New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24
POLITICS IN TEXAS AND LoUlB1ANA.

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what similar to what it is in Louisiana as
regards the Republican party-a few dis
appointed and wicked men striving to
work the downfall of the entire organiza-
ton because they have not been allowed
to dictate terms to their associates. Ex-
Governor Hamilton, Ex-Governor Pease,
Senator Morgan Hamilton, Mr. Flake,
and others, who, for causes that have
about as much virtue in them as those
that have been raised in this State by
Casey, Packard and Joubert against Gov
erner Warmoth, are opposed to the ad-
ministration of Governor E. j. Davis, and
are now using every means in their power
to defeat the Republican ticket by de-
nouncing the Republican nominees. The
main object of this combination of dissat-
isfed Republicans is the same in Texas
that it is in Louisiana rule or ruin
the party; and its objective point is the
overthrow of Governor Davis in the inter-
est OF their ambition, or the destruction
of the party in the interest of their vim
dictiveness. There can be no other ex-
PLANTATION of their proceeding but this.
They were all at one time firm friends of
the State administration, but dividing
IN opinion with Governor Davis upon mat
tiers of local policy, they are now become
open foes to the party itself in pursuit of
their vindictive opposition to the officer
who was wise enough to oppose their sell
fish speculations Tolerating no di-
vergence from that line of policy which
they themselves had espoused, they first
denounced all men who differed with
them as untrue to the party, and, as
usual, are now about to end their career
by casting their influence with the De-
mocracy Such is ever the fate of that
dominating spirit which belongs to a (
party simply to use it, and the grayitation
OF Hamilton and Flake should be accepted |
as lesson by Carter and Casey as to
what viii be their own fate if they persist
in the error of their ways.
N<O'N1AOA A|ofAo Lao OAC over
Governor Warmoth in this, that in Texas
the federal officers uphold the State adj
ministration, and will support the regu-
lar nominees of the party, while in Louis
lana all the weight of the national admin
lstration, as represented by its appointees,
is used to disparage and discourage the
efforts ct the legitimate State Central
Committee in its efforts to uphold the
harmony and unity of the Republican
The origin of the trouble |
IN Texas is identical with the origin of
The trouble in Louisiana, that neither
Davis nor Warmoth would or could con- ,
sent to abdicate their right of private .
Judgment and political action in favor of
parties entirely disconnected from the
State government Governor Davis used
very effort to preserve the friendship of :
he disaffected parties, just as Governor !.
Varmoth has done, but he was met by =
UGH overwhelming demands upon his
atience and better sense, that he could =
o nothing else than consent to accept of
nat enmity which he could not reason
bly, conciliate. And the result has de- :,
lonstrated that the men who refused to
were unsound in their polit-
al faith, because the man who allows n
local dispute to weaken his allegiance to :;
party gives convincing evidence that he :,
Odds his principles as of secondary i'm ::
ortance to his selfshness. And this is a:
lother fact that Messrs. Casey and Lowell .,
Ill do well to bear in mind, that being =,
liable to offer reasonable grounds for their :,
unity to the State administration, which -
ust be accepted as the head of the Re- d,
lblican party until it is legitimately su- j.
rseded, they can only be accepted as n,
en- who are sel6shly bent on disorganiz-
g party which has never trusted them
tn its leadership. And as Governor ~
wis has met and discounted the dissi- ~,
nts IN Texas, just as Governor Warmoth Il,
It and overcame the disaffected in Louis- -
Ia, SO it will continue to be; that the o.,
publican party in both States will hold HI,
ground and maintain its supremacy, .
cause 1t will still refuse, as it has done, thu
divide and succumb at the dictation of bn
,tisans who make their own pride of sb,
nion 'ne absolute rule OF action IN Its jor
ection. oh;