Year: 1875

Yesterday was a dull day so far as
political news was concerned. The Dem
Ocratic caucus met as usual in Deutsche
Company Hall, which has become a sort Of
branch agency of Tammany, and held
quite lengthy secret session. We under
stand, however, that no action is contem-
plated on their part until they find out
what Judge Wheeler's opinion is on the
proposition" which he carried off in his
coat pocket. The only business which was


given to the public was the adoption Of a


resolution reafirming former resolution
adopted January 8, pledging each Of the
members to ''abide by the action of the


majority" and further pledging themselves


'to take no independent attitude or action


in reference to the Kellogg government or


the Hahn LEGISLATURE


1t is the prevalent belief among the best


informed that the ompromise is dead. 1t


was killed by the eminently respectable


people who wish to prevent the Louisiana


question from being "denationalized." In


ether words, it was SO changed from the


original plan proposed by Judge Wheeler by


the pressure brought to bear by the Com


rnittee of Seventy and the ''rule or ruin"


crowd, that we do not believe it will ever


be agreed to by the Republican party. This


was done for the purpose of preventing a


quiet, peacerble settlement of matter


which the Representatives of the people of


Louisiana ought to be able to settle by


themselves, and keeping the State in tur-


moil in order that the Democratic dema-
gogues of the country may have 'bleeding
Louisiana" to harp upon from this time till
the close of the election in 1876. If the tax
payers and business men of Louisiana can
etand this, the Republican party certainly
can. There are two sides to this question
as there are to most others. We say, gentle
men, if you object to "denationalizing," then
''nationalize," by all means


We have had frequent conversations with


Republican members of the House during
the recent "compromise' season, and we
have heard the desire universally expressed
that some sort of understanding should be
arrived at, and the Democratic members
should take the seats to which they were
elected, and assist in the labors which their
constituents chose them to perform. AS an
evidence OF this fact, we may refer to the
invitation to the absent members published
in the REPUBLICAN Tuesday morning, and
which was signed by forty-eight members
Of the House. The same invitation was
yesterday adopted in a caucus of the Re-
publican Senators. We trust that our
Democratic friends will not indulge the fond
belief that this desire on the part
of the Republican legislators is superin-
duced by feeling that the presence of the
Democratic members is really essential.
The Republicans have managed to get along
alone in the work of legislation for some
by the ''rule or ruin" policy of the opposi
ton, will probably be able to for few years
more. Still it is their desire that the DEM
ocratic members shall assume some of the
of legislation and receive
some of the maledictlons for the falling
away of trade and business depression
which are in fact the results of natural
causes, and are in very small degree due to
State politics. The political sagacity which
prevents men from placing themselves in
the only position where it is possible, as
they claim, to ''revive the business interests
Of the State, "restore confidence" and all
that sort of thing, for the purpose of pre-
venting Decentralization" is altogether |
200 deep for us. We have studied it long
lime, and we give it up.