The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-19
The Quietus of the Democratic
Party


Party.
From the New Orleans Republican. Oct. 49,
There can no longer be a doubt as TO
the fast approaching death of the Demo-
cratic party. It has been in a diseased
condition for O long time and its disso-
luton calmly looked for by the American
people for a number of years. It was
their will that this once vigorous and
popular party, composed Of the Demo-
cratic brain, bone and sinew of the
.land-should retire from the scenes of
strife and corruption that had proved
SO fatal to its once healthy constitution
and calmly yield to death in private
life away from the contentious, noise
and hustle of the world. But the Dem
Ocratic party, though suffering severely
from its intirmities, has preferred ac-
with the weight of death has chosen
to die with harness on its back rather
than give up the ghost without a strug-
gle. This accounts for the unequal
contest that is nov going on in this
country for political supremacy. The
Democratic party, in its weak and inn
poverished condition, has again con-
fronted the Republican party and
thrown down the gage of battle, which
has been accepted and the contest com
menced. The heavy blows that have
been given Democracy in Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, etc, have
fairly placed the old party hOrs du COM
bat, if it was not SO before. 1t is no
longer in a condition to make ven the
show Of fight for the presidency Of
be reelected by a larger majority than
hns nC-n1, hnan haSpIrn OF Uan tn tho DYnS]-
Dental candidate, andhe will be backed
up by a Republican majority in both
branches of Congress-. Nor will the
Republican victory end here. The
Republicans will be successful in al
most every State election for State Off
GERS. In this State, where it was sup
posed a few months ago the Liberal
coalition would achieve an easy con-
quest III November, the Republicans
are likely to meet with complete sue
cess. The State will go for Grant, and
the entire Republican State ticket will
be elected unless a reign OF terror is
successfully i~naugurated on the day Of
the election, and Republicans proven
ted from voting, rs they were i'll 1853.
We do not believe the Democratic par
ty is strong enough to do this in No
vember next, and therefore are pre-
pared to see Il quiet election, and in
that case certain Democratic defeat.
And the same result may be looked for
in nearly all the States of the Union,
for Democracy has shown itself to be
decidedly weaker in this contest than
ever before, giving unmiStakable signs
of its approaching end. The people feel
that it would have been better for the
country if the Democratic party had
ended its career when the death knell
of slavery was rung, but they will be
content to have it receive its quietus in
November next. When this event has
TRANSFERRED, the wal that commenced in
1851 and all OF it's terrible consequences
will no longer be visible, and peace
will again pervade the land and crown
it with prosperity.
The impression has gone forth, has
received general Credence, and appar-
rently we'll sustained by facts, that new
or was bargain and sale in the matter of
nominations for city and parish offices
more unscrupulOusly resorted to or so
openly carried on. We heard at Haw-
kins' saloon, yesterday, the question of
cost for a certain nomination discussed
in a frank and business-like manner be-
tween rival aspirants. The utter want
of political honesty and moral respon-
sibility which the possibility of such a
conversation demonstrates, seems to
exist equally in the two conventions,
and the assertion is freely made that
the delays which have been created are
intended solely to excite competition
among bidders for place.
Members of the conference committees
are enormously regarded as the pos
| SCISSORS of a very soft thing" andthose
uhnCn fin cFaTS nTn INnH4r oval1Aa1 Prrn1
this fat pie, console themselves with
the reflection that they will reject what
ever programme may be agreed upon,
or knoW the reason Whyt
Candidates before both the Demo-
| cratic and Liberal conventions L kept
in continual hot water by rumOrs that
| their especial billets have been traded
away to the enemy, and whenever these
| rumOrs come in anything like author
itative form, they generally produce
great Indignation and threats of refu-
sal to abide by any such =" unfair de-
cision." There is hardly o candidate
who will not resignedly submit to seeing
any place snapped off except the one he
seeks; and as candidates are to offices
as are battalions to single spies, extreme
dissatisfaction with the results, an inn
mense falling Off in interest in the cleo
ton, and not a small addition to the
voting strength of the Republicans will
follow any conclusions the committees
or the conventions may arrive at.
And all this time decent citizens are
| eultivating the conviction that the Re-
publican is the true party of reform,
and quietly determining to give its NOM
3nees the support, provided they are
men such as ought to be entrusted with
| the public welfare. And from this class,
we feel well assured, the selections will
be made.-EN. 0. Republican, Oct. 18th.
The Independent Republicans, who
are representedin this city by General
CaMpbelFs convention, are justly indig~
nant at the treatment received at the
hands of the Democrats. Representing
q constituency Outnumbering by many
| the RefOrmers, so considerably and
tenderly nurtured by the Democrats,
they have been snubbed and kicked un-
til they are about convinced that safety
as well as self-interest requires them
TO get back into the regular Republican
lines. All hope of Greeiey's. election
they have been forced to Telinquish !;
all hope of a union with their old Op-
pOnents, upon terms of fraternal good
will and political equality, has been by
bitter experiences destroyed. It is for
tunate for them that the Republican
fold is large, its charity ample. They
can return with the assurance that there
will be rejoicing and q hearty welcome.
Their hope and effort to republicanize
the Democracy was p~raisewOrthy ; the
failure should not and will not pro-
scribe them among their old friends.
The convention stands adjourned un-
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