The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-11
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMooRAT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1870

not at his elbow. OF course, Beattie's failure
will be aseribed to the naughty "bulldozer'-
q convenient way for the ring to escape re-
sponsibility, II the dlsgusted Beattie. who is
said to be D frank. determined man. does not
hold them to q rigid account for setting him
up MS d target for the Democratic Creedmoor
negt month, and sitting on their soft, official
cushions to witness the fun at no expense TO
themselves however much they may tax
their employees salaries In the name Of party.
A copy Of letter Of demand upon these
poor devils WAS published In recent num-
Der Of the DEMOCRAT. This artificial una
ntmtty for Beattie would be comical If 1t were
not cruelty selfish and reasonable toward
their nominee.
Ii must be noted that the basis Of represen-
tation was doubled, In order to secure @ con-
vention at all and even then that numerous
bogus proxies had to be recruited at the Gus
tom-House. The active men In the conven-
| ton Were not such Republicans as In the past,
| who were chiefly outside of the Custom
House force. Deputy Dumont was perman-
ent chairman of the body, and ls president Of
| the central committee. Inspector Vlgers
vention and to the committee. customs
| examiner was chairman OF the committee on
| credentials, on which, as on that on perma-
| nent organizations was o majority Of the
customs employees. Customs Clerk Burch
offered the resolutions In favor OF Hayes,
Sherman and Kellogg, and the warehouse
superintendent was chairman OF O compliant
| committee to suggest nominations. When
| Beattle was nominated Deputy Dumont
appointed five Custom-House officials
to escort him to the platform, and Badger
and Wharton, who were OF the five, doubtless
felt that the eyes Of whole National Della
ware were on them. We are q little curious
to know why the Hayes and Sherman resolu-
tions were nipped In the bud, for such was
the case, much to the chagrin of the ring.
Did Beattie. who La an avowed Grant man.
deal In as plain terms concerning these resolu-
tions as he did from the platform concerning
those who should be his associates on the
ticket Has the ring tied the ribbon OF
nomination to the horn of bull that may
yet smash their official china The Judge
has been somewhat pronounced against
''bulldozers." Are there any OF these i'm
proper people In the Custom House ring 2
No, 1t cannot be; and yet the naval officer Of
the port is reported to have made loud
threats ct his ward poll against men
OF his own race In order to override as he did
their legitimate opposition to his recent cam
dldacy as delegate, and to intimidate them
| from voting, and to have openly declared he
could ball out his ruffans should they be ar
! rested The Internal Revenue Collector dis
missed from place, just before the late cleo
| ton OF delegates, two worthy colored subor-
dsnates, one Of whom competed with the naval
officer in the fourth, and the other with the
| marshal In the tenth ward, for the convention.
| In 1871, Republicans In this city were so vio-
lently assaulted In their club gatherings by
posses of brutal men, directly aided by the
Metropolitan Police, that that most worthy Of
coIored leaders, Oscar j. Dunn, and many
others, made special appeals to Grant Tor re-
lief The use of the police as mob and the
frequent bioodshed and mayhems at It's
hands were during the superntondency and
under the personal direction Of A. s. Badger,
now Collector OF this port.
Last. but not least, comes an official to
whom Senator Thurman, of Ohio, thus paid
| his respects In debate on the twenty-sixth OF
February Of the present year:
Who Is the marshal Of that State who arrests
these mon designated by the district attorney
aud drags them seven hundred miles by the or
binary course Of travel to New Orleans to be
| led forty or fifty or srty armed men across The
ripe, at Shreveport. according to his o,oH testi-
T. DO .b As s s@
set Of .marauders from the State Of Arkansas,
Ut acho preserved he peace bv ki1ling 6etneen
| fIty ana slftY negro men. An, ne was q m st
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administr ton. and must say this Attorney
| General. b cause | nderstand that according
| to the usages of the executive department the
President always has a report from the Attor-
ney General upon the appointment Of district
q he II me hns sae
and yet we are asked to appropriate quarter
Of million dollars to put down violence In the
exercise of the ballot at the eouth by the free
people of the South; And who is PLACED Ia the
position Ct marshal Of that s S man who
people. according TO the report OF Republican
| members OF this Congress-
II Judge Beattie wants "reformers," and
sincerely declares himself against "bull
dozers," he has Numbered into very unfortu-
nate company. Men who have ring, and
stand condemned for gross invasions Of civil
aud political rights, present such large oppor-
tunities for an expenditure OF his zeal that
he need not waste time In throwing stones at
the Democracy. Can candidate who con-
tents himself with such auspices expect a
heartier support within or outside OF the Re
publican ranks than does the weak Sherman
Kellogg ring OF men, who are LEADERS" solely
by reason or Hayes's commissions?
That pure-minded Reformer, W. P. KEEL
logg, will, it is said, soon join Beattie In the
canvass; this will doubtless be the last strain
on Beauties back. Welearn from Washing
ton that kellogg has made earnest efforts to
secure Northern speakers, but that the Ma
tional Republican Committee finally informed
him, with all possible delicacy, that Re
publican party which could send q Kellogg to
Washington was hardly worth being perpe-
| tuated Or assisted farther.
| We sincerely compassionate Judge Beattie.
| astride of whom Is selfish gang with
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