The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-10-29
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Nothing could be palmer than tho urging
az or the Immediate organization Of the
Democratic party; and (2) that the people.
and not a committee, should originate this
movement. The wording Is explicit on
these points and 1t was with deliberation
that this course was recommended.
This call has been responded to all over
the State with unexamlped enthusiasm
showing that the electors we're sensible OF
the dangers ahead ard of the mistakes
made hitherto by lack of strict party dis
cipline.
Notwithstanding the nature of the move
ment and the cordial response of tho people
the State Central Committee has twice
stepped in between the people and thei,
purpose, and each time has substantially
ignored, II not purposely slaughtered. the
recommendation to organize the Democracy
Of this State.
The recent action Of the Committee Is no
moro than we expected. It has called n
convention of the peoplc opposed to Radi-
calism; but of what party1 Are there
moro than the Democratic and Radical
parties In this Slater Is 1t to be a Unifiers',
Reformers', Libaral, Liberal Republican,
or Democratic Conventionr Or Is 1t to be
q heterogeneous compound of dfscordant
elements, each struggling for the mastery
and each manipulating tho wires for its
own endsT
That there has boon opposition to calling
q Democratic Convention we Will not deny
but when tho January convention shall be
assembled, will opposition to the name be
less7 And arc not tho great majority OF
white voters In this State, Democrats, and do
not they expect to be National Democrats
in 1867 Why did not the State Central
Committee, when 1t assumed power II
had not and never had. show an apprecia
ton of tho National situation and of the
wiahes of u largo number of voters, by call
Ing Democratic State Convention, to be
composed of all anti Radical voters, to act
in full accord with the National Democracy.
tho only party with which Southern white
men can act? The squeamishness of the
Committee on these points IL suggestive,
and we are led to inquire whether, or not,
the people are again to be led a wild goose
chase after n handful OF Liberal Rcrnbli-
cans, and other similar small factions, for
the purpose of achieving another Fusion,
to end in betrayals. frauds and two years
more loss OF timer Those of our cot tempo
raries who have inveighod against the
Democratic movement. because, IA they
said, 1t was u New Orleans trick, re-
quested to inquire how many Now Orleans
members attended the recent meeting of
the Committee and how they voted, md
whether, or not, New Orleans has not,
wrested from the country tho right to
organize the Democratic party in this
State.
Wo disapprove of the action OF the Com
mittee, also. because of the date fixed for
its meeting - two days, just two days,
after the meeting ofthe Wheeler legislature.
There Is nothing mysterious In these dates,
but we verify believe that the proximity
was not accidental, but that the two days
mean that the Convention shall be made q
tati to the Wheeler Compromise kite. We
have endeavored, so fnr as we could to keep
tho Compromise question down and in the
back ground, as bitterly opposed to that
measure as we have been. We arc not In
favor now of making that issue, but 1t has
seemed to It's from the beginning on up to
this last move, that we are to be forced to
meet the issue, whether we will or not. II
this be the tactics of the Compromises. let
them proclaim that the people are to be
made to endorse or reject tho Wheeler Ad.
justment, and there will DO men and voters
in overwhelming numbers to dig the polit-
ical graves of all its advocates and friends.
live know anything of the white people of
this State. they have been brought to des
pair. or desperation. by the demoralizing
: tendencies OF political bargains with the
Radicals.
For one. we do not intend to have our