The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-21
THE LIBERAL STATE TICKET

Convention OF the Liberal faity a'
New Orleans will be found at the
head of our columns to-day. Its
personnel is unexceptionable. The
delicate task Of putting forward such
q ticket as would meet with the larg-
est support was admirably performed
b. the Con7ention, though It was
surrounded by many difficulties
Democrats and Liberal Reformers,
white and co'orel, ere represented
On it, ana every nominee IS man OF
unouestioned ability and integrity.
Though the Convention failed after
many trials to conciliate the Omitted
State Tickle" as we had hoped, yet
the door is still open Tor thirty days
for mutual union and harmony on a
common ticket. This is not G time
for trihing over personal ambition
and personal grievances. Patriotism
demands g united 'front.' against tht
common enemy.
That enemy is the Grant admins
tratior and its representatives II
Louisiana. Tho election OF Gran
and of the Kellogg ticket would en-
tail upon the people of Louisiana an
other four years of the tyranny ant
grinding taxation under which the
have groaned for the last four years
r. successful, ahe great majority c
the property holders in the Stat
would be sold out under the hamme
before the emo OF four years. Me
must LOOK these things squarely i
the face and make up their minds T
prevent, ii possible, such dire result
They must resolve to unite upon thu
ticket which is the most likely to SUI
coed. That ticket is undoubtedly I'll
: one nominated by the late Liber
Convention.
1t is the only ticket in the tie
which pretends to be q fusion betwet
the different supporters of Greel'
and Brown. The large and respee
. able Convention which put it in tt
I field was composed Of every shade
political opinion now arrayed und
the banner of Greeley and Brown.
F 1t was organized solely for the pr
pose of producing union in the Go
" servative ranks. It had the op
= countenance and support of the Ii
eral National Committee, appoint
> at Cincinnati, and of the Democra
ut National Committee, appointed
Baltimore. It numbered among
y members men whom all parties hs
delighted to honor. The State ticl
= has the support of the old Demccr
ic leaders, as we'll as many Repu'
IN can leaders, headed by Warmoth a
his immense patronage under
election laws. With a representa-
of the colored race on it, it salts
u" intelligent colored men. and will
ceive large colored support.
With these elements of success
is idle for any one to assert that
9TH does not present the only chance
To- defeating the Radical Republl
on ticket. If any one doubts this
his let him look around him and see "
er- other ticket presents any adhere
IT. We care not what locality in the S
u may be named, we will undertake
a'e say that in that locality any unpr
~ diced mind can discover that the
~. is between Kellogg and Penn,
ID that no other ticket is really in
till field.
mel Such being the case will any ]
and isianian hesitate to decide?
Ides any patriot throw away his vote
day momentous an emergency? LIE
FOL cry one remember that a vote az
pop Penn is a vote for Kellogg, an
'p" will see the fearful responsi]
which rests upon him when he
JAN to the polls. We believe that,
the proper exertions, the ticket ca
ap' elected by 10000 majority.
'ody campaign is now open let ever
KING put his shoulder to the wheel al
anu Dor to the utmost of his power
."o deem the State from ruin.
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