New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16


/ pie that they must accept the apparition a
the substantial being Of what was once |
live party controlling power in th'
land.
These '1ast ditchers, falling to com
prehend the popular viii as expressed a
Cincinnati, Baltimore, andelsewhere -vir
tually decreeing the dissolution Of thu
Democratic party, and calling upon tht
people to rally under the Liberal banner
went forth last Friday night five hundred
strong, and with torchlights, blazing ban,
ners, martial music and speeches the old
party would have been proud Of in days
gone by, made desperate effort to prove
to the people that what they had pro
nouneed dead still lived and had being.
tits impossible for the last ditchers'
to conceive how the Democratic party can
be dead while such men as Judge Cotton,
Governor VOORHEES,, Governor Hy-
ans General Lewis, Professor Booth,
Judge McEnery Mr.. Jonas, ETC.,
live But it is not impossible for the
people to see that the Democratic party is
dead and buried, while the gentlemen
named are alive and kicking for the SIM
pie reason that the people know they are
not the Democratic party, nor even that
powerful branch Of it that once ruled the
destinies Of this State.
Therefore the people are not little sur
prised to hear SO intelligent gentleman.
as Judge McEnery proclaim, at meeting
called for the purpose Of ratifying the
nominations Of the national candidates of
the Liberal party, that the outgushing of
the honest masses upon that occasion re-
minded him Of s'the stale fiat and un-
profitable charge that the Democratic
party has ceased to live" The outgush-
ing Of the honest masses in every. State of
the Union in favor of Greeley and Brown
should have served to enlighten the
naturally acute mind Of Judge McEnerey
upon the real condition of the Democratic
party. These daily outgushings have long
since convinced far less discriminating
minds Of the fate Of that party. But the
Judge refuses to see it and says;
We know that the action, the final action
of the Baltimore convention was awaited
with great suspense and great anxiety by
the whole American people. We know par
ticularly that it was awaited with great
anxiety and great suspense by the party
which has put Mr.. Greeley in nomination,
for they know az well as that we stand
and sit here tonight, that it would have
been fruitless, hopeless, to have placed him
before the American people for their sUf-
frage unless he could have brought to his
aid the Democratic party of tine United
States.
THE party that nominated Mr.. Greeley
certainly did await with much anxiety the
action of.the Baltimore convention, for it
knew that unless the people had been sue
cessfnl in sending a sufficient number of
delegates there to prevent the nomination
of Democratic ticket, the caused the
Liberal Republican party would be less
certain in the selection of President.
The Liberal party knew that the question |
Of reform had been agitated among the
people throughout the country; knew that
the Democratic masses in many Of the
States had determined to send delegates
to the Baltimore convention pledged to
the support Of Greeley and Brown; but it
was impossible to know until after the
meeting of the convention what progress
lad been made in the interest Of reform
n the short time that elapsed between
Cincinnati and Baltimore This accounts
or the anxiety manifested by the friends
# the reform party, and referred to by
he orators at the Varieties Theatre.
Men Of Judge McEnerys way Of think
ng did endeavor to nominate Democrats
or the offices of President and Vice Prosi-
lent, and if they could have succeeded
n doing so at Baltimore, it is quite prob
bic that the judge and his friends at the
7arieties Theatre would have been found,
D that event, denouncing instead Of prais-
ng Greeley and Brown sit is, we find
hem denouncing the Liberal movement
q this State and endeayoring, contrary to
hat is known to be the popular win Of
le Democratic voters, to force a Demo-
ratio State tieke', thus strengthening the
lances Of organized ignorance to rule
le State for the next four years And
nief among the reasons assigned by the
rincipal speakers Of Friday evening why,
lie united State ticket should be sup
orted was that Of nativity Mr.. Jonas.
ae Of the principal speakers and the. can
idate for Lieutenant Governor, would
lake this great consideration in the
loice of State officials. It was not !
lough to know that man had been here
n years, and came here in defense of this
,untry but itmust be known that he was !
orn and reared here and had been in the {
service to entitIe him to office.
e do not believe the people are prepared
sanction this narrow, proscriptive
Id selfish Know Nothing doctrine put {
nth by Mr.. Jonas. And equally infelici- g
GUS were the remarks Of Judge McEnery t
hen he said t
There is an element ia the Liberal party I
hich can address myself to almost as a +
after of right, certainly as matter of
Ity, for these gentleman who now form
! integral part Of that party have stood b
louder TO shoulder and side by side with J
e in many hard fought battles
The speeches of these. gentlemen make I
lem cut sorry spectacle as candidates !
" the highest Offices within tha off Of