The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-10-02

ana new strategy Like |
Hooker, Burnside and Rosecrans, they |
should cheerfully surrender their places
at the head Of the columns, to Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan!
& 1t is remarkable that the opposition |
to the Radical Republican party should
be SO late in arriving at a knowledge |
Of the utter futilitt Of any attempt to
defeat or arrest that party upon grounds
OF condemnation or even censure of
the late war and its conc0mitants. It
was only by an oblivion or evasion of
that issue that they could make q re-
spectacle show of resistance to the
party which had grown into such ire
sistible strength out Of the popularity
Of the war.
This seems to be the new strategy of
the leaders, who are now seeking to re-
construct and reorganize the broken
and demoralized forces of the Democ-
racy, SO called, in the West. Ignoring
the old questions of States rights, Of
the unjustifableness Of the war, its hor-
rors and cruelties, as well as it's many
baneful results, they strive to narrow
down the contest to the simple qAes-
tons Of political right, financial policy
and the wisdom and justice of certain
measures advanced by the Radicals,
which contain elements Of great danger
and eventual ruin to that party. These
questions are:
l. The fearful increasing and i'm
provident taxation of the country,
which is threatening to sap the founda-
ton of our prosperity, and exhaust the
vitality Of the country.
2. Thb gross inequality Of the finan-
cial system that taxes the people twen-
ty millions year, to keep up a system
Of banking which is o huge monopoly
for the benefit Of q few capitalists.
3. The further inequality, of making
greenbacks legni currency among the
people, and Of taxing them with the
difference in value between greenbacks
and gold, in order to pay certain favor
ed creditors in that more valuable me-
dunn.
A. The impolicy and degradation Of
the white races of the country, by the
attempt to admit the African race to q
political and social equality.
S. The dangerous usurpation of Con-
gress in attempting to place sovereign
States under the surveillance Of com
mittees Of that body with q view to the
reorganization Of the Government in
conformity with Congressional plans.
6. The establishment of the most alb
solute aud audacious military despot-
ism in time Of profound peace, over
twelve millions Of freemen.
z. The deliberate surrender of eight
millions of enlightened white freedmen
to the control anu domination Of four
millions Of negroes just emerged from
slavery. q
These are strong grounds upon which
to conduct q campaign, and If they
could be disembarrassed Of the person
al antecedents Of one of the ablest
chiefs of the party which presents and
urges them, they would win. But,
alas, tho war fervor and the loyalty
can't have not lost their power and in
fluence, and whilst the doctrines and
ideas conteAded for may command the
support Of d majority Of the people, the
candidates representing them will prob
ably be left in the vocative because Of
the iterated and reiterated charges and
imputations against them Of disloyalty
and kindly feelings for the rebels
Thus it is the calculation, and we sus-
pect it is a fair one, that on the only
abstract issue which will be voted on
in Ohio, that of the amendment of the
! State Constitution to strike out the
word "wlite" from the clause pre-.
scribing the qualification of voters
there will be q large opposition MAORI
! ty, whilst the champions Of the amend.
ment will probably succeed in electine
most of their candidates. This is a Gu
rious state Of affairs in a Government,
4 Of ideas and principles, but it is by ne
4 means tho only anomalous result Of th,
4 morbid and abnormal condition Of ths
public mind. n. o. Times.