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


an illusion for an actual Oh
ject. The Republicans and Red
Warriors are "twins" upon whom all
the evils attributed to the Ku-Klux
are saddled. The persistent denial
of all four of the nti-Democratic
and reform parties now in the field,
with the acceptance of all these par
ties of Republican votes, without
promise of compensation, shows that
the charge of the PicayWne is without
foundation. If, however, it be such
a reproach to vote OF be voted for by
a Republican as to exclude the indi-
viduals so implicated from all politi-
cal and social intercourse, how is it
that we have found the Democracy
themselves nominating and voting
for Radical Republican candidates
for the highest Office in the govern
ment ? In 1872 Horace Greeley was
a Republican candidate for the Pre-
sidency. He was nominated by a
Republican convention at Cincinnati
and endorsed by Democratic con-
vention at Baltimore. In Louisiana
he was adopted, endorsed and voted
for by the most prominent Demo-
Gratis, who were then and now lead
ers of the party, three of whom are
now on the Democratic ticket for
election to high municipal Offices.
Who was Horace Greeleyl Let
the Democratic Ex-Governor, Wick
life, of Louisiana say. He affirmed
in letter that Horace Greeley was
the worst enemy that the South had
ever known that he did not enter
tain one opinion in common with
Mr.. Greeley, and asked why should
al vote for him as President F."
Horace Greeley said that in accept
ing the nomination he recanted
no opinion and apologized for no act.
And yet this abolitionist-this pro-
protectionist-this journalist, the pull
sations of whose vindictive press had
diffused for twenty years, the doc
trines which eliminated in the shout:
ION to Richmond" was taken up.
Yes, under the shadow of the great
White Hat, suspended in one of our
principal streets, there met Henry
c. WarmOth with McEnery, D. B.
Penn, George Sheridan, E. A. Burke,
A. B. Sloanaker, with others more
obscure at that day, but who have
now risen into eminence as the De-
mocratic candidates for the highest
Offices. We will give the names
E. A. Burke, John Fitzpatrick, j. D.
Houston and Wynne Rogers. What
will be said if we show that the
Picayune herself declared for this
Radical Greeley7 In it's issue OF
eleventh July, 1872, we find an edi-
torial leader under this head: "The
Result at Baltimore" In this article
the whole reasoning of political in
terest is balanced pro and con, and
at the end we have this character
istic conclusion:
With this understanding of the reason,
above indicated, and many others, zoe are
for Greeley and BrolonlU [Our notes of ad-
miration,
How when the Democratic leaders
voted for the Republican Horace
Greeley and were represented by the
Radical ex-tax collector Sheridan
with what face can these very lead
ers reproach any other party for ac-
cepting the votes of Republicans
when it is not pretended that
there is any contract or other advan-
tage to the Republicans from the
success of the Nationals?
Nor was it alone in regard to the
voting for this Republican Greeley
that the Democracy are most vulner-
able and most eulpable. H. C. War
moth was long the bye-word of the
virtuous Democracy for political
fraud. He was taken into the fusion
combination, and received assurances
ofsupport for the Senate of the United
States. He claimed that "these IRA
dicall fingers were worth 10000
votes, and to render their use more
eficacious to his Democratic friends
he signed, against Republican oppo-
sition, the late returning board law.
Do our people know that the first
returning board appointed under the
late law were such Democrats as
Daponte, Hatch, Mitchell, Forman 7
If this recorded history shows that
the Democracy of Louisiana voted
for Radical Republican for Presi-
dent, for a Radical ex-tax collector
for Congress; that they united in a
fuAion with the Radical Republican
Wasmoth; that he signed his return
ing board law, and that the first pre-