New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-20

then we viii concede it for the sake Of put
ting our proposition fairly into view.
Our feelings in this respect are some
thing like those Of an old Kentucky dea
con, who had occasion to dispute the We
racity of brother in the churchsa
Brother H" said he, 'Fm satisfied
you are lying; I may be mistaken; but
know. I haint.
! With this equivocal testimony in behalf
of political honesty, we assume that al
parties, except the Radicals Chat pre-
sumption would be too preposterous), are
sincere in their pretensions for reform
of political abuses. That they are sincere
in their anxiety to obtain it, and are will
ing to adopt the most feasible and prac-
teal means to effect it. Now what are
these means? Certainly by electing men
to Office. whose dignity of character, po-
litical principles and interest, physical
and moral, in the State are in harmony
with it. By their identity with men and
measures, both State and national who
have the same objects and ends in view.
BY depriving them Of their power, to the
extent of moral obligations, of inaugural
ing separate policy, distinct from that
which the people at the polls have decided
to be right and which they by their suf-
frages have indicated as their own.
We assume that the eopleof this State
as well as the nation, are opposed to the
oppressive, unjust and vindictive policy
of the national administrations of the
gross perversion of the reconstruction
laws as applied to the Southern States; of
the Presidents arbitrary interference with
their local affairs; of his disregard of con-
stitutional obligations; of his indifference
to the rights of the individual States and
the will of the people; and, finally, of that
centralizing policy which will make the
States the mere dependencies of the fed
eral government, and who recognize in
this condition Of things the chief of all
their abuses.
1t would be futile also to deny that the
President has strong element in this
State to uphold and sustain these views.
1t is the Radical party, thoroughly dis
ciplined, organized and determined, if
possible, on succeeding. This party can
only be defeated by uniting all the ele-
ments opposed to Grant-we do not mean
the politicians, but the masses of honest
thinking men.
But how does the case stand? While
the Radicals are united to man in their
State and national ticket, we have two
parties in the field, both ostensibly for
Greeley, but with distinct electoral tickets
and with two State tickets. What does it
portend? Simply defeat If we can only
beat the Radicals by uniting our strength,
how are we to do it divided? presuppos-
ing that the Democrats will carry any
reasonable number of their masses with
them. Does not the proposition indicate
an absurdity on the face Of it? Ths adop-
ton of such policy as surely indicates
the loss Of the Greeley electoral ticket, as
well as the State ticket.
Now, in view of this condition of things,
what is the'part of honest men? Is it not
to sink political rivalry, ambitious aspira-
tons, and unitedly. assist in advancing
the Liberal Republican policy, State and
national, with Greeley at the head of it.
and the nominees Cf Liberal Repub-
lican convention (in which Democrat, Re-
publican and Reformer shall unite) at the
end of it.
BY such means you assist in recovering
the nation from misrule and the most
and oppressive policy that
has ever controlled it, and the State from
the domination of federal appointees,
whose organ (the Citizens Guard proclaims
will hold over despite GreeIey's conceded
election, by virtue of civil tenure bill
yet to be passed by a Radical Congress.
We have here presented a plain state
ment of facts which should appeal to the
sense of every man in the State.
Is it wiser to crafty the ambition or per-
sonal spite of few local politicians by in
tensifying this division and inaugurating
strife, when there should be harmony
among friends or lose the State, by placing
it in the hands of the Radicals? The
policy now being pursued is destructive Of
all reasonable hopes Of success. But tri-
umph is readily attainable if liberality
and mutual magnanimity is consulted by
the supporters Of Mr.. Greeley and the
friends of reform in Louisiana.