The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-01-06

cline to engage otherwise. They
have notyet organized a breach,
Or broken ranks, or burnt Il single
bridge. They have given no
earnest Of their ability, strength,
or numbers to secure results.
They hesitate and talk they say
cross things, but still hesitate.
They condemn their present
leaders, but still abide under
their flag. Out of all Of these
facts, what is there to inspire
Democrats, who entertain deep
and patriotic convictions of duty
and policy, with encouragement,
or to fortify hope, or guaranty
even Of a fair and manly effort
for improvement and reform, by
the defeat Of the enemies Of good
and honest government?
1t is we'll to inquice, too, what
effect the message of Mr.. Grant
has had on the prospects and
purposes Of the schisnatic Re
publicans ? Are they weakened
in their hostility or Strengthened
by it2 We think they are. very
greatly weakened. It is mes
sage of peace to them. It is adroit,
conciliatory, and clever. 1t is, in
a party sense, Mr.. Grants smart
est paper. 1t casts peaceful over
lures to each of the warning ele-
ments of republicans. To the
revenue reformers, it offers a re-
vision and reduction of the tariff;
to the civil service advocate, it
promises more effective civil ser
vice reform to the people gener-
ally, it offers a reduction in taxa
ton, and a less rapid payment Of
the public debt to the bankers,
it offers the repeal Of the tax on
national banks; to the jobbers
and ring people, it offers the pur-
chase of the telegraph by the Gov
ernment; to the grand army of
poor devils, who want Office, it
offers the thirty thousand posi-
tions, good and indifferent. under
that grand system of government
or postal telegraph to the gen
erous and humane, it offers am
nesty to the poor oppressed whites
of the South.
All these specious overtures
are peace-offerings. What will
be their effect +? Will they not
mollify or break the backbone of
the ma1contents We think they
will do both. We predict, now,
that Mr.. Grant will be nominal
ted, and that his reelection will
be aided by all such Republicans
as Sumner, Greeley, Trumbull,
Gratz Brown, and the like.
All these facts afford but fee bic
reasons to the Democracy for q
Observation-Disclosures none. at all
but, trumpet-tongued, demand
that we maintain our great par
ty intact ; that we purify it Of
rogues and dead beats that we
abandon quarrcls over dead bones;
that we brighten our armor, and
turn our forces into line, and
move forward and strike for the
rewards that are before us, leav-
ing the past to take care Of itself,
or to the nursing care Of our pol
itical antiquaries. AS matters
now stand, it appears to us that
no alternative remains for us, but
a straight, manly, honorable COM
bat in 1872 as Democrats. Then
let us be done with hesitation and
doubt let us set our own house
hold in peaceful order let us ce-
ment our organization in the
strong ties of mutual forbearance,
confidence, and hopes let us COM
mend ourselves to our fellow
men by the purity of our pur-
poses, the excellence of our cam
didates, and the harmony and
manliness Of our conduct. If we
do these thing and even fail in
1872, we will at least have pre-
served our honor and consistency,
and have challenged the respect
of all men. If we succeed, we will
be betterprepared to put forth our
utmost energies for the promo
ton Of the public welfare, and
the reestablishment Of civil libcr-
ty and good government.
WEEKLY MONROE, TRENTON