The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-22
A Fms1oh with Liberal Repub-
licanism Our Only Hope.
fFrom the Baton Rouge Advocated

From the Baton Rouge Advocated
The only thing to be done in
the National contest In the inter
est of theafriend of constitutional gov
eminent is, the defeat of Grant.
In the State contest the one thing
economical administration is the defeat
of the Radical party. Practically the
| campaigns are inseparable. There is
but one way to triumph. In the Nation
al contest the Cincinnati Convention
points it out. We can follow it, and
rescue the country from Grandson, Oh
we can put a ticket Of u own in the
field, and by defeat engraft Centralism
of our, governmental system. Demo-
Gratis who prefer defeat under partizan
auspices to a victory under Liberal Re-
publicanism, which will give the u
try a peace that means harmony be-
tween the two sections, will cIamOr for
nominations at the Baltimore Conyen-
ton.
There are but two sides to the Presi-
Dental question. It is either a repre-
sentative OF the war and its unpleasant
memories, or a termination OF 4 frater-
nal and proud national feeling i'll the
heart of the whole people. Grant
means jobbery, corruption, disregard OF
law, tyrannical insOlence, and grieyOus
suffering for the South. Greeley means
brotherhood, extirpatiOn Of corruption
i'll public concerns, Il pure and honest
government and the restoration to full
VigOr Of the constitutional safeguards
to our liberties Greeley means a Re
public-Grant a military despotism for
the next decade. The men who are " in
different to their true interests, to the
National harmony, to the purity of their
political life, to the integrity OF their
free institutions, and TO the very honor
of the American name y Will support
Grant, OF contribute indirectly to his
reelection by counting defeat under
partisan auspices. In the State, asin the
National contest, it is either Radicalism
OF a fusion of all elements antagOnistic
to Grant and his office-hOlders. A COM
bination in the interest of an honest
and economical administration of our
State government must be affected, fOl
we are ~powerless for good i'll the ap-
preaching election unless accessions arr
got. We have but the Liberal Repub-
iican party from which to draw, unless
we are prepared to battle against right
and feign love for Grant. To get re-
cruits from the Radical party we must
fight under the banner of Grant in the
National contest between corruption
and honesty, between despOtism anC
freedom, between consolidation anC
the rights ofthe States. In other words
breast the great national upheava
against hate, jObbery and GENERALIZATION
l The duty we W to our common c0un
try forbids such a bargain. The peo'
pie would despise, as unworthy, OF thei1
confidence and support, the mel
State ticket nominated by such {
combination. There 1 but TIVE
sides to the State question. It is eithel
: Radiealism OF anti-Radicalism. W.
: can fuse with the Liberal Republicans
q and rescue the State from adicalism, O.
we can put a. fierce " ticket in the felt
and engraft corruption, peculation
fraud, and practical confiscation on till
State government. To secure the co
-~loperation of the Liberal, Republican
party we have but to rise above all pet
fy considerations, burst the crust O
Q narrow party-name, and i'll harmon.
q with the national movement make tn
fight under the banner of Greeley ant
Brown. The Gubernatorial elections il
Missouri, Virginia aud Tennessee, un
, der auspices less grand and promising
assure us of success. In $50 and 20 |
: was in those States, a with us IN z
either defeat or fusion. LiberalRepub
n licans and Democrats c~O-Operated il
. Missouri and wrenehed the government
E from Drake and his advocates OF anti
suffrage and amnesty.
i Moderate Republicans and Democrat
e fused under the name Of Conservative
4 in Virginia and Tennessee and rescue
e the one and Wrested the other iron
rampant Radicalism. We in Louisian
are to-day where Yirginians and Ten
y n~esseans were in '69: IF the policy 3
q the "ferce Democracy of New On
leans had prevailed in their State pol
n tics, Virginia would be in Wells clutc
e and Tennessee still in Brownl0w's grasl
The expressions, hllmiliations and dis
asters to which we are now sabieete'
are mumpet-toned arguments and Ell
q treaties for the liberation of LoTisian
from Radicalisn1. Liberal Republican
# ism is our only hope. And consciou
that the result of fusion would plac
upon the anti-Radieal State ticket me
! OF superior; virtue and intelligence; me
of the anti-War epoch, we invoke ii
friends of. liberation to rally TO th
standard erected by the Cincinnati Cor
yentiOn.