The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-06-18
The Republican Presidential
Nominees.

We are inclined to think the ticket
made by the Republican ton at
Minneapolis, a strong one. We have
noticed the expression of different
appreciation of it, in few papers The
reasons for our faith are many. First
OF all, Harrison has made us. even
from a Democratic standpoint, fair
PresIdent-such an one as has pro
voked but little antagonism, compare
lively, on the part of the Democratic
press, and still less on the part of his
party. We as Democrats, have not
approved, but on the contrary, have
condemned few of the measures rec
commended by him but oar reasons
for opposing them, were the reasons for
the appreciation of his party. After
all the unity OF party is the only re-
liable source of strength of a candi-
date, If we are to have IA Republican
President at all, Harrison is as little
Objectionable as any other. We
believe he will have the harmonious
support of his party. This, from the
present outlook of the Democratic par
ty, cannot be said of any candidate
now very psominent before it for nomi
nation. There has been less awkward
ness, and repeated stumbling over
questions of vital Importance, and
Cleveland has, by his pubIised utter,
ances, placed himself and the party in
a position by no means satisfactory to
the material interests of widely sepa-
rated parts of our country. Then,
again, much embarrassment is caused
by the antagOnism of Hill, which in all
probability may result in the loss of
the State of New York to the Demo
cratic party. The general policy of the
present administration, has been sig
naIized by party moderation, and by
notable success in many matters of ma
tional Importance affecting foreign ma
tions These are facts which cannot be
denied and which serve to make Har
rlson strong with his party, whilst they
afford but little reason for very stronu-
Gus opposition from thousands Of Dem
ocrats. Harrison stands with the Dem
ocratic as Cleveland does with the
Republican party. IF Democrat is to
be President, we believe the Republi-
cans would prefer him to any other
Democrat. for they recognize his ad-
ministration as having been very ex
cellent one. Again. The Republican
ticket has all the geographical advan-
tages, usually aimed at, and it is use
less to deny the effects resulting from
State pride. We do not R0,U believe that
New York can be carried for either
Cleveland or Hill, because Reid is de-
servedy strong as against either: and
will, therefore derive a strong support
from the friends OF the disappointed
candidate for nomination
Add to these and other palpabe rea-
sons, the fact that Harrison has an i'm
mense army of Office holders scattered
from the river St. John to the Rio
Grande and from ocean to ocean, all of
which is in line, and fully equipped
with all the influence of the offices of the
Government, and it must appear that
the ticket is strong one. Such might
not have been the case had Harrison
not satisfied his party in the main or,
had not Cleveland aud Hill committed
political blunders. People may care
but little for their personal autagonism,
but their declarations of policy, to the
support of which the Democratic party
is in great measure committed, finds
it divided and weakened.
Taking this view of the outlook, we
believe that, unless fine strategy and
harmonious and strenuous efforts be
made by the Democratic managers,
the Republican ticket must prove a
strong one