Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-02

State contests, and then to give sucli
information us he had been able to
obtain this summer relative TO the
grand railroad system OF which New
Orleans must ultimately become the
centre.
Declaring openly lris preference foI
Gen. Grant over Mr.. Greeley, the
speaker defended himself from the
accusations which he said had been
brought against him by the press oil
the South, and especially the press oil
his own section, i'll this regard.
There were but two candidates in the
feld-for Mr.. OCOnor he did not con-
slider a candidate and both were Re-
publicans. Mr.. Greeley, said he, is no
less a Republican because he is a
candidate OF the Democracy, and there
can he no question that the other
candidate is still Republican. The
platforms on which both men stand
are Republican. The Philadelphia
platform is cOnfcssedly so. The Gin
cinnati platform was adopted by per-
sons calling themselves Liberal Repub-
licans, who claimed that it contained
the very embodiment of Republican
principles, and who seduouSly refused
to allow any one but Republicans to
take part in their Convention. The
adherents Ut this platform, who at
first might have been counted by
thousands or hundreds OF thousands,
had dwindled since the October cleo
ton to fOnr or five thousand, and now,
perhaps, scarcely number four or five
hundred outside OF the Democratic
party or the so called Democratic par
~ Of the United States, who were
willing to east their vote tor u Repub-
lican candidate on a Republican plat
form.
GREELEY AND TIE SOUTH.
1t is said that Mr.. Greeley stands
some chance OF election because he will
carry all the Southern States except
two or three. How does this look
abroad-how does this look az home
not only 10 sec Southern men support
ing a Republican. but the most odious
OF all Republican, mnn who has
done more 10 bring on the war which
has reSolted in onr sulDugation than /
any FIFTY Or GA, handr,.l mrul There
II not a COOL man ~ the south. not n
man who has lsrn loyal and true 20
bis section. hu; has brsa yiliG-d and
abGs hy Greeley. He has gone 81
Tar ~ o. Arouse orr dear wives aud
ai0tAer> " bring lssrivious he has
accused Ia oi bring d-hsgchreS. aGd
laughed ~ our rhivalry. There Vas
no viiupcfsi!on his eloqaen' pen did
not deal out against the S1uih. Yet I
tins - thu mag--ihe Ran who has
beSu ia favor 80 every measure hat
tended To- h.ta>s aud annoy the .
South tn man Who appJovrd bni
!eF's .alimoas ogl-r Va. @S-this j.
the man. f.H-nnfh. who eNg--cfs % - F.
pat into the . G 'lrrey IS SouthsrB
votes
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the at. 80 tsrn-r,i Jrarf' ~ aan
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by las coudu,t o. tftn. L.. and De
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attend o. th..f pffs1r anairs. a.
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