New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-28
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The Republican party lin TIE vario'
: parishes is now forming clubs and perfec
ing the necessary organizations prepar
! tory to conducting the next campaign.
this important work there sometimes a.
pears difference of opinion as TO IL
regularity, or the want of it, in the pr
ceedings of some of the organization
by some of our friends it is looked upo
as sacramental that a member of on
party should first obtain the consent {
some central club or organized authorit
before he can act as Republican, eithe
IN his individual capacity or as an intege
OF an aggregation OF men OF slmila
minds. Hence We hear Of constant dis
putes as to which is the real simon pur
mother or central club, with authorit,
to act er cdtedra in all the minuti,
pertaining to the proceedings. The Re
publican party in its own limits, and il
the mode of conducting its party business
is pure democracy. Each member
should be allowed the perfect freedom to
vote exactly as it suits him If it is more
convenient to him to belong to one club
than another, or to belong to none at all,
he must be left free to exercise his right
| of choice. The same rule that demands
OF him to support and vote for the nomi-
nees of the party do not apply to the
primary workings of the clubs. \ For
instance, no one has delegated to the
mother clubs, the central clubs, or
to the State Executive Committee it.
self, how many Republican organizations
there shall be in each parish hor is any
one of these organizations authorized to
read any man or set of men but
of the Republican party for refusing
to comply with requests they have no
right to make. The New Orleans
REPUBLICAN recognizes every man and
every aggregation of men as entirely regu-
lar who understand and abide by the true
principles OF the party. Our party ma
chinery should be so constructed as to
give every voter voice in the primary
elections, since he has the undoubted
right on the day of election to support or
vote against the nominees Generally |
speaking, men feel bound by the agree
ments OF their party when the preliminary !
proceedings are fairly conducted; but any
hing like unfairness is resented more or
ess at the polls.
We are informed of instances in which
organizations have been formed more in
he interest of private parties than for the
promotion of the general objects of the
'reat organization. The fact that one of
hese clubs may be able to present longer
oil of membership than another does not
ecessarily give it any authority or control
yer the least numerous body, and as no
lub in any ward of the State is suffi-
lently powerful to carry the local cleo
on without aid from voters outside of
S organization, it follows that co-opera.
on is absolutely essential to success.
Re recognize every man that calls him
III Republican, as such, and every club
'at is formed in the name of the party
J being entitled to as much credit as one
the same parish which may boa st of a
ore numerous numerous following
hen the time comes to agree upon the
lmes to be presented at the polls for !
'pular support, every Republican who
expected to vote for them should be :
nsulted and have fair showF Thus
e influence of bribery will lie destroyed r
i'd the party bound together by the :
NOR of the individual members. \ But :
It'll the meeting of the nominating con- f
ntion let every man have an equal
ance, either for himself or his friendsxl r
If fairly outvoted by his party friends, y
g honorable Republican will nevertheless a
ide by his agreement to support the a
dice of his party; whereas, if he feels
at he has been cheated, he will not only
nsider himself released from his obliga- u
ms, but will also feel such resentment as :,
II be pretty sure to cause him to vote :,
rarely against the nominees. Thus, :,
, election would be lost for want of har- ~
my and fair dealing. The Republican n
icials, at least those whose terms of r.
ice are about to expire, are now on trial U
their acts have been such as to reflect ~
dit upon the party, their chances of m
election are very good, but if not, it A
take something more potent than a SC
,ked convention to give them success. ic
until the whole party has spoken in Ir
manner, and in conven. fl
n assembled, the term boiler is not ap- W.
cable to any Republican individual or a
b. The party is not formed for the h;
rpose of promoting anybody's private ex
crest, but for the purpose of selecting W.
h agents from time to time as will re- III
It credit upon ity For these reasons, so
ought to give as much credit to one or su
lization as to another. The sc-called br
trail clubs ought not to be permitted to ne
ume dictatorial attitude toward other an
anizations in the same ward, nor to ar N
ate to themselves powers which have no
been formally conferred upon them by
lpetent authority/ Lc