New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11


If the political situation was regarded as
inexpHcable few days since, it may be
considered perfectly incomprehensible
now. SO far as the Democrats and Reform
ers are interested in it. Unable to decide
/ The proper course for them to pursue, and
rejecting the wise counsels Of those who
better understand the issues before the
country, these parties appear equally
without Judgment Or guidance.
In the first place they should have known
that thescondition of politics in this State
was such as required for a proper solution
profound sagacity, and the utter avoidance
Of any possible or probable error: that
opposed to the Democratic and the Reform
and Liberal Republican parties was a
strong and well organized opposition, that
would bring to it's support the entire pa
tronage and influence Of the federal gov
ernment. TO break down this power, and
TO redeem tae State from its control, all
three Of the opposition parties are inter-
ested. Indeed, it is the controlling and
paramount object all have in view. What
then SO obviously essential as a coalition
between them? Conceaing that it waspos-
sible that either one of them had strength
ia itself to carry the State would it not
be the part Of wisdom to guard against all
possible contingencies by making assur-
lnce certain and success absolute?
Nothing but coalition could have done
this.
The gravity Of the issues involved GER
family justified the laying aside Of all
purely partisan antipathies Connected
with the approaching election is some
thing more than the mere triumph of
party That, comparatively, would be IN
significant But what the American PEG
pie have now to decide, is upon the perpet-
rtity of free institutions; whether we
shall have representative government or
an irresponsible military despotism. No
State is so greatly interested in this as
Louisiana for here the experiment viii
FIRST be made. Already the issue has been
fairly presented and no possible doubt of
the ultimate designs Of our rulers can be
entertained Since the Inauguration Of
the present administration, the policy of
the government has been completely
changed. Instead of enlarged liberty to the
citizen, Capitalization has been studiously
kept in the ascendant. Never before upon
the eve of a national election has it been
thought advisable to invest a President
with monarchical powers But at this
ianeture the President himself being !
candidate for reelection, Congress is de-
lberatng the propriety Of investing him
with the power Of suspending the writ of
habeas corpus; it has already conferred on
him, through his congressional supervisors |
Of elections, the power Of controlling them.
For the last year or more his appointees
have persistently interfsred with the local
governments, and sought BY every possible |
means to fill its offices with creatures as
trucking aud subserYient as themselves.
These are grave causes Of objection,
and well calculated to inspire serious APP
prehensions of the evil designs Of the
President. Under such circumstances, is
it not surprising that every citizen in ia
vor Of pure government and opposed to
the aggressive tendency Of the adnlinistre-
ton, does not unite to condemn it? And |
what basis so favorable to this purpose as
the Liberal Republican movement? On
the principles it advances all parties can
unite. It does not pretend to be- nor is
it. partisan in its character. The primary
and underlying principle Of this organize
ton is pure government It has selected
for its candidates men Of established repu-
tation, statesmen, indeed, who are pledged |
to a reform of political abuses. There is
scarcely man in the Democratic and Re- |
form parties Of this State who is not in IA
vor Of their election. Why is it then that
they do not unite in support Of a local
ticket identified with similar interests.
Such a course viii be found gisest and |
best in the end. It win remove all causes
of local dissensioh- Besides, it will put.
upon the side Of patriotism and good gov
eminent q majority SO strong that an ef-
fectual rebuke viii be given to the parti-
san ernissaries who are plotting the IN
doing Of the State and nation.