The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-11
UNIFICATION OF PARTIES.

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It is growing apparent every day that TIL
people of this city are realizing the i'm
portance and great necessity OF consolidating
for the purpose Of securing the great object o
reform. few spasmodic efforts are made
now and then, on the part of some intractabl'
parties who hope to create diversion from
which they expect to derive some personal adj
vantage. But the better sense and judg
ment Of the people seem to obtain, and al
such attempts at disorsanization meet with a
proper rebuke .....a..
The great object of retaining Louisiana
and placing it where its great commercial and
agricultural interests entitle it to occupy in
the class of States, is ,inspiring the breast OF
every patriotic citizen, who seems now deter
mined to give his best efforts to :he restoration
of the lost glories and prosperity of his once
happy and thriving State The time has
arrived when every true patriot who desires
to see his country rescued from the hands OF
peculators, adventurers, scalawags and cor
rupt office-holders, should forget his little
personal preferences and prejudices, and for
the NORGE proclaim himself in favor of the
party or the movement that promises to give
relief to the oppressed, outraged and much
abused State Of Louisiana.
1t is matter of minor importance whether
this struggle be conducted under the banner
OF the Democratic party, the White League
pra of bora 10 l.
Suffice it to say that the great object to be
attained is Of sufficient magnitude in impor-
lance and significance in result to urge every
good citizen to rally to the standard that holds
out promise of reform and hope for the
redemption of the State and of our people
Let the great object be the overthrow and
utter confusion of the present usurpation of |
the State Government. Let our people strive |
and labor for the one thing of driving from
the high places of government ignorant ne |
groes and corrupt white men. Let them as
sert and maintain the doctrine that this is a |
white mans government, and not to be con-
trolled in any way by the illiterate darkey or
carpet Dagger
Let them not only organize in clubs asso-
Citations and companies, but let them 60 far
Their, and place themselves in condition to
enforce the recognition Of the rights to which
hey are entitled as freemen and as white
men, whose ancestors have shed their blood
md sacrificed their lives in vindication of per-
onal liberty and national independence
In the detail of the campaign and the selec-
ion Of candidates, let the watchword be- as
was Of old, honesty and capacity
Let the Office seek the man, and let the man
Ne true, reliable and irreproachabe. Parties
nd party movements are judged by the char ,
cter of the men who are put forward to repre-
ent their views. Good and honest men give a
'ne and character to any party, and if we
ould give more strength to the great cause in f
hich we are enlisted, in addition to it's in t
1nsic merit, the greatest care should be ex- e
'cised in the'selection of the standard-bearers,
} whom will be entrusted the responsible :
1ty of leading in the fight for reform and /,
'od government. A little sacrifice of per- U
nal feeling, and a suppression of petty polit- ii
al prejudices, with firm resolve to win, will IL
We the control of the government OF Lousi- r
IA tc the white people, who alone are entitled G,
its control and direction 81