New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-10
The Ramp Do00eraey.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:

EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
Hitherto the so-called Democratic party
has seemed to look somewhat respectable
% to its strength, and the casual observer,
who has not taken the trouble to make
himself better acquainted, might possibly
be deceived; but within the space of
short time. and - the campaign 10 progress
ing, developments have shown tho real
weakness of that party and the weakness
of its pretensions. The means to impress
the public a. to its formidable strength
have been-deception. bluster and ACCUSE
ton. Not single merit of its own has the
country been made acquainted with, nor
has it dared to go before the people upon
it's former record. In fact. should the De-
mocraoy have dared to allude to the course
it pursued shortly before and during the
war, it would have at once sung its own re-
QUEEN and . funeral dirge would have ac-
companied dead and putrid corpse" car.
ried out of the hall of its st. Louis cOnven-
ton. Yet, while the Democratic party has
abstained from abiding to it's o'cn his
tory, nevertheless the people have not for
gotten it, and next November will produce
its mourners, chiefly of it's own household.
But while silent and dumb as to it's former
record, the present is but frantic effort to
deceive those who are willing to be do
ceived or lend it countenance from sense
of private gain or personal prejudice and
spite. For all that, that party can not win
because it has no "head" and ia but .
trump" In it's entirety.
The New York Herald, in late article,
has conclusively proven that Mr.. Tilden is
cratic platform, but that Mr. Hendricks is.
In the State of New York that party is Al
together trump" having even q ticket
without nominee for Governor. And in
Louisiana, who is there that is willing to &C
knowledge that General Nichols is tho
"main mani" While they sing peans to him
they look to Mr.. Wilt as the real embodi-
ment and champion of their creed, and
swear by him as "our own Wiltz."
Thus, while outwardly everything seems
lovely, inwardly that party is but hollow
deceit and mockery. The smothered flames
uncomfortable fury. To this purpose every
effort is directed to keep down all outward
semblance of discord until the proper time
arrives; but in order not entirely to dampen
the ardor of the White Liner, tactics arc
resorted to which will keep them alive,
and prevent the dissolution of the
eopartnership between the White Lin
| ers and the Conservatives; and for
this . convenient: outlet is found-the
Republican party. That stumbling block to
| Democratic success must furnish the op-
portunity and the victims. The race line
is NO longer observed-white a. we'll -
colored Republicans are henoeforth to be
obliterated, 90 that nothing may stand in
the way of Democratic advancement, "for
we have the means and will know how to
use them" The victim is subject only TO
time and opportunity. As for redress-we
are all acquainted how Colfax and Cou-
shatta murderers have been made respects
BILE, and witnesses have been found and
will be found again, who have sworn and
will swear again with the precision Of .
church steeple to . needle gun, that the
accused were far away at . "hog slaughter
ing," but not thar" The Republican
party must meet this emergency with
union, frmness, courage and resolution.
No clustering. no impairment demands,
and no manner Of csjolings must be
allowed to shake US from our determine
ton to win in this fight, and We must meet
our organized enemies with like organize
ton and the law. VERITAS.