The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-26
A WORD OF WARNING.

dlSlntegratl0n OF the DemocTaClc party
and for it's necessary result, if success
| full, the permanent ascendency of Rad
icalism in Louisiana. The movement
did not originate, of course, with Dem
ocrats, and we are pleased to be able
to state that, so far, no democrats have
been deceived by it. The prime NOV
ers are broken-down ofiice-seekers,
who have ever warred against the
principles of the Democratic party, to
whom are attached a few disappointed
Radical politicians who have failed to
control the distribution of the loayes
and fishes provided for the reward OF
the faithful Radical Disciples. The
odds and ends of these two factions
have joined teams in the formation ofa
"new party" cordially invite the rank
and the file of the Democracy to walk
over into it, and hold out the most fiat
tering inducements in the way Of UNI
limited pap for the hungry and the
salvation of the country for the faith
full. But the main difficulty in the
way of the success of the "new party
lies in the probability that the Democ-
racy will fail to view it in the same
light as the ambitious individuals who
have set it on foot. A juror once told
the Court that the only reason that
prevented verdict was the stubborn
ness of the other eleven men who COM
posed the jury.
This is not the first time that restless
individuals have endeavored to march
little faster than events themselves,
and to achieve success by travelling
other than the ordinary roads to it
After every defeat within our recollec
ton there has been some talk of start
ing new party in place of the Dem
ocracy, but all those ephemeral organ
izations have passed away and the
Democratic party still lives in health
and vigor. A memorable instance was
the Philadelphia convention several
years ago, got up in the interest of Mr..
Andrew johnson, a Republican Presi-
dent, and managed by men who desir-
ed to break up the Democratic party
so as to secure the triumph of Radical
ism, to whose ascendency they con-
tributed so much within two short
years. The leader of the Philadelphia
movement was Mr.. Henry J. Raymond,
who did as much to elect Grant as any
man. Mr.. James L. Orr, who walked
down the aisle, arm-in-arm with a
Massachusetts Republican quietly con-
tinued his walk into the Radical sheep
fold and is now snugly retired on fat
Radical office. The thew party" lost
all the elections that year, as matter
of course, whereas, the Democracy, the
next year, in a square fight, on its par
ty issues won in nearly every Northern
State.
If new organization might possibly
be needed after disastrous Democrat
ic defeat, we can conceive of no neces-
sity for one after such a victory as that
which the Democratic party of Louis
lana gained at the last election. The
Democratic party, in that contest,
showed itself to be in a majority of
over seventeen thousand. and we have
no doubt that if the election were to
be held to-day the majority would be
doubled. In fact this new organization,
n W hich prominent Radicals are inter-
ested, shows that the Radical party in
Louisiana is becoming demoralized and
disintegrated, and that clear field
will henceforth be left for the Demo-
cratic party. So far, then, from break
ing up the Democratic party, there
never was time when there existed a
greater necessity for keeping it togeth-
er, or more brilliant hopes of its per-
manent ascendency. If members of
other parties have become Disguised
with their own associations, it is more
reasonable that they should come to
the Democratic party, than that the
Democratic party should go them.
Even though defeated the Northern
Democracy are by no means discourag-
ed. On the contrary they are conf
dent that the imbecility of the present
administration cannot fail to break it
down before Grants term is half fin
ished. Consequently the Democratic
organization is kept perfect, and will
go into the next campaign with the
certainty of coming out Victorious
Why, then, should the Southern Dem
ocratic States alone break up their or
CARNATIONS?
We have written these lines more as
a caution to a few unwary ones, than
with any fear that any organizations
however plausible, can cause any for
midable detection in the ranks of the
Democratic party. The Democrats
have ever been too well disciplined to
be led away by every new political
dodge that ambitious politicians may
oririnate The NEXT election will show