New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-07
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than do with her, 1 thank Heaven, she
furnished an example in audacity and in
ignorance for those Democratic go-be-
tweens who have asserted with such as
surance what ex- President Grant intended
to do, as well as the future policy of his
successor. AT. the time these assertions
first appeared, the flibusters were as dead
as John Gair. After the vote of South
Carolina had been counted the Repub-
icans. were masters of the situation. Had
the decision of the commission been re-
tarded, the President Of the Senate would
have completed the count. The voice of
the conservative and loyal Democracy
had been heard. It remembered the re-
peal of former compromises, and refused
to be led into far worse than secession
national anarchy. The capital and in
dustrial interests of New York and Phila-
delphia had spoken, and the result was
inevitable. Mr.. Hayes was not even sub
ject to the miserable motive of fear to
have compelled bargain for that GER
tainly which he had despised when there
might have been the consideration of
chance. It was at that moment that the
bulldozer agency suddenly changed its
tactics. 1t disapproved of the filibusters,
and protested a confidence in the con-
jectural promises of President Grant and
of President Hayes. Foreseeing the inevi-
table, the bulldozer agency took the
chances that the Presiden might adopt a
conservative Southern policy. These
rose-colored anticipations enabled the
Last Ditchers here to reconsider their
desperate deter mination to make war
upon the United States and may, it is
hoped, dispose them to submit peacefully
to the policy which Mr.. Hayes will inau-
gurate. What will that policy be2 1t is
thus stated:
That a moral obligation rests upon the
national government to employ its consti-
tutional power and influence TO establish
the rights of the people it has emancipated,
and to protect them in the enjoyment of
those rights when they are infringed or as
sailed, is also generally admitted.
The appeal of the colored people of
Louisiana to the people of the United
States says:
1t is in no boastful spirit that we say
that to the colored voters, the Republican
party Ia indebted for the election of its can.
didate for President.
This is true, but had not the national
government employed its constitutional
power and influence to have secured the
count of that vote, it would have mat
tered little how it had heen cast 1t re-
ours that the President must carry out
this cardinal doctrine for otherwise there
will be no Republican majority in any
Southern State. The question is, then,
how is that vital vote to be protected
Our reading Of the Presidents purpose is
that he intends to confer Offices on none
except upon such Republicans as can by
their character and conduct secure pro-
lection for the exercise Of eolored suf-
frage. He is not to confer sine
cures, but assign responsible duties.
Experience has shown that United States
troops can not protect the humble and
unarmed colorsd voter from violence be-
fore or vengeance after the election. To
bring that vote to the polls in future will
require the assurance that it is to be cast
for Republicans at least entitled to the
social respect of those who may not APP
prove Of their political principles. It
may be strange phrase, but it has been
warranted by experience that the colored
Republican vote can not be effeotually
cast except with the federation Of the
people. The Republican candidates
must then, be men identified with
the party and also with the
country. There can be no absenteeism
among officers OF representatives Of the
Republican party. The REPuBLroAN has
already expressed the opinion that the
President and the Governor should neither
coquette with the Democratic nor Con-
sentative party. Their appointments
should be made Of Republicans qualified
as We have just stated. The Republican
party Of the South wants report Of the
'.ft for duty, not Of political invaIids-
While such are our opinions as to the best
means Of securing the rights Of the eman-
cipated, and by. consequence the effective
organization Of the Republican party, it
becomes us to listen also to the expressions
Of others who will undoubtedly have more
influence than we can pretend to in de-
termining our political destiny. We think
il is the intention Of President Hayes to
bestow his appointments and influence in
favor Of the best men Of the Republican
party he can find in the South. We infer
this from his views Of civil services. The
founders Of The republic
Never expected nor desired from pub
lie oiilGor8 aHy partisan services, They
meant that nubLio afaeefa ahould owe their
whole service 70 the government and 20 the
people. Thos meant that The oiiieer should
Be secure Ia this tenure aa long "a bis per-
s0ual chnracter rumained uutarnished, and
the Performance Of bis dnty sat.etaetoi j,
They held that apFoIntnente 70 oilioe were
not to be made. GoE expected, merely GO re'
wards tor nA4iisnn Services nor merely on
the nominations q members Of Congress
% heing entitled % any respees 70 ne con
tscl e such appoiltments.
There Ire several volumes contained in
this peIaefaph
4 Their whole service 70 TIE govern
meat end u tie people. Then 40 officer
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