New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-28
THE ENEMIES OF PEACE.

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tious men are abusing the Republican
party of Louisiana by forcing their advice
and fellowship upon it, it IS only neces-
sary to stand around the corner and hear
them condemn any effort at, or prospect
of harmony among those members OF the
party that have unfortunately been at issue
for several months. This was plainly OBJ
servable in these men when the telegraph
| reported that Governor Warmoth was in
Washington, and had held an interview
with the President They snarled and
| snapped at the suggestion that COM
promise was near at hand and refused to
believe, even, that General Grant had
treated the Governor with ordinary polite
ness.
These men are not Republicans. They
| are selfish operators for their own advan-
tage, and they propose to use the party
that they pretend to belong to for the pur-
pose Of helping their own purposes. If
they were sincere members of the great
family that has ruled the United States for
eleven years they would feel glow OF
happiness at the prospect of any compro-
mise which might promise to reunite the
now discordant members into a new
brotherhood of peace and prosperity. And
it is well that the party should know this
in time to either allow it to discharge from
it's ranks this factious element or to force
the factionists to suppress their contention
with their associates in the organization.
The State administration is not waging
war upon any Republican, but, on the con-
trary, it is merely acting on the defensive
against allowing the party to be domi-
neered over by few men for selfish pur-
poses. Our local organization is Of the
first importance: first, in order to win a
victory that concerns ourselves; and Sec
ondly, to extend the benefits of that victory
to our friends elsewhere. If we can not
carry the State for our home candidates we
can not carry it for the national ticket;
and it is, therefore. of far greater impor-
lance to ourselves that We should be united
at home than that we should be merely
united with party that is united every
where else but in Louisiana And the only
obstacle that prevents this union is the fac
tious element to which We alluded at the
outset. which snaps at all offers of peace,
and refuses to be harmonious unless it can
be allowed to drive certain men out of the
party. The very day that the Republicans
of Louisiana are allowed to manage their
own concerns, that very day the party will
be at peace, and will be prepared to win a
victory over its opponents next fall.
That the present State administration
can be forced out of the Republican party
is one of the weakest suggestions that
ever entered the heads of tactious
minority. 1t is weak for two reasons
first, that the few should esteem them
selves capable of driving the many; and,
secondly, that its friends should suppose
that they can win any advantage by
dividing the force which is required in
all its strength to secure a success. 1t is
weak for another reason, that thousands |
of Republicans are allied with the State
administration, and look upon the attempt
to ostracise the Governor as only the
initiative OF a pre-arranSed design to
ostracise themselves. The bitter hos. ility
that is manifested against Governor War
moth is also directed at his friends; and |
when it is considered that these friends |
compose the majority Of the Republican |
party, the men who refuse to assist in |
compromising the existing difficulties
display the temper Of autocrats,
and plainly say to the party
that unless they are allowed to
rule it, it shall not rule the State with
their consent. Their disdainful refusal of |
all overtures for peace, their snappish
ugllness when one wing OF the party pro-
poses to harmonic the general differences,
their constant assaults upon the very men
who have worked as Republicans in all
seasons and against all sorts of opposition,
ought to show to every Republican that
they have put their own schemes above
the welfare of the party, and that before
We can be harmonious and successful, as
we once were, they must be taught that
their ambition is not the law, and that
their factiousness will not be allowed to
mar the hopes of the Republican party in
Louisiana. When we all come to this
conclusion, that the will of the party it.
self is the law Of the party, without any
:egard whatever to men, then we may
,ount upon that triumph which our prin-
,iples and our confessed majority entitle
Is to expect.
WE CALL FOR SPECIFICATIONS.
The Reformers coniine themselves to the
cry easy task of pointing out one of the