New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-10
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
q Proclamation Sacrifices Examples
The Opening of the CRmpaigno
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a Proclamation Sacrifices Examples :
The Opening Of the Campaigns
EDITOR REPUBICANo
Mr. Emile Lasereo toIs the Democratic
Tom Bynum, the Liberal, and D. Warren
BrickeIl, the State Central Committee o5
the Reform party, have over their hands
and seals issued proclamation to the citi-
zens Of Louisiana. They "feel happy to be
able to inform them that hearty and hon
orable fusion has been effected between
those parties upon the principle Of uniting
! their votes upon q joint State, congress
sionaI and electoral ticket. Each party
was called upon to a certain extent to sac
rifce party PRIDE" etc. It's object is to
silence the murmurs Of discomfort which
are known to be spreading rapidly il every
! section Of the State; to inform all without
regard 90 race, color or previous condition
| that hav9ng completed their labOrs in tie
premises, the people must become respoosf-
bic for its success or failure. Tie citizens Of
t Louisiana are now constituted grand jury
for the trial Of fusion, and their verdict must
be given, and upon that verdict depends
the life or death of the Liberal movement
in the coming campaign.
What is the fusion ticket over which
Messrs. Lasere, Bynum and Brickell an
nounce, with one accord, they feel happy"
Does it not offer to Democracy a Governor,
Attorney General and Superin ntendeDt Of
Public Education, and i've Congressmen-
the entire State and federal patronage
Does it not ignore the platform Of the Lib
eral party, deny Liberal Democrats and Lib
eral Republicans their proper representa-
ton and guarantees of good faith? These
questions must be squarely answered. Lib
eral Republicans remember that at one
time it was the almost universal impression.
that Warmoth was the only man who could
bring victory to the Liberal cause. Bour-
bons raised their hands with affected hOr
ror, forgetting, in a moment Of passion,
the pre-eminent services of Warmoth in
fathering the Liberal movement, but look
ing only to the past, they demanded
as a primary condition for con
ference the declaration that the Lib
eral convention, composed of gray
headed patriotic Democrats, was not
Warmoth " body. This demand was
not only absurd and insulting, but it was
violation of the creed of the Liberal party.
On the true basis, from the very moment
Governor Warmoth announced his accept
ance of the Cincinnati platform, he be-
came a member of the Liberal party on
equal footing with every other. Governor
Warmoth, Liberal Republican, promptly
yielded his claims upon the convention in
the true spirit of selfabnegatjon. David
son b. Penn was nominated. Warmoth
pledged to support him, and Bourbons said
Penn was Warmoth's tool, and Mr.. Penn isa
a Liberal Democrat and above reprcach.
The conference committees met after the
adjournment; the BourbOns demanded the
strength of the State ticket, and left the
Liberals its weakness. Everybody knows,
or should know, that Mr. Penn, as Leuten-
ant Governor and Liberal Democrat, will
be mere fgurehead, without patronage or
influence, except by death Of McEnery;
that Samuel Arms tead, the only cClored
man on the ticket, viii become a mere
clerk or custodian of records; and that
James Graham, as Auditor and Repub-
lican, will SIMPLY attach his name to State
bonds and warrants; while John McEnery,
as Governor and a Democrat, will ap-
point and remove officials, sign pardons and
virtually control the affairs of the State; H.
N. Ogden, a Democrat, as Attorney Gen
eral, can prosecute all suits in which the
State is party; and Robert NJ. Lusher,
Democrat, as Superintendent Of Public
Education, will be charged with the super
vision of schools, nomination Of division
superintendents, appointment of school
directors, and he can make our public
school system blessing or a farce Liberal
Republicans and Liberal Democrats justly
complain that to accede to these demands
is an unconditional surrender Of the Liberal
party, for while the committees give to
Democracy these influential and overshad-
owing positions, in violation of the faith of
tie convention, nothing is gained by way
of pledge or security to the Liberal party.
They know the Bourbons, in full view of
the Liberal movement, opened cam
paign with white mans ticket, and bit |
terly denounced Liberal Republicans, and |
they knew that every offer Of conciIiation |
has been met with a spirit of extreme sell
tishness and presumption. 1t IS on record |
that after the committees had agreed upon
fusion as it now stands, the name of Gen
eral Hugh Campbell was submitted for |
Congress, first district, BY the Liberal com
mittee, which was entitled to the choice, !
and the Democrats and Reformers declined |
to ratify it; but while possessing these four
straight Congressman, modestlY recon-
mended to the Liberals MIR Zacharie an
other straight Democrat The whole con-
duct of the Bourbon element has exhibited
! lack Of liberal sympathics or an apprecia
ion Of the needs of tie hour, and Liberal
and Liberal Democrats feel
hat they are incompetent to lead in this
3risis, and under their leadership defeat is
certain.
Every true man feels that it is necessary
o make sacrifices for the success ofany good
ause, but be is not required at any time to
acrifce the cause itself for the sake Of in
lividuals. The position in which the com
nittees have placed the Liberal party is to
,e regretted. A few schemers have crossed
.s path and marred its work. The strug-
lie for office has prevailed over the die
ates Of unselfsh patriotism. Liberal Re
ublicans who hold the balance Of power
t the ballot box, are asked to vote them
elves to insignifcence in public affairs, in
Republican State, with fair Republican
laiOritv. and Liberal Democrats are |