The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-09-25
The Battle in Array.

fore a matter of interest to note the
disposition and arrangements made at
these commanding points of the field,
and the leaders under whose auspices
the victory will be won. The follow
ing remarks from the New York Tri-
bune set forth the condition of the
contest:
The Liberal and Democratic Con-
ventions this year seem incapable of
making any mistakes. At the very
opening of the canvass the State Of
Indiana put into the field her very
best man in the person of Mr.. Hen
bricks.
In Pennsylvania, where the Admin
jstration ring have nominated known
and proved rogue and partner of con-
victs to carry out their own dishonest
designs, the Liberals and Democrats
agreed upon Mr.. Buckalew, who, as a
gentleman, a statesman, and an honest
man, has not his superior in the State.
The determination of Liberals to
disregard party preference in their
nominations has nowhere been more
significantly expressed than in Penn
sylvania. Their nomination of Andrew
G. Curtin, "The Soldiers Friend" as
delegate-at-large to the Constitutional
Convention, is just such as illustration
Of that spirit as We might expect. It
is . choice Of great wisdom, and its
acceptance by Ex-Governor Curtin
must be an assurance Of the success of
the ticket. Nowhere has the tyranny
and corruption Of this Administration
been more severely felt than in Penn
sylvania; and to no man in that State
could the eyes of the people be more
readily turned for relief and comfort
than to Andrew G. Curtin, the blame
less patriot and gratefully remem-
bered war Governor. With Buckalew
at the head of the State ticket and
Curtin leading the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention, the Liber-
ais of Pennsylvania have completed
list of nominations which will CON-
mand the respect of the whole coun-
try, and will never know defeat. ANDY
Curtin, as the Pennsylvanians love to
call their favorite Governor, is a tower
of strength to any party all of the
embassies which have gone over the
seas to beg and implore his adhesion
to the Grant combination have re-
turned empty handed. He could
naturally 60 nowhere else than to the
Liberal camp.
The address of the Pennsylvania
Liberals which is signed by some of
the best names in Pennsylvania poll
ticts, is a stirring document. Taken
with the nomination Of Curtin, it
alarms the souls of the Grant leaders.
Even the Press, a devoted Grant organ.
which publishes the document in full,
is compelled to say that the selection
of Curtin by the Liberals aggravates
the misfortunes of the Republicans;
and that the Liberal address is signed
by men whom the Republican party
cannot afford to lose. Its brief bio
graphical sketches of the signers of the
address are like q Lamentations over
lost riches. If we needed any testi-
mony to the dignity, and strength of
the Liberal movement in Pennsylya-
MIA, We should find it in the comments
of the Press.
In New York We have met with
eqnal good fortune. When the Ad-
ministration party had selected for
their leader chronic place hunter,
without the least energy either of
character or conviction, the union Of
Liberals and Democrats presented to
the voters of the State a gentleman
not only of spotless and consistent an
tecedents, but one deeply interested in
the present great struggle for reunion
and reform.
No one has better right than Mr..
Herman to stand forward ut this time
as the advocate Of rigid integrity and
economy in the administration of af-
fairs. He has been an energetic and
consistent party leader for many years,
but he has never subordinated his con-
science to supposed party necessities,
and has preferred the defeat of his
party to victories which would have
been the triumph of traud. He is a
man Of untainted record and clean
hands. He gave the first enthusiastic
and cordial support which Samuel j.
Tilden received, to the movement in
the Democratic party for the over
throw Of the corrupt Tammany ring.
But for Mr.. Herman. Mr.. Tilden could
not have made that movement a sue
cess, and the Reform struggle last fall
IN New York would have ended in
failure. Now that the need for reform
is shown to be wider, and the move-
ment has come to embrace State and
national, as we'll as municipal affairs,
Mr.. Herman has nobly gained the right
to be listened to and believed.
The conventions in Massachusetts.
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