The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-31
TaE MORNING, PRESS.


Tho Bee does not approve Of the sentiment
and object ~ the meeting OF workingmen
hold on lust Monday night. for The purpose oi
advocating the Pacific Railroad tax. brass
band. saws the Bee. had been engaged for the oc-
caaon together with the services Of talented
orator Mr. Geo. A. Sheridan. Tho brass band
played conspicuous pnrt in the proceedings,
md II waA noticed that II gave out It's liveiiest
tunes Whenever the orator Of the evening
drpicted tho most heart rcnding scenes oi
misery and dcstitution in tho community.
our eonfrere Observes that tho resolutions
submitted were skillrully enough gotten np. but
II would bc II mistake for the workingmcn to
believe that the construction of the road VIII
afford them much relief. Tho truth IA, the lh'
bornrs Of the city who arc out of employmeh,
will gnin nothing by II. ~ the company can nave
the +. nj constructed ut much less cost by en-
ptnying the Penitcutinry cnnviis. Truth Is
agreeably mixed with error in the body Of the
resolutions. Ono of ther offsets Is 'o Impress
the workipgmon with the idsa ttt the Property
Holders Union wishes 10 oairaeise ihem 10y keep
Ing them away from the polls on that important
occasion. Tho petaio p,'incipt lies IN the fact
that the principle upon which tho Tux rests is
iniauitous inasmuch IA II sanctions the right OF
aomo to dispose Of the property Of others Tor the
benefit Of u private undertaking.
Taken from another point Of view the onirtns
| OF the meeting is to be depored, in1smuel, as II
| looks likea domagogcal endenvor TO array tho
| working classes against the owners Of properly.
| which IL false issue, the interests OF the two
classes being 50 closely wound together that
| they enbnot be separated without disaster TO
! both.
The Republican purity is working ON the same
| idea aud that ought to hc lIceut 10 fOrewarn
our citizens Of tho danger Of trying to work NJ q
/ . I,t,n oh
The Reptjiie1u's leader this morning, com
ments ou the address published by u. II. Hin. Of
| North Carolina and is upon the whole. einb-
orale vinuicntion of tho ieh aud cnterprising
Northern section Of those United Sintes as op-
posed 10 the poor but ambitious South. Uhder
| the heni uf "Our Mee hanlea' ii poads in fnvof
| of the racitlc Railroad tax.
| The ptcagpne reviews the Radical State Con
| yentipn now holding sessions in this city. II Is
Il motley crowd tho dark clement largely pro
| dominating in point Of numbers. but the white
| minority towering above IL in influences. The
| two muster spirits are Packard and Pinchbaok- -
| Packard. the compromising Caucasian. Pinoh-
back. Of mixed blood but OF uncompromising
disposition The fight for supremacy is bo-
tween tho above two athletes The Republican
party has "a chose one Of the two horns
in the approaching electooeering dilemma
| Federal power or the negro voto. Packard repre-
| sents tic former. Pinchback the latter. On aa-
| count OF recent changes and occurrences. the
negro vote cannot be entirely depended upon to
secure Republican majority, and Lou Siam
! can only be saved 10 Radicalism by the stror &
arm of the Federal Government. This interyen.
ton the Reppbiican is cumoring after. and Pack
| ard is likely % triumph because he Is identified
with the Administration. and ie supposed to
wied more influence in that quarter. II is. how
ever, generally conceded. says the Jtcopttnc
that both Packard and Pinchback will be named
as de egatas. Packard a supporter of tonlling
| Pnchback u champion OF Norton Thsrc is nc
mention In the con lave about Brstow.
The bulletin speaking of Northern and South
crn church fnr,ions, and the effort now being
made to etf,ct "A reconciliation says it would
| prefer the postponoment Of all attempts mt the
reunion Of these powerful eeclesiastical organ
zations until tho spirit Of the Northern and
Southern membership shall be fully ripo fol
such a contamination. Let the representative
bodies on either side beware that they do no
ourun the spirit Of their constituents
Concerning the charges against speaker kerr
it hopes that when Investigation shall have
clearly demonstrated the Innocence Of the nc
ctlsed the fellows Harney and Green viii b.
punished ass severely as the law viii permit
Tho 7iascS says about the Harnoy slandor OF
Speaker Kerr;
Mr. kcrr'A gallinipper gats in his work In the
form of direct evidence. his story IL short. witt
but one p9it. which he manages 70 adhere to
but il il 80 Inherently improbnblc that We re
gard iiul only as a rather more intrepid llal
than Tia" ~ orAHh.