New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-20
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nsas Of sleetiag him Speaker 4 - 1Gxt
8aaD0 q Rspsosoa1ativss. II any 0tAe
asPisaAts Wsss seriously IN - ~. I'll
isea - have yielded THAR elSinS y he
snpsslae ceaslassaGioas which peint ct
tAis gsst2emaa - .ths most At.ana ysspr
spaestisa. Ms. Hahn w. the shotose f he
lasG 'Lseisla1ars, bat yisldsA his rights
gFssefully WAsa the .Whselee sempEo0ise
isld sat hopes q psass ~ paFtay sa&iafyiAe
- .unjust dsaands Of the Daooorasy. In
sdditisa - tAis, his long nd vsried identi-
Aes>ioa WITH public affairs n Louisiaae-in
which hs has hosae himeslf ct tnas ~,
psetapS, TO conservative, but - strictly
upright politieian-will b assuranss - ths,
whole people that eeAasmy and strist 70
gard for tho general welfare will b promi.
nent shaEaoteeisties Of the incoming Cd
ministeation 20 far - the Speaker can oon-
troll them.
In this connection, the economical sug-
gestions regarding elections. contained in
biz report - State Register, to tho City
Council, should not b overlooked by those
iltsrssssd. These should 30 checks and .
limit established upoA expenditures, or tia
''Weed warrant" rsbberiss peEpetratea By
tie Fasion-D snooraey in 1879 may b ss-
pestsd asainSt the city treasury atany time
careless and untruseworthy man gets con-
tpol Of the Office Governor Hahn u about
retiring from.
The q,sidnunes tell, with much unetion,
that . veil known New Orleans jouEnalst,
Of varisd talents and brilliant imagination,
has bssa ''spreading'' himself for some days
past in dsaouneing to the New York Wosd
General 8. A. Harlbus, . Republican nen-
ber Of ~ House invsstigating COMMITTEES
now sitting ct the Chsnbsr Of Csnmsroa.
His dispatches retailed the rsbel slanders
vhish we're esaeeetsd By Wholesale VIXEN
the distinguishsd gsatlsman assailed com
mandsA the Uniea SoEsss in the Dspaetmsnt
II he Gulf. 3.
Bot even the World people, it seems, have
SONS appreciation Of the amsnities due 70
. politisal eqponsnt and whila willisg 10
bslisvs any Denoeratis connection against
. Seathsza RspublieaR aEs not - ready 70
fgrstify the spleen ef paztissss b slaader-
ing Northsea Republican ef established
eiasaetse ct hsms. The laugh sssss in ae
| the point that whils the correspondent and
his absttors weee enjoying tho supposed
discemAtars Of . daneeEoas oppo00t, the
wires were bearing Aither the psrempto1y
notification that the dispatches would
hsueeforward b dispsnssd with BY tie
World.
The gentlemen who last Sunday week
visited sx-0evernor Tillsa-insludins
Speaker Randall, General .ToE Ewing,
| Wstterson and half dozen other leading
Dsmserats-do not appear - have gained
much encouragement for their revolution
ary programme. One of the visitors repeFta
Mr. Tilden - Saying of the Oregon trick
| That he would diadain to b elected to
| the pResideooy BY the vote of any eleotol
whe received only minority OF the Votes
OF his State.
OF course, the Oregon Governor took the
steps he did to chest Hayes out Of . vote
With tho full knowledge and under
tho advice Of both Tilden and Hewitt
but the. would.be President is shrewd
I Q rough to eco that tho plot must fail,
and he wishes to get ont Of it - grace
fully - possible. This declaration u Z
confession that the Democratic brsg and
hluster of Q design to install their candidate
in tho Presidency, even If force be necessary
| 70 do IL, u Q punctured gas balloon; and
that Mr.. Tlden, at least, will mako . show
ing Of honorable, If not cheerfal, assent Il
the installation Of his successful CON
petitor. - .
There il lesson and IN example in thi
which certain aspiraAts for Office in Louisi
ana might initiate with advantage to ever!
desirable interest in the State.
Il Il can not have tailed to strike tho oh
server of the Democratic investigator
volunteer and Official, Of Louisiana politi
cal troubles that not . word 10 uttered Il
depesoation Of the many murders, whip
pings and other outrages perpetrated b.
the bullaosing Democracy upon defenseles
Rspublisans. When referred to It oil 1t
onlyleo vsivs them aside - mattses entirel
non-politioal and Of NO consequence to th
country. But ct last tho country he's shske
Of it, incredulity and indifference and d.
nands TO know oil sboatthem, and especia
IL WIZ, il these crimes arc without pt
lirioal significance, that Republicans are il
varisbly the victims and Democrats .
} ways the aggressors. &c.,
> Il will not DO for the Democrats noN
sitting here in inquest on the conduct
J tho Last campaign to repeat this lofty indi
ference to the chief and vital complain
|! and content themselves with technicalitis
| Of Returning Board Law. Should they d
! 90, tho seal of public disapproval and COL
demnstien will be instantly set upon the
report by righteous men ofevery party faitl
While tho Democratic committees u
! vigorously swearing to the whiting Coz
3 gressmen that the tales Of outrsges in Ea'
Baton Bouge and other parishes are mefel
"Radical lies" the playful bulldozers oo1
tinue their work Of violence and oppre
sion with undated vigor and relish. Al
J other batch of Bston Rouge refugees are
!. the city who have been run away fro
their homes to save their lives, threatene
. by the midnight raids of the Democrat
81 ruffians. Their only offense il that thu
disobeyed the Democratic mandate to 70
| for Tilden and reform, and remained tn
: to their Republican principles even duziz
q the perilous closing days Of tho canva
: and election. Their evidence will 30
: given in the report Of the Senate Comm