New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-26

cans are their present political stock in
trade. OF course they are not agreed in
this any more than they are on the moot
ed question of their respective circulation
and influence.
| The little squabbles in the clubs over a
! position for delegate to parish conven-
ton, are seized upon as evidences of a
chronic split in the Republican party.
Prominent individuals are interviewed,
| and if unable to tell at moments notice
what all the State officers had for break
fast, straight way there is a mysterious
conspiracy on foot, the particulars OF
which are withheld from the general
party. Of course, we have no objection
to general criticism, though continued
fault-fnding and lecturing by ignoramuses
is bore. And it is not especially credit
able to journalism that the better acts of
Republican officials should be recognized
in a growl, and their bad ones charged
up to the account of the whole party.
AS the Republicans are the. dominant
party just now, with no formal enemy in
sight, it is quite natural that discussions
should arise out of the questions relating
to organization; but it does not follow that
because our party men sometimes indulge
in discussions with each other that dis
ruption is inevitable. The inference de-
rived is that with the downfall of the
Republican party the ''people of Louisia-
ma would come in for their own again.
Fallacious hope! Why, do not these
Missionaries know that there are elements
embraced in the following "opposed to
radicalism" that are more inappeasably
hostile to each other than to the common
enemy. 81 came to the place of my
fathers, and said, the friends of my
youth, where are they? And echo
answered, Where are they?' So COM
planned one who did not let his mind
keep pace with the natural march.
Those politicians who believe the de-
feat of the Republican party would realize
their ideas of a return to anything like
the old order of things are as deeply de-
luded as the returned exile who expected |
all the friends Of his youth to linger |
around his old homestead while he wan
dered abroad. They are all gone. The
leaders, the organizations, the plans and
schemes and interests that once held them
together have vanished, and there lie be-
tween them and full organization many
an internecine quarrel and bitter feud
Our critics, therefore, should bear in
mind that if they were to succeed in break
ing down the Republican party, the resur-
rection of their old friends would be i'm
possible. They can see that even now
there is less harmony among the minor
ity than there is in the dominant
party, and that even a disruption
of the Republican party can only be eff
fected by an alliance of one of the fac
tons with an outside element, in making
up which the interests would be distrib-
uted in proportion to the numbers of the
elements. 1t is impossible to
say, for instance, whether the faction OF
The opposition to which either of the
present Fusion organs adhere, would be
received into fellowship with any portion
Of the Republican party, except upon
terms dictated by the latter. 1t is not
that there may be divisions
among the Republican party, but they
are sure not to result in any substantial
benefit to the ultra Democracy.