New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-03
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mocratic ticket shall be nominated in
Louisiana, Judge Head being the father
of the new suggestion. He urges that this
should be done in the way of trade, the
Liberal Republicans voting the local De-
mocratic ticket, in consideration Of the
Democrats voting the national Liberal Re
publican ticket. This proposition is not
admissible for two reasons: First, that
when the two parties fuse, as they are GER
tain to do at Baltimore, their interests
will be united and their candidates
will be the same; secondly, because the
Liberal Republicans of Louisiana can only
agree to support State ticket that
promisesto be successful, which no straight
Democratic ticket can ever hope for.
These two reasons present themselves
at the outset, that the election Of
Mr.. Greeley will be considered as
much of victory in the interests Of
the Democracy as Of any other class Of
people, and, therefore, there is as much
inducement to them to vote that way as
there is to the Republicans The same
argument that impels as to support Mr.
Greeley impels the Democrats-that we
both desire reform in the national gov
eminent. This being SO, how can Mr..
Head offer to trade his advantage for ours,
both being dependent upon the same re-
suit, which we are mutually bound to
work for? Can he part with the benefits
that are to result to all the people in our
favor? Then, again, the Liberal Repub
licans in Louisiana are the allies of Mr..
Head in reforming the State quite as
much as they are his allies in reforming
the nation. Without Democratic assist
ance Mr., Greeley could not hope for sue
cess; without Liberal Republican support
in Louisiana the Democrats can not hope
to effect any reform in this State. AS a
matter Of business, then, it is mere give
and take, and both parties should be
quick to understand the transaction and
prompt to contract its obligations.
If the Democrats thought they had
chance Of success, either in the nation or
the State, they would refuse to coalesce;
as they know that they have not, they
should join with those they seek assistance
from, not in the mere spirit of traders for
personal objects, but as co-operators in a
great, good and patriotic work. We offer
to fraternize with them, on the basis Of a
mutual purpose, to benefit the State
They can only gain our support by adj
herring to what has been done, and by en-
gaging to promote what the Republican
party has promised to the people, to wit
a Just and economical government. Upon
no other platform than this can the new
combination promise itself any hope of
for without confidence in our hon
esty and faithfulness to these essential
principles, the people of Louisiana will not
respond to the demand for their support.
Judge Head should have seen by this
time that there is no Democratic party in
this State, for the reception that has been
given to the ticket which was nominated
by his convention is convincing evidence
that the people no longer work in party
harness. This being the case, how can
man ask us to support ticket
that even its own friends admit to be
failure? The emergency requires com
bination Of all the well disposed people in
the State. In order to insure this COM
the public confidence must first
be secured, and this can only be done by
men who not only hold the
esteem of the Democrats, but of the
Liberal Republicans, and also Of that
large class of men who belong to no party.
A straight Democratic ticket could not
hope for support from any portion of the
,olored people, for they would be ex-
GUIDED from any part in its formation.
It could not hope for support from
he Liberal Republicans, for they have
suffered too much already at the hands of
he Democracy. 1t could not hope for
support from the Reformers, for they left
he Democratic party because it was not
Up to the requirements Of the occasion.
We are therefore reduced to the necessity
# adopting a new organization that will
meet the requirements of all these sec
IONS This can only be done by rubbing |
,ut the past and beginning anew. Judge |
Head must meet his new friends, not as
heir superior, but as their equal. He |
wit abide by the voice of the alliance
anca be seeks, and the voice of this ALI
for a def speak for all the allies, and not |
acknowledgement of them. The Liberal
the combinaing as much strength to
his friends d, as Mr.. Head and |
being general, and the purpose
all should be had, a. expression OF
should be obeyed. The beng had' II
are about to engage in inv6ssst tha' we
fare of the State in its success, we wei
partisan purposes must sink befCn mere
great ambition of the people to be sefn
better in the future than they have been
in the past. The man who can harmon
ize the strongest number of votes in his
support should be put in nomination
against Mr., Kellogg, and this man should
be well considered before he is placed at
the head Of the combination ticket. Then
if victory crowns our efforts, Mr.. Head
will enjoy the blessing as much as any
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