The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

= 1t appears that as every election day ap
proaches the indications are that the cam
paign is to be more vigorous and more
desperately contested than ever before.
When the time rolls around toward another
National or State election, there seems to be
in the ranks of the different armies men
who never donned the armor of political
knighthood before, and it has often been a
question as to the cause of this.
| Is it because mere solid and material in
terest is felt and being manifested in this
election than in any previous one? Or is it
that the profession of politician having gradu-
ally become known as lucrative one, more
men are anxiously entering its ranks, and be-
coming aspirants for the honors and emolu-
ments arising from successful candidature,
1t frequently appears that as soon as one
politician retires from the field, dozen or
more spring up to take his place. 1t would
hardly be just to accuse all of mercenary mo-
tives-it is but fair to place the majority
among honest and upright men; and yet it
frequently happens that vocations of COM
parative ease and moderate recompense are
recklessly abandoned, to enter earnestly into
political strife.
There is doubtless in every mans nature
lingering hope that he may some day become
q leader and power among his fellow men,
and it is often thought that In order to crafty
his desires he must look to political elevation
and distinction. In this way there are con-
stantly being pushed forward new aspirants
and new candidates for the various positions
of trust and honor to be- filed at each cleo
ton.
1t has often been said that too many officers |
With equal justice of civic contests. Each |
,ew leader has peculiar views of his own,
advanced possibly in the hope that an in
creased suffrage may rally to his call, or in
obedience to the expressed convic tion of
ew of his familiar adherents, and he forth
With boldly starts out, heralds his faith and
nters the lists.
Doubtless the leading tenets and the uli-
nate success of the original party is hoped
Or by all, and yet all seem to desire some
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al recognition Of the correctness Of theories
dvanced. 1t does not seem to occur to these
len that every branch that shoots from the
aren't stem weakens the power and strength
the trunk. They do not consider that by
,is course they will in time have the humili-
ton of seeing their rivals, who have kept
heir ranks unbroken and zealously followed
aders, chosen with care and kept in their y,
laces, far ahead in the strife and constantly
dding new laurels to the list
It is as bad with measures as with men.
increasing platform of resolutions
Id policies will be apt to so draw away theat- t
'ntion from the main issues as to leave them 4
nburdened with their true significance, under /
ted in their value, and even unnoticed, to b
% peril of the party whose watchwords they 8
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There need be but few simple and plainly &
ated propositions which will indicate the {
,licy and the faith of the party; few well o
ID carefully selected leaders, whose fidelity 81
d integrity have been tried and proven, are n
that are wanted, and will prove far more 9,
tent than q multitude of theories and an &
my Of leaders. d