New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03
VOLUME X.--NO. II
POLITICAL MOTIFS.

POLITICAL NOTRS.
Not to treat with unbesoming levity q
solemn matter, the Tines reiteration of the
appended false statement is getting to be
~ monotonous as "Molie Darling ground
ont by hand dorgans. It says:
It is we'll known that the Conservative
press of this city has denounced every
outrage that has been committed, and
pledged itself to aid to the utmost in sup
pressing turbulence and bringing those
guilty, whether white or black, to speedy
punishment; The contrary has been the
policy OF the REPUBLICAN and it's party
leaders. They assert that five negroes had
6een hung and left hanging above Baton
Rouge. Yet when called on for the nance,
or any proof Whatever in relation to the
matter, the organ declined to furnish the
information. 1t only reiterated the state
ment without any foundation.
This is as unfair as it is untruthful. We
long ago published the names Of the poor
slaughtered negroes, and will do 60 once
They were Henry Martin, Wilson Rhodes.
William Lewis, Levin Foster and one who
could not be identified. Their bodies were
officially "viewed" by the justice of the
peace, and under his directions buried. The
coroner, Ben Morgan, feared to hold an
inquest, because he had been formally
warned that he would be killed if he held
inquests on the bodies of the bulldozer
slain. All the particulars OF this bloody
tragedy have been quietly but carefully
collected by o power which all the bull
dozers and Regulators enlisted under the
banners of Democracy can not reach, or if
reached, make afraid; and it is truly and
fervently to be hoped that the day Is not
far off when theee facts will be used to
serve tie ends of justice.
The Times ought to be satisfied now. We
know it will be more 90 than certain par
ties up the river. who will not thank it for
renewing the discussion or refreshing their
memories with this explanation.
Has Colonel Patton forgotten that he
msrshals under his Democratic banner the
tried and war.worn legions OF the Con-
ranks are filed with skilled and valiant
fighters, "each one equal to five YankeesP'
If this fact has not escaped his mind is ne
not insulting their prowess and efficiency
by putting them on . lighting par with the
freedmenf In his official Democratic letter
to Governor Antoine, the gallant Colonel
Gays:
You claim to have, in your party, large
majority Of the roting population OF the State.
ana Yet you confess that you are 80 weak
that the reins Of government have fallen
incompetent to protect the lives OF the
people, and to secure to them the enjoy
ment of their liberties and their rights.
Surely, this is but jesting. The Demo.
cratic State Central Committee certainly
can not expect the enfranchised slaves, who
form the great bulk of the Republican
party, to offer armed resistance to the dis
banded soldiers of the rebellion, who make
I'D the forces of the Democracyl And be-
cause they fail in what it cost the Union
seas of priceless blood and millions of treas
ure to accomplish, shall these loyal and
toiling Republican masses have wrested
from them the rights which are guaranteed
by the constitution and the lawsl Yet this
Democratic official paper means this very
thing, if it has any purpose at all. We
quote:
1t is q strange confession Of fact go
long patent to the entire country, that the
Republican party of this State is unfit and
incapable to govern free people.
If the Democratic party will but hold up
the hands of the Republican officials in dis
charging their duties under the law, in
stead of resisting and deposiBg them by su-
perior force, cause for complaint will at
once cease. This is asking no more than
the law-abiding political parties of all
countries give and receive. And it is what
they will have to do here in the end, and
before that era of peace, quiet and efficient
government, 90 earnestly prayed for, can
settle upon Louisiana.
A policeman in Brooklyn made 523 arrests
IN one week. No wonder they need euch q
reformer as Tilden in Nav York.-Ptcayune.
Wrong, as usual. "They" have got Til
den. now-got him very bad; and the peo-
pie have Just made arrangements to trade
him off for Governor Morgan.
This Democratic outcry about Republican
registration frauds, when sifted, is found to
be only repetition of the pickpocket
dodge of crying "stop thief to divert at
tention from their own rascalities. The
Democratic party of New Orleans has in
its ranks-we may cay in it's employee
peaters, colonizers, and election tricksters
of all kinds and qualities, whose superiors.
in the palmiest days of Tweed, could not
have been found in the sixth ward of New
York. Minors in great number will also be
found applying for voting certificates, and
the strictest caution and untiring vigilance
will alone prevent them "getting their work
in"
Our supervisors, clerks, and even the po-
lice, must not for a moment relax their
sworn duty to see that the law is faithfully
enforced. The Republican campaign COM
mittee and canvassers must be untiring in
their efforts to assist and furnish informa-
tion of frauds detected, or thousands of
illegal votes will find their way into the
ballotb box.
For cool audacity this is certainly blue
ribbon paragraph. After alleging that the
Republicans of Ouachita had become
alarmed st the desertion of colored voters
10 the Democracy, the official organ Of Gen.
eral Nichols says:
As ia usual in such cases, the Radicals
have been buey of late attempting to cow
discord between the two races and to re-
arouse the race passions of the negroes.