The weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1872-1882, 1872-08-10

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; they may seem 70 be on N an equality
but it win not fail to be observed
. that the convention at Cincinnati
} was composed Of able and .acknow
lodged Republicans, many of whom
have acted with the party from it.
first formation, and who, without
, previous organization, came together
voluntarily for the sake of reform
|. and purity in the government, whilf
on the other hand the convention
at Philadelphia was composed o.
delegates chosen largely under the
! INFLUENCE OF oFFIcE-HoLDERs
who assembled to sustain what is
known as Grantism, being the per-
sonal government and pretensions
of President Grant, involving ne
potism, repayment of gifts by Off
cial patronage, neglect Of public
duty, absenteeism, military rule,
disregard Of the constitution AID
laws, with general unftness, and
dignity to the colored race, all of
which is so unrepub)ican as to
make his support impossible by true
Republicans; therefore the Conyen-
ton held at Cincinnati. The two
platforms, so far as concerns espe-
cially the color:d race, all alike in
substance, but that of Cincinnati is
expressed in terms of the most
worth of
EQUAL RIGHTS.
It states and claims that we recog-
nize the equality of all men before
the law, and holds thatit is the duty
of the Government in it's dealings
with the people to mete out equal
and exact justice to all, Of whatever
nativity, race, color or persuasion,
religious or political. In other re-
spects the Cincinnati platform is
the most Republican, inasmuch as
it sets itself against those unrepub-
lican abuses which have been nursed
by The President into pernicious ae-
tivity.
From the two nominations and
the two platforms, I come to the
supporters Of the candidates. And
here I look first at those ilnmedi-
ately about them, and secondly at
the popular support behind. Hor-
ace Greeley has among his imme-
date supporters, in all parts of tho
country,
DEVOTED AND CONSISTENT REPUBLICANS,
always earnest for reform and pu-
rity in the government, and upon
whose lives there is no shadow of
suspicion, being q contrast in the
character Of those rings which play
such part in the present admins
tration. The country knowsstoo
well Of the military ring, through
which the President acts. Such
supporters are a very poor recon-
mendation. Looking at the popu-
lar support, the advantage is still
with Horace Greeley. President
Grant has at his bank a diversified
army Of ofice-holders, drilled to
obey the word Of command. All
speeches praising him are by office
holders and
MEMBERS OF THE RINGS 5.,@
Horace Greeley finds flocking to
his support hrge numbers Of Re-
publicans unwilling to continue the
existing misrule and as allies with
them; a regenerated party, which
comes forward to unite in the Lib
eral movement. The Democrats in
joining Horace Greeley havechang6d
simply as President Grant changed
when he joined the Republicans,
except that he was g rewarded at
once with high Office. The change
is open, adopting the Republican
tplat form, which places equal rights
Of oil under a safeguard of iirrever-
able guarantees, and at The same
time accepting the nomination Of a
lifelong Abolidonist5' who represents
pre- eminently the sentiment of duty
to the colofed race. They have get
their corporate seal to the sacred
covenant. They may continue De-
mocrats in name, buts they are in
reality Kepnbf leans The same
| title that those yAd stain Reppb-
lean PRINCIPLES i q = aRa sRpbl lia Leans; ~ Or
rather they ara Democrats stqsls ei. aecond 'esa
Eiine. tethe original .sienife h OF
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