New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-03
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sulted.in plan of action on the part Of
those opposed to hberarideas. OF these
there are two organizations Radicals
and the Reform and Democratic commit
tees and their candidates and representa-
tives. These latter like the first, derive
their main support from Office holders and
their adherents Quite number of these,
elected to Office four years ago on the
Democratic ticket, are enthusiastic in
their devotion to McEnery, Jonas & Co.,
for the simple reason that only by the
success of another Democratic ticket can
they be reelected to their present lucra-
tive and desirable positions
The Liberal party being the objective
point of both, necessarily creates little
sympathy between the Reform Democratic
candidates and the Radicals. Not until
the Liberals are crushed out will hOstilities
commence between these two. The plan
of action therefore hit upon by the Gus
tomhouse or Radical party is to whip its
enemies in detail They unite for the
present to crush out the Liberals, the
most formidable of their opponents. 1t
is true, to accomplish this purpose, the
Reform-DemOcratic party must of neces-
sity consent to be used as the tools of
their willy opponents. But whether they
expect in turn to give them a Roland for
an Oliver, or are SO warped in conscience
and spite as to derive q sufficient reward
in the sacrifice of the Liberals, remains to
be seen. At any rate, it is certain that an
understanding exists between them, and
that they are now working in concert for
the overthrow of the Liberal movement in
the State, and the defeat Of all the plans
dependent on its success. This is to be
done by breaking up the Liberal conven-
ton, by causing a division between the
Liberal Republicans and Democratic Re
formers who have identified themselves
with the Liberal movement.
1t is well understood that the few poll
ticians and Democratic ofice-hOlders
identified with the ticket put out by the
committees constitute but the smallest
part of fraction of the Democratic par
ty. Nevertheless they say that, being in
the field, they should be Endorsed by the
Liberal convention. The refusal of Lib
eral Republicans to concur in it it is al
legged will justify Democrats in withdraw
ing and openly recognizing them as the
constituted ticket In the meantime the
Customhouse party is to bring all the in
fuence it can to operate on the RepUb-
licans. An appeal in this way is to be
made to all the partisan antipathies of
each and no effort left unemployed to in
fuse partisan spirit into the convention.
If this fails, as it probably will, the parti-
sans of the united State ticket are to work
in concert with the Customhouse party in
defeating any ticket the Liberals may
nominate.
A great reliance in the carrying out of
this plan is money, This golden medium,
so we are advised, is to be freely used with
both Liberals and Democrats. The i'm
preston, therefore, seems to prevail with
these people that the delegates to the Lib
eral convention, putting behind them the
patriotic sentiments and principles that
inspire the Liberal movement will lend a
ready acquiescence in the great controlling |
Radical argument 1t certainly |
might prove effective in Radical conven-
ton, for Baton Rouge has demonstrated |
the fact The love of spoils inherent in
Democratic politicians, and which the !
united State ticket show that no patriotic |
lion can subdue, might inspire |
similar fears regarding the ofice-seekers
of that party; but we have no such fears |
for the Liberal convention. 1t will be
of men of character, stern and |
in the discharge of their duty |
and keenly alive to the true interests of |
the State and country. With such men,
SO sordid and corrupt will be |
spurned with the indignant contempt they |
deserve.
This plan can not, therefore, succeed.