New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

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POLITICAL NOTES.
The statement in reference to the forma-
tion of rife clubs in Tensss. which sp-
peared in the REPUBLICAN few days ago,
was made ON the authority of o prominent
Republican of that parish, and . member
of the House. Another prominent gentle.
man, Senator Whitney, writes to us to deny
the whole story. He repudiAtes the notion
that there IL any pressure brought to besr
upon any one to persuade them to join these
clubs, and altogether oontrsdicts his col
league of the lower house ~ fatty as pos
sible. We hope the Senator is right and the
Representative wrong in this case.
As pyrotechnic display the Democratic
macs meeting the other night was no mean
exhibition; but as an intellectual treat, it
was decidedly Barmicedean. More dull,
proey, pointless speeches We never heard
on such an occasion, The eye was feasted
while the ear was starved. The cries of
reform reminded us Of young mocking birds
with their mouths open beseeching the
mother to hurry up with the worm. The
Democracy are unanimous for public en-
ployment, and they understand reform to
be turning Republicans and present incum-
bents out. This canvass is peculiarly q
crusade of the 'outs" against the "ins" of
whatever party, and is, Of course, very
popular with the unemployed, who largely
outnumber in this city those who have .
steady business. Hence the difficulty of
rising to any respectable fight of oratory
when candidates who are not statesmen
are presenting their claims to Office for the
reason chiefly that they may provide for
their poor dependents.
There is q story told Of an illiterate gam
bier who was witness in an important
case. We believe his testimony was re-
quired to establish the identity Of certain
freight car on railroad. He was shown
to be unable to read and write, but he was
positive about the car in question. He
could not read the lettering ON it, but on
being closely pressed he remarked that the
car was marked Twin, lose and win." His
knowledge of keeping the game of faro
proved his value - . witness; the car was
identified by his testimony - No. 1Ol.
This story may not be relevant, but we are
reminded of it by the candidate on the
Democratic State ticket from Winn parish.
From q sketch Of him, copied from the
Mansfeld Reporter, it appears he has claims
upsn his party which it did not sec fit to
ignore. He bore upon his person wounds
received, while participating in . riotous
attack on q police station in New Orleans
in 1873. Not Nichols alone with his mu-
tilated limbs shall extort enthusiasm from
the Democratic voters. Not only on the
bloody field of battle are wounds won
which cali for recognition at the polls.
Strong, with the scars upon him of the
jackson square riot, appears relatively as
great hero as the candidate for the chief
Office on the ticket. Winn put him for.
ward as her choicest contribution to the
line Of chivalric claimants for official spoils.
She was called upon to present hero, and
she gave the best she had. In her humble
way she submitted his claims to the admir-
ing Democracy-a soldier of the White
League, retired for wounds received in &C.
ton. With her chosen hero. then, accepted
on his merits by the Baton Rouge conven-
tion, the question of the future will be with
Winn-lose or win?
The PicayMne 10 very indignant "that cor
tain unprincipled persons are going around
collecting money under the pretense that it
is for the benefit Of tho ward clubs, and
then appropriating the same"
We may presume that these amateur COL
lectors have been disappointed aspirants
for positions under some Of the various
nominees for Office, or possibly some Of
those who have already held Office and
wish to regain their positions. When .
man in the Cumberland mountains fails in
his crop, or in hunting, he moves up on the
road and opens toll gate. We presume it
10 under some similar pressure of disap.
pointment that these Democratic collectors
levy their prestimos upon tho business mon
Of the city. We may apprehend that there
will be other bogus collectors approaching
our bankers and hnanciers with demand
that they send in their contributions for
street cleaning. These ''unprincipled per
sons" should be required, in al cases, to
"show their ticket" before making any sub
scripticn Whatever.