New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-13

posed the will Of the Democracy in claim
ing the right to name certain number of
competent persons to fill certain Offices
named by them. And this the Pic re-
CARDS as proposition, not to fuse with
the Liberal, Democratic and Reform con
ventions on a. basis Of the best men, ire
speetiye of party; not to fuse SO that the
wisdom and patriotism of ali should, by
comparing opinions and judgments, choose
the candidates to be supported by all; but
proposition to divide the offices between
the different conventions, each convention
to select the men for the Offices allotted to
it, and all to support them, no matter
who or what the nominees are" The OBJ
ject of the PIC is made clear enough in
this statement. 1t wants no fusion that
will take the power from the Democrats
Of determining who shall be candidates,
Of judging who are honest and capable.
It would have the Democratic and Reform
| conyenions-one and the same-swallow
the Independent Republican and Liberal
conventions. It doubtless feels confident
that the Democratic party can do this
without much exertion if the other parties
will consent to become food for the vOra-
cious Democrats; and having made food
Of them, they would expect to fatten on
the use Of their constituents. The re-
fusal of the Independent Republicans to
fuse on any such basis as this is regarded
by the Pic as one Of the signs that implies
no good to fusion that will result in CIV
ing life and strength to the Democracy.
The other sign whicBothe Pic is pleased to
regard as an obstruction to the kind of
fusion it would have is the adoption of a
resolution by the Liberal convention now
in session here to the following effect
| ReeoIred, That inasmuch as the Liberal
! State convention of August last unani
| mOUSly passed a resolution recommending
! Governor WarmOth for the United States
| Senate, to succeed the Hon. w. p. Kellogg,
as mark OF our appreciation of his ser
vices and craftsmanship, we pledge. our
nominees for Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes to fulfil that obligation in good
faith, and 1urther declare that we will not
support candidates for such positions who
are opposed to its observance and exeGu-
| ton.
The Pic objects to this action Of the
Liberals, and regards it as one of the two
evil signs that threaten fusion Of parties
at this time for the benefit of Democrats
only. It regards the action of the Liberal
State Convention and Of the Parish Lib
eral Convention as ''presumptuous ex-
pertinent, and asserts with more than
Democratic boldness that 'tit has been
customary to pledge parties to principles,
not to attach them to men. We are in
cIined to think the Pic q too recent CON
vert to the fold Of Democracy to be a good
exponent Of either the principles or usages
of the party. As it would be impossible
to enforce principles without men, we are
inclined to think the Pic wrong in the po-
sition it has assumed toward Governor
Warmoth and the friends of fusion in this
State. The Governor is one of the recog-
nized champions Of the fusion party, and
as such was recommended as a suitable
candidate for United States Senator, to
succeed Mr.. Kellogg by the Liberal State
Convention. The convention went fur
ther, and promised to elect men to the
Legislature pledged to vote for Governor
Warmoth to go to the Senate. They were
leading representative men of the new
party, sent to a State convention by large
constituencies in the different parishes,
and they and their constituents now form
a very essential part Of what is known as
the fusion party. Tt has been just as
common with the Democratic party to
elect men to the Legislature pledged to
vote for certain men to go to the United
States Senate as it has been to pledge par
ties to principles; and the party that fails
to execute il good faith whatever it prom
Uses, if successful, is unworthy Of public
confidence.