The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-27
Either Liberal or Republican.
[From the New Orleans Republican,

Bourbon Democrts that we shall join
with any party, either already estab-
lished or that may hereafter be organ
lied, to defeat the Lasere- Randolph
ticket, from the first name on it to the
last, and we speak in this matter in the
name of voters sufficient to make our
wOrdsmOmentOus. We must either lead
in this fight, or if we must follow or CO.
operate with any party, that party
must be composed of men whom we
can count as our friends-or at least not
notorious for bigOtry and violent pre-
JUDGE. Least of all are we prepared to
follow the lead of Il party that repre-
sents nothing under the sun except
half a hundred old party hacks who
have put themselves fOrWarCkasleaders
This last will be shown by the follow
ing:
i. H. McCaleb offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the president of this conven-
ton be authorized to appoint ten members of
the State Central Democratic Committee from
the State at large, and that each district of the
city of New Orleans and each parish of the State
accredit s~everally one member to said COM
mittee.
Resolved, That the president of the conven-
ton shall be ex-officio a member of said com
mittee.
Adopted.
AlC dDOSC IL ldhCH 1IOII Tic DIOCSekt-
ings of the Opera House Democratic
Central Committee Of the Democratic
party was constituted as follows Mem
bers from the parishes, tifty-six from
the city districts, six from the State at
large, ten ; the president of the cOnven-
ton, one. Total seventy-three.
Fifteen members of the committee so
constituted, we are informed, are all
who participated in the proceedings
which resulted, so far as these individ-
ualS could act, in the sale of the Demo-
cratic ticket to the Reformers, the trans
fer of the Democratic party to their sup
port, and the abandonment Ofthc Dem
Ocratic name in the present campaign.
VIZ are further informed that up to
the present time there has never been
a quorum present at any meeting of the
sO-called Democratic committee, and
that it has heretofore never been prop
erly organized that the assumption by
certain individuals of official designa-
tons is without authority, and their
acts consequently 10 more binding upon
the Democratic party than would be
those of any other clique of fifteen or
twenty individuals who might conclude
to issue addresses and put a ticket in
the field.
Knowing these facts the cOntrivers of
the united State ticket have the assur-
ance to demand the support of the Dem
Ocracy OF Louisiana and-sublimity of
impudence to denOunce as enemies to
the best interests of the State these Lib
eral Republicans who, having put be-
hind them all past political animosities,
and gone into the canvass with a plan
to unite all reform elements into q par
ty that would guarantee a triumph, re-
fuse to sustain the selfish and ambitious
plot of a knot of chronic Otfice-seekers
whose past proves them potent only for
harm to the people.
These INSCRIPTIONS schemers declare
that they will remain in the field at all
hazards that the Liberals must in
dOrse and support their ticket, or they
will accomplish a joint defeat. For
Ourself, and as the representative of the
great mass of the Liberal Republicans,
we say, far better defeat than their vic
tory.
Are these men so stupid as to believe
that any portion of the Republicans of
Louisiana are willing to surrender the
government to the very men who or
ganhed and perpetrated the horrors
which stained with blood the campaign
Of four years ago Is there a man OF
their ticket who has not been cOnspicu-
GUS in his opposition to the Republican
party, to every progressive idea fol
which it has fought, and who heaped
indignity and hate upon every MAI who
dared proclaim himself a Republican d?
More than that, has not every one OF
their nominees not only not changed in
this respect, but given recent and con-
vincing proofs that his hatred has been
intensified by timeq Better; far better
the worst of Republican rule than
any which such men will give us.
We joined the Liberal movement with
a conscientious and earnest desire to
benefit the State. We felt convinced
that by ignoring past and irremediable
| citizens who cared more for the general
veal than personal advantage, a gov
eminent would be given to Louisiana
that would soon raise her from the
slough into which she has been cast
Wethought and believed Democrats and
Republicans, white. citizens and black
could Be united for such q glorious OLD.
ject, and that out of this friendly co
operation would grow a mutual regard
that in the future would prevent bick-
erings OF class, or caste, and establish
for future candidates standard OfmOr.
al and mental worth rather than of color
and nativity. .--,.. ..E ss5trsE ..,.
But all such bright hopes will be
dashed down If the BourbOlls pursue
the course they have inaugurated
They shall not succeed, 1t will become
the especial and personal duty, at what.
ever sacrifice may be demanded, OF
every Republican in Louisiana to pre-.
vent the transfer of the State, govern
memt to the. control of such bitter f0el
as are put up under the deceptive .guis(
of q united State ticket If thu
Bourbons determine thus to revive, a!
their selection of standard bearers de:
notes, all the bitter nrejudiees ant
quarrels of the past, Republicans mus
accept, the issue, and unite to secure the
victory Social Ostraeism, schools dis
handed, the. press. muzzled, free speecl
suppressed and fOr, Republicans, white
and black, no rights that a Bourbon
need respect are the issues involved il
the contest, and against which We pre-
diet that every Republican ballot will
be cast Whoeyerit may be, that lead
the opposition. ~s3saarIs .sss
Itremains for the. Democracy, by in
dQrsing orrepudiating the Bourbon tick
ct to decide whether the contest shall b
so made up Tt is a vital question, bu
mustsbe speedily settled.
The Position i'm IherviIIe Parish
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