The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-14
Wanaed-A National Party With
III National pOAicy-ShaGl the
Whig Party Be Revived

Leading Editorial from the Nation, Washing
| ton ID. CT
tits evidept to the most Indifferent stu
dent of our politics that both OF the
two existing parties are rent with dis
agreements and dlssenslons. There is
actually not single live issue remain
ling, upon which either party can pre-
sent solid front, while upon those
subjects which are agitating the public
at the present moment, it is Impossible
to say which party is the more thor
lsoughly inharmonious.
I Does any one disbelieVe this 7 Let him
run over on his fingers the various ques-
tions of public import.
There are the Internal improvements
to be made. Have they more opponents
among the Republicans and more friends
among the Democrats, or vice versa
| There is the finance question:. The
Republican city OF Pittsburg holds ex-
actIy the same opinions that the Demo-
cratic cities of Indiana do.
There is the question OF protection,
upon which the Democrats OF Missouri
and the Democrats OF Pennsylvania are
| Numerically opposed to each other.
How about the coiored man In the
| South
That is settled. The policy decided
upon by the Observation-Disclosures the
Republican party from Southern politics,
| and six months hence the party in OPP
position to negro suffrage will split with
| the weight of it's own malorltles, and
| the two halves, each seeking local supre-
macy, will count the votes of the black
| voter, consequently each will strive to
prove byacts that it is the protector OF
| the colored man. The amendments to
| the constitution are accepted as with
out recourse, and the negro as a man
and brother, who is useful in tllllng the
soil, and who must be educated up to
higher standard of intelligence and use
fulness.
We have seen that the present parties
are divided in so hopeless a manner that
there can be very little prospect OF either e
taking up any of those issues which
| possess any interest for the voters.
What then remains?
Should President Hayes lead Oft in the
| reorganization of the Wing party he
would carry with him
First-All the people of the South and
WestWho areln favor OF q system or
| internal Improvements.
Second-Ail those who favor a ma
tional system of finance, whether they
are doing business in the North, South,
East or West.
r. Third-All those who are dissatisfied
with the present parties--Who are tired
Of the bloody shirt, and who want to
see the names of Louisiana and South
Carolina disappear from public prints.
Fourth-The friends of civil service
,afortn, who believe that Mr.. Hayes is
ing wisely and trying to act justly,
a,,d ~ = seeking only the best interests OF
4ha I Ehoa.a community.
si'G I 70 e these people sufficiently numer-
o,,s g. and e respectable to justify the be-
Gef lief tIa that party holdi3g these tenets
VI, would meet with suceessg
We believe they are. t.
We believe they will be found to IN
,.T1atses a, n1a16firy of tlru people:
We Believe the time has arrived VI, WIen y
! national party, marking out boldly q a
= halfway looking to the revival OF eusl-
ness ness and the prosperity Of all sesflonsi 1; ant
viii receive the support OF lntellgehe
We We believe the time has arrived when
the initiatory steps should be taken IN
the movement.