New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-21

The Picuyune's Method.

cred method of beating the Republicans
in the next presidential canvass 1t is,
| first to unite all Opponents of Radicalism
under the title of conservatism, sink all
| financial aud religious questions ont of
| sight, and make the fight on the misad-
| ministrstion Of the past eight years, for
which the Republican party is TO be held
responsible
A good programme, verify! But how are
| the elements Of opposition to be united! In
struct us in the method. OF course, it they
can all be got into the same tent and
tism can win an easy victory. The how to
do it is that which will puzzle the man
ayers. Let US look al some of the obstacles
to be surm0unted.
The first one will be encountered in the
Democratic party itself. There is pretty
powerful faction of this party tina: will
never consent to sink the financial question.
They will 60 into the national convention
with the Columbus and Erie platforms in
their hands, and demand the question.
They openly assert, and we credit them
with the utmost sincerity of purpose, never,
under any circumstances. to yield to the
hard money Democracy of New York and
New England who contributed, by their
influence, and. it is alleged, with their mo-
ney. to defeat Allen in Ohio and Persbing
in Pennsylvania.
Even should they yield this point, and
agree, for the sake OF success, to compro-
mise with the hard money Democrats they
will never consent to adopt new party ap-
pellation. The designation of the Conserv-
alive party is too vague. There are con-
servatives in all parties, and the canvass
would be exhausted in efforts to explain to
the people what they mean by conserva.
tism, ana no class of people would be more
persistent in demanding clean definition
than the Liberals themselves.
1t is vain to talk Of sinking the financial
issue. 1t will appear in the debates of the
incoming Congress, and will be the topic
upon which ambitious orators in both
branches will expend much eloquence dur
ing the winter. At the very outset it will
divide the votes If the Democratic Repre-
sentatives in the election of Speaker. 1t is
no more to be ignored and put out of sight
than the slavery question, when both Wings
and Democrats sat down upon it, and con
graduated themselves that they had ex-
orcised the evil spirit from the body of the
republic.
Moreover, were the national platform to
omit any reference to the money question,
it would be apparent to the people why it
was done; and remembering the bold action
of the infiatiOnists this year, and the bolder
declarations OF what they intend to do in
1876, and thereafter, if the Democracy carry
the day, there will be such suspicion of the
Ipo5cs VI tlt party ludG no LID
eral or Republican disatfected with the ad-
ministration will touch the ticket that may
be produced by convention which dare
not define its position on the most iiupor-
tant issue of the presidential canvass.
To sink the money question out of sight
it will be necessary to make an emphatic
declaration in favor of sound currency
and an early resumption of specie pay
ments The resolution will need to have all
the emphasis of the New York resolution
and those adopted by the Democracy of
Massachusetts and other hard money States.
But the infationists will never consent to
that. They will pick up their hats, with.
draw from the convention, make speedy re-
turn home. and hoist the flag of rebellion
to the party en- the tallest Of hickory flag
statfs.
1t will not be difficult to get rid of the re-
ligious issues, if the zeal OF such iudiscreet
opinionsts as. Bishop McQuade, the editor
of the Catholic Telegraph, and Father Hen.
ming, Of st. Louis, Can be repressed, and
they can be persuaded to mitigate their ami
mostly to the public school system of the
States. 1t is not likely that sectariansm
under any circumstances, will make a fig
ure in the canvass. Unless the Picay,,ne
can, therefore, demonstrate q more expe-
pedient method OF uniting the elements of
opposition to Radicalism than it has vet de-
vised, we shall not be abs to take much
stock In its programme.-Cincnu Com.
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