New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-13
a DIVIDED HOUSE.


Upon tina Presidential question we have
| two parties in this state-one opposed to
and the other in favor of the reelection
Of Grant Numerically speaking, each is
strong enough to be formidable to the
other. But, unfortunately for any hope
Of success, the professed friends Of Gree
ley and Brown are about equally divided.
Of course, as at present organized, neither
Of these parties can carry the State. 1t is
doubtful if both combined can do it with
ont active assistance from thousands Of
Republican voters who, while they do not
like Grant have not yet broken with their
old party, but will, if matters go on to
the day of election as they have been left
by the several conventions, return and
vote squarely with their fellow-Republi-
cans one more.
As the people have been told in these
columns time and again, the McEnery-
Jonas ticket is not to be thought Of or toll
Grated by any Republican black or white,
in the State Rather than have that
ticket, we say far better have Grant, as
badly as he has treated the Republicans Of
Louisiana. And it is idle to expect that
ticket to receive a single Republican vote.
The Liberal ticket is not 50 Objectionable;
but there is a wonderful dearth Of Repub-
Hcanism about it, as there was in the con
vention that made it. So that the Greeley
Republican is driven to repeat the ques-
ton propounded by Daniel Webster when
Taylor was nominated-'whe shall
go? In one camp he finds bis late politi-
cal and still personal friends supporting
candidate for the Presidency who is not
his choice. In another all the elements
are positively and radically hostile to him
on local questions, yet they profess to sup
port Greeley. The third camp is made
up of lukewarm friends, who support
Greeley honestly and zealously enough,
but only offer to the Greeley Republican
the poor privilege Of voting for candidates
for State offices whom he had no hand in
and from whom he may only
expect liberation in case they achieve the
miracle of success.
We submit this is not an encouraging
picture, nor one calculated to attract the
sympathy or secure the support Of
member of a powerful and well organ
lied party, reasonably sure Of victory as
the opposing forces now face each other.
The McEnery and Penn tickets are GER
tain to defeat each other if both remain in
the field, for however anxious q Repubi-
can may be to beat the Grant ticket he
can not vote for both sets Of Greeley cleo
tors. 1t is simply impossible under these
adverse and unpromising circumstances |
to gain enough strength from the Repub- |
lican ranks to help the Liberals through, !
for it will require a cordial union Of every
Greeley and Brown vote in the State to
defeat the Grant ticket
There is but one course to pursue by |
which success is possible. Let the |
McEnery ticket disband and its sup |
porters vote the Liberal tickle They |
viii find quite as much Democracy on
that as is likely to pass muster before the
voters of this State. There is enough to
satisfy any reasonable Democrat, and |
more than enough to be inviting to Re
publicans. A slight rectifcation Of the
Liberal ticket would also add strength to
it, especially if some pronounced Repub-
ican could be given an important place
lpon it. Unless something Of the kind is
lone, it will be a useless expense for
either Of the conservative parties to print
election tickets. And as neither the Lib
erals nor Last Ditchers have anything to
ose, but everything to gain by submitting
o the change, we are not without a hope
hat q proper effort to organize for the
battle will yet be made.