Year: 1872

| STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
| Republican Party Of Louisiana
New Orleans, March Is, 1872.
| Tothe Republicans of the State OF Louisiana:
The Republican State Central Committee having
IN the discharge Of the duties imposed upon then
by the last State Convention arrived at the requa,
period which ha- been set anart by the usa oes NJ
| the party for is State Conventions and having
authorized their President TO issue the usual cal
therefor, deem the Occa sion suitable to address
1htse oref remarks upon the political situation to
| th.r fellow Republicans The uuadrennial elec
| ton for President of the United States occurs
TINS year The election of this high officer of the
iepuohc' whose charac 81 and political views are
so important, espe ecal the Republicans of the
oou' ana whose selection almost decides polit-
zeal fate for the next four years and perhaps for the
whole future. makes this election one of the deep
est and most vital interest 10 all our people We
ieel that we speak their unanimous sentiment
when we invite them to respond TO the call of the
National Republican Committee and advise them
/" stnd our best representative men TO the Phila-
delPma Convention, to help in selecting tried
true and untiinching Republican 10 be our next
President Our State e.ection is also of the great
est Importance. We have TO elect A Governor
Lie utenant Governor, Secretary of State Auditor
OF fuonc Accounts, Superintendent of Public Edu
catioh, Attorney General, new General Asse sembly
ana representatives in Congress. In tact, this
eleetion Is TO determine question still more i'm
portant to US than who shall be the President
IL is 10 determine for the next four years whether
the State government shall be Republican Demo-
cratic in favor Of equal rights against them; in
favor of progress, education and improvement for
all people, black well as white, or 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 won and go forward, or whether shall
lose all and go back to where were 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
new names, and have for their object but 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 dett rmned efforts of the
enemy 10 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 cert ain.


To this end, We cordially invite all true and
earnest Republicans without regard to pas, differ
ences, to unite IL this convention and to nominate
such ticket and adopt such platform will
command the respect and support OF the whole
people.


,All good Republicans also desire that our party
shall, We assured it will, declare itself de-
cided'y, distinctly and definitely in favor of re
trenchment, reform, reduction of taxes and the
removal of all unnecessary burdens commerce
and trade, and in favor Of equal and Just legisla-
tion for all interests and all classes of persons


By order of the committee


P.B. s. PINCHBACK


President.


WILLIAM vIGERs, Recording Secretary State Cen
tral Committee. mhi9