New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-06
OUR TICKET.

Is VO0 AAVA0A'
The Republican Convention has com
pleted its labors and adjourned. The
result of its deliberations will be found in
the State ticket which we publish at the
head Of our columns.
We are quite as we'll satisfied with the
work of yesterday as we were with that Of
Monday. The two important Offices OF
Auditor and Attorney General are to be
filed, if it be in the power Of the Repub-
lican party of this State to make the cleo
ton, by two men every way well quahhed
for the position. 1t may be, and doubt
less is, true that the Republican party has
many members who would do as we'll as
either George B. Johnson or William Il.
Hunt; but, unfortunately we have very
many who would not, and what makes it
still worse, the Republican party has
elected them heretofore, and paid dearly
for the folly. Mr.. Honore, the candidate
for Secretary of State, though not known
to US personally, is represented by the
other members Of the convention from his
parish as very popular man in Pointe
Coupee. It is believed his addition to the
ticket will secure US about two thousand
majority in the parish.
Our State ticket is, in the opinion Of
many leading Republicans, very strong
one, and in this respect exceeds in availa-
bility the Congressional ticket. There
are those who think the latter could have
been strengthened, here and there, by the
nomination of men Of more positiveness
of character. But these objections may
perhaps be regarded as the result of
hasty and superficial view Of things. It is
O wise rule to leave the selection of such
candidates to the constituencies immedi-
ately interested, and we are assured that
in all the districts save two the nomina-
tons were unanimous, or nearly so. And
We assure the Democrats that We mean,
first of all, to secure the election of Hayes
md Wheeler electors, and at the same
lime look out for Packard, Antoine and
he rest Of the State ticket. Next, we
hall land as many Of our candidates for
congress into Washington as possible,
md keep watchful eye on the Legis-
ature. For we must not forget that the
,arty which secures a majority on joint
ballot of that body will elect two United
states Senators. There is thus involved
n the nett election the entire congress
ional delegation of this State in Con-
,ress, including one Senator for two
'ears and another for six. It is doubtful
whether, in the majority Of cases, the
could have made better nomi- |
lations. The friends of the defeated
may not readily subscribe to
his declaration, but We feel confident
hey will change their minds before cleo
ion.
II now remains for every Republican in
be State to do his duty faithfully to Sc
ure victory for the fifth time since recon-
tructicn. This duty does not consist in |
wordy and aggressive warfare to be
aged against every opponent with whom
aey meet, but steady influence to be
uietly exerted on suitable occasions, and
bove all to be sure and vote on the day
election. Getting drunk at the ex-
ense Of candidates, and making mid
light echoes with hurrahs for favorite
Indidates is in no sense working for the
arty. If senseless hurrahs for jeff Davis
I'd counted for anything during the late
AZ, this city alone would have won the
eat fight. But this sort of warfare gen.
ally has but one effect-to bring into
ntempt the cause for which it is waged.
spublicans can well afford to leave the
te-election enthusiasm to their oppo-
nts. but they ought to take care that
It vote is lost through ignorance or
gligence. By strict adherence to this
lie We can easily win with our ticket; to
glect it would lose the battle though we
IRE led by archangels. For be it known,
at Republican nomination is by no
cans an election. Every man must cast
$ own vote, and get as many others as
ssible from the Indifferent.