New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16

they can extend will pacify the Souther
Democracy.
Such is our theory for the discouragin
prospects of the Texas Pacific railroad an
the levees.
The Shreveport Times, however, repre-
senting an important local interest, en-
deavor to combine turbulent hostil
ity to everything Republican with CLAIM
that the Democratic party at the Nortl
and West have done and will do all il
its power for the Texas Pacific railroad.
l. AS to the alleged opposition of the Re
publican party, it says:
Had the much talked of centennial
spirit found an entrance into the Obdu
rate hearts of the leaders of the Repub
lican party; were there, in this hundredtt
year Of the independence of the republic
any other feeling toward the South ami
mating the national Illustration thar
that which inspired the overthrow of repub
lican government in Louisiana and threat
ened the subversion of the liberties of the
people of Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi
We think there would be no serious obstacle
to the passage Of the bill TO aid the Texas
and Pacific railway.
In the last Congress. which was over
whplmingly Republican, the Texas and
Pacific bill was defeated, and if our people
will take the trouble to watch the current
of public affairs in the North. they will find
that the most potent opposition to govern
ment aid to the enterprise is TO be found
among the leaders of the Republican party.
We tell our fel.ow.citizen us again, that if
the Texas and Pacific bill is defeated, it will
he defeated by Mortonsm, Blsineism, Jay
Gouldism-kepublican hatred of the South.
1t, then, the bill to aid this enterprise is
defeated, it will be defeated because the
damnable spirit of hate toward the South,
recently so disgracefuliy displayed by
Blaine and Morton, is more powerful in the
republic than the true spirit Of democracy.
The political theory Of the Republican
party is opposed to it, because tho whole
theory OF the Republican party has been
to Cypress. desolate and ruin the South.
2. The Democratic party is in favor of
the road and will carry it:
An effort is being made by the politicians
inimical to the Democratic party, and we
regret to see, by his letter to Mayor Murphy,
that Mr.: Alsck Boarman il party to it, to
create the impression ia the South that the
Democratic party is in the way of this
great enterprise, and. that if it is defeated,
the Democratic party will be responsible
for it.
There is neither truth nor sense in this
The policy of the Democratic
party, upon the other hand, logically leads
that party to support this great measure.
We need not remark upon this malig-
nant hatred toward the Republican party,
md the buster about what it has done
or ought to do, but We refer to an article
IN our issue of yesterday to prove, by quo
;ations from the journals of Congress, that
he Democratic members consider the con-
'truction of railroad with federal funds
! violation of principle, and do not intend
o vote for it. Mr.. Willis (Democrat), of
lew York, said:
That the Democratic party does not pro-
'ose to help the South by building Pacific
abroad.
Mr.. Holman western Democracy says:
The Democratic party is neither for the
'outhe,n Pacific railroad nor for refund
ng the cotton tar.
And after Including the levees in the
ategory not to be voted for, adds:
And that time and again the Democratic |
arty IN the South has opposed all those |
and will continue to do so.
When, therefore, the final vote shall show
le party sentiment of the House, it will be
nown which party will be responsible for
aying withheld this measure of Justice
nd prosperity. One thing We may pre-
let, the Democracy will throw the exclu-
We blame on the Republican party, while
leir own friends will be entirely exoner-
ed and commended to the entire sup
ort of the South.