New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-26
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Complaint is made in certain quarters
that We manifest an uncompromising
spirit at a time when harmony is so essen
alto the success Of the Liberal party.
This is wrong and an injustice to the
RrrUB11cAs, and requires that We again
accurately define our position.
The very fact that We give our support
and influence to the Liberal cause is the
strongest evidence Of itself that we are in
clined to make every concession to secure
the triumph Of its principles; but submits
sion to the demands of the Last Ditchers,
in our opinion, would be to give the death
blow to Liberalism; and with that class,
therefore, we freely admit we will have
no compromise, In saying this
we but express the sentiments of a
vast mass Of Republicans, the balance Of
po,oer in this state, who are patiently
awaiting the action of the Liberal con-
vention; and we say fatty to the members
of that body to Governor Warmoth and
to whomsoeyer else it may concern, that
this important army of sufragans fully
indorse the previous declarations of this
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paper-that the worst of Republican gov
ernments is far preferable to what the
united State ticket would give Us, and
that we will assuredly have the former
if the choice is narrowed down to the
ticket headed by Kellogg and that led by
McEnery, or one Of similar.stripe. ~.
1t is best to be frank at first in matters
of grave importance like this, and we can
not help it, while we regreti if we should
now differ from the expressed views of
Governor Warmoth, whom we have so
long and so faithfully sustained because
we believed him right. We therefore en-
phatically say to the Liberal convention
that if it indorses the McEnery ticket, or
forms one of similar material, we shall
strenuously labor to defeat it. We regard
the BIcEnery ticket as representing the
negotiating, Notwithstanding, fire
eating Bourbonists, who never outgrow a
prejudice or permit progressive innova-
ton upon their WORKOUT notions. Good
these Last Ditchers can no learn, and bad
they will not forget. That this class should
be inexorabIy excluded from the exercise
of political power is essential to the we'll
being of the State. Their ascendancy would,
in our view, reinaugurnte the horrors of
four years ago, when Republicans were
cast into jail on false pyetenses in order
that disguised assassins might reyel in
murder at midnight. We can not forget
that their clubs, which are now being re-
organized under their old designations,
were instrumental in crimsoning the
streets of New Orleans with the life blood
Of unofending Republicans, and that they
manifest the same unrelenling spirit of
hatred toward Republicans to-day. We
can not forget that at the home of Mr..
Lafargue a rival newspaper was destroyed
for daring to advocate Republican prin-
ciples, and that he inspired the outrage.
We can not forget that at the home Of Mr.
bennett, to similar outrage was added
the foul murder of two gallant Union sol
diers, Sheriff Chase and Judge Pope, and
that his writings were main incentive to
the dastardly deed. We can not forget
the antagonism Of Mr.. Lusher to the edu-
cation Of the colored people, by which
only can they be made capable and useful
citizens.
But why string out the list Of reasons
We lcW not hare these men to ,ule, ouer us
upon any terms AS Republicans we have
the power to defeat them, and we have
the will Upon this point, we plead
guilty to the charge of manifesting an
uncompromising spirit. That the. Lib
eral delegates, however, entertain similar,
if not quite 50 determined views we
thoroughly believe; for is it not to. escape
the political control of just such men that
they have left the Democratic party? We
trust and believe that they will organize
the ticket they are to put forth upon a
Republican basis-in that progressive
spirit recommended by the highest De-
mocratic authority in the land to these
same contumacious Last Ditchers. If
they fail in this, they will fail of success,
because they will assuredly fail to receive
Republican support. We hope that now
our position is fully understood.
THE PROPER SPIRIT.
It is evident from the letter addressed
bv Mr.. Schell. chairman of the National