The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-12-04


i's 1" hold ''cir own asains, the uni
ted forces OF power. isn",aure an, cor
rupti"n.--,, C"n,i,r-.jonml.
TIE N"MINArInN "F HORACE GREELEY
Ei TIE DEMOCRACY 4 Fatal. ERROR
The first step Of the Liberal Rcp,l,-
Iiran organ iha'i"n at Cincinnati, the
n"nSiaiI"n O' Horace Greeley. WAS Il
false "nr, u stumble and hlun,!rr oi
III" first magnitude. The form.
ing "Ia coalition with the Iiberul Ne
Ipuhlirans hy the Democratic party
upon the candidacy Of Horace Creole,
with these facts in view was The De-.
nnr,ac,'s grand mistake. BIZ, it was
the work "f the passes not of the lead
irrs, :nn the nomination ut Baltimore,
was inevitable. The man who raised
| l.is vote" against it and the inn,nal
that opened It's columns upon it wc,..
silrnre.l Ky the popular cl:,nnr.-
We were and are satisfied
that il the Democratic patty had pnr
SIZED ,l,c even tenor "f It's way aud
NOMINATED Il Democratic ticket. n,n.n
Il H!a.i"rm invitin. the support Of M
.rdn ideals and lesser organizations
seeking with it II common end. ii
w"nl,l. it i, did not win victory YES,
'rrl.y, TIC better satisfied with itself
:" day.
THE REVOLUTION WILL SWEEP on
TIE REPUBLICAN PAITY CANNOT RE.
MAIN INTACT.
Mr. G,rrl., = can.lidacy is merely an
i"ch!rns-;n "ci'c", il ,nn please
nf political revolution that can no
more h. Turned harl; or stayed shan
The incoming. tide. Tl" Liberal move.
mrn' is II" m'iirial affair, go Mp +"
order by slnrwd Politicians f"r the
purposes "f single canynss. j, is Il
natural and spontaneous Ontg,ow u, ni
the needs "t t!." rnnut,v, the Sins.
nrgl.ac,,"rs. aud i.nn,ancrs ~ the AL
n,,TStrati"n. the growing uncasinr-s
and discomfort Of ID" people. The
wmds 1 has u,:ere,larr tn he the watch
wn,AS uf onr .i,n,c stAtes,,;r,,>!,ip :;
tit. ideas it has !nrHulatcd- .,ryonri,-
ia,ion. rrfrn. lncal self. government,
y tinal end Of old controversies. ,r.o.
'"'e turning t" The new questions ct
the new day Aurr the ideas that are to
inIor" oN politics and >l'arc our lrsis.
lMi"" dnrihgtle next decade. lf,l,ry
have failed at snrrrs. ut their tirS,
presentation. it is because they we're
press nIrl rrrma,n,tly. ~ nalad,",iy.
ar in a m"mrnt " hen the public min.!,
pi,,h 10 rrtrn III to them. III. move.
m"n' Of Ills year may have come n
little ton som for immediate SUCCESS,
ur Il MAY have been ,Nin.tlra' q, in
The political sense, in is representa-
,ives aud opponents. BIT if.Mr. Gree
Icy is d.tratrl the abuses still exist.
The lein,lns arr. s i'll t" tc worked on, .
As regards its fntn:t: The only Qncs-
:ion now il whether it is to go on
within HE Republican patty or over it
An tnrnest and persistent attempt vii
h"ul.ilr.sS u" na,le t., reform Tie PARTY
and make it tn" instrument for accom-
plisiin. ;hc work mapped out at Can
cii"a'i. The D,w srs, Ga'iields. krl-
iys, H"ars, HawicyS, Euc!;in.l,,ms.
Mnr'i'ls. C"!ilXrs, i,r,antS. aud Beech
rrs rb;sst now rnint I" the frnut and
take the lead in this var. They hive
u" c!,";,:r; they must do it. 1t WAS
entirely within their power last s,,ing'
4" nominate Mr.. Adams ar judge
Trnuhu'l ut Cincinnati, and elect him
afterwards. Ii WAS equally in their
power I" elect Mr.. Greeley. The,
r''"Sc t" say l'S the party and i,s can
dak''r. and in 81 ,l"iDg they gave n
bond I" the American people which
they must now redeem. They under
stand aud feel this. Hos.iliiias NAV
break oul this next inter, or /, hollow
truce my lr lmn'lled mp and rk,ti our
'y' compromise, halfway reforms. and
II iudiri"as use of pasunsgr. Bat tn.
rupture however often or long post.
I,nnrh, is none the less incviinhle.--
fl,r,e is no mo'e fellowship between
the men We haze named and the Game.
r"ns, Mnrplys. and Blt!-rs, han he
tween light and darkness. The same
party is not Large rupns', to I,,id them
Sooner ar later, there
will be Il trial Of strength, and nne srr
or the n,hrr will hs. furecl ont.
-lsprin-ii"lA (llas>.) Republican.
THE ADMINISTRATION ON SLIPPERY
Is FOHEDooMED To FAIL.
General Grants large mai"rity con
sisis of two main factors, viz: /. Re
piil,'irans " /" stood t,y the party from
i":ce OF hahi;;2 Erpnll cans aud Dem.
"cra's whn di~likr,i Greeley more Than
they ssislIkrd Grant. In what ni!.,ari
cal proportion These. W - cement.
Stind toward each other Is i,nmatr,i,,,
1t will badly lie disputed that the two
worked side by side and contributed,
I" p'mlucr the result "f Tuesday. W..
'h,uk that neither Of ,lfcm sing Y conld