New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-08
TEE LESSON or DISASTER.

THE LESSON 0F DISASTER.
The result III North Carolina should
teach the Democrats in this State alesson.
They had a fair show and a clear.f in
the old'North State; they had the help Of
the Liberals in the latter days Of the con
test; there was no Warmoth in the way
there; the white people had clear major
ity of forty-fve thousand on the registra-
ton list; the Democrats put forward their
best men, and yet they have been badly
scared, if they have not been beaten.
What does this unexpected result declare
Just what we have often declared, that
even the white people viii not vote the
Democratic ticket. And if. they would
notyote for a respectable and fairly nomi-
mated set of candidates in North Carolina,
how can they be expected to vote for an
unknown and unfairly nominated body of
Bourbon candidates in this State? The
presumption that they will do SO is ridi-
culous
The Liberal convention will bear in
mind the above suggestions. It has the
key note of the campaign in its posses
sion, that the people of this country are
not prepared to go back to the party that
has led them into a sea of troubles
Thinking men are not divided in opinion
nor doubtful about their intentions in Lou
isiana We speak for the class that holds
the BALANCE of power; and we solemnIy
declare that however much we may desire
to defeat the Grant party we decidedly
prefer to risk Kellogg rather than Mem
cry. 1t is always safer to rely upon our
selves against .knave than against bur-
glar, for the former only meditates harm
against our property while the latter is
prepared to take life in order to compass
his designs The McEnery party gives no
guarantee that it will be honester than the
Grant party, and it certainly has fur.
nished indubitable evidence that it is pre-
pared to use us with more violence than
the other party is prepared to put forth.
We prefer to be plundered to being plum
dered and beaten too.
These are the suggestions that operated
to deter the forty thousand white majority
of North Carolina from supporting the
Democratic ticket It represented the
old rebel element and the Ku-Klux spirit,
which are enough to drive any conserva-
tive citizen out of any party. And it will
drive the responsible people Of Louisiana
away from the polls next November if
they are to be forced to support the old
Bourbon party by going to the election
booths. The Grant party knows this
That is why it is so bitter against Warmoth
and so tender toward McEnery. 1t feels
that it can beat the Democrats, but it
despairs Of success against a genuine Lib
eral Governor Warmoth represents the
idea of moderation. His attitude is that of
compromise and Cancellation. His speech is
to this effect: THAT in order to win VIC
tory in Louisiana against the Customhouse
faction, all the elements of opposition must |
fuse, None can claim el-none should |
be omitted. With such a combination all |
will be safe, for the power of the one will |
counterbalanee the power of the other
The legislative force can restrain the ex-
ecutive and the executive can exercise a
veto over the madness. of the Legislative
force. The colored people will feel safe
with friend in the gubernatorial chair,
and the whole people will feel safe with
their friends in the Legislature. 1t is a
give and take arrangement. Any pro-
Jramme that omits any of these elements
rom its composition will be open to the
Of the party that is neglected.
With the alliance and union in a state of
perfect fusion, the entire people may and
will rally TO the support Of the ticket"
If the disaster in North Carolina teaches
his lesson it will be a providence to the
country. If it does not, thens we may
prepare to fall into the big ditch which
and his tribe are digging for
he people.