New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-20
sing address Of Che Democratic finance
| committee.
DUTY OF TRUE REPUBLICANS.

AS the Republican party will meet IN
convention on Thursday, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the various
Offices of this city and parish, and as the
delegates to perform this important work
are tobe elected to-day, it may be well TO
say to the Republicans OF New Orleans
that they owe it to themselves to see that
| the delegates shall be men worthy OF the
cause and the party. In the first place
| it must not be taken for granted that be-
| cause the Democrats have nominated a
| ticket which is weak, that therefore we
| can dfford to do the same thing. Men
are as nothing to-day. Mere local gain is
| not the issue at stake. The success of a
friend is treason to Republicanism
if it is not q Republican success.
If we can not take our action and
say to the world this ticket is worthy Of
your confidence. We betray liberty, honesty
and patriotism. If We can not uphold the
nominees as men of ability, of integrity,
of loyalty to the State, the city, the nation,
and the community, then what better are
we TRAN Democrats? But if we can select
a ticket which may be repeated in ali the
cities of the State, and in all the States Of
the htion, as worthy of supportan and admi-
ration for the character of the men and for
their fitness to represent Republicanism,
IT, I,o -hajf houa dana n ucrty that will
encourage our friends abroad, and which
will loll back the ISLANDERS that have been
multiplied against us wherever Louisiana
was SPOKEN of.
The Democratic Convention last week
was hut little better than a bowling mob.
Even the president declared.that the dele
gates were more deeply welded to men
than to principles. Confusion reigned
suprG me. The din was like the roar of a
drunken brawl. It was e liotous feast
over the grave Of the party. Let our Con-
ventio on take warning from this disgrace.
Let It organize with peace and deliberate
with ease and gravity. Let no clamor
proceed from the partisans Of men, but
let all declare their preferences, and then
submit with cheerfulness to the result.
Principles are at stake, and rs each nomi-
nee will be the representative of these
principles, the convention may unite in
accepting any nominee, for he Will simply
Represent the principles ofliberty, equality
and progress.
I'd arrive at this result, and to select
the best men with the greatest ease and
facility, let the different districts or wards
elect their foremost men to represent them
in the convention. Noisy and uncertain
mou thers of motions and objections are
not the most suitable men to select as
dele gates, but gentlemen who say but lit
tie And do q great deal. Above all, let
the1h be sober, honest and intelligent citi-
zend, for such men will reflect credit upon
theif wards, and they viii not betray
theif constituents. With . convention
made up OF such delegates, we shall pre-
sent a record to the community which
will shame the opposition for its own dis
orderly conduct, and which may be mani
tested abroad as monument of Repub-
licah capacity and fairness in Louisiana.
More than that. we shall nominate a ticket
which will command the support Of the
ped ple, which will be elected, and which
we shall be proud to honor hereafter.
Thf duty of attending to this result is now
witt the people.