The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-12
: UPOy HIS SKIRTS NONE Of THE
VIRUS or PARTISAN CONTACION."


Editor Democrat--As one OF the points
OF recommendation Of Mr.. Penn to the
kindly attention OF the Democratic-Con-
seryative Convention at Baton Rouge,
the above is prominently put forth by
the worthy citizens who this morning
issue their stilted address from Head
quarters Penn Executive Committee,
St. Charles Hotel" with big Penn can.
vas stretched clear across st. Charles
street.
None OF the virus OF partisan con-
tagion" upon the skirts OF Davidson B
Pennl Why, did not his political birth
take place in the st. Charles Theatre III
the summer of 1872, and was not 4. Y.
Liberal Republican party, Ube most sell
sufficient and bigoted Of little partiesl
both his sire and Ills accoucheur?
Davidson Il. Penn free Of the virus
of partisan contagioni' Why, who ever
heard or our very worthy fellow citizen
in political matters until he appeared al
tile head OF new party. Warmoth was
kicked out of the Republican party; he
started u new party; he had sagaclty
enough 10 know that he could not be Its
head, while he could intuse something
of life into 1t through his control OF oil
ciai patronage, and Mr.. Penn was Tut
we're three parties In the field against
Radicalism, and 1t became NECESSARY TO
uQpsQli idRta. thena--l ". .tlasao eissitst4cfs
McEnery was put first and Penn second
on the ticket. We fought the Radicals
In this way aud whipped them. Was
not Mr.. Penn in party then?
But what twaddle IL this clamor
against party! What is party but the
organization OF men TO bring their com
bined efforts to bear on theachievement
OF given purpose There Is natlonai
patty known as the Radical, and there
Il another known as the Democratic,
and the great issue before this country
is, whether the existing political policy
shall continue, or II instead we shall
have honesty, liberality. free trade, "a
sound currency, peace and a free people
throughout the land. -Four years ago
there was a senseless howl OF Liberal
Republicanism as a paDacea for party
ism; the Democratic party permitted its
identity to be merged in this little whirl-
/. pool: 1t put no-party man tdreeley) at
its head GUST rs 1t Is now proposed we
shall do with Mr. PENN; he was to invite
all the elements OF opposition to Rad
icaiism; but it was the greatest tizzle
ever known. And now we behold the
spectacle Of the reorganization OF the
Democratic party as the only hope or
the freemen OF the land, and with can
didates and platform embodylng all
that freemen can ask for.
But what IA spectacle will it be for Mr..
Penn to go to Baton Rouge and ask the
representatives OF the Democratic
Conservative party to nominate him for
Governor, because he has upon his
skirts none OF the virus OF partisan con-
tagion!' What Is this terrible "cOn
tagion 2" Why, in four words, u,,dUing
opposition to Rddicdtism. This il our
creed and our shibboleth--undytng OPP
position 10 Radicdiism. And II man
has none OF 1.-THE virus" OF this "con-
tagion" on his skirts, we have no use at
all for him. More, we would not trust
him any further than you could throw
bull by the tail.
The poorest, the shabbfest recon-
mendation that can be offered for can
didate ut Baton Rouge Is that he Is
simply honest and without 1.-The virus
of PARTISAN contagion." Speaking OF
virus" such man reminds us OF that
class OF h0stes huntdni generis lin this
civilized agel-the unvaccinated, who
are all the time subject to take
and to spread smallpox. And this
is lust the case OF Mr.. Penn. He
is too good to be politically vaccinated,
and he goes wandering about the streets
a subject Tor that worst OF diseases ;,
political smallpox, and he has caught IL
and lies sick at the executive head
quarters" with, thank God! big flag
out to warn the passer.
The whole thing in nut shell is this !:
A very small party" OF disaffected and
disappointed impracticables and --
we'll, a very small party" want to run
the State, and they will go TO Baton
Rouge and demand that their Greeley
shall be put at the helm. We shall see
whether Baltimore is to be re-enacted.
If it is, then political perdition is
Louisiana's share. But 1t will not be.
The Convention has principles to con
tend for first, and then it wants man
to carry on the fight, and under such Il
man the battle will be fought and the
victory will be won. But that man will
not be- Davidson b. Penn, and because
his chietest virtue is that he spurns
party. CITIzEN.
HAAp-