The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-09
THE ANTI-RADIOAL PARTY Is A
UNIT.

The Republican tolls hard to show that there
is "rift in the Democratic party of Louisi.
ana. 1t has attempted the same great feat Oh
former occasions, under more favorable
that could justify another such waste OF
journalistic talent Yet, by force Of habit,
and in continuation of scheme of plausible
misconstruction, it now attempts to prove
that our anti-Radical party is SO divided that
its factions can never be brought to vote for
the same candidates. A full, respectable and
able convention, meeting eleven months
before any election, not to nominate candi-
da.es but to agree upon line of action, vote
unanimously on every proposition which
comes before it.
The substance Of its action is expressed in
resolution, very brief and very clear, to the
effect that all opponents of the .dical usur-
patton form one party, and only one, in which
there is no distinction Of any kind whatso-
ever; resolution in which all past differ
ences are ignored in which no test of party
allegiance is required, in which the absolute
equality of all anti Radical voters and candi-
dates is fully, freely and defnitively conceded
and confirmed; O resolution intended to con-
solidate, and which ought to consolidate, the
whole white vote aud the intelligent negro
vote on any set of candidates which may be
chosen in the same mlgnaninous spirit.
This resolution is the outgrowth of pre-
vailing sentiment. The Republican knows,
just as we'll as we do, that the leading desire
Of the white men and decent colored men OF
Louisiana is to get rid of the repulsive odious,
costly, annoying, unnatural and dangerous
gang of 5urpers now exercising proconsular
tyranny over us. The late Convention repre-
sented this desire, and if their views are car
ried out, we are at loss to imagine how any
split can occur, even a "rift," visible to the
microscopic vision of our keen.eved Camp
street contemporary.
But, just here, we are quite willing to ad-
NIT that the second reso,u ion of the Conven-
ton above referred to, must, in order to be
efectual in the production of good results,
be carried out in the utmost good faith. 1t
must be carried out everywhere AID by every
member of the Convention. 1t must be
known, felt and adopted as our true and only
policy. There must be no mental reservations
at all in admitting all anti r ideals to full
fellowship and perfect equ llity. It is in the
power Of the Democratic-C Conservative masses
to be magnanimous and to inaugurate an era
of good will; but it is likewise in the power
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thwart this wise and patriotic intention. It
is very easy thing to write smooth lines and
round sentences for a Democratic platform,
but unless they represent the truth, and un-
less they are carried out in good faith by those
who assn ne their paternity, they are 10 the
end but as "a sounding brass and tinkling
cymbal."
And we are furthermore willing to concede |
that there are, at least in New Orleans, men |
in considerable numbers who do not seem to |
unity as paramount duty Of the
Of the usnrping Radicals. They
mean no mischief. Their utterances are sin
cere. They do not desire the defeat Of the
Democratic Conservative party. But their
VioWS aAo PCSuuot, cACCptlOuhl duA cAIIomS.
On election day the most of them WILL as we
hope, vote right, but meantime they will do
and say many things expressive of their spirit
Of discomfort Yet, as usual. they will take
their places in tbs line of reformers and
close up the ranks of the great army of anti
Radicals
The Republican will probably detect no
notable signs Of division in the Democratic
party until the meeting of the convention to
nominate State and other officers, and then,
out Of the preferences expressed for COM
peting candidates, it will again try to evoke
which it will try to represent as a
riff" in the party. Yet we hope our con-
temporary will from time to time renew its
respecting disunion in the anti
Radical party. These will have good effect
IS warnings TO our people. Let the RepubH-
'an rise its Eoenezer now and then, and act
.s volunteer monitor. It is q feeble fog horn,
out it's dismal blasts may do some little good.