New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-05
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The great want OF the people OF the
State of Louisiana is State reform. The
great want Of the people Of the United
States is national reform The two ideas
are similar in origin, similar in character
and similar in purpose. They are directed
toward abuses for which, unfortunately
for the Republican party, that party is
considered responsible; and they affect
or ought, logically, to affect the two great
parties within the State in the same man
ner as that in which they affect parties
throughout the country. For purposes of
national reform the Liberal Republicans
of the nation are anxious for an honorable
coalition with the Democracy, and it can
not be supposed that a blind fatuity will
cause their oyertures to be rejected.
The Liberal Republicans of Louisiana
are anxious for an honorable coalition with
the Democracy of the State and with the
Reformers for purposes of national and
State reform. such coalition, for such
purposes, would be honorable to all par
ties. But it can not be Effected if it is a
coalition precedent that one Of the parties
shall confess itself to be yenal, corrupt
and infamous. If there are gentlemen in
the Democratic convention DESTROYS of ac-
complshing the objects to which we have
referred, they may as well understand
now that they should adopt some higher
and nobler tone toward their prospective
allies than that which represents them as
pirates and robbers, valuable only
for the services which they may be
paid to render. They may as well
understand that the Governor is neither
a devil, with or without horns, hoofs and
tail, >" nor a LATTE, who fights for his
country for the sake of immunity and |
pardon. He is as anxious as any gentle
man in the Democratic convention for |
genuine State reform; he is willing and |
DESTROYS to cooperate with them to &C
eomplish that end; but he wishes no bar
bargain, and he offers no sale. The policy
which he suggests has pone Of the cbarac-
teristics Of bargain and sale. 1t is free
from the faint of venality. To present it
IN such light is as discreditable to the
one side as to accept it would be dishon-
orabie to the other. Governor War
moth has been more xillifed than
any man in this country. He has been
made the object Of bitter denuneiation,
by specific charges, and
he public mind has been poisoned against
nm by systematic misrepresentation, des-
itute Of any material foundation. The
PEOPLE Of this State may fancy that they
AVE cause Of complaint against him for
offenses and inspected crimes,
,ut has he not cause of complaint for an
hatred, and an unmerited con-
Governor Warmoth enoocs
hat he is innocent Of the offenses which
AVE been charged against him. He Ieaolrs
hat he has saved the State from outrage,
nd the treasury from plumber, at the hands
# the very men who most bitterly reviIe
i'm, who are the most conspicuous among
is accusers, andwho hate him only because
e has foiled their corrupt schemes, and
efended the taxpayers against their as
aults. He can go before the people of the
tate with an erect front and clear con-
3ience, and with the full conviction that,
hen all the facts are known, not only
i'll his accusers be put to shame and con- J
lsion, but he viii come out Of the conflict
18th a character cleared from all suspicion, i
ida reputation which the proudest states t
an in the land might envy. /
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