New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-05
A WAY TO PEACE


party had preserved their own indepen-
dence, or if they would recover it from
the abuse of parties who are using 1t to
their disadvantage, they would escape the
peril which threatens to destroy them aud
the party together. 1t is a well under
stood rule of procedure III all parties
founded on principle that its own men,
hers are the only persons competent to
settle their own differences. This is the
rule that prevailed among the Wings and
that still prevails among the Democrats,
that when the representatives of these
parties disagreed, however bitter their
disagreement might be, they consented to
enter into convention and to abide by
the will of the majority. And it was
always found that in these reunions there
was discovered way in which the differ
ences beween the contestants could be
and were so arranged that peace resulted
and the organization became the stronger
and healthier from its rivalry and recon-
citation. There have occurred just such
disputes in al political parties as that
which now prevails to divide and distract
the Republicans of Louisiana, and in all
of these contests there were to be found
selfish men who resisted the suggestions Of
peace and compromise, just as there are
to be found to-day men who declare that
they will make Io terms with those from
whom they are only estranged by per-
sonal differences. 1t is the instant duty
of every sincere Republican to discard all
such factionists as these, and it is his
further duty, in order to prevent the feel
ing Of distraction from spreading to more
dangerous widths, to at once give in his
adhesion to the assembling Of Eepub-
lican caucus in order to the restoration Of
harmony by virtue of the authoritative
expression Of the majority. This is the
rule which the party has adopted hereto
the precedent which the Republicans Of
New York have just set US pattern to
follow AFTER for although the friends Of
Senator Conk!ing and those of Senator
Fenton are as wide apart as are the friends
Of Governor Warmofh and those of
Speaker Garter, both sides agreed to sub
nit to caucus of the Republican party
rather than to cOalcsce with the Demo
Gratis.
The Republican members must re,nem-
Der that they were not elected to be used
as tie partisans Of men, but as the repre-
sentatives Of principles; and If they will
remember this well, they viii see at once
wherein they are departing from their
trust by debating day after day i'll the in
terest Of personal ambition rather than Of
the principles which they Were chosen to
advance and defend They will further
discover that their efforts are having tie
lamentable effect to separate and divide
them from their friends, which is one
way to give the control Of public affairs
into the hands of tie Democracy.
What interest has the Democracy in the
election of Republican Speaker that the
Republicans can countenance? Why are
the Democratic members enlisted with a
portion of the Republican party, if it is
not that the Democracy may be benefited:
What benefit can be yielded to the Democ-
racy that will not weaken and injrre the
HeYGtiaan~? Let our friends study over
these Questions, for they are full Of mean
ing; and while they are studying their
way out Of their present difficulties, let
them adopt the course which the Repub
Leans lave pursued in New York, Of
settling all their difficulties in caucus Of
the Republican members Of the Louisiana
Legislature When they meet il. u triel-d-