Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-05-28
TIE MN ORLEANS SEQlI-YEEKLY LQglStASIAN 9

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t&tkbcsS heas kea Tor 10y -
csaEnpd as to the best agents to
secure it.
Personal intimacies are sure to
I;nrydrces political. preferences but
Ithe ksesage doksdenos Of The mem
bers of any party, as long as it has
a vital principle around which
to eqhep,is SURE 70 triumph oyer
the mere ambition OF leaders, and
to defeat the spirit q fauit-nndings
in the ranks. The ordinary sup
porters of a party are very much
like the ordinary members Of So
ciety. The latter gulp. down social
gossip with a relish which seems TO
compensate them for their absence
from the supposed scene OF the oc-
currence. The higher in so .ial po-
sition the persopages- assailed may
be, and the more incredible the
story of their. exploits, the more
confidently will these Averages"
swear to their knowledge OF the
events, and the more firmly. will
they, believe in the revelations OF
MADAM rumor.e - t-ss. i,Gcs -
For Instance, fights are going ON
I in the different ward clubs of our
city with o violence and regularity
entirely out of keeping with simple
devotion to principle, and ridicu-
lous in view of their political inu-
tility. 7,oa- ~. l't9 aa'l'ir~sHs %
Now if this affords amusement
for the boys, all right; but if any
one thinks he can make personal
velemence a substitute for political
necessity, we wish to warn him just
here by stating, that the men who
are chosen, to be placed first, are
generally those who speak last. In
short, it generally happens that al
terthecommonp people hay e well nigh
cut one anothers threats in con-
tending over the claims of their re-
spective iavorites, these very favor
ties, under the pressure of political
necessity, will Join. in the close en-
braces of some high-sounding com
promise, and cheat each faction OF
its expectations. & - f'-i 'ai i
It s seems sens to be difficult for us to
learn that the successful politician
must play a bold hand up to the
crisis, and that when he reaches the
crisis he is willing to he swallowed
by it: nor does it seem less difficult
to accept the doctrine that measures
are superior to men. At the present
time party rancoris running so high
that rival factions threaten to fore
go the privilege of voting rather
than vote for. certain men. All
sorts of corruption, chicanery, coer-
cion and tyranny are charged by
one side against the other.
We honor the conviction Of all,
nor do. We offer disrespect to the
choice of any; but we suggest that
calmness just now is likely to be
more profitable than strife. Let us
remember that at present we haze
Republican party and that eternal
infamy awaits the combination that
DESTROYS it-that we have officers of
our own choosing, and that they
can be displaced, if they prove un-
faithful; that none of them dare face
the consequences OF either boiling
or proving traitors to the party and
above all, let us remember that it is
the voters and not the Office holders
who hold the destinies of the Re
publican party in their hands. If
we but make up our minds to stand
by those candidates who may COM
mand the largest number of votes;
we shall be able to control those
votes so as to have them cast for the
right men.
PHARISEEISM. .-,r