The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-20
The Liberal Party.
the Morehouse Conservative, July

From the MOrehOuse Conservative, July 18th.
According to a previous call the con-
ventiOn of the Liberal party met at the
court house on Saturday last. The
meeting was attended by many Of on
most prominent citizens, and the prO-
ceedingS were harmonious in every res
pect. There was but little business
transacted other than the appointment
OF delegates to the State convention at
New Orleans on the 18th of August next.
This is the first demonstration that has
been made by the Liberal party in Oul
parish, and the movement is looked up
on with especial favor by all who wish
to lay aside Old things and take up the
new, and keep pace with the great pO-
litiCal progress of the day. The coming
convention is looked forward to as tho
only hope for harmOnizing the distrac-
ted elements of Reform and directing
them in the way towards real reform by
submitting to them for their support a
State ticket composed of compromise
candidates who are available and
against whom no II can consistently
withhold his support. So far there has
been Il failure to put forth such a ticket,
and we do not see that matters can be
adjusted in any better way, than hy
this convention of the people.
The greatest satisfaction thatw have
heard expressed in regard to the Demo-
cratic State ticket is rs to it's unvail-
ability. With a ticket in the field COM
posed strictly of Democrats imbued
with all their old school pr0scriptive
ideas, this party will again be as com
pletely defeated as in fOrmercampaigns.
The party is now too small to contend
against either wing of the Republican
no ,tIr onI hhY1aA 4IoYO oo h. - l1,o
to win by Wedging itself in upon the
division that has been created in this
party. It's strength is now gone, and
its numbers have dwindled down to a
small host of followers. The main
strength of the Democratic party has
been derived from the support that con-
sentative mel have been forced by cir
cumstances to give to it since the War.
But now that strength is gOne-this
element has developed itself into a Lib
eral party, and a fair count would show
this Conservative party to be greatly in
the ascendency all over the State. In
all the aims that have heretofore been
made towards State reform, the Demo-
Gratis c~Ontending that they as the great
er must swallow up the lesser elements,
have rarely if eve made other than
strict party nominations, and this thing
OF Itself mas a tendency TO leaSe11 the
zeal of outside reformers and cause
them to turn their influence in a diff
ferent channel. So we have nowin our
State the Liberal party resting up93n; 2
R T5eFs ean OF b%pe r'n no eoss 36fR1ns dbie WfIob
urged, and Which is Intended not to en-
gender a spirit of foolish contention,
but to conciliate all who have imbibed
the true spirit of reform-to place be-
yond their reach the old objects o preiu-
dice, and bring harmony out of the
present political chaos.
Shall we support this movement
| which carries with it Cancellation to all
sides, andextends its lines far enough
to include all who are willing to give up
party prejudice-cast off old partisan
y0kes-and unite in securing q good
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