New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-11-03

~ IL y uLtle singular Cnat MIR. GlDs0n
should not have mentioned this in
superable Democratic obstacle. Yet
it exists, and the people know it.
We fear Mr.. Gibson does not deal
ingenuously with his constituents in
encouraging hopes for the passage of
this bill In like manner the ma
tional levees, though not work of
internal Improvement or warranted
by the creed or code of the Dem
ocratic party is defeated.
A committee on levees and improve
ments Of the Mississippi river was for the
first time constituted one of the great
standing committees of the House. 1t
was thus that the interests of the Valley
of the Mississippi were first brought in an
authoritative manner to the Just consider
alton of the government. The Hon. E.
W. Robertson, from the Fourth District,
an experienced and able man, was placed
ct the head of this important committee.
II has produced good fruits already, in
having reported wise and comprehensive
bill now pending, which, if adopted, will
at the same time improve the navigation
of our great finland sea" to its head
waters, and give ample protection against
overhows. Having been agreed upon
after long discussion, and reported favor
ably by the committee, and warmly advo-
Gated by the Speaker of the House
(Mr. Randall), regard its passage at the
next session, or the next Congress, as al
most certain. Will our friends rally to its
support
In the advocacy of a currency con-
vertible into specie at the will of the
holder, Mr.. Gibson plants himself 30
squarely on the Republican platform
as almost to elbow and expel that
party off it. What will the reader
say when he compares this language,
understood to convey the doctrines
of Mr.. Gibson and General Jackson
Following with unequal but unfaltering
steps the honored leaders of the Demo
cratic party, and the great men of our
country and the lights of financial science,
have voted steadily to bring our cur
renOy to par with geld and silver, and /
shall adhere to this course It is best for
all, but especially for the laboring and
farming classes, the real producers. When
the currency is at par and maintained
there, it does net matter greatly whether
it he issued by the Federal government
exclusively, or by the government and
national banks.
with the extract from the Republi-
can address:
The Republicans of Louisiana announce
that with regard to national finances,
they favor q bi-metallic and national
currency, interconvertible at par, and
adjusted to meet the demands of the bust
ness and industry of the country. We
maintain that every promise given by the
nation, during the perils of the civil war,
should be faithfully kept. We believe, as
our party has always believed and asser-
ted, that the money of the nation must
rest upon an ultimate basis of coin, hav-
ing an intrinsic value recognized by other
civilized peoples.
Are not our people aware that the
currency doctrines of many Western
Democrats are identical with those
of the National and Greenback 2 Is it
not notorious that the Western Dem
ocrats united wherever they could,
with the Greenbackers in the late
Congressional elections! There is no
word of cen sure for such flush money
Democrats as William Allen or Mr..
Thurman. If Mr.. Gibson sincerely
wishes to enlighten his fellow citizens
why does he not tell them that q
Democratic Congress has thrown
every impeachment possible in the
way of Republican law fixing jan
uary next for bringing "our currency
20 par with gold and silver" as Mr..
Gibson himself desires shall be done!
We have elsewhere shown the in
difference or ingratitude of mankind
in the case of Major E. A. Burke, the
Americas of redeemed Louisiana,
and that his name has superseded in
public connection that of the Colum-
bus who was the real discOverer. As
Mr.. Burke has no immediate occa-
sion for the appropriations for Red
River, We suppose the congressional
delegation may be left for the pres
ent in the enjoyment of this tempo
rary renown, When, however, Mr..
Gibson tells that they have "saved
the jetties, " it should be made known
that if a Republican Congress had
not passed the jetty bill it would
have been somewhat difficult to
save it. We terminate this impair
tial comment with the observation
that Mr.. Gibson the nominee of the
Bourbon Democracy, has a carte
blanche of doctrine while his OPP
ponent will not be allowed to express
the same opinion without censure.
Great is Democracy, and Mr.. Gibson
is one of its prophets.