New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-09

seeaoiast Tor years, accept Governor War
moth as their representative, because they
can trust him better than they can truss
untried men. And while the Convention
might ignore Warmoth, if he alone stood
in the way Of harmony, it can not ignore
Warmoth as the chosen leader and un-
beaten hero of four years campaigning
To do this would be to say that all Of the
Governors friends are, either fools or re-
creants, which is an assertion no cohven-
ton in Louisiana can honorably. and
truthfully make.
In the selection of State central COM
mittee as successor to the present body,
. the Convention will remember how neces-
sary it is to select men who are willing to
work, whether their plans fail or not.
We do not want such another body as we
have had, because to be thus visited
would be to work disaster next year. We
have nothing to say against the commit
tee as individuals, but, as politicians, we
can not credit them with having fulfilled
any important duty that was apportioned
to them. In the first place the committee
was discordant; and, in the second place,
its allegiance was divided between the
general and the local welfare of the party.
The safety of the federal administration is
considered the highest duty of the party
to maintain by one wing of the commit
tee, while the success of the party in the
State is accepted as Of primary import
ance in another wing of the committee.
Where these two interests did not unite.
the members wantad that harmony and
that energy which were necessary in order
TO win victory. And this is how Cover
nor Warmoth obtained his influence In
the campaign of 1870, when the central
committee was allowing the election to go
by default, he, assisted by some of tie
best men in the State, entered the canvass,
and promoted victory by the energy
and boldness of his movements 1t will
not do. to trust TO luck in this regard
again, for on another occasion we might |
not find q leader capable of Selling the
flag and rallying the ranks of the dispir-
tied army.
There is not a Republican in attend
ance on the Convention to-day who will |
not say, as we have said, that if the Con-
vention meets in spirit of Cancellation, |
and adopts the two suggestions which we
have made, the best of results must fol-
low. There are too many Republicans
Of undisputed honesty and intelligence
allied with the Governor to be discarded
md denounced, for to discard and de-
lounce him is to excommunicate his
friends from the party. The weakness
md selfshness of the present State Gen.
nal Committee is too well established to
De accepted as model for its successor.
md the necessity for union, in order to
ecure success, is too necessary to allow
he delegates to strike at the leader who
has won so many victories for them in
he past. The State administration has
made no war upon any man nor set of
nsn, but has contented itself with acting
n the defensive. 1t continues in the same
ttitude, anxious for peace, but mindful
f its rights and determined to maintain
hem. The issue involves the success of
ne Republican party next year, and those
tho think they can drive the team will
OF be trusted with the reins until they
ave fairly won their right to lead by first
eing competent followers.