The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-10-22

MONROE. La, OCTOBER %, 1875. t
he &c Telegraph and the ss Delta.'
The New Orleans Delta enters a protest
gainst the r,roscriptive views attributed to
by us in it's plan of organizing the pemo-
ratio party and uses the following lam.
uage:
Our valued contemporary and active CO.
aborer in the good cause of Democracy
as arrived at a conclusion which the pre- |
Views SO Of the BETA n
re ooncerned. It has never been Our
lesire or intention "to make any period of
service in the Democratic party II test of an
Far from it. On the contrary we have
specially disclaimed any such purpose and
have counseled the very reverse.
The Delta proceeds, with the re-produc-
ton of several extracts from it's columns
of different dates, all attesting. we admit
gladly, its consistent advocacy of a liberal
Democracy, and concludes with the follow
ing comment and query:
The above record of the Delta proves how
by attributing to us sentiments we never
entertained, but have diligently and per
s,stsnty epHdestsa and na
anae,sze honorable and admi. that the Delta
has not even ''unwittingly" attempted "to
or PARTISAN basis;" that is in - an offensive
Or proscriptive way, but has rather even
exceeded the TELEaRAPH in liberality and
generosity toward the former opponents of
the Democratic party.
SO far as the "record" quoted by the
Delta is concerned, the charge of injustice
made against would lie, and we would
cheerfully beg pardon of our contemporary !:
had that been our text but tho Delta bring
its record down only to the Goth ult., and
not to the 3rd inst, in which issue we
found the sentiments believed by us to be
Objectionable. For instance the Delta had
this paragraph in that issue--the italics
being ours:
The Picayune has interviewed fur gem
tlemen in this city and obtained from the In
their views upon the propriety OF holding
a convention for the purpose Of reorganiz-
Ing the DeocratlS party Al oft the a are
been lifelong enemies OF Democracy, and
are still opposed to tho success of that par
ty per- Sc.
We submit whether this paragraph docs
not refer to Democratic party at least one
generation old-a life long and whether
the idea is not very distinctly conveyed that
the present movement is to re-organiZe that
party in Louisiana. What we assert, is, that
there is no old Democratic party in Louisi-
ana and has not been since the Charleston
Convention of 1860. The Delta would seem
to have a differen tview by referring to one
continuous organization, life-long,' be-
cause it has borne the same name, although
its principles are not the snnO and its
letders and members are from bot, the OLD
parties united as Democrats for sound policy
by sectional and way issues
The Delta said again-our italics:
The Picnvune cites four highly respect n
AL 4
to Il Democratic convention. Not ono OF
thew, however. IL eUcr has been II
Democrat.
Here also is what almost any logical
thinker would consider u worry plain :lllu
sion to tho old Democracy and very pluir
dis motion drawn between mon VII, has
ana I1en who mad not be.u Dcmncrais--
name, r. we use it ard hetive it ought l,
be- used not IN its tnln-bellun sense b,,i
in that employed In 1865 1T which time al
the whites, nearly. In this state were Dem
ocrats heart and SOUL Penn ct ais. included
In the eaulo sense they are DeuiucraIa to-
day. or ought to be and wa believe vii! be
nm osS thoy allow their sense of duty
biunted by untinefy illusions to buried
differences. struggles md names. This We
conserved. was the logical aud natural ten
dencr Of The Deita's comments and as ~.
believe in ailayin.s differences and organic
Ing catholic Democracy, the TELraRArn
was. as we stated. compelled to disson.
from the Deltas views.
We are glad to see that tho Delta has pro-
fitted by the TELEsRArH's dissent, at least
in having an opportunity furnished to dis
claim a proscriptive policy and to re-iterate
its adherence to a liberal Democratic plan.
There is no occasion, we believe, for tho
a7nctde honorable on our part, since we bnt
construed logically the Delta's language
used, as we said at the time, wc thought
"unwittingly." But the Delta might we
think, exchange places with rs, and
acknowledge yet that it did us Il very rroa,
injustice when it assumed to originate the
movement to organize the Democracy of
this STRENGTHENING the country press Ms
recruits.-when in fact, the TE1EaRAru
preceded the Delta two mouths. doubtless
before the Delta was conceived, certainly
before 1t was born.
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