The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-05

fFrouAtho New Orleans Republican,

(FrouAthe New Orleans Republican,
The condition Of political parties and
the prospect before them are such as to
encourage the Republicans in believing
that they win carry not only the State,
but the city and parish of Orleans in the
elections next November. This may
seem to be an ~eXaggeration, but if the
reader would go over the grounds with
us, as a reasonable man should, he will
find that our statement Is based upon
tolerably fair conclusions.
In the first place, the Republicans are
united and harmonious, the late dissen-
siOns that existed in the party having
produced this result. THERE'S not av0ice
raised in dissatisfaction, and this unity
and quiet is winning strength to the
party; and since it is certainly in the
majority in the State at large, this con-
ditiOn of affairs must result in giving to
Grant and Kellogg the vote of LOuisi-
ana. On the contrary, the opposition is
divided into factions that seem to be IL
reCOncilably separated, not only in the
State, thus weakening the fusion ticket
generally where it was already in the
minority, but also in the city, where its
strength seemed to promise it the vic
tory. We do not say this because it CO.
incides with I'LL desires, but because it
is a fact apparent to the most ordinary
mind, that the Republicans are united,
while the Democrats and their allies are
divided.
The opposition is separated into three
camps, tO-Wit: the BOurbOns, the Re-
formers and the Liberals. A hearty
union of these three factions would GER
tainly have resulted in the defeat of the
Republicans in the city, and might have
defeated a part Of the Republican ticket
in the State, since such q union cOuld
only have been had by the adoption of
a course of policy, the utterance OF such
a platform, and the nomination of sach
men, as Ven the best Republicans might
have accepted. The BOurbOns defeated
this combination, which has effected
such a severance between those they
hoped to use and themselves thatin any
paciticati0n which may hereafter occur,
if any such thing is possible, the defec-
ton to Grant and Kellogg will be very
large. a..-
The BOurbOns defeated all compromi-
ses that didHnOt admit of them as the
leaders, under the conviction that the
Republicans were divided, and that they
held the balance of power. We told
them at he time they were committing
a mistake, as they will remember, but
they neglected our suggestion, and pro-
ceeded to do just what we predicted
they would, in driving the Republicans
together andin transferring the d~istrac-
ton from Il camp to their own. Is this
not the positive condition of affairs at
this time, and did we not predict it
months ago as the natural and inevita-
BILE result of the policy then advocated
and since adopted by the BourbonsY
The division in the Democratic party
or rather in the fusion party, is deeper
and wider than any that ever existed in
the Republican camp. The BOurbens
have not the disposition, nor the liber-
ality, If they yer had the sense, to act
in such a way as to obtain the support
Of all the people who might be enlisted
undera genuine leadership in favor of
political reform. The RefOrmers do not
possess the strength to lead the con-
fidence of the people that can give them
even a party. The Liberals have been
SO badly treated and so little compre-
hended, that they are indispOsed tomake
the sacrifices which would be necessary
in order to secure Il triumph. They are
the most to be feared because thev are
the least Objectionable and have, the
greatest following. On a rough count
there are prObablyten thousand Liberal
Democrats and Republicans in the CITY
of New Orleans, and thesemen, whohold
the balance of power, if they do not put
a ticket in the field, are Just as liable to
vote the Republican ticket as they are
to vote any other. They are men who
are not what the mob calls politicians,
but citizens who do their own thinking
and pay for their own drinks. They are
taxpayers and can show a reputable
means of livelihood. Their Judgment
protests against bad men and bad gov
eminent, no matter what party is res
pOnsibIe for them, as we do, for their
sense and Independence, we should not
object to see them put a ticket in the
field, since that event might enable the
Rpublicans to adopt and support some
of its nominees. They can domore good
in this way than by repeating the sur
render which they made in submitting
to be mastered by the BOurbOns. Let
the Liberals lead off With.a an Al ticket,
and they will find friends at their backs
that they do not calculate upon at pres
ent, perhaps.
1t will thus be seen, as we stated at
the outset, that owing to the distractions
of the opposition and the selfshness of
the Democracy, which has driven off two
allies and hundreds of voters, and is
daily driving away other voters, the Re-
publican party, Whichh has recommended
and harmonious where it was thought
to be irrecOncilably d~istractedt stands a
fair chance of carrying the city and is
almost assured of success in the State at
large. The B%ourbons are on their last
war hunt. aa r-1