New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-06
PROGRAMME OF THE CAMPAIGN.

in mass of people as in drilled ane
disciplined corps Of even a less number
but the mob is destroyed by its own in
ternal dissertation, while the silent an6
serried power of an organized force viii
either win victory or secure retreat
It is to this imp orfant distinction that w
address curse Ives 1t has been OF THU
disorderly disturbance in our politlca
forces that we have been compelled tt
speak in terms which the magnitude O
consequences demanded.
The organization of political, is directly
analogous to that Of military bodies
Each has foe to conquer, and each must
give the utmost effect to its movements.
The Republican party is now preparing
for campaign. 1t needs, then, plan Of
strategy, an assignment of leaders, and a
drilled obedience of men. 1t will need
the material means of movement; it must,
in those movements leave no camp to
surprise, and no flank to be defended.
Above all, it must be prepared to act
without what the Romans called the i'm
| pediments of warfare. It must be olsen
numbered of spoils, and the morally weak,
or politically wounded must be sent to the
rear. The Republican army must be ca
pable of assault, and must not be COM
PEELED to stand always on the defensive.
We drop this metaphor. The Republican
party of Louisiana must prepare for a
severe, possibly doubtful, campaign. 1t
will be conflict in which our victory will
be easy and permanent if conducted prop
erly, but in which disaster may befall an
arrogant confidence and an immature
preparation.
Let us see the position of the field:
!. The willy Democracy, having aban-
doned all its distinctive principles, now
fights everywhere under assumed names
In the event of an opposition victory they
will reunite and reappear in full force.
Tie watchword which will revive and
harmonic them will be ''the spoils.
These, according to their traditional
motto, "belong to the victors."
2. There will be no issue of principle
to separate the political combatants. Re-
publican principles have been established
in the administration of the government,
without further protest. Upon the prin-
ciples of revenue, of finances and the de-
marcation of State and federal powers,
the men of former parties have SO
irtermixed that one party can not
be complimented for having carried
an enactment upon these great ques-
tions when it has only Deen en-
abled to do SO by the vote of its polit-
ical opponents. A very recent illustration
Of the truth of this has been afforded by
the vote and veto on the finance bill
This abatement of party rigor is fraught
with danger to the Republican party.
The fight of the freebooter combines in
fraudulent fusion all to whom the fury of
political conflict is of more consequence
than the demonstration of political prin.
ciple. The Republican party has every
thing to lose in such fight and nothing
to gain.
We are delighted to know that out Of
the ''noise and confusion" Of our parish
convention, has come an admirable plan
of campaign operation. The resolu-
tons adopted are eminently excellent and
should be copied in sentiment by every
Republican convention in Louisiana. 1t
is of vital Importance that all ward and
parish nominations shall be fair There
should be nothing packed or put up.
Every man should be satisfied that him
self and his friends had fair show. The
effect of nominating conventions must be
either the harmonious support of fair |
ticket, or the split and scratching of a !
ticket got up by cheating or packing. The
mode of choice provided by the resolutions |
is registry of the ward voters, with
due notice of nomination, and with such |
guards against fraud as are provided in |
actual elections. This mode of choice is |
republican. 1t acknowledges the equality |
of every voter, and the equal eligibility Of |
every candidate qualified according to |
the rules published by the party. After
such election of delegates and officers "all |
persons refusing to abide by the results
of said elections shall be deemed and held |
as disorganizers and boilers from the Re-
publican party" They can go into fusion |
with the opponents of the Republican
party.
So much for deciding who are the |
chosen nominees of a Republican ma
jority. Observe this rule and there can
be no division or assertions. The party |
will poll a full and HARMONIOUS vote at any |
election. But the resolution proceeds to |
admonish the voters as to the general |
qualifications of all nominees for Office. |
They employ the usual party generalities
thus |
We pledge our hearty cooperation in |
carrying out, in both the State and national |
governments, such laws as will reduce the |!
burdens Of the people by securing an econ |
omical and honest administration of public |
affairs, and such as will guarantee the pro-
lection of life. liberty and property to every
citizen, and the peace and prosperity of the |
country.
But they specially advert to an evil !
which the constituent body is called on to |
correct in their choice of candidates.
In the present exigency of the party and !
the State, it becomes necessary that dis |
Greet, sober-minded and honest men should |
make and administer the laws. and to that |
end it is matter of prime Importance, and |
as such we commend it To the vnfera of the |