New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-16

and employees. It assumes such exclusive
virtue that it has denied to its political
antagonists the right Of competitive de-
bate, lest they should thereby secure o
social recognition of which Republicans
are deemed unworthy.
This party has its administration, whose
organization and functions are copied
from and rival to those of the State. Ithas
kept outside polls, scrutinized the validity
of the votes, and made its election re-
turns. These party returns it publishes
as the standard result of the election. It
asserts that those which are to emanate
from the lawful authorities are fraudulent
and void. Having conducted the pre-
paration of its own returns without in
viting the Republican party to attend,
witness or participate in the scrutiny Of
these returns, the Democratic organiza-
ton has demanded from the members of
the Returning Board
1. Two out of five members, ito be
designated by the [Democratic-C onserva-
tive] party"
2. That 'those chosen from the Repub-
lican ranks shall be of like moderation
and conservatism" with those designated
by the Democratic-C Conservative party.
This assumption of the power to rule is
sustained by the whole power of the
Democratic press and the Democratic
telegraph. For months there has been
nothing political published except ex-
culpation or justification Of Democratic
violence, or defamation of Republicans
personally or on account of their party.
The superficial view Of society which
greets our visitors will impress them.
The chief hotels Of the city will be occu-
pied by crowds of well dressed and polite
people. Acquaintance will be renewed
and introductions sought; invitations to
visit the most fashionable clubs extended
to Republicans where Republicans have
been declared without the pale of social
courtesy. Men who represent Northern
capital invested in banks, insurance and
other stock companies will come forward
to give assurances Of peace. They would
certainly damage greatly the investments
committed to them if they should say any
thing else. To the Democratic visitors
will be communicated the most extreme
representations against the Republican
party; to the Republican visitors the
most courteous and cordial assurances of
q wish for law, order and justice.
It may be that this superficial courtesy
and quiet is delusive. It may be that
while the heads of the household display
their politeness or vaunt their benevo-
lence in the parlor, some miserable
drudge Of an apprentice in the cellar or
garnet might utter an appalling c,ntradic-
ton. 1t is therefore but just that having
told what our distinguished visitors do
see, we should add:
OUR vIsIToRs-wHAT THEY MAY NOT SEE.
They can not see the exclusion of Re- !
publicans from social and business inter- |
course. They can not zee the employees,
IS we'll white as colored, told distinctly |
hat the condition Of their wages is the |
direction of their vote. They can not see
hat while Democrat will sell goods to
my one who has the money, without re-
gard to the political opinions of the Gus
omer, the Democratic customer will give
he preference to the Democratic mer-
liant.
There is one phase of our condition
which the distinguished visitors will not
zee. It is the mass Of colored people who
10 not visit hotels; who have no splendid
lubs in which to entertain guests; who
AVE no occasion to make specious
peeches to impress the belief that they
re contented. Our distinguished visitors
an not see these people dispirited and
Harmed, fearing that the rights accorded
hem by the nation are to be recaptured
y q section. Dreading that with the
utilization Of their votes by the bull
ozer board, which had made its fatal
eturn before the election, that they will
9 left without protection, and that
18th the last train that takes away
ae Federal soldiers they will fall
ito the hands of those who have
ought their lives, to prevent tLeir suf-
age, and of those others who will de-
land their labor as the price of their
rejection. To the white Republican
ould be left the abdication Of political ,
lice, adhesion to the Democratic party,
!: the right Of an American citizen to emil
'ate where this equality would be recog-
zed, and his opinions respected. To ,
10 colored Republican there would be
either escape nor protection.
A Democratic President inaugurated,
q right of the Federal government to
me to the rescue Of citizen, until sum-
oned by the State authorities, would be
tablished. The colored Republican ,
ould be deprived of every right except =
Q right of petition, which might be
Judged by his Democratic rulers as un-
orthy alike of credence and Of relief.
We have thus given resume of what
obtruded upon the view of our distin- :
lished visitors. We have intimated the
lportant category Of things which they
not see. OF these last they may by
e inquiry inform themselves, and we