New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-03

q confidence among rural Republicans that
their political rights can be enjoyed undis-
turbed, that they must no longer be per
mitted. Mutual interchange Of political
sentiments when conducted with courtesy
and good feeling, superinduce state OF
security in the popular mind that requires
double duty from the bulldozer to over
como. Appeals to the treason of the negro"
will not be allowed.
A telegram was shown on the street yester-
day, purporting to come from New Iberia,
that tho Democrats were organizing to sup
port Wharton in his contest with Wakefield
for the Senatorahip. This threatens disaster
to Wharton.
If the Independents put out platform
We hope it will not be of "glittering gen.
erallties." Let them pledge their candi-
dates for Mayor aud Administrators to cut
down their salaries at least one-half. THIS
would leave them excellent pay. Let them
pledge to lop Oft all sinecures, even to the
most insignificant, for they will have no po-
litical rats or bummers to reward.
Retrenchment and reform beginning at
home in this severely practical form will
enable them to reduce, if not abolish, the
license system. 1t will spur them to dis
cern, perhaps, that to license mechanical
and industrial pursuits 10 putting tax on
muscle and brains more inimical to the
prosperity Of New Orleans than any fnan-
cial scheme for dividing nought by two or
ten that was ever devised.
There are lots of common sense things
the Independents might promise-and what
is more, might do-which the reform Dem
ocracy never permitted to enter into their
squspble for spoils.
"Civis" writes to tho Democrat what
should mako every Democratic cheek blush
With ehame. Poor Twitchell, armless and
helpless, may be . safe object for attack;
but to openly admit that the Democrats Of
Coushatta know and conceal the bloody
criminal who MANNED him and who mur.
dered King against whom even tho alan.
derous justification does not hold) 10 simply
damning and disgraceful, and fully war
rants every accusation Of political ma
lignity that the Democrats have been
charged with. We quote:
country about Coushatta that the ''green-
goggled monster who murdered King and
mutilated Twitchell" was . Republican, q
former friend of TWitchell.
What will tho congressional committee
think of the allegation that they deliber-
ately aided and abetted in ehielding mur-
derer:
This the congressional investigating sub
committee, who went up to Coushatta, as
certained, and hence they officially reported
the affair as having NO political origin or
connection whatever.
This is . serious accusation, and we de-
mand that the Democrat and its CORES
pondent at once put the officers of the law
upon the track Of the murderer, or stand
self-confessed as after accessories to the
crime. If he be Republican, We demand
that he be fitly punished. If the Demo
Gratis of Coushatta now fail to give him up,
they must accept all the ruinous RESPONSE
bility which hangs ~ Q blight upon their
prosperity.
The Democrats can raise no money. The
merchants no longer heed the boys with
their little books; they don't care whether
"the party" wins or not. If this sort of thing
should continue, the very marrow will be
taken ont of politics, and some of the boys
will have to 60 to work-or to the work
house.
city . heavy frost was reported Sunday
night. 1t seems to have extended into the
city, for more dispirited. impeounious and
frostrbitten appearance than our local Dem.
ocrats present can not we'll be imagined.
The parish committee usurped the authority
to extend the time of candidates for paying
their party assessments until Thursday,
which shows that moneyed d men place . very
low estimate on the "What is IT." chances
for victory. A frost is . good thing.
The anti-Finnertys have determined to
crowd Fitzpatrick to the wall. They have
adopted the entire third ward ticket of
their opponents, except Fitzpatrick and an.
other nominee for the Legislature, and
several express q willingness to take up
even this other. 1t is expected the State
Central Committee has now got up courage
to toss overheard the persistent applicant,
and that subsequently an order will be
made not to print his name on the official
ticket.
The Times seems to be in the secret Of
the managers of the Independent move.
ment. 1t alleges that the formation of the
ticket has been put off until after the Ohio
and Indiana elections. This may be an or.
ror all around. It is very likely that the
Tines does not know what it is talking
about; and certainly putting off naming the
ticket-if it is to be good tickets de-
"Give him cold potato and let him 20, y
said old Dedrick Teelder when Rip Van
Winkle came down from the Catskills after
twenty years absence, and stopped at hil
own door. The Democrat makes D similar
recommendation in behalf of Mr.. Fitzpat
rick, of the third ward. After three times
rejecting his election to the Democratic
Central Committee, and 80 combining
against him ~ to defeat him for the nomi-
nation of criminal sheriff, worth probably
from $4,000 to $50, 900 3 year, it is now
proposed to soothe his outraged feelings by
graciously allowing him to be nominated
for the Legislature, at . salary of IS per