The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-25
HARD 10 PLEASE.


When Republicans Of thiH State tecoanig-
ing the forlnrn and hopeless condition IT their
candidates, wrote implalin9ly To leading ora
tore North 10 come down aud help them Nv
making speeches throughout the parishes
and when Radical journals throughout the
North ana West tcok lii tho matter ana
urged a,leb men az blaine. Sherman t,4nls
ling, Key and Flei11nnnt tn come down and
help carry Louisiana fnr the Republicans
tile DEMOCRAT and other Journals IN tho city
aud State at unoa aud apaakug In tho III
tereat If our much nan,lered people. extend
| Ell q most cordial Invitation tn amy and all III
the Radical hia guns to GENE and view
the situation for themselves Those invite
'inns were made IN perfect good faith. and
were reiterated from time 80 time III The hope
the persons indicated would accept. ana that
! their coming would rebound u the good W
! the State. because. heing men 1T intpllt-
rence, aud not presumably aetuated BY
mallre they muat have returned ~
their homes thoroughly sstlsIled that they
| had been aFnaply deceived heretufnle and he'd
DETAINED people WHO arc an peaceful aud a.
patriotic ma any Of their own constituents
i Tho movement was started Ivy men uf whose
affiliations with the Republican party there
| eau he mo question, aud we al unne concluded
| IL would ha ali excellent idea and would 20
| far toward dsahuslnG the Northern people Of
| their arts,nenua Ideas concerning Nav Orleans
ami Louisiana. II see,as, however, that even
nnr courteous and sincere Invitation has been
regarded with suspicion. rha Na,llcals Moth
cannot understand that We arc perfectly In
earnest and really enxiuus tc have their
| sreaAera come 10 our State. They pretend tp
see III our unexpected acceptance of thel. own
proposition acme deep and subtle snhemo 10
ovarreach and take advantage of them, and
fearing th,s vague danger and also that we
mar aend their most blatant and preiu-
diced stalwarta back North 10 he the
beat witnesses Of the reign of paaoe
existing In Louisiana. they decline 10 come,
and virtually cay 'A,h. no, you cannot catch
| ,la mapping Ia that way, we thank You for
your invitation, but decline TO furnish you
with witnesses Of the talsehood ~ the blood
md thunder stories upon which wa depend
40 largely Cor s,lrcass" Tho Nav Work 1si-
h,tse. which from having boon one Of the m"at
! tolerant and fair ef Rll the Northern jour
nails haa become the mpst unjuat and vinhie-
| tive, writes very fully and feellnHly oh tho
| suhject and aeelue ID he quite satisfied That
| there Ia deep plan tO clrcu,nvnnt tho Rail-
oale. which plan II etrewdly proposes TO
thwart by advising the orators Of its party
not TO come. Says the Tribune
| cans, had they accented the invitation. would
| have been permitted TO hold meetings and
s sn n Se San ny beaa apow
| occasions whau the White LeaGanra. and Rih i
nluha an! Night niders would have been "n
psaeel OF reaceablv they would nh have rison
w and aaid! .Thara vou. see how you haze
miHrepreaentaJ us. There's no tnterfeIanoa
1 with free speech or parHunal liberty down harn
! And II would have hnau a CHEAP hiL of polittcat
capital too. for Il wenld only coat them faw
| henra' self restraint, aud would not interfora
10 The aghteat with The praotiaeH by which thoY
| carry ela,tiona
iii Ii In The little game of Republican poif4
| clans not to furnian testimony In their own
persons that southern Democratic are tolerant
and mild and onen "a conviction aud that free
anennh Y avelYwhais permitted - M snmth y
ern Democrats to iaveiaa them into the poai-
| ton Of witnesses.
Now we submit that theaa people are hard
70 please; they peralst I'll aiandcsing ia. they
have invented the most Ingenious and har-
rowing faIaehoods Ut tho awleasneas exlst-
Ing In this State. they have charged the
pantera with being night raiders aud bull
doEera. whoae main avncation waa numbering
| inotInnnive negroes and deprivina tho ouiorod
voters Of thclr rights under the constitution:
| aud now, whom they themselves have pro
posed to come down, regulate affaira and
carry the election for tho Republicans aud
We aay. Very vol. gentlemen. como along;
Il la precaely the thing we most desire,
they suddenly discover mares nest and
IA, th.,t III, ~
thank them for inviting Va to Louisiana. hut
we distrust the GrecksIbearlng gifts. TX we
had evlnced 4 disposition tn reacnt tho send
Ing to Louisiana or the men who had been
eur moet bitter and malignant malignors. we
ahould have been nharsod with bnnx unre-
| constructed reboa; when wa submit grace
| fully 10 the inIlIotlon and make virtue Of
| necessity, we are accused of harhorinE some
deep and desperate design and Ok being on
tirely too willing
However, In spite Of tho fear expressed by
the 1b9hune. we are glad to know that aen.
Waodford, United States District Attorney at
New York. and one 81 the NEST confirmed
stalWarts In tho Radical party, having vol
untcered to appear FOR the prosecution Ia tho
Chisolm trial In Mississippi, hGs not only
concluded u como To Louisiana. but hRs
actually arrived. Gen WDodforG Ia credited
with n perfect Familiarity with tho election
methods employed by both parties In New
York. and we very much question whether
our politicians will be able 10 impart any new
wrinkles; but. however thar. may he, we are
genuinely glad that hn has como TO witness
Cor himself the condition OF profound peace
that exists Ia this State. and the quiet man
sAer In which our people Of both races AFRO
pursuing their avocations. He will fad tho
crops larger than usual, and every evidence
Of tho beneficial effect Or reign OF Law and
order. which. II permitted to Continue, will
soa2 result In renewed prosperity and haEpl-
nese to the whole people
A TRUE DEMOCRAT.