The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-11
WHO SHALL BE QUIZ UNITED STATES
SENATORs

SENATORs
Editor Democrat / take this extract
from the Washington dispatches OF a
city daily: "
The election Of q Senator from Louisiana to
contest Kelioggs seat is matter of the deepest
to the deS ar Breadth Of
We've Il Is felt, will Indicate the temper OF pub.
lie opinion upon tho Presidents new policy In
blaine and his friends are reporting that
Hayes olicy Ii O failure, AMI tbut instead of
nesting him hall way the Legislature Of Louis
tho Senate, and thereby show their real snden-
ries. So. e.
The friends Of Louisiana are endeayoripg to
eounteract this opinion by asserting to Hayes
that Gov. Nichols and the Legislature approve
his reconciliation policy, and Will evince their
sPpsdYs aad III bsra Views s. Who
support the Presidents policy.
II Ia not charitable to say that this
twaddle was sent In the interest OF some
political hern,apltrodtte OF Senatorial as
pirations; but that such statements are
seriously given to the public at this
time seems strange. Who 10 there stu
Did enough to suppose that Mr.. hayes
exnects opposition ito his announced
Southern policy from any Democrat
OF Louisiana? ...... ...y $50.
Who does not know that every Demo-
crat In the South, whether he have the
broad and liberal idea" or not, was d
Arm defender of that policy long before
the Presidency OF Mr.. Hayes was
dreamed OF.
But what is meant by the term "Bour.
bon Democrat?" When nine-tenths OF
the white people Of Louisiana are Dem
ocrgts. who from 1865 until now nave
been making concessions to please o
handful of men who hold self-created
monopoly Of the "broad and Ii beral
idea. y IL would seem fair that such talk
should cease. For one, though up to
1861 Wing, am tired Of it. cannot
forget that Democratic concessions to
the policy OF these gentlemen OF the
"broad aud liberal idea" in 1865 elected
kJ. Madison Wells Governor over Henry
w. Allen; that Democratic concessions
In 1868 made Judge Taliaferro the can
didate OF the Democrats, and compassed
the election OF Warmeth as Governor /;
that in 1872, similar Democratic conces-
sions resulted in the fusion with War
moth, and consequent disgrace and dis
aster: and that in 1876, Democratic con-
cession consummated the surrender
known as the Wheeler compromise.
In 1872 we nominated Sheridan and
Lawrence for Congress, and in 1873
made Hugh J. Campbell President OF
our Senate, and elected W. Il. MCMILLAN
II
athe broad and liberal idea policy.
We abandoned principle we were false
to ourselves as q party; and though
from 1866 when we, to propitiate the
federal power, nominated Wells, until
1875. when we made the Wheeler COM
promise to propitiate Gen. Grant. we
have yelled our party views and hum
bled our party pride 10 adopt the policy
OF these "broad and. liberal idea" gen.
try, and though theirpolicy has brought
US perpetual disaster, not to say shame,
ssirTeooncileables' and ''ldst ditchers, i"
and demand that we shall set aside our
true and trusted leaders and elect TO
the Senate some hummer, of broad and
liberal ideasl "Broad and liberal In
deed This. in Louisiana politics, means
under two flags Radical or Democratic
anything for the spoils OF office. 1t
means o trade with both sides. and
fidelity to neither.
JWicklifYe, Jonas, Egan, Ogden,
VOORHEES,, Spofford. McEnery, Mari,
crdtso of Louisiana have been spoken
OF for tho Senate. Are they not men OF
s'broad and liberal IDEAS" in truth and
in fact, on every question that affects
the honor or welfare OF the people OF
Louisiana? IL Mr.. Hayes Is In earnest
in his Southern policy If he really de-
sires to pacify the South, he would well
come to the Senate any one Of the
trusted leaders OF the Louisiana De-
mocracy, thousand times, rather than
q professional Office seeker, whose ideas
are broad and liberal" enough to be
all things to all men and true to none.
From tRe former, Mr.. Hayes, In any
Just policy, would have cordial and eff
fectiye support; from the latter he
miott--but visions OF Warmoth, and
Campbell, and Mcmillan, and Taliafer-
70. and J. Madison Wells, fill me with
distrust, that their broad and liberal
ideas might make them fuse with Blaine
and Morton, "just for policy, yo,s
EnoU.''
Mr.. Editor, rumor says Wheeler and
Matthews are coming. To my mind
this Is more terrible than an army with
banners. III they are zen the trade"
.aangels and ministers OF grace defend US.
cease? .,....
% The people desire the Legislature to
elect Senator for the long term at
once. They desire the Legislature to
elect Senator to represent them, and
not one VINO will represent Mr.. Hayes
or Mr.. Blaine; one who will support
Mr.. Hayes when right and oppose him
when wrong. They don't want any
more trading In the Senatorship, and
III Wheeler and Matthews are coming,
the Senatorship may be made 30 much
stock In trade.
Gentlemen legislators, elect Senator
at once. Give us an election based on
principle, not policy. Do your duty to
the people, and leave consequences to
the future. EPSILON.
ABOUT ST. LOUIS HOTEL.