New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-20
THE OPPOSING FORCES.

The real parties TO the contest IN the
| next election viii BE the united Republican
party on the one side, and the Democracy,
reinforced by such factions as they can
bring to their aid, on the other. Outside
of this city the general result is not doubt
ful. The opposition may carry parish
here and there, and occasionally a little
town of some local note. Calculations are
made in certain quarters, and by well in
formed men, that Kellogg and Grant will
come to the city with from 10000 to Is, 600
majority. One-half Of the lesser number
will secure the State for these candidates
beyond cayil. We believe they viii re-
ceive majority in this city, and will not,
therefore, need anything more than vote
equal to that of their competitors in the
country. But this is given, not for the
purpose of creating an. excess Of conf
dence and a consequent relaxation Of
effort, but to stimulate our friends into a
generous rivalry to see whether the city
can not do as well in proportion as the
country.
The Republican nominations for this
city and parish have probably nearly all
been agreed upon, and some have been
formally ANNOUNCED. We are glad to
know that the candidates already named
satisfy the party generally. So far as we
have heard any discussion on the subject
in the brief time that has elapsed since
the first nomination was made, there is an
unusual degree of satisfaction IN the party
in consequence. For there is q vital
necessity for success in this contest. The
Republicans have only half worked their
way up to the point Of full recognition by
their enemies in this city. 1t is yet fash
ionable to speak Of our partya as an ephem-
eral, temporary organization, soon to be
swept away, like any other nuisance by
wrathful and outraged people. Such SEN.
timents come from aspirants for Office,
whose souls long for the flesh pots Of
Egypt. The general public is disposed to
accept Republican principles as the best
adapted to the public requirements; but
an artful, unscrupulous partisan press, by
persistently charging every mishap'
whether a deIuge or drought,
dull season, short crops, low river,
an unexpected gale Of wind or
an overflow, upon the Republican
rulers, they succeed in stirring up
strife and infusing a vast amountof cause
less discomfort among unthinking men.
But when it comes to a fair and square
Of principles, of men, Of rec
ords and of administration, when details
are called for and must be forthcoming, the
party shows its superiority. It
has twice triumphed in the State, and once
in the city, and will do 50 again two weeks
from tomorrow. For we shall present a
ticket that Will comparsfayorabIy with the
best that our oppohUhts can bring into the
field. It is not clear yet who the Demo-
cratic contestants will be, as the conference
has now been engaged for two weeks in
trying to construct ticket that will even
stand alone. The five or six organizations
have been able, 50 far, to agree upon only
about one-half the candidates, and some
of these hang on by very frail tenure.
The friends Of the disappointed candidates
feel no interest in the fate. of |
the successful nominees, and many |
Of them will embrace the oppor- t
tuity to rebuke the fraudulent practices
which have been resorted to by voting for |
the Republican candidates. Our party is
fully organized. There is no attempt at
fuss or parade of any sort. We do not
employ young boys to march through
sheets at night carrying pots Of burning
benzine or other infammable
but each Republican man has
l full vote, which he will cast for the right
men at the right place. BY continuing
n this course until the sun Of the fourth
# November sets, the dawn Of the next
lay will bring to the thousands Of our
leaders, the glorious news of a sweeping
,ictory. 10 this end the wise men of our
,arty are working, and to them will be
ntrusted the conduct Of the campaign.
The Republicans are alive to the fact that
t is the votes that give the victory, not
,oasts and promises of impossible things.