place; it is time
" the party which makes the riots to as
ert that there will be no more of them o
nd there never was better opportunity a
IAN now for the opposition press of New r
rlcans to say something for the good of
le city and State. Instead Of declar- q
e to the world that the Governor g
as diverted public funds through sub :,
.rvient Treasurer, and robbed the State, | G
lese publishing agents of mischief might u u
II the truth for the sake of the States t,
onor "The people" are continually p
ocking up the way of the Governor and s,
id all reform measures. Yet it is a fact
at his efforts have greatly reduced the O,
lblic debt. The use put to the Aldige al
port on the Treasurer's books is speci- CT
en- of Democratic diversion. Anything III
lculated to bring discredit upon the in
ate is seized eagerly for party purposes,
ID rolled as sweet morsel under Demo- a,
attic tongues. 1t is asserted by Mr.. 70
dige, and repeated as fact by the gi
urnals of his party, that in October, 1t
"A, certain sums of money belonging to 70
@ interest fund Of the State were used as til
oan to pay the police Of the city. News W
VS. with extras are started on the streets; Il,
e cry is to impeach the Governor, the "
easurer, the Attorney General and all in
10 might be supposed to know that a fund
we'd for one debt had been temporarily wi
ed for the payment of another A spe- su
i deposit had been used, as an illustra- tx