New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
UNHAPPY DEMOCRACY.

e, iasey's loose way of going back on
zuin i'd TiIden has led men of the party
w Va that there is very little honor
,DoS democrats, Notwithstanding all old
to the contrary. Hence each mem
''''' that political faith regards his
Irope Dr with suspicion. Some are rush
sst " INT and inquiring when the bribing
s| ommenceG If prominent Dem
. ives the first sign of being
man, he is accused of having
~ surchased to show wisdom. Ii
at admits that Republicans are
IoAGt IA will succeed, his associates try
aoze him back into the old pig
81, routine. Ben Hill is crushed for
rom peace to the. fiery Fernando;
NY T1. Mosby is spoken of contemptu-
a Confederate guerrilla because
ro1sb recognizes and supports the
! sIse to ut of the United States; Wade
as ia N is abused by the barking
iven ATTIC Wolves from one end of the
rent. the other because he saw fit to
- an explanatory communication to
AA Hayes, the President elect of the
-NF States. We have seen the same
oUTl pursued IN TINS State, ana feau
w. eaped on William H. Hunt, Mr.
+. Q. of Caddo, and many others who
- . red to do right; and we have re-
- been a number of well disposed
pepO' Bis bulldozed into bogus Legis-
,e1v, n opposition to their previously
.1lr Intentions of doing their duty.
o,rDs ucky the Hon. Blantou Duncan
IT It cha a wn up the Tilden sponge and de-
ana himself in favor of the candidate
t Agsu Mr.. Duncan among the Bour-
SiHis ii 5 as st. Paul to the Pharisees; he
, straitest of Last Ditchers, and
49,. ng for Charles O'Conor when the
KEY of his party voted for the aboli-
Greeley. Mr.. Duncan has Of
'ine' he Democracy by showing grain
roTo ICY and wisdom, and the bulging
the Courier-JourRGl has taken the
semsh eetling him. Mr.. Duncan talks
New r this fashion:
isville Commercial:
was. itor of the COtLrier-Jour1tal is so
with Governor Hayes that he finds
to all marvellous things The Courier
AorA keeps q barrel of something, GER
ma. AM ID truth, as ''it has leaked out" that
HAYES has "prOmised" me Office.
srmit that barrel has been leaking ever
campaign of prejudice and utter
TS Al bility has c0mme need.
Ommou e who know me it is scarcely me-
10 say that office has never been
me, and that dare to speak my
: iments and to discharge what /
my duty irrespective of anything
leaders and organs may think, say
SERi litor in charge of the Courier
may not view my opinions with
e. BOT which his partisans entertain
laily utterances. He is a State
pA str sides, and may consider that the
voice of the commonwealth speaks
GIVE him, as the other editor in Wash
eaks for the federation. But for
shall continue to believe that
h.,.., preferable to war for sole benefit
80. al leaders. And when the plat.
y .,. parties are so similar as those of
800 year, and the choice is simply be-
spared dividuals, and one of them has
ons' mi oh modesty and perfect action as
kept man and a statesman since the
hmeneed, humble citizens may be
r,-o. for thinking-(aye, and even of
Aiine' & the opinion that absolute ruin
come upon the people of this
t Vice President Ferry should
OUG Ss suadsSs sSaRa Of s' sSs The S7SS
-'->-->~- h 1926.
both the political parties could be
D sAvlS ht today, for q year or two, there
'eet, seen the dawn of new era of
,HANDI for North and South alike. i,
, JRWE rnOv Hayes is declared President,
Iour Pc ugurated, there are tens of thou
HORN men throughout the South who
interests and all sections, and
do it without reward or hope of
IC mi ich, 1t is not surprising from the
w i Of the COurier-JoltrIldL and
Leeisls vocates of rotation in 0fice),
Yne " a they will be brave enough and
49,, enOugh, II they are rendered OF
''0' ceept for the purpose of really
their fellow creatures and of ad-
the fortunes and renOwn of q
pple.
)r Hayes has too much respect for
IN I'D for the high office to which he
ablY be called to tender position
y until his own is definitely de.
lEiEHV If he is the President, his selec
m sure, will not be announced
! through the columns of the
ttFftGl.
- BLANTON DUNCAN.
le, January ., 1877.