New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-21
( Special Correspondence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.


Special corresponaence Of the Republican,
NORTHERN POLITICS.
BriseoW and Tilden.
New York, May lS, 1876.
The reform conference held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel adjourned today. The I'D
lress of the committee ''of call" was read
md approved. It will be telegraphed to
Fou, and will speak for itself. L. 10 suf-
(cient to say that tho address reflects the
lest sentiment of the Republican party
md of the country. It will be universally
cad. It will exert powerful influence in
determining the nominations Of both par
hes, because it is now settled that large
percentage of the Republican party will
bot under possible circumstances rat
)fy any nomination which may be
made at Cincinnati. This fact as
bures the defeat of the Republican
party if an unacceptable ticket is put for
ward at Cincinnati, just ss it guarantees
The success of the party if an acceptable
ticket is made. 1 SAID that this action of
the reform conference will affect equal ly
both parties, because it will force the Dem
ocratic party to place its best men in the
field. It is also possible that the Independ-
ent or Liberal Republican movement may
put third ticket in the field. This pos
sibility was foreshadowed in the speech of
Charles Francis Adams, Jr.. to-day before
the conference, in which he declared that,
for one, he intended in this centennial year
to "csst his ballot, if alone" as conscience
vote and in accordance with his own self
respect. Thousands of others will do the
same, and 60 We may possibly have other
Independent tickets in the field, some con-
servative, some radical, around which ear
nest men and women can rally to fight for
8 principle and 60 down, if they must be
defeated, with their colors nailed to the
mast.
Now, all this means "business" for this
summer and "business" of the most de-
termined kind. 1t me ans that the national
Republican party must come forward as
the realization of the promise made at
Philadelphia in 1776, and of the pledge
given by Abraham Lincoln on the battle
field Of Gettysburg in 1864, or it must pre-
pare for defeat. What that promise was is
known all over the world. In that prom
ise the universal political brotherhood of
man was foreshadowed. In the pledge
Lincoln declared that the promise of the
declaration of American independence
should be made good, and that q govern
msnt Of the people for the people by the
people should not perish from the earth.
The proceedings of the reform conference
has greatly strengthened the cause of Gov
ernor Tilden with his own party and with
the public at large. 1t has also strength
ened Mr.. Bristow. The Secretary of the
Treasury is developing an unexpected
strength among the anti-slavery voters.
He is understood 10 be that most radical of
all abolitionists, o Southern born abolition
iss The Northern abolitionist is apt to
have a good many elements mixed with his
aati-slavery convictions, which are calcu-
lated to weaken them. But the Southern
sbolitionist must pass through fiery ordeal
before he can stand on his moral integrity
and unswerying manliness for the humane
political and civil rights of the negro. This
new element Of strength in favor of Bristow
will increase tbs chances of his nomination
at Cincinnati.
The Boston cultus men" were present in
force at the conference. but there was
strength and courage, and determined
purpose there also. The conference was,
in short, q success, and if the nucleus
formed to-day is properly utilized, it will
either determine the policy of the Repub
lican party at Cincinnati, or it will create
the party which will elect the President
four years hence. As ''heir to the presi-
Dental THRONE" therefore, the political
child born to-day will become an object of
deep solicitude to the leaders of all political
parties from this day. forth. The organiza
ton will be rapidly extended throughout
all the Southern States as we'll as through
out the North. The Independent Repub-
lcans of the South will be appealed to
specially to give the aid Of their moral infu-
ence to the reform of the national Republican
party and of the government. This appeal
will be responded to from every Southern
State, and before the campaign closes we
may see the Liberal and Independent Re-
,2ublicans Of the nation from the lakes to
be % Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic
DDruc,the Pacific, fighting ander banner of
Des.ir own outside of both existing political
rOc<
organizations.
s,ns ,nar his Independent movement, taken in
puss nection with other similar movements
euis Temperance ticket, the Labor Reform
"a d.,et, the Woman Enfranchisement ticket
easI ether similar developments, will en-
,nger the cause of the Republican party,
Id must therefore be considered. If the Re-
81 blican leaders think they can afford to
Sxrown away the aid and devotion of their
|ffends with impunity they are mistaken.
Individual judgment counts but for little in
|these political matters, and yet have made
|Northern politics my study for the last nine
|vesrs. believe that the Republican party
will be thoroughly united at Cincinnati,
and that Southern sectionalism will be over
thrown. b.
Theatre Of che Opera-Benefit Of MI.
CanOnge.