New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-09
THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST

THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
The Louisville Courier-.1ournol ver
good authority, predicts that the mex
presidential contest "will be a straight
out eight of political organizations, til,
Democratic and the Republican, and tn,
tone OF the straight-out Democratic paper.
all over the country strongly verifies thu
prediction. In such a trial who can doub
what will be the verdict of the American
people! 1t does seem as if the leaders Of
the opposition have more faith in what is
left OF the old Democratic organization
than IN the repeated verdicts of the people
against it since the Republican party has
been intrusted with the administration Of
the national government. And this need
not be deemed strange, for these leaders
many OF them-rebelled against the YER
dict OF the people in 1860 when they re-
tlrea the Democratic party from public
service. In the presidential election of
1864 the Democrats made straight-out
night against the Republicans by declaring,
IN their platform, the war for the Union
on the part Of the national government a
failure, and demanding that Congress
should vote no further supplies to
carry 1t on. On this issue the
Democrats suffered an inglorious
defeat at the hands of the American peo-
ple' who reelected MIR. Lincoln by very
large majority. The war closed in 1865,
and the Democratic party in the presi-
dental election of 1868 arrayed itself
against the congressional plan of recon
strucdng. the Southern States. The Dem
ocrats declared in that contest against
negro suffrage, and, in fact, against all the
amendments to the national constitution
adopted since the close Of the war. In that
contest the Democrats suffered another in
glorious defeat, notwithstanding they had
organized the X Knights of the White Ca
mella and the Ku-Klux for the purpose OF
carrying the Southern States by force.
After this the Democratic party seemed
paralyzed, and it's leaders, in the com
mencement OF the presidential campaign
Oh 1872, expressed a willingness to let it
go by the board, or, in other words. ac-
knowledged that it was no longer able to
cope with the Republican party before the
people. They encouraged detection in
The Republican party and finally agreed
% support the candidates of the Liberal
Republican party, nominated for the
and Vice Presidency at Gin
;innati. At first blush the chance of de-
eating the Republicans in such contest
eemed bright. They were, apparently,
divided, with Mr.. Greeley, a
'ery popular and honest Republican, at
he head OF the opposition ticket. Late
Il the campaign, Democratic convention
vas held in Baltim ore, and the members,
ceiling that it would be useless to attempt
o make the sick Dem ocratic cock enter
he ring again, passed resolutions indors-
ng the candidates of the Liberal Repub- |
can party. This action on the part of |
be Democratic party had a most fatal |
fleet on the opposition to the regular
an effect that could not
e counteracted, not even with SO
ure and good man as Greeley heading
le opposition ticket. The people sus-
ected that Democratic trick, to steal
ito power, was being played, and turned
5ainst the Liberal movement more rapid
; than they had joined it. The conse-
uence was, as everybody knows, that
resident Grant was reelected by much
rger vote than he received in 1868.
fter this back out, on the part of the
party, in 1872, or attempt to
cal into power, no one, for a long time,
opposed there was a ghost of chance
revive it. But it seems to be gifted
18th as many lives as cat for it is now
tually and seriously proposed that it
all make a straight out fight with the
epublican party in 1876 for the Presi-
.ncy; and the Courier-Jo,rnaI suggests
at as ''the. Democrats followed the lead
the Liberals in 1872, losing by the
it would be nothing more {
al right for the Liberals to follow the
enocrats in 1876" We are satisfied that
honest Republican will ever follow the c
I'd Of the old Democratic party; and if t
ere are any who are SO recreant to prin-
lie as to Go it, We are satisfied that the .
nerican people Will rebuke them even t
'te signally than they did the Demo- e
is in 1872 for attempting to c,andes-
ely toist themselves into power o
Having got into the war rut occasioned s
&shern Democrats, the Courier 4
tTndl expresses desire 20 get out of it,
would have the Democratic party re- Il
red to power in order TO effect peace: y
order ''to grapple with the currency IT
the tariff, and after cleansing the u
gean stables, reform the civil ser D
e. just think Of it! The Demo- O.
tic party in power and engaged fl
reforming the civil service! Actu- Il
In power and graphing with St
currency. Everybody knows the kind it
reform that party would give if it was te
power. It would carry out its old war b