New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-03
TIE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION,

THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION,
Tt does not abide in the mouth Of tht
: Democracy Of Louisiana to abuse the Louis
vile convention Of straight-out Demo
Gratis because itset them the example, What
BIanton Duncan proposes for the Unior
at large Messrs. Lasere and Randolph in
sisted upon for this State; that a repre-.
sentative Democrat shall be the standard
bearer Of the Democracy We have nc
sympathy with these hide-b0und partl-
sans ourselves, being always open to the
acceptance Of what is best for the country
Or the community, no matter whence 1t
comes; but we have this concern IN the
present quarrel, that those who make Q
rule for the State SHOULD not make faces
at those who insist upon applying their
rule to the country at large. II Il was the
duty Of the Democrats to have straight
outer for Governor in Louisiana it is
equally the duty Of the Democrats to have
a straight-outer for President; and the
men who made the declaration for our
| guidance have no right to complain at
| those who seek to drug them with their
own medicine The Louisville conven-
ton is said to be engineered in the interest
Of Grant. This we can easily believe,
knowing what we do Of the late
political CONFUSION in this State;
but we insist that the principal en-
gineers in the business do not 50 intend
that the movement shall result. They
are simply weak-minded men who mis-
take consistency for principle, and@who
think it is better to be trodden to death
than to acknowledge themselves in error.
We say this of the originators Of the
movement and its principal supporters.
The concern has its camp followers, ike |
every other movement, consisting Of MEN
who act as eccentrics until they can be
put in position as well paid official piydts.
MFR. Stephens goes to Louisville because
his idiosyncrasies unfit him for service in
any party that combines the theory and
the practice Of politics together. He be-
lieves in a government Of correct ideas
ard loose conduct, as witness his record |
in the Contederacy, where he was con
nected with an authority that was limited |
by the most stringent laws that it had to
subvert in order to endure.
Blanton Duncan, on the contrary, goes
to Louisville to sell out. He expects to
create power that will be strong enough
to trade upon, and, when he has done this
he proposes to use this power to force
Greeley to terms. Mexico affords hun
dreds of illustrations Of this mans STRAIT
egem, where local place-lunters have
kept the State in such an uproar that the
government was forced to appoint them to
office in order to get rid Of them. Then
here are others who are really paid by
he Grant party to go to Louisville as
Democrats, in order to weaken and dis
tract the supporters Of Greeley. This is
IN ordinary game in politics, and has
been attempted in this State by both par
les. The Democrats were very sweet on
2inchback while there was a prospect Of
lis dividing the Kellogg party; and the
were sweet on McEnery while
hey saw in him the rock that was to split
he enemies of their ticket. The Louis
lille convention, which at first seemed to
e very insignificant affair, notwith- J
landing the popularity Of its material,
aoy be such another misfortune to the
as Mr.. Van Buren, was IN the
anvass which resulted in the defeat Of .
Te4eral Cas5