The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-25
MOVE.

MOVE. N
"Tcll A. r. Hill TO prepare for action
Pass the infantry rapidly TO tho front.
Devotion 10 his cause; the spirit Of re.
sistnnce to the enemies Of his country
| lived In the heart Of the soldier In his
dying hour and found expression In his
last words. Such is the spirit and tenn
per OF men who win Victories, either In
fcivil or military movements; In the
council or In the field. Such 10 the
resolved purpose Of the efficient leaders
OF eli great causes. History IL full OF
Illustrations Of this fact. Many an
army, beaten and driven back, which
subsequently retrieved the day, would
have been dcmoralized and scattered, or
would have surrendered to the foe, II
leaders had not been with them in
spired by the naughty spirit OF des-
pcrate resistance, and u determination
to concede nothing; 70 abandon moth
ing to maintain the right to the bitter
end. In civil affairs It has been the
same dauntless plrposeI which has
won all reforms, all triumphs.
OF liberty eli emancipations. Wherever
wrong has been uprooted, agitation has
done It. wherever tyranny has been
overthrown, uncompromising resist
ance has accomplished It. We nowhere
find an oppressed people freeing them
selves by conceding everything to the
oppressor; throwing down their arms;
accepting the wrong and making the
most of II. A ge'
It IL only when men begin TO talk
OF making concessions to the enemy, Of
making blamefu1 coalitions to accom-
plish their ends, that their cause be-
comes really desperate and II Is only
In the hands Of men who pursue such
policy that q righteous cause ever be-
comes contemplate. We trust the
Democratic and Conservative members
Of the house Of Representatives realize
tho weight and force OF these facts, and
that they will act toward Kellogg from
the standpoint they establish. None OF
the sweet and tempting fruits we were
have sprung from the policy
of forbearance. That policy has made
The Adjustment failure; the present
session Of the Legislature dismal and
costly farce. The Returning Board, a
living infamy--the vile instrument Of
Bhe disgrace Of Louisiana; the weapon
with which the Radical plunderers pro.
pose again to strike down the people
stands unrepealed. Can any sensible
man think of this fact and argue him
self Into the belief that an administra-
ion and party which are not
to shoulder the respon-
,ibility OF having preserved this
thing In our election sys-
;em, can be ever brought to consent, ex-
opt by coercion, to any act Of justice |
Jan any reasoning man review the ex-
,osures of rascality, OF which Kellogg
Ills administration and his friends have
,een guilty, and which the Legislature
las exposed, and believe that there is
my sincerity Of purpose in any Of the |
OF reform from that source |
Jan any honest man contemplate KEEL
ogg, with thieves to the right Of him..
hicves TO the left OF him, thieves to the
ront OF him and thieves to the rear Of
Inn, and hold that the assembled Rep
esentatives OF an enlightened and free
eople, with the power IN their hands,
nd the evidences OF guilt IN their pos
ession. should not impeach him ?
Let the Democratic and Conservative
lenlbers OF the House ponder these
uestions well. The people from Clai-
orne and Caddo to the Gulf are asking
lein, and they will want an answer. i
The purpose Of the Democratic, and
Conservative members il. we believe, to
D their best for the State But there
70 nearly as many opinions among
lem as there are members. What is
eeded In the House Is leadership.
hat Democratic or Conservative will
ep to the. front and lift up the standard
the people One true aud courageous
an may now yindicate the honor
Louisiana, strike down the head
the Radical party and demoralize its
'sAsASs ASV Uo"eVA opPOAtuuAty utso Owl |
zen offered for man to distinguish
mself as leader and endear himself
his people than IL to-day offered In
o Louisiana House Of Representa-
yes. Will not Mr.. Wiltz, or Mr.. JEFF
les, or Mr.. Kidd, or Mr.. Aldige, or Mr..
lleau, or Mr.. Elliott, or Mr.. Kountz,
Mr.. Booth, or, Mr.. Dupre,
Mr.. Walker. or Mr.. Ed g
ards. or Mr.. Pipes, or Mr.. ?
lckett, or Mr.. McCullom, or Mr..
,asly, or some other Democrat or :,
take the lead in the move !.
emit to impeach the arch criminal :
Q curse Of louisiana The people !,
sire It, aye, demand 1t. We belive 1t :
the better Judgment of large ma ),
rity Of the House that It should be :,
ne. All that Is necessary to organize !,
Q movement is leader. Let him step
the front and he will be hailed from
o end OF the State TO the other by the
OF the people. n
The war upon Radicalism began In Il
a must go on, or Louisiana Is lost. Y
mid counsels are Of that class Of q
stakes which amount to crimes. At /,