The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-24

neA- Our venerable and reSpecta-
BILE contemporary, the Picayune, is
the organ of that peculiar class Of
old gentlemen who delight to be
styled conservatives" and we are
glad to SEQ that our neighbor
grows fat in the advocacy of Con-
servative principles. Now "Con-
sentative" we take it, is one who
delights to cling to old established
laws and usages; who believes in
old Riccabocca's motto Quieta NON
movere; who, to express the idea
by more homely proverb, is con-
tented "to let well enough alone"
If such be the real meaning of the
word, then our neighbor cannot
g1umble if we, conservative Dem
ocrats that we are, should be 10th
: to give up the old name, the old
, usages and the old principles Of the
Democracy. 577gs.
But it is manifest, from recent
) well-tempered article in the Pea
7 yune, that our contemporaries con
servatism is Of the progressive or
: der. The Picayune for instance
has about given up the idea that
in order to mobilise all the conserv
alive forces in the state and make
J. them available in a concentrated
/ attack upon the Radical ramparts
e it is necessary to form a "People'
$ party" On the contrary it is con
/ WINGED, as welong since have been
l. that the Democratic party forms al
T. excellent nucleus around which al
> conservative citizens can centre i
y the approaching campaign. Hea
him:
1t is not supposed that the class descril
y, ed are about to proclaim themselves az
SIS herents of the Democratic party; but the
stand in an attitude which will favor o.
~ position to Radicalism, and their help wi
ct be etfectual just in proportion to tt
~ sonndness of the doctrine. the liberalit
d. of the declarations, and the worthiness
IN, the candidates of such opposition. 1t
: presumed that in the coming contest a
ne elements of opposition to Radicalism WI
40 seek to combine, and that such combln
W ton will be formed upon the oldest al
en- most powerful existing organization. whlt
o., is the Democratic party. 1t is thereto
% incumbent upon that party to enlarge al
or liberalize their platforms and decl ratio
NJ and to put forward as their candidates al
~ exponents the best and ablest men tn
~, can anywhere find. Nothing should
left undone that can consolidate, harmo
ize and energize the alliance of all go
men against bad and most pernlclo
NV dynasty. 't+
our Now we can confidently assert
Up advance that the Democratic part
on, proud of it's position and past glor
ILL., will, in the approaching conye
'ne ton, plant itself upon a platfol
'' so liberal as to give offense to
conservative citizen in the Sta
wv The Democratic party is party
to-, progressive ideas and liberal OPP
ger ions. 1t will undoubtedly ada
r a itself to the changed condition
ms things, brought about by agenc
ful' which were beyond it's contr
no Moreover, we can confidently p
.no dict that the men selected to be
w. ' standard bearers, will be men su
as none ought to be ashamed
follow their lead. And, in orr
.erv to assist in securing such resul
,ver let all conservative citizens p
: on ticipate in the Democratic ST
nan Convention. A Convention &C
ON posed of all the elements oppo'
'ade to the present Radical party,
one matter by what name you call
'i cannot fail to be harmonious. e.
Ju- ~,
The EDINBURGH REvIEw.-We
e indebted to the Leonard Scott P
tbe fishing Company, New York for
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