New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-09
THE CONVENTION AND IT'S DUTIES.

Louisiana next year. Accepted in this
| light, too much care can not be taken to
make it effective It's proceedings should
be inaugurated in spirit of harmony, and
its conduct should be governed by honesty
in all things. While we accept of the
| place Of meeting, and admit that contend
ing organizations are entitled to dispute
for what they may consider their rights
we do this with the distinct understanding
that the location of the convention was
injudiciously made, in order to cast re-
proach upon portion of the Republican
| party, and we further insist that every
| delegate who can show that he was legally
| elected shail obtain his seat in the conyen-
| ton, no matter what his friendships may
be- The genuine representatives of the
Republican party are the only men who
are entitled to speak in the name of those
who areto carry the State next year, if it
is to be carried at all.
| If these two points are conceded, the
first by silent ,acquiescence in the. selec-
ton of the place of meeting, and the
second by just and honest reception of
the genuine delegates, the Convention
will have commenced its work in a spirit
that will beget the harmony which every
Republican desires to see established in
the party. As to the first proposition we
have no doubt that those who advised the
assembling of the Convention N the hall
of the House of Representatives, which is
now historic with Republican victories,
will abide by the action of the State Cen
tfal Committee in its choice of a new
room, provided the second condition is
observed, that all the honestly accredited
delegates are admitted to seat in the
Convention. II, however, any arbitrary
rule should be sprung at the last hour to
exclude men who are known to have been
elected, which is a wrong which we do
not anticipate, it will be in the power of
the representatives to elect new rem
devious IN which to hold their
deliberations. And in this connection it
will be borne in mind that the existence of |
the State Central Committee expires at |
meridian. to-day, and that after that hour
the Convention is the source of all power !
in the counsels of the party. We throw
out this suggestion because we know, and |
we have not hesitated to publish the fact,
that the committee has sought to use its
more in partisan than in a
Republican sense, and it is our. desire that
this grievance should be abated in our
agents at the earliest possible moment.
If the Convention is willing to pursue the
line of policy marked out by the COM
mittee, this will be another thing, because
the delegates come from the people, and
they are authorized to speak for the party;
but the committee had nosuch plenary
power, and the assumption of factions
quarrel was a violation of good faith and
deserves to be abated at once. There
ore, we insist that its term of Office shall
De cut off at the exact minute when it
egally ceases to be the agent of the party.
Assuming as all the indications war
ant us in doing, that the Convention
viii surprise both the Democracy aud the
actions by meeting in spirit of concilia-
ion, the highest duty of the delegates
vii then be to put off all their preiu-
Ices, and prepare for such course of
ction as will make the accidents of the
ltuation conform as near as possible to
be rules of political forecaste. 1t is the I
of every party that its line of !
larch can not be made over a level road
IL the time, but that provision must be
lade for avoiding heights and bridging
hasms, Just as in the advance of an
rmy. Individual ambition and crotchetv l
lggestions exist in all organizations,
lrnsting themselves forward to be re- I
arded or accepted on the peril of defec-
on and defeat. u
Then, again, there are vital interests to
= guarded, which can not be explained
J the satisfaction of all the members,
Id these issues are to be defended :
,ainst the ignorance which can not COM 6,
.ehend and the selfshness which will =,
IT accept Of them. Delegates must have :.
'nfdence; in fact, they should court :,
e influence of this quality, for they 6
ereby save themselves great trouble :.
ID responsibility, and they enable the =.
ntest to be carried on with greater y
crecy and more directness than if all '"
en- knew the plan of battle and were !,
pected to advise about its success. =
The Convention will be told that Gov q,
nor Warmoth is not worthy of its po- IT
ical support, and members will be ad- of
'ed to vote against any resolution in w
rising his administration. This is one tb
the accidents of the political situation M
lich the delegates will be required to CT,
And in doing this, it will be nj
IL If they can divest themselves of all Of
Ju''ioe' iof sne result 10 De determined tic
serves their most careful attention. The he
arer they approach absolute neutrality mr.
between the Governor and his oppo- 90
ats the. better it will be for all parties, al,
ice total absence of all Partially as No
tween the contestants will only the
re plainly reveal the paramount i'm in,
rance of indorsing Governor War wi,
tn. And this, we take it, would be a sar
ID rule to obserye-that each deleoata IL.