The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-07-06
Why Not Harmonic ?

present time. The divisions are ,
so great between Democrats, lib /
eral Republicans and Reformers .
that no one seems to know what !
to DO from day 10 day. Ali SerSi |
bic men admit the necessity Of de |
featimg the Grant-Republican par /
~. in the next Presidential elec- !
ton, and 10 prevent the State |
from falling into the hands OF the /
same party ut home. The Demo
cratic Convention corid only see
the way through its own Specta-
cleS. and made State nominations
verdan;Iy. nay fC1liShlv, supp0S
ing the Whole panty woull indnrSe
their Automatically they are be
coming convinced Of their error.
The ReformerS have been too stiff.
necked over their fifteen hundred
votes. and imagined they con
trOlled the entire dcSlinieS of the
State, expecting people of all par
ties to flock to their standard. with
marvellous precipitancy, but they
haven't done it, and so nomina-
tons have been delayed toanother
day. The Liberal Republicans
have done little as yet, but that
little seems TO amount to a great
deal, if we are permitted to judge
from the city papers and the in
formation of friends. Still there
is disquietude in the public mind.
Time is travelling rapidly on, and
/ there is much work to be done,
before the campaign is fairly
/ opened. 1t seems clear TO an
humble individual like ourself
that if people would talk less and
think more. there would he little
trouble in haTmoniZing the con
f1icting elements into one grand
party, and that in a short time.
Democrats, ReiOTmprS and lib
cral Republicans, in fact good men
OF all parties. have but one object
III view SO far as the State is con
cerned. and that is to redeem the
State from its present condition
and prevent lis again falling into
the hands of men as corrupt as
those now controlling it, in all
probability, the Democratic Ma.
tional Convention at Baltimore
Will endorse the Cincinnati pro
gramme, in that event, where the
necessity of two Greedy and
Brown tickets in this State. one
Liberal Republican and the Other
DemOcrafics the masses OF the
people VIII never follow the diCta
riom Of the old party hacks who
insisted RpOn nominations i'll the
convention. but will follow the die
tateS of their own good sense, ant
: vote where it will not be thrown
away, by joining the Liberal Re
: publican organization the lie
formers seeing the RIGHTEOUSNESS;
} of their position and the small
ness of their numbers will no
: throw their votes away. HE,
are too sensible and have to,
great an interest at stake TO ~
that, and will gradually give il
their adhesion to the Liberal Re
publican ticket, and the Liberia
Republicans, to encourage theiI
allies and equals will consent to !
ticket that will combine the hes
! ! SpiritSof the three parties in which
!, honesty, capacity and intelligence
; / will be the chief requisites. With
: out an organization of this kind
the Grant Republicans will carr!
the State for tiIeir Presidential
and local tickets. Every man 0
common sense know this. Nov
we favor this combination, believ
ing it to lee the only way TO Re
lieve us of our difficulties, and {,
{ effect that great end, we Sug9es
that delegates be elected in ever
4 parish of the State 10 meet IN tn
: convention called for the frs
Y Monday in August next, aud Their
settle all differences, as far as pos
Sible, aud choose Il State ticke
!. mexceptionable i'll character fror
the three parties mentioned. Sue
n ticket will win despite the Den
= ocratic nominations and all the
can do 10 defeat it.
After the above was write
and in type, we found similar pre-
positions III other newspaper
d therefore do not claim originate!
: Nevertheless, it is pleasing I
II know that there are others ente
: tanning the sameopinions.- Yves
a Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.