New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-11
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POLITICAL NOTES.
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Conspicnous ~ iss iseleAilA tAe vsetof.
Of the '.whitA vsst' sssdi1a1A RI prssidsa
of the Central nj i6crstss q - ths as
ward hes become . nstt nssaAa IN
portanoe. By sseiA poi62 n persona
dignity removed. ftch eons1ee WITH ~
pipe.layers and wiss-pulDsss sfiwsrd poli
tics, Mr.. Emile O'Brisn has AasuRa6 q in
dependent positioa in the contest ~ tn
"rings' that may prove a entesing vsdg'
to their dismemberment.
In the meeting Of the club preeidentI
with the Parish Committse, which 10 clum
silly refused the public demand for IN early
convention, Mr.. O'Brien abstained from
ing Of his club, the programme OF the
Parish Committee for ward organization
and the conduct of primary elections VA
oaet aside and ., method of their own
adopted. This looks like reform within the
party. VS. salsro ~ - rtlsT
Drs. Brickell, Pope and the rest of the
medical staff have deserted the sick cham
ber of the New Orleans Democracy
Should the ''old lady Of Camp street" fol-
low this respectable lead, and decline 10
act ~ midwife, tho result might prove Z
crop.eared bulietheaded abortion, std
6''" 81
The Pic has found another mares net
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about it. Some wag from xor>Aousshse
sent it the commission Of chief IN tho
| Republican Council Of Freedom, and the
Pic publishes it - an, astounding revels-
tion of "secret oath-b bound political Or
gsnizatiou;' declares il 20 b - extra
ordinary one, intsaAad for the aceonplish-
ment Of extraordinary purpcses ~ extra
ordinary mesns." ~st T.
The fsct II these councils szs moeely Re-
publican ward clubs, ehfisssosa Ceansils of
Freedom the better - impress upon eolered
people tho great aim and object Of tAs Re-
publican party. Further they are No ssw
things q the Pic would naks It sppear'
this plan Of orgasisstioa hsviag been insus-
uratsd year ago. Nor i it fearful oath-
bound secret society. for no attempt. VS.
made to conceal its constitution. or cjrc1lars
of instruction, Or commissions, they b4ing
freely exposed in tho office Of the chairntan
of the Republican State Central Conmittes,
and the Pic and its reporters made merry
over them months and months ego.
If the Picay,e,se desires to disclose some
really dangerous osth- bound secret league,
let it try its hand On the Democratie-Con
servstive Association. 80
The Picayune hits the true key note Of rS-
form in city .afairs . last. Instead Of d.
pleting the sguttex brigades, let the high.
priced clerks, supseintendsnts and inspect
ors be Dismissed. These gsntlsnsn, ae-
cording to the Official Council. procsedings,
are left without accounts to keep or aught
to inspect or superintend. The salariesi
paid them would hire quits . small army of
laborers and scavengerr, and for want Of
other employment thu Administrator might
direct thsaoperatoa6 of the force thus Sc
cured in person. 1h64 too, would the
people r,ssap and rejoice that economy had
at last struck in at the right place.
Judge Bonner plainly declines to attack
"the boys.p He is- candidate for office,
d therefore it il fornenst his principles to
say aught against ring rule in the city or to !.
cast doubt upon the ability of his "short
hair friends to collect and tadisisuhly OK !
pend the taxes. No, not he! He will lead
the weight of his presence to the independ-
fent Democrats or g. Peoples Club" but -
for delivering opinions before he gsn on .
[judicisl bench. "No, no, no-not II u"
Judge Bonner.
The Democrat makes this estimate Of the
political weight Of the learned jurist:
Judge Bonner being called upoa to
speak. declined respectfully. explathiDg
thst - he had been broqght before the
people by the New Orleaae baras ecandi-
date for judgeshipyhe did not feel ct lib J
|erty to express his views on any subject,
lest, in case Of his nomination and election,
his acts ON tho bench mightbe miscontrueds
and attributed to opinions already formed,
or words to that effect.
General Nicholls started for The Baton
Rouge convention "vowing he would sn6sef
consent" but yielding to the urgent sOlici-
tstion of his friends-consented. There is
NO manner of objection to this, but the ex-
ample serves - precedent. The General
clearly had no desire to be Governor, but |
has accepted the nomination in Difference
to the judgment of others who think to
save the Democratic party and ''redeem
Louisiana" in that way. If the plan Of re-
demption shall imperatively demand still
further sacrifices to make it conplete, such,
for instance, ss his consent to be made
United States Senator or Chief Justice, We
can not be surprised to sec him yield agdn.
What man has done, man can and Often
will do. That letter, which the Pieaywne
alleges was written to private gentleman,
will, therefore, prove Very frail barrier to
|carrying out the party behests when the time |
comes to spportion the diguities and emolu-
|ments among tho faithful. While We can
easily believe General Nichols will not be
. candidate for any other office than Gov
ernor, it is another thing to suppose he will |
stand in the way Of harmony when the |
Democracy demand . man who will be . |
governor for tho party. We do not think il
Q by any means established that the pres
emit candidate win prove obdursts to all |
appeals to accept Tie position Of Senator Or |
Chief Justice when ~ party l. ssady 70
insist upon it. The Aecticn Of Packard
will, of course, bar ~ future movement
Of tho kind, II such be In contemplation. !