The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-02
WHO ARE THE INDEPENDENTS !?

lowed the Democracy Of the Eighth Georgia
District Is endeavoring to aid Felton, In COB
bling up the party In the Seventh District of
tha6 State. We have never seen q party oc-
cury more humiliaang position than does
the Democratic party Of Alex. Stephens dis
trict. After tndorsing Grants unconstitu-
tonal and mercless policy toward Louis
lama and siding with Hale in opposition
to the Potter resolution, which was q
typical Democratic measure he went home,
took the Democratic party of his district by
the throat, cursed 1t, blackguarded it as q
lot Of looms, DULLES and asses, spit on 1t,
slapped It's face. kicked 1T all over the district,
and then extorted o. denomination from it.
Having extorted from Democratic convention
O regular nomination and accepted it, this lit
tie autocrat OF heiEghth District OF Georgia,
who rules the party of which he is not q
member, RS absolutely as any slave driver
ever did his slaves, coolly proceeded to aid,
abet and encourage FELTON,. the Independent
candidate Of tine Seventh District and urge
the Democrats Of that district to vote for
FELTON, against the regular Democratic nomi-
nee Judges Lester, one of the ablest and
purest men In Georgia.
hl6A- Eb5ptl5IlS HAS given luOlG
ment to the Independent movement in the
South, the purpose Of which Is to destroy the
power Of the Democratic party and remit the
next House Of Representatives to the con-
troll OF the Republicans, than any man in
America. But neither the advice nor ex-
ample OF Stephens should have any weight
with any Democrat and we believe it has
not with any Democrat outside of the dis
trict which seems to be his own person
al property. He was the bottIe-holder Of
Grant when Grant was trampling Louisiana
under his foot; more furiously than the Radi-
cal representatives themselves, he stood side
by side with Eugene Hale in opposition
to the most pronounced Democratic party
measure before the last House. He is
now supporting an Independent candidate
for Congress against a regular nominee of
the Democratic party, and he Is only not
the typical independent candidate Of the
South, because the Democracy Of his district
fell down before him, besought him to take
possession Of them, body and soul. and do his
will with them. the Augusta Chronicle and
Constitutionatst being the only paper of i'm
portance in the whole of Georgia that had the
pluck to denounce his arrogance and expose
the hypocrisy Of bis claims to Democratic
nomination. .-.."".".. .""
Very different from the utterances of Alex.
Stephens, the marplot Of the Confederacy,
and the mischief-maker In the Democratic
party, were the ringing words OF Ben Hill
which we printed Monday, and OF Gen.
Joseph Z. J Johnston and Gov Hampton, which
we print below.
To the letter Of Gen. Johnston, which we have
printed before and reproduce here, and tn the
ringing denunciation of Independents by
Hampton, we invite the attention of every
Louisiana Democrat, nay, of every man in
Louisiana who loves his State. The National,
the Independent, the Native American, the
Radical are one and the same thing; they all
mean the defeat Of the Democratic party, the
restoration Of the era Of profiigate legislation
and government of spoils. Let every Dem
ocrat read what Johnston and Hampton say.
In his letter accepting the Democratic NOM
nation for Congress from the Third Virginia
District Gen. Johnston said:
To the Conservative Voters of the Third Con-
gressional District:
announced to the nominating convention
of the district Immediately before it's adjourn
ment that In q letter of acceptance expected
to be called upon to write my opinions on the
questions now interesting the public. I have
not been called upon for such letter, but
have received from various parts of the dis
trict very earnest expressions Of wishes to
learn my opinions on these questions espe-
cially that Of finance | hold chat the first of
them in Importance is that of maintenance OF
the Democratic party Of the United States in
party our release from the condition of con-
quered provinces and the protection Of the
constitution we. now. enjoy, and il we
maintain it undivided it will probably
and executive branches of the government
and introduce honesty economy and strict
construction of the constitution into the gov
eminent and restore prosperity to the coun-
try. / hold the law establishing national
banks, including the prohbitory tax 90 per
cent on other banks, to be utteraly unconsti-
tutional. and therefore to be repealed as
soon as possible, the national bank notes to
be called In gradually by the substitution of
such notes to be increased until Sufficient for
the wants of all parts Of the country. ad-
vocate, in other words an abundance of paper
money, equal In value to gold and silver,
and receivable for all dues to the govern
ment. Being s. lifelong Democrat, stand
upon the Democratic, platform in this and
all other political questions-namely,
strict construction of the constitution. close
economy In all branches of the government,
anu UU3 0AtluCLlUE Ol LILO UaGlOuai uSDC grad
ually, but as soon as possible. I have always
been hostile to the present tariff, and would
be- SO to any other discriminating like it in
favor OF one section OF the country, and that
a small one, to the Injury of all others I am
opposed also, and very strongly, to all taxes
bearing unequaly upon the different sections
Of the country like that ON tobacco, which
EFFORTS from Virginia much larger contri-
button to the United States revenue than is
paid by the six New England States, not less
than three times richer, and which also makes
the poor man pay at least 200 per cent on the
tobacco he uses and the zich man from 80 to
40 per cent JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.
September 3, 1875
At recent meeting in Fdgefeld District,
Gov. Hampton. speaking OF the independent
the Hayes administration and Ma
tonal Republican Committee had organized
or were then organizing in the South, said:
II there Is man In South Carolina, in one
single district. who is base enough to forsake
his party at this time and head an indepen
dent ticket the Radicals will rally to his sup