New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
A DISPUTE IN TEE DEMOCRATIC COUK.
CILS.


CILS.
The barometer of Democratic harmony
appears to be falling q trife at present,
and unless it is arrested in its downward
course we may look out for political
cyclone. We noted the first symptoms
the other day in the reputed proceedings
of one of the Democratic-C onserva-
tive central committees. There was pub
lished rescript in their name to the
effect that the candidates for the Lesisla-
ture and judicial Offices in the parish Of
Orleans ought to be nominated by the
delegates from this parish in the Baton
Rouge Convention. The absence of any
"well-known names" in connection with
this decidedly cheeky claim threw some
doubts on its paternity as well as on
its authority as q measure Of party
policy. It has not yet been
definitely made known which wing
of the Democratic Conservative anti-Re-
publican ofice-seeking army has put
forth this claim. We are at loss to
know whether it is the right, the left, or
the centre. That it is not reconnois-
ance in force is proved by the faint pro-
test put on file by the organ of one of the
wings. 1t is urged, by way of complaint,
that such grant Of power to a few indi-
viduals would increase the facilities of
professional politicians to attain their own
selfish aims and ambitions" Admitting
that anybody in the immaculate party
with the long name is professional poll
tician, working for selfish aims, We think
the point very we'll taken. Instead of the
primo ry campaign being enlarged to pro-
tracted, anxious struggle, wherein the best
advice of multitude of counselors could
be obtained, it would be narrowed to a
sharp, short and decisive conflict, re-
sulting in giving the successful delegates
the powers and functions of electors of
the Democratic empire. The first symptom
of policy would be seen in change of the
name of the party. The straightouters,
if successful, would instantly lop off all
the Conservative suckers and branches;
all the clinging parasites, and take the
name of their Northern masters
Democrats the other hand, the Con-
servatives, if they chance to carry the
wards, will add an adjective or two to the
name, not emitting their darling prefix
Liberal.
Thus it is square issue between the.
two factions of the opposition, and one in
which the Republicans can have little
concern. In Democratic estimation,
nomination by the Baton Rouge delegates
will be equivalent to an election in nearly
every ward below Louisiana avenue.
Hence these representatives of the peo-
pie" in esss are claiming for themselves,
or others are claiming for them, excep-
tional and extraordinary, not to say dam
gerous powers. The twenty odd delegates
to Baton Rouge will virtually have con-
troll of the municipal, legislative and
judicial patronage of the city of New
Orleans, and necessarily preponder-
ance in the political council Of the
State. 1t is pretty big prize, well
worth contending for, and We are
not surprised at the vigorous pro-
tests we hear every day against the AFRO
CANT pretensions Of the Democratic Con-
servative association. There may be
enough of the spirit of self-sacrifce in the
party to commit all its interests, honors
and profits to the absolute custody Of the
active young men who can carry their re-
spective wards in the primaries, but we
have strong reasons to doubt it. There is
no necessity for thu renting to the GUS
tody and keeping of a small and select
number of partners the joint interests Of
the whole firm And if we are not en-
tirely out in our reckoning Of Democratic
character there will be no such assign
ment
THE PROPOSED UNIT OF CURRENCY.