New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-14
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zens of that city last Saturday, in which
he canvassed the subject of combination
of the Democrats in support of the Liberal
Republican ticket with great force and
ability. As an argument to the Demo.
Gratis the speech was one well calculated
to attract their earnest consideration, fol
the simple reason that it exposed to them
their own weakness, and the admitted
necessity they were under of combining
their minority vote with some outside
strength which was presently available,
not exactly to secure their own triumph,
but to secure the triumph of economy and
reform in the administration of both the
State and national governments. Mr..
Fuqua admitted: in his own behalf, and
also in behalf of all the leading Democrats
IN the State, that successful contest
could not be made by the Democracy, and
affirmed his personal indisposition to en-
gage IN any such fruitless struggle; but,
said he, the Democracy can help the
country if it will throw aside its partisan
character for the time being and act
with that wing of the Republican party
which proposes to restore to the people
the independent right to regulate their
own local relations without dictation from
the federal authorities.
The main difficulty that suggested itself,
coid tho oro+o,- 20 4b;s 4Lo4 Al ~
Gratis are undecided whether to combine
with the supporters of President Grant or
with the friends of Governor Warmoth;
and while he thought that this question
was one that might challenge serious con-
sideration if the circumstances were diff
ferent from what they are, as for himself,
he did not admit that the existing order of
facts justified its liberation at present.
The friends of President Grant can not
offer any such advantages as the Liberal
Republicans do, for the very plain reason
that while the former offer to reform the
State, the latter offer to reform not only
the State but the nation. President
Grant can not promise to do more for us
than he has done, for that would be to
confess that he has done wrong, while
Mr.. Greeley offers to allow us to reform
ourselves, while he proposes to correct the |
errors which the President has been guilty
Of This argument, he thought, was suf-
fieient to justify him in discarding at once
all consideration of any other combina- |
ton with any other party than the Liberal
Republicans, for they promised larger
measure of reform than the friends of |
President Grant could possibly engage for.
In regard to the State government the
Democrats would necessarily be compelled
to make their selection in that regard ac-
cordingly as they determined about the
disposition of their strength in regard to
the Presidential nominations They can
not combine with the Liberal Republicans
of the nation and the Grant Republicans
of the State. If they cast their strength
with Mr.. Greeley for reform in federal af-
fairs, they must ally themselves with Mr.
Greeley's friends in perfecting the reform
of our local government. Mr.. Fuqua
candidly and clearly announced his dispo-
sition, in view of the surrounding COM
plications and necessities, to cast his sup
port in favor Of the Liberal Republicans
of Louisiana, and declared at once that
the only way in which he could consist
emily do this was to promote a combina-
ton with Governor Warmoth, who was the
first to set himself in opposition to the
tendencies of General Grants
The people of Louisiana
owe the Governor some consideration for
his manliness in resenting the aggressions
If the federal authorities and they owe
themselves the duty of combining with
he party that comes nearest to their ideas
If government.
We have enlarged at some length upon
he salient features of Mr.. Fuqua's speech
they present the arguments that
can appreciate, as well as
Democrats. 1t is not demanded that the
general politics of the State shall be
hanged from what the Republicans have
made it, but that the abuses which have
'een perpetrated in the name of the Re-
publican party shall be cured and re- .
Ormed by a combination of all the voters :
opposed to such wickedness. This is to :
e done in the name and under the aus :
ices Of the Liberal Republican party,
,hich proposes to commit the custody of
ublic affairs to better set of men than
nose who filed the statute books with
TVS that were passed over the vetoes of
lie Governor, and against his consent and
protests. If the Legislative
apartment can be assigned to hands that
i'll act upon the suggestions Of the Gov 9
nor and that will respect his objections =
speculative projects, the people Of Lou =
lana will never have occasion to censure :,
II. Fuqua for his speech at Baton Rouge, n
Or will he ever have cause to regret that !
e made it.
TIE IMPLEMENT OF MR.. FELLOWS. L