New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-13

best interests Of the people by keeping
them divided upon questions Of reform
in governmental matters If we had not
been convinced of this before, the conduct
Of certain members in the Reform and
Democratic conventions that have just
closed their most improbable labors- in
this city has left The fact rather painfully
impressed upon our mind. In vain did
the gentlemen named appeal for united
action in the great work Of reform laid out
by the National Liberal Republican party,
inaugurated SO auspiciously at Cincinnati.
The earnest and impressive eloquence Of
such noble reforners as Fuqua and Reeves
passed for no more than idle defamation
with the men who had gone to the
eonventions-no for any real pur-
pose Of assisting in the work. Of reform
ing the civil service of the country,
but for the purpose Of obtaining pos
session Of the State government. In order
| to do this and confne the administration
Of the government to a very narrow circle
of an intensely sectional, over ambitious
and selfish set Of men, it was proposed
and the proposition agreed TOTO leave
the government Of the United States to
any fate that Grantism might consign it.
Major Ker, of the Reform convention, in
one Of his loftiest efforts to defeat the Lib
eral Republicans in this State, said he
was willing to see monkey or kangaroo
installed as President ofthe United States,
conditioned that the government Of the
State of Louisiana is given into the hands
of his particular friends, who represent in
both conventions the ultra wing Of the
poor old Democratic party And there
were others in both conventions-a ma
jority Of them in the Reform convention
who, like Mr.. Ker, were willing to aban-
don all interest in the general government
to secure the privilege Of ruling, with the
rod Of empire, poor Louisiana.
1t was impossible that the touching ap-
peal made by such men as Fuqua and
Reeves in behalf of the down trodden peo-
pie Of our country parishes should reach
the hearts Or have any effect on men so
utterly devoid Of patriotism and deeply
inlbued with selfshness. It is a perfect
waste Of time to attempt to convince such
men that there are times when a high
sense Of duty will prompt every good eiti-
zen to forget his allegiance to party, and
stand by the public good. In this State
the public good demands the reform that
is promised by the champions of the Lib
eral Republican party This party is the
great reform party Of the country, and
stands pledged, if crowned with success
in the coming political campaign, to cor
rect the dangerous abuses that have crept
into the national government. Branches
Of this party are established in every State
and Territory Of this Union, and all who
honestly favor reform will act in har-
mony with the great national Reform
party and its branches. This is the only
way that success can be made to perch |
upon the banners Of Reform. There must
be concert Of action among the true re-
Liberal Republicans all over
the country. Moved by this understand
ing of reform the Liberal Republicans Of
this State, acting in concert with the
Liberal Republican party, have
to combine with them all par
ties that honestly favor reform; and in do
ing this they have agreed to forget all
past political differences. This is the
only way that the friends of reform can
hope for success. They have got to fra
ternize and harmonic with all who really
want reform.
The majority of the two conventions in
session in this city last week having failed
to observe the necessities of the hour,
having failed to be governed by the pa
triotic appeal made by the true friends Of
reform in both conventions; having failed
to recognize the deplorable political con-
dition of the people Of the country par
shes, we hold it to be the duty Of the
press to let them know it, in order that
effectual may be done in the
interest Of reform. The two conventions
hat have just adjourned did absolutely
nothing but confuse and embarress our
political condition, and the sooner the
people take the matter into their own
hands again the better it viii be for them
md the cause Of reform.