The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10

OF with politics maudlin enough Il
agree with 1t and nourish 1t into y real
practical, vigorous and saving plan
Certainly, we do not think the Legisla
ture should select q man for the Senate
80 besotted in his politics as to go u
Washington and carry out the idiotit
suggestion Of the New York World
that the Democratic Senators should
draw strictly the party lines and &c
against Mr.. Hayes, right or wrong, ane
do their level best to prevent him
from accomplishing any good. But al
the same time we believe that 1t ID the
duty OF the Legislature to ignore the
suggestions, admonitions and threats oil
those whose chief purpose, just now,
seems to be, to have this State elevate
to high and useful place, some man
who has no claims upon the love and
gratitude OF the people, and whose
principles have been 80 uncertain and
whose abilities are so poor, that no one,
during eight years Of public calamity,
has been able to fix or measure them.
For this class OF public men we have
no esteem, and we frankly declare we
have no desire to see them rewarded for
their sagacity In keeping silence and
their skill in straddling the fence until
one party or the other has won the
supremacy. It was to this class OF
politicians that Mr.. Burke alluded In
the British parliaments In one OF his
greatest speeches, when he said:
Persons infinitely inferior In all re-
spects have formerly rendered them
selves considerable In this house by one
method alone. They were a race OF
tinct) who. when they rose In their
places, no man living could divine from
any known adherence to parties, to
opinions, or to principles; from any or
der or system in their politics: or from
any sequel or connection In their ideas,
what part they were going to take In
any debate. All eyes were fixed upon
them, all ears were open to hear them
each party gaped, and looked alternate
ly for their vote almost to the end Of
their speeches, and that party to whom
they fell at length from the tremulous
and dancing balance always received
them in q tempest OF applause
But notwithstanding Mr.. Burke's
earnest hope that this species OF politi-
clan was extinct, the race still exists,
and we find very formidable move
ment to bullrag the Louisiana Legis-
lature into electing some one OF them
to the United States State. The Legis-
lature should pay no heed to threats
that, II Republican or a nendescript
Is not elected to the Senate the cause OF
Louisiana will be lost. It Ia the duty
Of the members Of the Legislature to
determine what man In the State will
Louisiana in the National
Senate with the most dignity, integrity,
industry and ability, and then elect
him, disregarding all dictation from
any source. II we are a free
people our Legislature should act
according to their unbiased and I'M
judgments in this matter; II
we are not free, let the President save
us the shame and trouble of the farce
Of an election, and appoint man to
suit himself. The apprehensions which
are said to be entertained in Washing
ton, that we will send Bourbon or Last
Ditch Democrat to the Senate, who will
oppose the Southern policy OF the
are simply ridiculous. The
most ferocious Louisiana Last Ditcher
that ever struck terror to the soul Of q
political fence straddler would stand
by the Presidents Southern policy.
What Mr.. Hayes has promised
TO do, and what we believe he is GO
Ing to do, is just what we, and every
other Last Ditcher in this State, have
been fighting for during these eight
years. Indeed, Mr.. Hayes no sooner
indicated his Southern policy than the
Bourbon Democrats OF this State ex-
pressed appreciation Of it, and their
purpose to stand by him in carrying it
out. It was this purpose SO promptly
and clearly expressed by the
DEMOCRAT, while the conservative and
papers feared to whimper,
that strengthened Mr.. Hayes and his
Administration in the resolution to
push that policy, for he was thus as
,ured that in 80 wise and statesmanlike
) line of action he would find full and
candid support here.
But let US not be understood as
writing in the interest Of any particular
candidate. We have confidence in the
and are prepared to accept
It's action. We extended these hurried
remarks to some length only to correct
some errors which are being circulated,
and which seem to be gaining &C.
ceptance, as to the status Of Last
Ditchers, neutrals, Conservatives, and
those sorts of politicians for whom there
Is no descriptive name, and to assure
Mr.. Hayes that, even if Louisiana
Bourbon were to be sent to Washington,