Year: 1872

Democratic ticket shall be nominated
III Louisiana, Judge Head being the
father OF the new suggestion. He ur-
ges that this should be done in the
way of q trade, the Liberal Republi-
cans voting the local Democratic tick
ct, in consideration of the Democrats
voting the national Liberal Republi-
can ticket. This proposition is not


admissible for two reasons: First, that


when the two parties fuse, as they are
certain to do at Baltimore, their in


terests will be united and their candi-


dates will be the same; secondly, be-


cause the Liberal Republicans of Lou


isiana can only agree to support a


State ticket which promises to be sue


cessful, which no straight Democratic


ticket can ever hope for. These two


reasons present themselves at the out


set, that the election of Mr.. Greeley


will be considered as much of victo-


ry in the interests of the Democracy


as OF any other class of people, and,


therefore, there is as much inducement


to them to vote that way as there is


to the Republicans. The same argu-


ment that impels us to support Mr..
Greeley impels the Democrats


we both desire reform in the national


government. This being so, how can


Mr.. Head offer to trade his advantage
for ours, both being dependent upon
the same result, which we are mutu-


ally bound to work for? Then again.


the Liberal Republicans of Louisiana
are the allies of Mr.. Head in reforming
the State quite as much as they are
his allies in reforming the nation.
Without Democratic assistance Mr..
Greeley could could not hope for sue
cess; without Liberal Republican sup
port in Louisiana the Democrats can
not hope to effect any reform in this
State. As matter of business, then,
it is mere give and take, and both
parties should be quick to understand
the transaction and prompt to contract
| its obligation.


If the Democrats thought they had
q chance of success, either in the ma
tion or the State, they would refuse
to coalesce; as they know that they
have not, they should join with those
| they seek assistance from, not in the
mere spirit of traders for personal OBJ
iects, but as co-operators in great,
good and patriotic work. We offer to
| fraterniZe with them, on the basis of u
mutual purpose, to benefit the State.
They can only gain our support by
adhering to what has been done, and
by engaging to promote what the Re-
publican party has promised to the
people, to wit: just and economical
government. Upon no other platform
| than this can the new combination
promise itself any hope of success; for
without confidence in our honesty and
faithfulness to these essential princi-
pies, the people of Louisiana will not
respond to the demand for their sup


port.


Judge Head should have seen by
this time that there is no Democratic
party in this State, for the reception
that has been given the ticket which
was nominated by his convention is
convincing evidence that the people
no longer work in party harness. This
being the case, how can a reasonable
man ask It's to support a ticket that
even its own friends admit to be q
failure? The emergency requires IL
combination of all the well disposed
people in the State. In order to in
sure this combination, the public con-
fidence must first be secured, and this
can only be done by nominating men
who not only hold the esteem of the
Democrats, but of the Liberal Repub
licans, and also of that large class of
men who belong to no party. A
straight Democratic ticket could not
hope for support from any portion of
the colored people, for they would be
excluded from any part in its forma-
tion. 1t could not hope for support
from the Liberal Republicans, for they
have suffered too much already at the
hands of the Democracy. 1t could not
hope for support from the Reformers,
for they left the Democratic party be-
cause it was not up to the require
ments of all these sections. We are
therefore reduced to the necessity OF
adopting new organization that will
meet the requirements of all sections.
This can only be done by rubbing out
the past and beginning anew. Judge
Head must meet his new friends, not
as their superior, but as their equal.
He must abide by the voice of the al
lance which he seeks, and the voice
of this alliance must speak for all the
allies, and not for n detachment OF
them. The Liberal Republicans bring
as much strength to the combination
as Mr.. Head and his friends do, and
the purpose being general, the .ex-
preston of all should be had, and be-
ing had, it should be obeyed. The
contest that we are about to engage in
involves the welfare of the State in its
success, and mere partisan purposes
must sink before the great ambition
of the people to be served better in
the future than they have been in tho
past. The man who can harmoBize
the strongest number of votes in his
support shczfd he put i'll nomination
against Mr.. Kellogg, and this man


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