New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05
SICK WITH THEIR OWN PHYsIC.

ior Its limited allusion to federal politics.
1t is long-very long-but it makes ex-
aminations of every principal proposition
in which the State of Louisiana is inter-
ested. We should have supposed State
rights men would have hailed with delight
this exclusive devotion to domestic affairs
On the contrary, one Democratic organ
comprehends its comments thus:
Our objections to the message are too
numerous to be even named in the space at
our present disposal.
Another thinks:
Diveeted of it's political augmentation.
the message presents several questions OF
greatest general Importance.
The Picayune, paper devoted to the
people, occupies q column in advocating
the election of Mississippi Senator,
while the Democrat refers to the message
as "a vast document, and discrediting the
whole paper upon the allegation that she
who got into power through the instru-
mentality Of fraudulent Returning
Board" can not wish ''to see fair system
inaugurated.
This message hits hard. 1t shows that
the Returning Board law was signed by
Warmoth, and among its first members
were Democrats. The police system is
shown to have been more costly under
Democratic than under Republican NUM-
cipal administration. The school system
has cost more under former administra-
tons than at present. The immense re-
duction and arrest Of public debt is proved
to have been the exclusive work of Re-
publican administration. The contin-
gent liabilities of Warmoth's admin
istration, which were adopted by his
Democratic allies, amounted to SAL
coo 500. This whole liability has been
Cancelled. A debt and liability Of nearly
fifty millions has been within three years
reduced to eighteen, and will be cut
down to fifteen millions and even to less.
This is NORWOOD to the malcontents.
Then there are measures of reform and
reduction, SO stringent, so impartial, so
universal as to appall those Democratic
politicians who enjoy SO much patronage
of city and State, and now grasp for all
of both. They fear the trenchant knife
will prune away all that luxuriant afflor-
escence of salaries and perquisites which
either in possession or expectancy, have
kept Democracy alive. The same spirit
which will reduce the salaries and contin-
gent fund of the Republican executive,
will cut down the pay and perhaps abol-
ish the Offices of the Democratic city Ad-
ministrators. The same economy which
will compel State assessor or tax col
lector to perform his duties himself
for specific compensation, and
without perquisites, will provide for
civil and criminal sheriff, for
clerks and commissioners, whose pay
will be proper for their services. Certain
municipal officers will not be able under
the new system to retire from Office at the
end of two years with large fortunes
wrung by fees and extortion from an i'm
poverished people. Nor will these fees
and perquisites be employed in future to
run Democratic clubs, buy arms and cir
culate documents tending to perpetuate
the political enmities Of the people.
Governor Kellogg has boldly thrown
the challenge of reform. He may safely
say, on behalf of the Republican party,
that he will reduce public salaries dollar
for dollar with the Democracy.
!" Lay on, Macduff. and damned be he who first
cries hold! enough"
At this defiant challenge the Democ-
racy stand aghast. They had no idea
that the Republicans will scuttle these
Offices. and SO make the vessel of State
not fit for political service, even if cap
tured by the Democratic rovers under the
black flag. They do not know the fixed
conviction of the colored Republicans,
that so long as the State government is
worth capture for its rich prize of salaries
and expanded patronage, the Democracy
will take the lives and repeal the suffrage
Of colored Republicans. The colored
intend to cut down the pay
and perquisites Of Offices which they will
never get, to effect an insurance on their
lives and rights.
The Conservative business interests of
Louisiana wish peace and prosperity.
They have no objection to the vote OF
,he colored people if cast for economy and
Justice. They will never allow the Democ-
racv to canvass the State with a field
piece and flank the voters with Remington
rifles. They will never allow the laborer
10 be shot between the pillow handles, or
the cotton pickers to be run into the
swamp, or the drayman slaughtered on
his float, or the bricklayers to be picked
IF the wall. These laborers and pro-
ducers shall not be shot down for their
votes as wild cattle are hamstrung for
their hides. They will not consent to
pitch crop tor these colored laborers'
that they may be killed to insure the
salary and perquisites of Democratic
clerk or sheriff. In such a campaign the
capital, business and conservative inter-
ests will rise in their might and say:
let these people alone. They are honest
" seeking to improve themselves in the
of their rights. They are good
citizens. They are laborers, and produc-
tive citizens. Better citizens than those
who 90 about to shoot them. This practice