The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-08-24
The Political Look Out.
from the Thibodeaux Sentinel, July OFT

StLIeS representing TIE Nc10Il0 1afIN,
and the Democratic Party, assembled
in the city of New Orleans. Attempts
were made to unite upon State Ticket
for the support of the honest men of
the State i'll the November election.
The attempt failed. Yet strange to
say, the Democratic convention, after
its ableSt and best men had admitted
time and again, that the only Hope of
overthoWing Radical Grantism was in
the uniON of all the elements opposed
to that Party, they nominated a straight
Democratic ticket. These nominations
did not receive d particle of support
from the people, created no enthusiasm,
and for all practicable purposes were
worthless.
Subsequently the GRANTEES held their
convention in Baton Rouge. The Re-
formers sent up their leaders to form
the members of the Central Com
mittee of these two parties, residing in
New Orleans, without notifying their
country colleagues, met in some
room in New Orleans, prepared
a ticket and now every man who does
not bow down in obedience to their will
is denounced as an adherent to War
moth. Never in the history Of parties
i'll Louisiana has such an unparalleled
piece of egotistical presumption been
attempted.
The Democratic Party having aban-
dOned its name and Identification in
every other State and supporting the
Liberal candidates the vast army is
advancing, i'll broad and irresistible
phalanX, against tyranny and
sweep Grant from his Imperial throne
| 0nH pncfnpn tho Of tho
United States into the hands of men
who will conduct it in the interest of
the masses and not for the benefit of IL
few Office Holders and family relations.
But here all must be sacrificed upon
the tomb OF dead party, and Democra-
cy failing to "rule,n falls glOOmily
back upon its Interchangeable policy to
"rUin."
They know and admit that alone,
they are pOwerless. Had they common
sense they wouldknow that Republicans,
who are disgusted with Grantism, are
not going to connect themselves with
the party whom they have been fight
ing since the organization of the Re-
publican Party they would know that
ten thousand voters who neuer 2rere
and voted for, members of that party
as choice between two evils, have be-
come disgustcd with its action, and,
fOrerer have absOlved an allegiance to
its demands or orders.
Yet in face of all the facts the attempt
to force the honest meaning voters in
Louisiana to uphold and sustain their
rOttOn hulk is boldly made and when a
man refuses to submit to any such in
dignity he is branded as q WarmOth
man.
And bywhom? By the very Reformers
VIII sent their leaders to Baton Rouge
to form a league with the Grant Par
ty whose aim is to make the negro An
tome Governor Of Louisiana for the
next four years, and by the very Demo-
Gratis who sent Eustis and Ogden to
WarmOth to unite their Party with
that unscrupulous leader. Oh what a
terrible thing it is to those men, to see
honest men, who desire to promote the
prosperity of their State, and, secure
the happiness of the people by giving
them Il good and just government, en-
deavOring to unite all the elements of
opposition to defeat the Grant Party
and save our beloved and almost
ruined State from the additional hu-
initiation of negro f0isted in the chair
formerly filled by such men as White
Mouton, Derbigny, and other noble
sons of Louisiana.
In Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri
the people took this matter early in
hand, abandoned the name and title OF
the Democratic Party, and now they
have good governments, with happy
constituencies, prosperous and o0nten,
ted.
Why cannot the same thing be ac.
accomplished here ? Ask the Demo.
| or0&iR 1a0Ho,,c ND will 1o1r,, 4Io-
it would destroy the Democratic
Party Must we be kept forever il
misery and wretchedness to save thar
party
That is the design and aim of it's lead
ers. We have said that the Greeley
wing of the Republicans and ten thou
sand voters, heretofore V0ting acith thu
Democratic Party never will suppOr
it again. Now what is the policy tha
We should pursue? Obviously the Ont
followed in every other State, unite al
the elements of opposition on sOmt
ground that will not be obnoxious an(
all move against the enemy in sole
ranks.
Let the people take hold of the mat
ter and order the politicians to stant
aside. Let delegates be- sent to tn,
convention on the 5th of August, b,
{ the friends of Greeley and Brown, anC
! nominate State Ticket upon the Gin
olnnat1 platform and then electing it, a
it can be done by ten thousand major
ity, ..-. .s-. s...
: If the ticket selected at that conven
: ton cannot carry the State, then W
can make up our mind to have Antoin
7 for our Governor. This is the ques
: ton at issue. The support of the De
cratic party ticket Or anything bearing
: that name is utterly out of the question
and it is 9diOtc folly to entertain an,
such idea for moment.
: But they say Warmoth will be nomi
: mated for Governor at that convention
Who says SO These very Democrat
: leaders, dozen in number, who mad
4 the late nominations in defiance, and il
: utter contempt for, the will of the peO
e pie. ...-... .......s..... - ..
$ If the voters of Louisiana send pro
e per delegates to that convention, War
Q moth will not receive the nomination
D This is all a sham to scare the timid
; and compel the people to uphold tn
Democratic party, nothing else. Their
G is one thing as morally certain as tha
the Sun will rise on the morning of tn
8 November election, and that is tina
u either the nominee of the coventiOn Q
August 5th, or Antoine will be our mex
t Governor. Choose ye between them.
i A Lone PEDIGREE.-The Mikado G
). Japan was born in 1852. He assume
7 the title of Prince in 1860. He ascende
the throne in 1868. By Japanese reck
I Oning His Majesty Is twenty-one yea1
z Z of age. Hispedigree can be traced bacl
! ! it is said, 122 generations, extending owe
q period of more than 1900 years.
: these statements are reliable the 111lin