New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-13
Letters on the si.uatlon-No. 2.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
The friends of the Democratic ticket
seem to think, since the action Of Mr.. Ran
dolph and others, that the success of their
ticket is assured, but in this they are sadly
mistaken. for even if this action were in
dorsed by all of the Reformers, the Demo
cratic party would be no stronger than it
was in the last election, when defeat at
tended its best and united efforts but the
ticket now before us is not indorsed, save
by portion of the Reform party, for large
numbers of the RefOrmers like the writer
of these letters) utterly repudiate the ae-
ton of Mr.. Randolph, and are determined
not to support the ticket. Moreover, a very
considerable number of the straight out
and-out Democrats, seeing the hopelessness
of their cause, and the folly of the course
determined not to take any part in this
election. And even if they were allunited,
which is far from the case, they could ac-
eOnplish nothing with the ticket now be-
fore us, for the name of Democracy and the
idea of slavery are inseparablY connected
will let all other considerations go by nm
noticed, and will unite as one man in voting
down any movement, however liberal and
however acceptable the names of the can
didates, if the name of Democracy is con
nected with it.
Under these circumstances, the truth of
which must be admitted by every thought
full and dispassionate mind, the duty of all
of those who really have the good of their
country at heart, ana who realize that too
much is at stake to warrant a quarrel about
names and past records,is to do in State poll
tics what they have done in national politics,
that is, to disregard party lines and to unite
with that portion of the Republican party
which is willing to unite with them in an
effort to bring about a return to better
state Of things; the reformation and purif-
cation of the legislative and judicial de-
partments of our government. If we we're
willing to, pursue this course in national
politics, how much more should we be will
ing to pursue it in State politics, where the
results of the election viii be much more
Immediately felt
But then, it may be asked, are we not
pledged to support the ticket now before
US My answer is that, under the circum-
stances, our only duty toward it, as it is
already dead, is to bury it. 1t would be
much better for us to do so now while we
have a chance of lettering ourselves than
to wait until the election, when it will be
buried for us, and when too late to rectify
the injury it has done.
But then there is another formidable OBJ
lection to be gott IN over-a course of this
kind would be very Notifying to MI. Ran
dOlph now. must confess that this is a
grave objection, and one worthy of serious
thought, and after mature deliberation l
have come to the conclusion that it would
be better that Mr.. Randolph should be
mortified than that the State of Louisiana
should be ruined and while Mr.. Randolph
was my first choice as leader, yet finding
that insurmountable obstacles are in the
way, have determined to sacrifice" his
claims as political leader to the interest
of the State. And have the supreme sat
isfaction of knowing that large and in
creasin2 number of his former supporters
think with me on this subject, as will be
more fully shown by the hearty support
that will be given to the nominees of the
Liberal Republican convention.
NAyTRTrF