The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-22
SPEECH OFF. G. MONCURE,
OF CADDO. IT.

pie that the State and national ticket
are in such perfect and complete har-
that sneh f. Hn EXITS Sa be-
Tess to have been the original Greeley
and Brown men from any excuse what
eyer i they are patriotic aiS and dear. earnest
the neminatio9 Of Greeley and Brown,
y, It's deVotion to prihoipie and not to
principles primo are inVoiys3 can Tias above Dove
Ct gwen e fee
world an illustration that It's action is
influenced BY patriotic motives only,
Brewa from oGf saPpoaf ,oHs aaG
miration Of the individuals, but
Ibecausethey were the exponents Of prin-
of Representative republican govern
ment depends; we support them because
they are the exponents and advocates of
tyranny, because they are the exponents
of the civil arm of the Government IN
lcontFadisti99 Of the military and tyrap an
ler. and more patriotic motivesf and
fhss wesia e. go great : party Who
ing all selfish considerations and taking
its candidates not Of their own faith,
but because the Cincinnati Convention
adopted platform containing these
prneplest for Which we MGre ghsing
our personal preference, because. by do
ing SO we achieved strength for the prin-
mode of 5y %hieS
any true patriot to-day, can hesitate
about his support of that ticket it APP
peals had to be made IN its favor. l am
ones could be made than the history of
this country during the last four years
S Sf " the have scent
homes, hurried before drum head court
to aaa sSed s a5ee
trial c ,Ir, ed off and immured in remote
dungeons. 1t was but few days ago
of South Carolina who had been sum
triai, carried esfe Off and imprsened IN Al
Imprisoned for what? One Of the gen
York reporter, declared that he was in
were old men and young men, rich men
homes and carried to New York to be
1oa srs q and %n'a are WHAT
il the Federal Government is to continue
Grant and his party is to be perpetuated!
And what value would my distinguished
tsna MgEnesy b 6eSysare against
to you that there is, no difference
between, the Importance of the
redemption If Of thu the Stass and tine
both alike should demand our earnest,
honest and patriotic efforts. and both
alike Se may be achieved by Us, if we are
eral Government shall be redeemed
xyhi1A w Shnn16 seek Inv all
within our power to elect the ticket that
has been nominated at Baltimore,
yet we should not forget that our
own State in a like manner demands our
greatest efforts to redeem it from a Gov
ernment equally and in all respects as
State. Unfortunateiy at the very mo-
ment when there should be the great
est amount of unanimity among our
time, when the Governor of this State
is at war with the Federal Govern
ment. when the prospect is brighter
we find a division in our ranks, we find
numbers of people, and of our good peo-
pie. too, separating themselves from us
a new party. Whether or not a new party
may eventuate from this circumstance
ornot it is impossible to say at all events,
in the face of the enemy is no time to
time to divide the counsels of the good
people Of Louisiana. All agree that the
all agree that the corruption should
sbe swept from it, but unfortunately for
MS some profess to believe that diff
ferent mode will accomplish the result
better than the one we have thought
proper TO pursue. 1 have heard time
and again from these gentlemen who are
approving what is called this Liberal
movement and advocating the sending
of delegates to the August, Conven-
ton in New Orleans that the
Democratic ticket cannot be elected.
Now would ask why it can
viii not vote for it. There is not an in
dividual IN Louisiana who has cooper.
ateG with the Democratic party. and