Year: 1872




STATE CENTRAL Co,1e1rTEE )


Republican Party of Louisiana,
New Orleans, March l9, 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 been set apart by the usages 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
important, especially to the Republicans of the
South, and whose selection almost decides our poHt-
cal fate for the next four years and perhaps for the
whole future. makes this election of the deep
est and most vital interest to all our people. We
feel that we 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 Phila-
delphia Convention, to help in selecting tried,
true and unfinehing 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
of Public Accounts, Superintendent of Public Edu-
~,
and Representatives in Congress. In fact, this
election is to determine question still more i'm
portant to US 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 in favor Of equal rights, against them; in
favor of progress, education and Improvement for
all people, black as 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 we 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, or any other title what
| ever, are simply the old Democratic party under
new 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 viii also see that to
| defeat the strong and determined efforts of the
enemy to 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 ticket and adopt such platform as viii
command the respect and support Of the whole
people.


All COED Republicans also desire that our party
shall as we are assured it viii, declare itself de
cidedly, distinctly and definitely in favor of re
trenchment, reform, reduction of taxes and the
/ removal of all unnecessary burdens on commerct
and trade, and in favor Of equal and just legisla
ton for all interests and all classes of persons.


By order Of the committee.


P. 3. S. PINCHBACK,
President.


WILLIAM v1eERs, Recording Secretary State Cen