New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
(Cenmunicated.1
The Address Of the Democratic Central
Committee.

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Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, December !, 1871.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
see by the papers Of this morning IAN
address to the people of Louisiana, reported
by the president Of the Central Committee
of the Democratic party of Louisiana" in
which l find the following: The commit
tee have anxiously and and patiently con-
sidered the attitude of parties in this State
with reference to the reform movement
They have unanimously agreed that the
paramount issue of the day is the redemp-
ton of Louisiana from misrule and misgoy-
ernment," (new indeed) "and that, to
achieve that purpose, it is necessary to main
tain the integrity OF the Democratic organiza-
tion," THAT the old war horses of the party
may still have command ana ride into office
stunning all political alliances with either
wing Of the ruling party OF Louisiana
Under these circumstances any proposition
! to disband the only party extant. Ia to
Tweed), actively engaged in battling
against the perpetuation Of such systematic
corruption Tweed is l-timed and fraught
with danger" ito corps of old leaders,
The aim of our adversaries is to confuse
and disin:egrate the conservative elements
which make the strength Of the Democratic
party.
Such conservative elements for instance,
as the following extract, taken from the
Democratic platform Of A. u. l9J5 adopted
by the conservative Democratic convention
Of Louisiana, assembled at Baton Rouge
June Is:
That the State of Louisiana. in the .julg-
ment Of this convention. will and ought TO
resist even las a last resort to ID disruption
OF every tie which binds her to the Union.
any action of Congress upon the subject of
slavery in the District OF Columbia, or in
places subject to the jurisdiction CT Con-
grcss Incompatible with the safety. domestic
tranquility, the rights and honor of the
ve-hololng states, or any act suppressing
the slave trade between the slavehOlding
States or any refusal to admit as State
any Territory hereafter applying, because
of the existence of slavery therein. or any
act prohibiting the introduction Of slaves
into the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico: or any act repeating or materially
modifying the laws in force Tor the recovery
OF fugitive slaves.
Is this a specimen of the REFORM and
IL.
Interchangeable, national conservative Dem
ocratlc party Are those who advocated
this species of conservatism, and who have
never changed their coiors nor their mot
toes to he the Moses OF or journey through
the wilderness Of our State affairs, or look
we for another Mr.. Editor. too wish for
reform; to see corrupt and incompetent of
ticals hurled from places Of power to depths
of merited infalny ana oblivion. We Ger
tainly have been oppressed, abused and be-
trayed enough to make every one wish for
reform. but we must not forget that those
WHO have outraged and betrayed rs were
once as prodigal of good promises as those
who clamor for reform and a return TO an
honest administration of our affairs. SIhere
were very many voters in Louisiana in 1873
who inveighed against the doctrines and
purposes indicated in the Democratic re-o-
lutiOns above quoted. but all to no purpose.
The Democracy considering themselves
then, as they do now. the only proper Gus
todans of political power and public trust. |
plunged us into var. They have never re-
pudated any of their articles of faith; on |
the contrary. they boast that all they have |
done was right and we'll done. and on this |
record they ask TIE victims Of their policy |
t" follow them again on the same road.
They call this reform and conservatism. be-
cause they know and feel tina, reform is III
dispensable, and conservatism a popular
sentiment
In all the party does see non r"'tsis, non
color, of the popular desire. am induce
to offer these reflections by the fact that
the Democratic party has always modestlv
claimed to possess all the political virtue in
the government. YET when We carefully
follow it w through the troubled waters Of
our affairs. its trail is Seen. Ike that of tie
cutie fish. and can not tie mistaken.
There are honest and competent men in all
parties; but | am sure that in this iuncture
of State affairs they Will not contribute TO
fan the flames OF partisan warfare. and
leave the State languishing for want oi
statesman. We should care nothing for
any party, further than it strives to build
up and guard the State and the general
welfare OF the people. No party can do
this by adhering to fossiiized idcas-things
as purely bygone as anything established
by the testimony OF the rocks.
Yours,
OCCASIONAL.