New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-12
VOLUME X.-NO. Is;
POLITICAL MOTIFS.

Tho sky ct sunset yesterday was lovely
in the extreme. A warm and delicately
tinted haze was flecked with glowing golden
cloudlets. The clerk Of the weather was
plainly celebrating the Hayes victory in
Ohio.
Under the first burst of enthusiasm gen.
Grated by Chairman Thompson's claim to .
Democratic victory in Ohio, An ex-Union
soldier, who seldom, if ever, meddles in
politics, and is classed rather conservative,
was sneeringly told by business rival to
pack his carpet bag, ss the time had come
for his kind to quit this section.
virtue and intelligence Of the white race
must lead and control the government"
The Republican nominating couve ntion did
not find these qualifications in the late
Senator from the twentieth district. And
does he mean to assume that the cOlored
people are devoid of virtue and intelligence
There is one Independent Republican,
and two Independent Democrats running
lOE tU0 Acklel6luEO IA ANOw AUCAA0 PoAeu,
which leaves to the regular Republican can
didstes one of the softest things of the
campaign.
The Democrat has been claiming the
editor of the Homer Had for Nichols, yet
cites his paper as Radical authority that
the Democrats are innocent lambs, and bull
doing myth.
Robert N. Lusher, who is one of them,
modestly vouches. in an autograph letter,
for the honorable character of the Dem.
ocratic State nominees. Politicians and
women who hasten to defend their charac-
ter before it is assailed are generally re-
garded with suspicion.
The split in the Fifth judicial District lie .
most unfortunate affair, and We hope will
be adjusted by the retirement of either
Judge Dewing or Cole, the Republican con-
testants. Such strife for . high Judicial
Office il very unseemly.
Mr.. bingham Lawrence il . good Ke-
publican, all reports Of opposition politi-
clans to the contrary, notwithstanding.
We know he is, because he says 80.
The Feliciana Ledger contains the graft
tying announcement that Mr.. William ID.
Postlethwait, lately of the New Orleans
Times, will receive nomination on the
Republican parish ticket of West Felicisns,
and We lenrn from another source that the
Office to be accorded him is that of sheriff.
This is wise action of the Republicans.
Mr.. Postleth wait is q native Of the parish,
was an unexceptionally gallant soldier On
the Confederate side, is exceedingly popu-
lar with the young men, and will make q
brave and fearless official. In fact, 1t Dr..
Kaufman would retire at once, and permit
Mr.. Postleth waits appointment to the
shrievslty, he would secure prompt protec'
ton to all the people, and peace to that dis
turb bed section.
The Felicians Ledger states that Captain
Basoom, commander of the troops in that
parish, has made no investigation of the
murder of Ike Mitchell, colored, for refus'
ing to Join Q Democratic club, by ''eieht
Young Democrats, all belonging to the first
families" 1t further intimates that "some
of his (Bascom't) intimate friends were
concerned in the murder" Is it not Q bout
time some one investigated Bsscom'
And now there is the devil to pay IN Lin
coin parish among the pure and undehled
Democratic reformers. The country dele
gates went square back on the towns
people, and the latter under the advice OF
the Vienna Sentincl) refuse to contribute
dollar toward campaign expenses. The
truly rurals have seized the honors and are
left to foot the bills.
This il what the Vermilion Banner
fDemocratic) has to say about that "glor-
ious," '.rousing," "enthusiastic," etc.,
Nicholls and Wiltz meeting at Abbeeville:
The dav was beautiful and the people
we're hopeful, but in the outset one disap-
pointment threw Q dsmper on the whole
thing, and that was that most OF the big
guns advertised to speak on that day would
not be there. This is an old etory, and
does but little credit to those who practlce
it, no matter who they may be- Democratic
good title to Vermiiion parish that ,ney
need give themselves NO trouble about
looking after it. will be grievously disap.
pointed come OF these election days. But
to our subject. The meeting. was large,
and composed of large nun Der OF ladies
and men, both white and cOlored. good
deal Of attention was paid by all to the
speakers, and also 10 the bread and beet,
which was abundant
The Minden Democrat prints this in its
report of the Packard ratification IN Web
ster parish:
The frat speaker WAS the Confederate
re,eoade Jack Wharton, HIS speech was
cutie decent, and, if it had been made
from Democratic stand, would have been
unobjectionable.
1t seems, then, that General Wharton's
principles were popular enough, but were
announced from the wrong stand in the In
terests of the wrong set of men. We'll, II
the great reform party can stand such
confession of weakness, we have no reason
to complain.
"What do you think of the news from
Colorado" asked Democrat yesterday OF
An old Republican citizen on the street.
"What no ri" "Wby, that copied by the
Tymes from the Democratic committees
bulletin board" "Weli," said the old gen.
tleman, slowly, "it's my opinion the Re
publiean Governor of Colorado has been
in.vrursted and drawn his first quarters
salary by this time" As We can not learn
that the New York World' CHAIRMAN
Thompson, of Columbus. nor anyoody else