The Opelousas courier., 1872-06-01
No more Postponement.

When the Democrats of the State met
In convention flew weeks ago, for sundry
reasons which were then subjects of COM
ment, they saw fit to adjourn without
making nominations for State officers.
without selecting delegates to the general
Democratic Convention, and without ap-
pointing electors for the presidency.
Many reasons for the postponement were
adduced, tho chief of which appeared to
be the necessity of uniting with the men,
that the whole of the conservative votes
of the State might be secured for the
democratic, reform or conservative candi-
dates. This consideration prevailed and
even those who thought immediate nomi-
nations expedient and judicious conceded
the point to those who entertained diff
ferent opinion. The chief purpose urged
for putting off the choice of candidates
was not to enable the member to learn
what mi ght be done at Cincinnati. The
purpose was not to seek the cooperation
of those members of the Radical or Re-
publican party who are opposed to the
present federal administration, nor yet
was it to enter compact with any pub
lie functiouary of the opposition for any
purpose whatsoever. The delay was an
act of courtesy to the many highly res
pectable, intelligent and patriotic gentle
men who had combined and organized in
order to promote political reform. The
delay was manly act of Difference and
while itmay not have been strictly neces-
sary its motive was generous and highly
creditable. None pretend that it was the
latent design of those who favored post
ponement resolve the Democracy party
of this State into Reform party or into
any party bearing another name The
purpose of postponement was plausible,
easily understood, dandidly avoWed and
free from the taint of a mercenary or per-
verse motive.
1t is rumored; that vigorous attempt
will be made in the adjourned Convention
to put off nominations again. But. in
this case, the postponementi is demanded
neither by courtesy nor by any just def
ference to any considerable number of
voters. There is no new body of votsrs
who will stand in relation to the Demo-
cratic Juno Convention as the Retormers
stood to the April Convention. Democra-
tic delay can win no new votes. After
the RetOrners, our State army of Demo
cracy can expect no reinforcements ex-
cert from that white fraction of the Re-
publican party. which does not nnmber
one twentieth of the whole. Even if
half of the white Republicans Tor one
in every forty of the whole) refuse to vote
for Grant, and shall give their support to
the Liberal Republican candidates. the
number will Oe too small to eDtitle them
to a representative consideration on the
floor of the Democratic Convention.
There is not II man among them whose
name could be safely put upon the Dem
ocratic ticket; there is nota man among
them, whose open espousal of the cause of
Democracy and Reform would not be
cause for suspicion. AS to the colored
voters, it is we'll known that their solid
Suffrage will be given to Grant, or the
nominee of the Philadelphia Convention.
What has been done at Citcinnati and
what will be done at the approaching
Republican Convention or at the Demo-
cratic Convention at Baltimore, can have
no legitimate relation with our State pol
itieal affairs. All who can be won to tho
ca.se of Reform in Louisiana will sup
port the nominee of our State Conven-
tion. The friends of the Cincinnati new
departure may rest assured that they can
best commend their cause and candidate
to the favorable consideration of Demo-
Gratis and laborers for reform by eschew-
ing all attempts to interfere in the rou-
tine Of our local party affairs. The or
ganization of the Democratic party
''must and shall be preserved
" d. Bee