New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19
TEE FUSION MUDDLB.

The extraordinary condition into wha;h
the political fusion Of the Democratic and
Liberal parties have drifted reveals their
utter unreliability as genuine reformers. 1t
has never been denied by tie Republican
party that there we're many political
abuses to correct. Humanity has never
reached a. state of perfection which. dis
carded error and practiced only good
Both in society and government such
things will inevitably exist. Recognizing
therefore, the necessity for reform, the
Republican organizations are uniting all
their energies to effect it; not, however, in
a mad struggle for Office where the spoils
Gre held up as the sole object to be fought
for, but by selecting intelligent, capable
and honest men to administer the trusts Of
the people. They put behind them the
old partisan adage that to the victor be-
longs the spoils. q Instead, they recognize
as landing the grave duty incumbent upon
every member Of society to so distribute
his political influence that the greatest
good will result to the community. This6s
evinced in the deliberations of the conven-
ton and the entire absence Of anything
like strife or struggle for Office.
How fayorably this course contrasts
with rival organizations it is not neces-
sary to say. BY their acts shall you judge
them. When tho Liberal movement was
started embracing as it did a portion of
all political parties, it was supposed to be
genuinely reformatory in its object, and
met at once the favorable consideration Of
the people. All men, not thoroughly bad,
like good government It is human nature
to prefer good to evil, when good is pre-
sented abstractly and its benefits are ap-
probable. The hope, therefore, Of rid
ding the government both State and ma
tiona1, Of political abuses, lifted the Lib
eraI movement from an insignificant be-
ginning at once into a national party
But the old laaven Of Unrighteousness
crept in. The Endorsement Of it at Balti-
more gave control Of it to the Democrats,
and it at once sunk to the level of Demo-
cratic instincts and ambition. In all the
States where there was any considerable
Democratic vote, it sunk to a mere medium
for obtaining Office. In this State it was
eminently so. Under cover Of reform the
Democrats appropriated everything. The
State ticket, by trick of thimble rig as
disgraoeful as audacious, passed under
their control. Cheated and dismayed, the
Liberals we're compelled to acquiesce in
the robbery. They thought, however, to
get even on the parochial ticket, and
adopted similar tactics to those which had
proven successful with the Democrats.
But they lacked the nerve to carry it
through, Brow-beaten and ridiculed, they
were glad to accept few. crumbs thrown
them by their audacioug ally, while the
VOLTS share was complacently appropri-
ated again, But even the little given was
a mere subterfuge. The Democrats de-
to have it back again, and at
once raised the cry Of dissatisfaction and
in the name Of the public, falsely assumed,
demanded that these confessions be. sur
rendered as a nuIlity.
Such is the political situation among the
Democratic-Liberals. If properly appre-
dated, it will destroy public confidence
n them, and teach a lesson which the Re-
publican party is now demonstrating, that |
t alone has in view the true interests and |
Of the people