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

ThATION.
Now, il 90 happened that, although the
Republican party was disappointed in the
restoration of its authority over the House
Of Representatives the interval of time
that has passed by since the election has
not made it of very great importance to
the public interests. The three great
questlons that were in the minds and the
hearts of the people, that found expression
in the platforms of the different parties,
that formed the staple of the discussion
through the press and at the hustings
during that election, were the pacifcstion
of the country in its final moral submits
sion to obedience to the Constitution; the
elevation of the public service, and the
emancipation of the suffrage from the en-
tangling and strangling suppressions of
public and private interests, supplanting
aud anticipating the public wants; and
the restoration of the country in its
finances and its commerce, to the true
position which its numbers, its wealth, its
industry, and its enterprises were entitled
TO. And all these, you will notice, in the
actual condition of legislation, really
needed only executive action. CONGRESS-
had already provided, while the Repub-
hcan party was in possession of all the
government, such provisions of the law as
were necessary in their judgment to make
effective the amendments Of the Constitu-
ton which had provided for the equality
and the privilege of the freedmen of the
South. Laws had been passed which had
provided for the resumption of specie pay
ment and put in the hands of the execu-
tive government all the necessary means
for handling the finances and the securi-
ties of the country to insure the practical
accomplishment of that result; and the
improvement of the civil service of the
country, always matter Of detail, always
a matter more of the morals and the
habits Of government than of any scientific
or romantic adjustment, was properly
trusted to the executive power. 1t Is no
part of my duty, nor is there any occasion
to defend or explain any part of the action
of the executive government, since the in
auguration of our President, to Repub-
licans anywhere. There is no renewal of
his term of ONCE in question. There is
no promotion of any Of the members of
his Cabinet who have advised and con-
ferred with him before the people, and
there Is no issue now raised as among
Republicans as to the wisdom or the
necessity of this or that particular measure.
We are drawn up now in an array against
the opposite party. Applause. We are
drawn up upon q question of whether, in
the present posture of things, it is safe
and wise that the lower house Of Congress
should be left in the control of the Demo-
cratic party, or whether there, aud as far
as there are presented any opportunities
with reference to the representation of the
-. he 20 F1ar4 - NbnG
body also Republican administration
shall have its hands strengthened by Re-
publican Representatives and Republican
Senators. [Applause.l I say its hands
strengthened-I mean strengthened in the
service of the Republican party, in doing
the duty of that party in the management
of this country. [Applause.l Is there
any Republican anywhere that does not
feel that common sentiment and that COM
mon duty, who does not understand and
appreciate the fact that discussions in a
party serve no good end at any time
they may be necessary, they may be in
evitable, but they are to be spared rather
than encouraged-but that the unity and
strength and common purpose and COM
mon courage aud common devotion Of the
party are always demanded equally,
everywhere, from every member of the
party, when the junctures of our political
affairs bring us face to face with the OPP
| posing party in trial of strength. Zap
plause. Now, gentlemen, it is the duty
of every Republican in this room, it is
the duty of every Republican absent from
this room-and that comprises together
all the Republicans in the country laugh
ter1-it is their duty to see to it that the
power of the Republican party in the
councils of this nation is increased, and
by no possibility damaged. Applause.
| 1t is your duty in reference primarily tC
the choice of Congressman, and it is your
| duty to see to it that the Republican
party loses no Congressman because some
of you, besides being Republicans, are at
| tached to the fortune or ambition OF ont
man or another. You never can serve tht
| Republican party if-when their cohesion
and their strength 10 the last man is re
quired, when the last energies are to b.
put forth, when the final effort is to b.
made-there is in your bosom any draw
back or any doubt; and I imagine that tn
people of the State of New York that Law
heretofore at any time during the las
twenty years confided in the Republican
party, are ready to confde in that part.
to-day. Applause 1 do not believ'
that any OF the temporary, casual, AM
personal disaffections that at one time ant
another have prevailed, are now prevail
ing; and in regard to the maintenance
your authority in the popular branch
our own Legislature, think there is a.
equal consent and an equal spirit W
can not afford to lose Senators, althoug
we may not feel sure that we shall retail
a majority in the Senate.
THE UNATTACHED VOTERS.
Now, what reasons are there why ther
should not be an accession, an increase
to the Republican strenth, from that II
termediate relation of politics so numel
ously represented by what are called 'lr
dependents" or unattached voters. WI
desire 10 throw their influence III suppol
of the interests of the country? Nay, l
the very strange condition of discord an
controversy and bitter hatreds that mark
the opposing councils within the bosoI
of the Democratic party, what reason
there why good citizens, loving the
I country and concurring in the measure
now presently and in the near future to |
| espoused and carried through by Il
councils of this nation, should not Civ
the weight of their votes and Of their II
! fiuence as in the critical situations OF th
! war they, as war Democrats, were read
} to give TO the patriotic armies OF the coui
try, though under the lead of the Repul
J lican party. [Applausel ! do not kno
I of situation in the politics of this coul
l r Hi =, sah