The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-11-04

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NewPartys Iacongruity illustrated {
The New Orleans Patriot is a
very spicy little paper, but it has
no ear for s'the concord of sweet
sounds. Its ideas of party man
run clearly into discord,
eaking its issue of tho 2Sth ult.
for guide. That paper under
takes 70 answer some of the diff
entities suggested by the TELE-
GRAPH in the way of organizing
a Reform party in the next can
vass and of the successful man
agement of;such a party; but our
contemporary clearly mistakes as
sevcration for argument, and as
clearly fails to discover that it's
several positions are like .'swect
bells tangled out of tune.''
The Patriot thinks it easy to
sever the Reform movement from
Federal politics, because sit is
only proposed to ignore federal
politics in the selection of candi-
dates for State, parochial and
municipal officers, leaving voters
free to choose between the candi-
dates for Congress and the Presi-
dency.'' ~.
Of course, that is the PROPOSE
ton, but the practicability of the
thing-the rationale,as the French
have it's what we can't discern.
And when it is accomplished, how
is it to results 1t is like yoking
an honest and a dishonest man
together.
Our contemporary continues:
- In the next place, these jour
nails are somewhat shocked at the
proposed inconsistency of voting
for O reform State ticket and al
the same time supporting the Re
publican presidential ticket, when
evils Of the federal government
compared with those of our State
government, are as the creator t6
the creature. The movers ofthe
reform movement are, no doubt
content to leave the question Of
consistency to be solved by those
who see proper to place them
selves in this seemingly equivo
y cal position. They. are conten
TO accent q half a loaf rather thar
have no bread.
But how are party leaders ant
party organs to leave such a ques
ton to voters to be answered p
The party itself becomes respon
sible for the inconsistency, and it
organs will be compelled to &C
count forit upon rational grounds
otherwise, the battle will be los
g before the forces are fairly draw
up. Can the Patriot support {
reform Republican; for Governor
who advocated the Election, the
i Printing and Constabulary State
laws, and the Ku Klux and En-
forcementa acts of Congress Oar
it defend reform candidate
with such antecedents, from til,
attacks of the opposition ? Ca,
it'tell the people to vote for sucl
candidates Does it expect re
form party organized with II,
such Republicans in it, and witt
no such candidates. IT it does
its proposition will not hold wa
ter. A Reform party to get Repub
lican votes must have Republican
5 candidates on it's ticket and the
division must be equal and fair
when we consider who the lead
ing Republicans of Louisiana ar
and have been, the inconsistenc,
so easily disposed of by the Pa
triot, becomes u very grave ques
ton to those who are Southern
men and will entertain it.
Our contemporary says it regards
the proposed Reform movement
not as "a coalition,' but as "s
union of the good men of boil
parties"
Well, union, or coalition, i
makes no difference. so far as tn.
incongruity of the ingredien
mass is concerned with our argu
ment. The objection is the same
i'm both cases, and it must still be