New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
THE PRIVILEGED ORDER.


The interregnum Of the status in quo has
given the people of Louisiana one inesti-
mable advantage. They may now see
that the band of violent and INSCRIPTIONS
Democratic politicians who have kept the
State in anarchy for years past intend no
other reform than to expel Republicans
from the administration of Office and as
sumo themselves the same places and
powers without alteration or reform. The
Democratic caucus has been playing at
Legislature for some weeks. Have they
abandoned one atom of executive or mu-
nicipal patronage, or in any manner re-
duced the attractions of political office?
Have they not manifested the same pur-
pose to organize monopolies which has
heretofore been manifested through the
agency of weak or corruptible legislators?
Here we have an attempt to take from the
executive and from the people the power
to appoint inspectors of produce and con-
fer this patronage upon corporate mo-
nopoly This design was defeated at the
last session of the Legislature, and it has
met the protest of merchants and dealers
who are not willing that any such exciu-
sive privilege shall be bestowed upon any
set of men whatever.
The Democracy has shown the shame
full lust of Office in the hundreds of So
licitors who beset Mr.. Nichols, as like
wise in the incorporating contest
among some of their most prominent
partisans for seat in the Senate of the
United States.
We have fully exposed the scandalous
pretension of reform in the printing bill.
The people of Louisiana will See that the
Democracy really wish but a single amend
ment in the present law. 1t would con-
sist of q proviso that nothing therein
contained shall authorize any one in any
way connected with the Republican party
to exercise any duty or derive any CON-
pensation under this act. With such a
general political disqualification attached
to all statutes, the privileged order might
be satisfied for the moment, but would
they ultimately be content with anything
else except an aristocratie authority tc
limit the trusts of Office to themselves
The pure White League aristocracy has
taken up Nichols as they took up Gree
ley, as a regency which they will control
They will tolerate conservatism as they
bore with fusion-until they can throttl,
and bind it fast. We see this aristocrati,
arrogance developed in the treatment BY
the arch organ of the smaller or sui
organs. The Democrat claims the public
printing by right of conquest, or of dis
covery. 1t rebukes the Times and Plea
plne for their timid and equiyocal de
tense of White League violence.
1t is an amusing and instructive specta
Gle. The lordly mastiff has seized bon
! of common contention, and devotes itsel
to denude the meat and crack the bone
> The meek-eyed and dolorous CANNES sc
up on their hinder ends at safe distance
ready to sneak up and seize an unguarde
IS morsel, or fly at full speed upon any angr
demonstration of the mastiff in monopoly
d In the meantime these small CANNES kee
s up poignant bowling, though at a yer
n respectful range.
a This is but sample of the msjesti
" assertion of superior consequence undo
d which Mr.. McEnery helped himself to on
d of the latest slices of patronage, Will
It other prominent White Leaguers kick IL
IS Conservatives right and left for daring
@ aspire TO any Office which the Viii
l. Leaguers want themselves. There is ev
3 IDENTIFY privileged order among US, VII
is claim to be exempt from any social {
J. political responsibility, and spurn IL
I. plebeian Conservatives from any rewal
e save the offal of a few subordinate pos
e tons. Will these plebcians submit
q this pretentious monopoly.