The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-11-04
it is commended that only by such

movement good, capable and c
aithful men can be secured to
i'll the various offices. That if
be selection of candidates be left
q the political parties as hereto
ore, men will be chosen moro on
of their availability than
heir worth Or capacity. There
is much trurh in this, and it will no
doubt exercise very great infiu-
ence in favor of the reform move
ment.
Suppose these assertions be
correct, is it not perfectly clear
that a party to be formed of all
the Democrats in the State and
such honest Republicans as may
join in the work, will be controlled
exactly as political parties arc now
controlled The members are
not reformed by assuming a new
name; neither will there be any
change in party tactics by COM
bining Democratic and Republic
can leaders.
The words of our cotempora-
Try imply there is a wide diffe-
renee between availability and
worth, and that the Democratic
party will be guided in its nomi-
nations by availability. We re-
cognized no such difference the
best men, those who have shown
themselves worthy of confidence,
are the most available. Do we
increase the chances to get such
candidates by being able to Sc
1ect from the Republican party ?
1--we are anxious to know who the
Republicans are whose names
and antecedents will give
strength to a ticket put before
the people of Louisiana. We
should he pleased to be informed
when and where in this State a
: Republican combining with Dem
ocrats has been able to bring any
Votes with him. We are waiting
to be informed what particular
/ convention of Republicans ever
made "worth and capacity" tests
for a nomination. We would re-
gard it as a favor if any one can
tell us how Republicans, who
i have brought our miseries and
> Affections upon us, can with any
: show, even, of sincerity profess
to have the good of the State at
heart, OF. denounce those corrup-
tions and abuses which it is pro-
! posed to reform and of which
: they only are guilty. We are toe
lunsophisticated to be able to see
: these things without aid from
9 some extraneous source.
II. Mono of the difficulties sug
!: gested by us have been met by
+ the Patriot; while on the other
hand, it spurns the only combi-
nation, viz: that with Warmoth,
= likely to result at all favorably
, to the Democracy, for the reason
perhaps, as claimed by it's advo.
Gates, it is to conciliato the favor
, and the power of a bad man il
order to secure a victory.
n And while the Patriot is adj
\ vocating the new movement, side
i. by side it editorially repro
bates tho idea of a new national
n or third party, and uses this self
h condemnatory language:
J. Now, it strikes us, that i
would be moro consistent anG
patriotic for these anti-Grant Re
publicans to go over at once to
I the Democracy, instead of asking
, the Democracy to come to them
/; an insignificant minority.
"Such a course continues the
Z Patriot, "would be high-mindet
v and honorable" Upon a parity
: of reasoning, our contemporary
: we suppose, arrives at the concll
/, sion that it would be high-mind
ed and honorable in the Democ
) racy of Louisiana to go to the
. Republicans, San Insignificant
. minority" who profess to favor
! reform in State affairs. There is
a most perceptible discord in the
t Patriots music, and so it will be
3 in the heat of canvass with a
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