The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-13
ANOTHER STATE TICKET.

mlttee and the Reform State C0IamltUee,
or the president and chairman OF these
committees, have nominated a new
State ticket, which they call the " uni
ted State ticket" to-wit:
John McEnery, of Ouachita, for Gov
ernor.
B. F. Jonas, of New Orleans, for Lieu
tenant Governor.
Daniel bennett, of St. Mary, for
Auditor.
H. N. Ogdon, of New Orleans, for At
torney General.
A. D. Lafargue, of Avoyelles, for Sec
rotary of State.
R. NJ. Lusher, of New Orleans, for Su-
p~erintendent Of Public Education.
This is not a Democratic ticket, nor
even called such, and therefore no
Democrat can be called upon to support
it.
1t is not a Reform party ticket, and
therefore no Reform party man can be
called upon to support it.
It was not nominated by a convention
or mass meeting Of the people, and
therefore the people can not be called
upon to support it.
Under no conceivable circumstances
can it be expected that a majority Of the
white people of the State be will support
it, and the colored people will not sup
1 port it at all. This ticket represents no
party, for there are but two parties i'll
the United States now, the Liberal party
and the Radical party. Wemustan vote
for one Of these two parties, or throw
away our votes. II these two commit
tees, that have made this " united State
ticket want to throw away their votes,
it is to be hoped that nobody else will do
such q foolish thing as to follow their
example. The mass of the former adj
herents of the Democratic party have
already gone intothe Liberal party, ana
they will hardly go back and vote for
ticket that stands not the ghost of
chance to be elected, and the nominate
of which they had nothing to do wi,
after repudiating the ticket nominad
by their representatives in regular e.
ventiOn. It looks rather peculiar sat
the Democratic and Reform c~OnvenFns
could not agree upon a " united Fate
ticket but that after their adfrn-
ment their committees can ; butitYuld
be still more peculiar for the peae to
repudiate their own ticket and Ye for
the committees ticket.
This ticket cannot possibly Ii cleo
ted but by remaining in the bId' II
enough Boubon Neutrality-suspicious.
0crats and lunatic Reform shriars can
be found to vote for it, the sid might
be so evenly balanced that tlELlberal
ticket would be defeated and4e Gus
tom House ticket elected-ats all.
All the roads from the Libal ticket
lead to the Custom House.
1t is not certain, hOweVH but that
This Bourbon united 81 ticket y
|, will do the Liberal ticket sd instead
| of harm; for no ticket ca9succeed In
, this State without being sasorted by a
| considerable cOlOred vOte.At present
a large portion of this ess are dis
pleased with the Custom puse ticket,
I and will probably Join thiberal par
ty, if it makes suitable En1natlons IN
5 August. If they do jon the Liberal
ticket will beat the Cusa House and
2 " united State ticket mbined. But
if the BOurbOns should into the LIB
: eral party and have ticket In the
field, the above class acolored voters
might not like that inedient and sup
4 port the Custom Houslcket asachOlce
Z of evils. If the "ued ticket is a
wedge to split the position to the
i Custom House tickeH order to secure
the election of the I8r, it is a wedge
I that may split the Nag way.
ANOTHER New RER.-We have re-
ceived the first hHber OF the Iberia
Progress, asix-colm paper, apparently
= printed with the er1als OF the Iberia
Statesman which u last December III
it's infancy. Th r0gress is a Grant
and kellogg paY ~. r. Jolley the edit
L or, and if it con les as it has started it
will not die cccount of having a
sleepy editor.
e We make I'll blowing extracts Of a
9 political natuS ON the Progress:
"We see the s of the Democratic party,
n who for wears 4b found in Horace Greeley
Ltheir bitterestN lent, and among the abIest,
Is forsaking theiH N, its principles and its ira
: ditions. and al bring to shapethemselves so
J that the mach Nof the party may be used to
d fOist upon t5s1Fty a man who never voted
: their ticket, mad q sympathy in common
e with the pa56sOr anything but abuse and
Ia yituperatfOn public men. And why So
that they MS ure to themselves official posi-
= Kellogg hcefve q argenumber of Demo
cratic vote II Mary and Iberia parishes. All
D%OliticaI orr It's speak in praiseWOrthy terms
Of his cond the United States Senate, and
le are satisa8 hat his nomination will give
strength EDIT to the party
10 Now bDuld askif there is anymore
harm III mocrats voting for Greeley
than ID ing for Kellogg? And what
20 do the Locrats who vote for Kellogg
promi "secure for themselves? 2"
- Wees see the consistencyn eensur-
II ing because the Democrats are
goinn tote for him without his solic-
tin votes, and censurfng the De-
le MOD or voluntarily voting for him,
and same time approving the same
u thi regard to Grant and Kellogg.
4 Tt lie ought to work both ways.
OF II no better Republican in the
&c N han Greeley and all good Repub-
ne Dught to vote for him. The De-
is intend to vote for him anyhow,
The exception probably of a few