Year: 1872

mittee.


STATE CENTRAL Committee


Republican Party of Louisiana


New Orleans March l8, 1872. }
To the Republicans of the State of Louisiana:


The Republican State Central Committee having
in the discharge Of the duties imposed upon them
by the last State Convention arrived at the regular
period which has beon set APART by the t1sa551s Of
the party for its State Conventions and having
authorized their President to issue the usual call
therefor, deem the Occa sion suitable to address
these brief remarks upon the political situation to
their fellow Republicans. The quadrennial cleo
ton for a President of the United States occurs
this year. The election Of this high officer of the
republic, whose character and political views are
sOimpOrtant, especially to the Republicans of the
South, and whose selection almost decides our pOit-
Cal fate for the next four years perhaps for the
whole future. makes this election one of the deep
est and most vital interest to all our people. We
feel that speak their unanimous sentiment
when We invite them to respond to the call of the
National Republican Committee. and advise them
to send our best representative men to the Phiia-
delphia Convention, to help in selecting a tried,
true and unfinching Republican to be our next
President. Our State election is also of the great
est Importance We have to elect Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Of State, Auditor
OfPublic Accounts, Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation, Attorney General, new General Assembly,
and Representatives in Congress. In fact, this
election is to determine question still more i'm
portant to than who shall be the next President.
It is to determine for the next four years whether
the State government shall be Republican or Demo-
cratic III favor of equal rights, or against them in
favor of progress, education and improvement for
all people, black as well as white, in favor
only of white progress, education and improve
ment, and opposed to equal advantages for
the black people; whether we shall retain all that
we have and go forward, or whether we shall
lose all and go back to where We We're at the close
of the war.


We wish plainly and distinctly to understand the
fact that all parties opposed to the Republican
party, whether under the name of Democrats. Re
formers, Peoples party, any other title what
ever, are simply the old Democratic party under
names, and have for their object but one thing,
that is to throw the State government out Of the
control of the Republican party and into the hands
OF their enemies. Our people will also that to
defeat the strong and determined efforts of the
enemy again get control of the State, one thing
is the great essential, that all Republicans shall be
UNITED AND WORK TOGETHER. If we do this,
victory is certain.


To this end, we cordially invite all true and
earnest Republicans, without regard to past differ
ences, to unite in this convention and to nominate
such a ticket and adopt such platform as viii
command the respect and support Of the whole
people.


All good Republicans also desire that oUr party
shall, as are assured it will, declare itself de-
cidedIy, distinctly and definitely in favor of re.
trenchment, reform, reduction of taxes and the
removal of all unnecessary burdens on commerce
and trade, and in favor of equal and Just egisla.
ton for all interests and all classes of persons.
By order of the committee.


B. S. PINCHBACK,
President


WILLIAM yIGERs, Recording Secretary State Cen.
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