New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-18
POLlTlCAL MOTIFS.

POLlTlCAL NOTES. II
The naturalization frauds perpetrated
under Democratic auspices in the Second
District Court, will continue blot upon
our elections until judicial decision upon
their validity is had, and in many instances
may be tho cause of serious personal dam.
age. No foreigner who claims American
citizenship under ono Of these contested
papers can 60 abroad in safety. This has
been tested. The United States can not ex-
tend its protecting @gis over ono whose
allegiance is avouched only by fraudulent
or void document. Besides, it is universally
acknowledged that scores upon scores of
these Issues are based upon false oaths--
upon bold and unblushing perjury on the
part of both principals and witnesses.
We unite with the Picayune, which has
repeatedly called attention to this outrage
ous neglect of 60 important matter. in de-
manding legal inquiry and final decision
upon it. Judge Billings could do NO better
case at once upon the right of the court to ma
turalize foreigners: while the sitting grand
jury might honorsbly apply itself to indict.
ing those who have made trade of disgrac
ing American suffrage by illegally obtaining
it for the unworthy who were without .
claim to its benefits.
"The thief doth fear each bush an off,
cer;" "a guilty conscience makes towards
of us ALL" etc. 1t is amusing to read the
confessions of guilt implied in the appeals
to the Democratic public to avoid being
caught .Hagrante delicto by the Republican
resgistration canvassers. Deceived by the
apparent lethargy of their opponents, tho
Democratic strikers, repesters and wire
workers have been bold and unblushing in
their frauds. All ct once they find detec-
ton threatening them from . novel and
unexpected quarter; and instantly every
trivial and unusnal incident 10 maeniaed
into some artful and mysterious snare for
the uAwary. We expect the Democratic
press to defend the Democratic swindlers
- boldly - they dare, but IN indefinite
sense Of alarm seems completely to have
upset their good sense and propriety. just
think of the New Orleans Democracy liv-
ing in furnished apartments under aliases,
or known to their landlords only - Tom,
Dick or Harry. Yet this appears to be the
idea of the Democrat, which does not
scruple either to advise these same sup
posedly innocent landlords to jeopsrdize
their liberties by tamperiDg with Unc]e
Sans mail. We quote:
Many Democratic voters live in furnished
rooms, the keepers of which, in . large
majority of casee, do not know more than
tho given names of their roomers, and in
some cxses not even that. In order to
therefore, seem judiciOus that these fur
nished room keepers be instructed to re-
ceive all letters directed to the number of the
house which tney occupy.
But the Picayune deecends to downright
Stiffness in the folio wing statement, which is
even more ridiculous than Mr.. Gauthreauxs
shirt" discovery:
1t was but yesterday that reports were
received of policemen in citizens clothes,
ekuiking around the streets, and shadow
ing Conservative citizens with the design
of fixing their places OF residence.
What must be the status of "Copserva-
tive ~ citizens" whom the detectives deem
it necessary to SHADOW" and who are 80
solicitous to keep their places of residence
hidden from the police9
We recommend to the denoralized Dem
ocratic reportorial corps glass of soda
with . dash Of ginger in it, and to "brace
up!"
Our disappointed Democrats might profit
ably set out on carpet.bag tours, following
the example of one of their leaders. Mr..
Given Campbell, 90 recently departed from
among us, has already been promoted to
leadership of the St. Louis Democracy,
and presided at their late convention.
When retrenchment and reform set in,
there certainly will not be enough spoils
here to go around, and some Of the pAtriots
will have to either "csrpet.bag" or work.
1t would do New Orleans good to see pro-
cession of old and respectable Democratic
fossils marching Northward to the tune of
"The Campbelrs are Coming"
Vance. the Democratic Congressman
from the eleventh Ohio district, was beaten
on Tuesday week by the printers. He made
himself infamous by going to Coushatts to
investigate the murder of King and the
ma ming of Twitchell, and reporting only
on the private character of the victime,
and explaining the motives of the assassin
while pretending ignorance of his identity.
He investigated, in q like partisan man.
ner, the government printing Office at Wash
ington, and recommended that the prices
for work be cut down to barely living rates.
The Washington Printers Union passed .
requesting all of the craft, with
out regard to party, to vote against his re-
election. All who know aught of the fra
ternal feeling existing among members of
the Union throughout the entire country
will readily believe that this req uest was
with to man, and the influence
such . body must exercise on other crafts
men would not be light. Hence, Vance
hies him to obscurity.
While pretending joyous bilarity over
the result in Indiana, the Democrats from
all sections are uniting in demand which |
is virtual confession that they recognize |
those results as decisively adverse to their |
candidate. We refer to the
expre ssed desire that October
elections shall be done away with-that
State and presidential elections