New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-26
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Tie Republican party Of this State is
10, d club working for the benefit Of indi-
v.duals o. cGques- Il is q great political
organization, formed IN the interest Of tie
people Of the State, advocating principles
whose success Is identical with the welfare
Of tie community. and numbering in lis
..a--k and lie nearly one hundred thousand
vo.@-s. ILese comprise 81 tLe coiC-ad
citizens Of the State and ta:- proportion
q il white citizens, those namely o: lib
5-al Tie7ys and progressive tendencies. Such
: parry, conscious OF It's strength, heavinE
With tie restless activity Of newly acquired
and but halt used powers q - many Of is
Members would. NATURALLY. during the IL
te-'..ls between general elections. break il
= factions, who's Lostil;t! should b n3-e
apparent than real. Such IN lac, Las beea
the case. and il Is too notorious 10 be
denied On the one side. tie Custom
house faction. unable to So any Issue
except the rerou nation 0: General Grant
aLl. on the other, tLe & -a-e1ts OF the
STATE administration. taxing more coz
p-aLensiye view Of political matters have
ranged themselves IL opposing ranks,
wL:-4 the few leading minds among the
newly entranchisei dissatisfied With both
:.cc:52s. dis-rus-.ul o. both. conscious Of
tLe weakness Of tLei- u-aa=ds5l poEdca,
Wigs. and sC-e OF only ore thing, name
~. tL2, tha safety o: their race Is bound
I'D i-e1uicably with the Maintenance ot
Republican asce-dency. have temporarily
tazen s:ies with what they think tie
stronger faction, holding o. 70 il IS it
we're, by their finger nails
Tbs Lack Of harmony among or ranks
RS given encouragement 70 the old BoE--
bon element, which can no: forget its
former notions On tie sCb;ec; Of govern
nent IL hatred o: what !. calls social
equality. its prejudice Q: caste, etc. and
which hopes through our diss=-sions 10
regain its political asceodanc! at the next
general election, and 70 -e-establish- i
10, lie Old order Of things, something as
Lar 70 i as possible.
But, unfortunately fo- thess projects,
a-i happily tor TIE State, tLe opponents
q tLe Republican party are st-l more dis
united than is aiherer-s. They have abso-
Iately 10 principle whatever 10 hold then
together: 10 issues tor which 10 strive,
except the vagle one Of reform tie n=ces-
sity Of which II rla2y RESPECTS, 10 hooas:
Republican disputes
Our little family quarrel then Is likely
% te settled as domestic difficulties
{. : smaller scale usually a-e settled,
1ie- ts4 stimulus OF outward inte-t5--
ence: namely. by the unaniIo1s consent
o.: the dispuants to unite and defend
themselves When TIE tine io- action
co-as the various factions q tLe Rep1b-
l;can party VII act together. They viii be
70 Do % by tn Eass5S Of The
parry. who are 10, interested II the pity.
personal s4aabbl=s c: tL=:- woLi-Je
l=45=-s; and tL=-5t2-=, vi lot permit
t1=i- dearest Interests 70 X i@aEa-hz=i 70
secure tie political fortunes q any man o.
any st Ton nay VA, tbs Dick tLat-
III EA-y tie other: b-, 49, IL coz
7s-t:o1 meets, Ton. Dick and Harry. O
their friends and representatives VII ind
e--s=7=s i-lv-lL4i bv p5Tr- stronger