New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-13

N majority OF the people OF the State.
Now, while We feel satisfied that Colonel
MeEnery is good man, it will be very
hard to make our Liberal Republican
friends and many Of them are colored-
believe that he is good Republican The
colonel in fact does not pretend to be one;
and should we publish him as such would
doubtless consider himself slandered. He
has but recently been before the people
and spoken as the candidate of the Last
Ditch Democracy, and in that capacity
has doubtless said things that will be hard
to wipe out It may be the memory of
these things that has caused our Shreve-
port correspondent to say:
McEnery is to the colored man the raw
| head and bloody bones of the Last Ditch
Democracy
At all events we are advised that the
staunchest Democrats in Bossier, De
Soto, Red River and Caddo have openly
declared that they will not vote for him,
and that the most influential colored Lib
erals have expressed their determination
to remain away from the polls rather than
support the fusion ticket.
And turning to the south what do we
hear2 The Attakapas Register, published
in the parish Of st. Mary an influential
Liberal Republican paper, frankly states
that it will not support the fusion ticket
for the following reasons:
L. The withdrawal of D. B. Penn, the
Liberal nominee for Governor, is in direct
violation of the wishes and instructions of
the Liberal State convention, and is in bad
faith.
2. Because John McEnery, H. N. Ogden
and Il. NJ. Lusher, st1aight-out Democrats,
have been placed upon the ticket for the
offices Of Governor, Attorney General and
superintendent of Public Education, with |
out consenting or being required to adhere |
to the platform OF principles adopted by |
the Liberal convention. Their election |
would place in the hands of the straight |
Democrats the entire State patronage; and |
1t is virtual surrender of the Liberal party
into the hands of its enemies.
3. Out of seven Congressman (six for the
long and one for the short terml only one
is Liberal Democrat, one Liberal Repub-
1can and the remaining five straight-out
Democrats. Their election would give the
entire patronage Of the federal government
III this State to the straight Democracy.
4. The fusion ticket represents no single
platform OF principles. 1t is twoheaded
concern. One man is pledged to pay the
legal obligations of the State, while the
other leans toward reputation; one is
pledged to maintain generous and benef-
cent system of public schools, while another
is absolutely silent on this point; one is
ready to extend the hand of friendship to
Liberal Republicans, while the other is loud
in his denupciatiOns of ''WarmOth thieves"
to the most approved Bourbon
style
5. To support such ticket would be dis
and treacherOus on the part of
my Republican. We are not ready to &C
that the Democracy is entitled
o either the confidence or respect of any
cal refOrmer. The records Of the State
orOve that every vicious monopoly, every
winding scheme was either bought or
,oted through the Legislature by and with
he aid Of Democrats. These men lately
heered Justify Of McEnery and Jonas, but
ow will become the supporters of the
fusion"
This condition Of things must be re-
aided as most unfavorabIe to the success
f party that has set out to beat Grant
nd Kellogg in this State. The job, as al =,
eady announced by Governor Warmoth, :
big one Tt will require a fusion of
Il the elements in this State that favor re-
orm to insure success; and the fusion
lould be known as the Liberal Republican (
arty, and the ticket headed by some we'll {
nown Liberal Republican. Unless this j.,
N be done, we can not see that Grant
ID Kellogg will have any difficulty in dis S
ncing their competitors. 0