The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-07-13
The Political Look Out.
From the Thibodaax Sentinel.

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| Republican Party have united together
IN this State for the purpose Of organic
ing an active campaign in favor of
! Greeley and Brown, and against the
Imperial designs of Grant.
| Throughout the whole country all OD-
pOnents of Grant are organizing and
uniting in one mighty effort to recover
the government and place it into the
hands of honest men.
Only in our ruined and Wretchcd State
does any other policy prevail.
A ticket is presented to the people by
a party that is dead beyond any hope OF
resurrection, after spurning any and all
efforts to fraternize with other parties
who have the same purpose to accom-
| pllsh and whose aims are for similar
0bject-tO redeem the State from Bank
r1ptcy and Grantism.
The Democratic Party, not even pre-
senting a platform, expect the people
| labOrlng under a burden of taxation
that is crushing out all their energies tC
continue to vote with them with the
certain result of defeat before thei1
eyes.
Abandoning all save the very thing
that should be abandoned, they still
persist in forcing themselves upon the
people and demanding their support.
1t is not necessary that the adherents
OF that party should yield one iOta OF
any of the principles they formerly
maintained, which have not been settled
permanently by the war and it's results
Upon these points the difference OF
opinions amount to nothing. It is the
name OF that party that is odiOus to the
country and it is the name that should
be abandoned. Look at Virginia, Ten
nessee and Missouri. The verv moment
the Democratic party buried its name
radlcallsm was OverthrOWn, and the
same results will follow in all the States
both North and South. The people OF
the United States are not prepared to
establish an Empire at WASHINGTON. but
to prevent that misfortune, they are in
no disposition to build up and restore tC
power the Democratic Party.
II the adherents Of that party have the
patriotism which they proclaim, let that
devotion to the interests of their country
be shown by yieldingup to the demands
OF the occasion and unite with all good
men in restoring the government to
honest hands.
Not a single one Of our exchanges has
come out in support of the Democratic
nominees, unless it be the New Orleans
Bee. And why ? because every sensible
man sees nothing but overwhelming
and ruinous defeat for them. Does anT
one raise any objections to Col. MCEnerV
for Governor? The State of Louisiana
does not possess a citizen more caDable
Of filling the Executive Chair, than this
gentleman-and, so of the rest of the
ticket. This very ticket nominated in {
manner satisfactory to the people, would
receive the support of every honest tax.
| payer in the State,
1t is time these facts were weighed
calmly and deliberately by every frien6
Of good Government.
We believe in uniting every element
of opposition in this great work. 4
General, fighting battle, does not in.
qulre from whence come recruits thai
save the day for him, but receives then
gladly and places them into action a
once
We need votes to rescue our State anC
we are not going to inquire where they
come from, so they come. If we do mo-
obtain recruits from our former enemies
| whence III the name of Heaven are we
to expect them. We hear blatant Demo
Gratis saying they want nothing to dc
with WarmOth or any of his aid. Dc
sWamps and bayOus to lift them out OF
the miTe?
For our part we would rather have
one recruit from the camp of our enc
mics than a dozen such gllostIy ones.
No one has poorer opinion of Gov
| WarmOth than we do, but if he is will.
ing to bring his influence to bear upor
the overthrow of Grantism, we wOulG
be worse than idiots to spurn it. Be,
cause he is ready to join in with us is NJ
agreement that we should make him ou]
leader. When that question arises it caI
be met promptly and positively as il
should be.
We want to overthrow Grantism-we
want to re-estab1ish our State Govern.
ment in patriotic hands-we want tc
save the State from bankruptey-we
want to see the laws faithfully and Justly
executed, we want to see hateful and
odious laws repealed-we want to sec
the expenses of carrying on the State
Government reduced to an economical
| standaFd-We want taxes diminished
and confidence restOred-We want ia
see the resources of the State developed
and the people prosperous and happy
| For this end we are prepared to unite
with any and all parties and factions no
matter what they have been their past
record, SO they are right now.
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