The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-21

AN2 tAs lo:la9 SOD SD Gar0dT
President Grant, involving nepotism
repayment of gifts by ilicial patron.
age, neglect to public duty, sabsestea-
ism, military rule: disregard of til,
constitution and laws, with genera
uniitness, and dignity. to the colered
race, all of which is 50 nnrepablican as
to make Ills support impossible by true
| Republicans therefore the Convention
HleM at philadelphia, calling itself Re
publican, was less Republican than
that held at Cincinnati. The two
plattor,i,s,so far as concerns especial
ly the co|ored race, are alikosin sub.
stance, but that Of Cinclnnati is ex-
pressed in terms Of the most WORTH Of
| rfg fati Equal RIGHTS. atg,7. s.,ss
1t states and claims that we recognize
the. equality Of all men before the law,
and holds that it is the duty of the
! Government in its dealings with tl.e
people to mete ont! equal and exact
Justice to all, Of whatever nativity,
race, color Or persuasion. religious ol
POLITICAL In other respects the GIN
cinnati Platforms the most Republican,
lnasmnch as it sets itself against those
unrepnhlican abuses which have been
nnrsed by the President into pernicions
activity. h .strysi III RFrIF E,ss
Prom the two nominations and the
two platforms, come to the supporters
of the candidates. And here / look
iirshat thos9 Immediately about them,
and secondly at the popular support
behind Horace Greeley has among
his immediate supporters, in all paris
of the country. ..;.a .a. -.
IDEyoTED AND CONSISTENT REpt 'BLiCANs
always earnest for. reform and purity
lin tlie government, and upon 4 Hose
lives there is !no{shadow of suspicion.
Eheing. q contrast in the character OF
|thoSe rings which play such part in
the ntaaminisffati0n. Thee oriu-
Itry knows too wclloftt the military ring,
Through which the President acts.
Such supporters are very poor recon-
mendation. Looking at Che pornlar
support, the advantage is still with
| Horace Greeley. President Grant has
at his back a diversified ARMY Of Office,
holders, drilled to iobeystl,e word of
command. All speeches praising him
are b. office holders and
| MEMBERS OF RINGS. a.
Horace Greeley finds focking to his
support large numbers of Republicans
unwilling to ,continue.the existing mis-
rale and as allies with them; rcgen-
Grated party, which comes forward Ia
unite in the Liberal movement. THE
Democrats 10 joining Horace Greeley
have changed simply as President Grant
changed when he joined thG, Republi-
cans, except that ho was rewarded at
once with high Office. The ehanget is,
open, adopting the Republican plat
form, which places equal rights Of all
under a safeguard Of irreversible guar.
antees, and at the same time accepting
the nomination of a lifelong Abolition.
list, who Represents, e,ninently, The
sentiment of duty to the, coIoFed race:
They haye, set their corporate seal to
the sacred covenant. They may con-
tinae Democrats ID name, hut they are
nreality Republicans, by the1same til
tie that those who sustain Republican
principles are Republicans: or rather
they are Democrats according toaltheI
original Specification aofathatl World
dedicated to the. -
- RIGHTS OF TIE PEOPLE. 4
1t is idle to say that Horace Greeley
and the Republicans that nominated
him are less Republicans because the
Democrats unite with them in support
Of cherished principles and the candi.
date who represents them. ,Converrf
sions are always welcome, and not less,
SO because tile change is in the multi
tude other than an individual a POI
litical party cannot ifsit would, and
should not if, it could, shut the doof
against converts, whether converted by
the score, hundreds or thousands So
we find that the supporters of Fresi-.
dent Grant announce with partisan tri-
umph the adhesion of a single Demo-
cratic politician, ior single Democratic
newspaper; with equal reason and with.
higher pride may supporters, Of Horace
Greeley announce the adhesion Of one
who, turning from things that are boz
hind the presses on to those that, are
before. 1t is also idle TO say that the
election of Horace Greeley as Prcsi-
dent with Grata Brown'as Vice Prcsi
Dent, viii be the return Of the Demo
cratic party to power. On the contrary,
it will be an inauguration Of . y -
'''.4 REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES t,l.'
under the safeguard of a Republican
President and Republican Vice Presi
dent. with Democrats rs ayowied sup,
porters. In the organization Of his
administration and in the conduct OF
affairs, Horace Greeley will naturally |
lean upon those who represent best the
great promises made Of equal rights
and reconciliation at Cincinnati. ri
Democrats are taken, il will be az Re-,
publieans in heart, recognizing the as
sociate terms Of settlement as an IRE 4
versible fnality. The hardliood Toll
political talsehood reaches its ,extrelh ne !
point when it is asserted that under.
Horace Greeley the freedmen will bel
enslaved, or that the colored, people,
will Ia any way suffer in THEN. equal |
rights. On the contrary, they will
|iavein his election not only tie prom
ises made in the Cincinnati platform,
but also a splendid example for full
generation during Which he has never
wavered in his assertion of his, rights:
10 suppose that HORACE Greeley, when
placed where he can do them most
good, will depart from the riile5 Of his |