New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07
MILITARY POLITICs---ITS EFFECT ON
TRADE.

The chief opposition candidate for the
presidency has declared war against the
government, proclai med change in the
constitution, to take effect when he Shall
have "captu red the capital" and the cleo
ton is now being conducted with siege,
marches and skirmishes. There has been
as vet no ed neral battle delivered, and it
would seem to be the tactics OF the fevo-
lutionists to avoid such decision. We
have heretofore sho wn that the basis OF
opposition to the reelection Of the con-
stitutional President consists in cata-
logue of charges brought against his ad-
ministration, more de,nocratico. 1t is IN
Mexico just as it has been in Louisiana,
assumed by the party aspiring to power
that all these char ges are true. The
illogical deduction has been made there
as here, that those who have made
the charges are absolved from all
further obedience to law, and are entitled
to administer the government for the sole
reason that they have denounced it. An
other consequence has befallen Mexico, the
direct result ofrevolutionary violence. The
favorable disposition Of foreign peoples to
accept the stability of the government and
social system under President Lerdo had
already occasioned decided immigration
of enterprise and investment of capital.
Foreign capital had already constructed q
railroad second to none in the difficulties
of location, the perfection of its construc-
ton and the efficiency of its admin
istration. 1t has been seized by the
revolutionists, interrupted and even
broken. The business intercourse Of
the country interrupted everywhere
by passes and countersigns, travellers
and merchandise arrested by guerrilla
parties, capital shrinks within its Golfers,
enterprise leans idly on the implement Of
its labor, water gathers in the mines, and
grass usurps the coffee fields. Among
other consequences of stagnation and per-
sonal peril always incident to military
politics is the exodus Of non-combatants
and of capital-always non-combatant-
and the precipitate departure of those
who dislike the.canv ass or who dread the
result.
The steamer Merida, from Mexico,
brought at her last trip large number of
passengers who represent this conse-
quence. There are many Mexican ladies
and children, with persons Of other ma
tionalities who, we may suppose, have no
motive for taking the risks of Mexican
election. Louisiana has suffered from
this same foreign apprehension of politi-
cal violence, and the singular arrest Of
and withdrawal Of capital in
a State naturally among the most attrac-
tive in the Union demonstrates the evil of
revolutionary violence.
We trust the conservative interests
of Louisiana will profit by the evil
IDENTIFY evil consequences OF political
violence, and exact some sort Of as
surance from all candidates that they
will not assume unproven charges against
the government reason for its over
throw. With campaign Of terror
ism, assassination and intimidation, may
come military occupation as guarantee,
however imperfect, of rights and Of life.
Whatever may be the merits or dement's
of party controv ersy, no man having
political opinion adverse to the revolu-
tionary sentiment will be allowed to come
to, or permitted to remain in, the State.
Merchants and mechanics may expect to
be prescribed, and it would be danger
GUS stretch of political liberation for
Democrat to borrow money from Re-
publican unless it could be proved that
he dedicated part Of the loan to over
throw Republican government. We will
see from the candidates nominated and
the strategy employed whether we are to
have such q canvass as those which pre-
vail in the Republican States of the Union,
or whether our banks will be besieged for
the remittance of capital elsewhere, and
our boats and cars crowded with the ex-
odus of people whose business may have
been stopped and their lives endangered by
a revolutionary canvass. The business in
terests of this city, from the wholesale
to the cigar or soda stand,
should bind over all parties upon their
own recorded recognizance to keep the
peace toward the public generally, and
toward those who depend for
heir living upon the free transit of the
public over the streets by day and by
night, and their safe access to hotels,
stores, the daily market places, the con-
;ectioneries, shoe shops, and even policy
offices. The Importance of education is
Usually admitted, but an atlas or a satchel
you'd be very insu ficient protection to
! pupil passing to or from the public
school. Religion is also esteemed by
many valuable institution, yet we have
een the vicinity Of church desecrated
~ the dead body Of one or more men
lain in the civil connections of this city.
The recognizance recommended should
% conditioned that the parties politically
'ombatant shall not employ social or bust
less prescription, field artillery, Winches-
er rifles and revolvers in the conduct of |
he election, nor supplement their efforts,
f unsuccessful, by the modern arts of the |