The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-03-30
THE WINNING POLICY.

We thank our contemporary for the
very opposite expression we have quo
ted. The thought has been uppermost
in our mind ever since the Republican
party in this State began its war of fac
tions, commencing with the August
conventions Of that party, of last year,
and since carried on with Il bitterness
hardly to have been expected.
The first disturbance of the conserva-
tive elements of Louisiana, was created
by the Fifty-one retormcrs Of New Or
leans. Up to the publication Of their
call for a State convention, the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee was
agreed to hold still, avoid cntangling
political alliances, and call a State con-
vention only when the people desired
it. But the new movement, from the
position of its authors, demanded Il re-
State Central Committee, therefore,
called the Democratic party together to
counsel with reference TO the emergen-
cy presented.
mittee is thoroughly in accord with the
National Democratic Committee, and is
alive to the necessity of State redemp-
ton and we are satisfied both the
Committee and the State Convention
will act in harmony with the National
Democracy.
The existing discussions among the
conservative elements Of this State arc
unnecessary. They have been prceipi-
tated upon the State by an unwise
haste to provide for a state of facts and
condition in politics, the exact .charac
ter, nature and requirements of which
no one, not n prophet, can as yet APP
preciate or provide for. There never
was such IL middle i'll both State and
National politics, and therefore We
have no precedents for Il guide. We
have not reached the crisis the out
look is still hazy. How many changes
may come, no one knows. We do not
even know our enemy, or the position
he will take; nor what we will be re-
quired to do to keep step with the Con-
This local agitation in reference to
measures and new parties is seriously
injuring the prospects for reform. Men
set themselves UP as judges, and pro-
nounce sentence of death upon the
Democratic party, when more than one
hundred members of Congress still adj
here to its fortunes, when it's National
Committee is preparing for Il campaign
and when the signs point to 4 vigorous
onslaught by that party upon the men
now in power. Why not wait until
the dead is buried, before opening the
succession? The Democracy is not
dead. 1t is one Of the two parties in
existence, and men who aim to oppose
Ratlicalism will do well to consider
that they have no other party to took
to but the Democratic party. It's pros
poets We're never fairer, because here
tofore it has had to fight an enemy
united. Grant will be rc-nonlinatcd,
and Sumner, Schurz and others will
not support him. There are at least
three millions of Democrats in the
Union, and their number is more than
equal to the supporters of Grant. And
SO stands the case in Louisiana in re-
spect to our local situation. Let us
not initiate the example of the Repub-
licans and split up into irrcconcilahic
factions.
1t seems to us the wisest course is to
make haste slowly. Let the move
ments, plans and numbers of our enc
mics be developed. We should know
whom, what and where We have to at
tack, and then attack vigorously and
all together. We have neither mon nor
munitions to waste; but we have plcu-
ty of time for observation and tor pro
pairing to deliver the final blow. The
National Democratic Committee has
set us wise example by postroning II
national convention, probably, until
July. We cannot safely act sooner.
nor can any conservative organization,
unless it has deliberately resolved to
combine with one or the other wings |