The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-06
Conventions.

be held in this neighborhood would be 'rs-
Their tedious. Therefore, We shall make
such remarks only AZ will be applicable to
ell OF Chem, with some honorable ex7 !
captions. Nominating conventions are, +
as general thing most despfceble and
institntion. They. are to the /
body polite, as the oni istietoe 70 the oak
upon the strength 1apd majesty of which
it darss to. fatteb.9 II They are - fungus
gsswth, gross ana pSetentiqus 10 itseif. bpt
balefal to- the, substance on which 1t [
fasteus. They are tie machinery Of party
organization fallen into the traitorous
hapds Of men who care nothing for the
party, but seek to convert the goods of
careless master to their personal profit.
Nominating Conventions are generally
composed of what We call "pothouse
politicians gentry who have no estensl-S
BILE neans Of livelihood, NO ,Personsi Dig
nifty, no popular standing, and no object In
view bat an insane determinstion to foist
the leader Of their gang into an once that
has patronage. Such conventions gener-
ally fall into the hands Of men who have no
trade or profession, who are deterntned to
live ON the public crib. and, therefore,
make trade Of politics. ',f .
The makes perfect, farce Of Rspublic-
aaisu,. Men, are nominated by these,
backed Conventions who are in no manner
at for the oaaees sought AFTER They have
frequently neither the requisite honesty
nor capacity, and pablo affairs in their
hands degenerate into mere system OF
slott, and robbery. Nor can these nomiI
[ nees Of sneh Conventions be easily defeat
] ed. lis idle to talk Of good men uniting
on third candidate. Good men generally
| be1opg to the different parties, and have
, too little public spirit to make snch an e1-
ertion when they have not enough to- con-
4 troll the Conventions. t.s..tg o. bsa % q I
I No. There will always be poiiticai
! uarties.. These will always sustain their
nominees and these -aominationsl will Dc
i ways be made by conversions OF delegates.
4 RI 10: evident then that the dominating
coouventiouss must control the seiection d
i all the officials Of the country, general and
local. aud 1t is equally evideRt that the
tofice OF delegate TO these conventions 10 the
, most important of all Offices for tho public
| welfare. If tits pre-emiueasly naceasary
J, to have thoroughly high toned patric'
aud gentleman in any special positaons II
} is in that Of delegate to Parish aud Stats
! Conventions. The very best and moot 70
liable citizens should always be selectes
for that duty. The only question ID hov
to obtain this. era ~ -"
It 10 thought by some that all that is ne
> cessary is to convince the people OF til
c importance of the primary election AM
r of the nominating convention. But this
t not a late discovery. It has been WEI
I; understood from the beginning and doe
e not contain Within itself the active princi
g nile of Regeneration. Honest, industriou
c citizens will continue to exhibit supinenes
It in this one sided contest and professions
II place-bunters will continue to administe
}, the whole system of nomination SO long
:, the temptations and Inducements OF III
n situation remain subst antially tho same
h A constitutional and radical change
is necessary by which it wound be Iendere
" comparatively impossible for drones
b fatten at the public expense. Thus:
= lst. Judicial and administrative offic'
10 ought to be open 10 competition amos
70 experts only; that is, among persons WI
N have served q certain length of times
g that business, and attained, to certa
AZ grade therein, these grades being fir
" established by the Con stitution. = ,.
Cd. It might be we'll to restore the phi
oIeiple of consinuanee in Office dRripg gos
ID behayier, Of, all ofieials except those vi
=. are purely puiitical. % ,9 ros 5ifl go
~ Sd. No Legislature or municipal cOrpor
- 1ion ought to have the power Of creating
3. particle Of public debt, Of giving away,
Rs selling any public property, or Of creati
on "a monopoly under any pretense. y, T.,
in 9TH. The two elements of person a
70, property ought TO be separately rOpreseI
al ed On the legislature; that is, one HOT
81 ought to be chosen by the popular vote,
zoo which every man would have an eq'
ne voice, 30 as to protect peraonal rights, a
H. the other house ought to be chosen
.o,or4y nualiRrat;on 60 IA to prot