New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-23
CIR TInRET

OUR TICKET.
The REPUBLICAN, now that the battle
front that precedes the great political con
test is formed for present action, plants
its banner IN front Of the enemy and in
advance Of its friends. We are close
enough to the enemy to count his tents
and observe his flag, and although we
have no disposition to display our forces,
we have no hesitation in manifesting our
standard and the inscription by which We
hope to conquer.
For the nation at large we choose Grant
and Wilson, and for the State we abide by
Kellogg and Antoine. These men repre-
sent the principles Of the Republican
party and are safer for the country and
the community than any others that are
suggested for our choice. They have
been nominated by large, intelligent and
patriotic conventions, and in this respect
they stand before the people more fully
and squarely Endorsed than any Of the
opposing candidates, for while our nomi-
nees were made directly by the agents Of
the people without the intervention Of
any committees or self-elected delegations,
both the Greeley and McEnery tickets
have this suspicion attached to them, that
they resulted from the intrigues of men
who were never delegated by any popular
DEMONSTRATION, e ho
Grant stands before the country as the
candidate of four millions Of people. Mr..
Kellogg occupies an equally definite posi-
ton as The selected nominee Of eighty
thousand Republican voters in Louisiana.
They are indorsed at first hands and do
not come to us youched for merely by
committees of doubtful authority and
suspicious designs IF we are ia error,
then we have fallen into il by pgacticing
what the Democrats and Wings, what the
conservaE lives and fusionists have taught
us to regard as the safesS rule Of conduct
in American politics.
The principle at stake to-day is the same
which ha agitated The Union for twelve
years. The results of the way must be
saved 70 the people; and while we do not
pretend that these results would be surely
endangered by the election Of Mr.. Greeley,
we do not say that there is no justifica-
ton in our taking any risk upon the gobe
ject we know what Grant has been and
Will be, and we know the position Of Mr..
Kellogg. They are safe. and we can nos
afford to take any chances in movement
that involves such momentous issues.
Perhaps there might have been made see
Iections that would have pleased the peg
sonaI far cies Of some men betteg, but that
is not the issue now, since these selections
were nos made What we muse decide is
20 the uncertainty on one SIDE and
the certainty on the other. Grang
and Kellogg wifi preserve 80 Us
what we have spent millions of money and
thousands of lives TO secure. We know
this. Greeley and McEnery might lose
these blessings to us, and involve us in an
other series of misfortunes. The country,
and especially our portion Of i. desires
peace and stability, and the only sure way
to acquire these blessings is to accept and
confirm in power the political party thar
has conducted us to our present safe and
settled condition.
We print the ticket in full as q n2attes OF
information to the voters Of the State.
Every candidates name is on the list, and
we give it QUE unhesitating suppors, as the
best that the people have to select from.