The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-29

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Who eyer heard OF carpet-bag rule
enough to elect an honest and decent
Governor Come, Mr.. Packard, this
subject OF ours is too grave an one to
joke about in that way. Tell the world
anything you please about us, but don It
taunt US with being erich" after you
have subjected US to ten years of carpet
baggery.
But how wildly do you illustrate
yourself, Mr.. Packard, In your low ap-
peal to "the middle and poorer classes /"
The grovelling and corrupt politician
crops out thoroughly, but in vain. Be
assured, sir, "the middle and poorer
classes" are more honest than you are,
and you insult their intelligence when
you presume to suggest that they would
prefer you to Gov. Nichols. The work
ing white man knows full we'll that CAPT.
tal and labor are mutually dependent; !;
he knows that your party has almost
annihilated capital here, and that con-
sequently he suffers: he has voted
against you and he means to sustain his
vote. Even the poor negro, whom you
and your party have egregiou5ly duped
and preyed upon, begins to see why he,
too, is not prospering, and thousands OF
his votes have gone against you.
The most preposterous thing / know
Of Is Stephen B. Packard from his bar
ricaded den issuing an address," whin-
ing over ''the rich richer and the poor
poorer" and that this Is violative OF
''the principles which underlie the very
foundations OF republican government" I"
II by republican" you mean radical
government, 1t would be violative OF
their principles, because their founda-
ton stone is. to have no rich except
their own annointed few, and all the
time to have the poor so poor that they
can't be made any poorer.
You say 1t Is the duty OF "the middle
and poor classes, white as well as
black" to stamp out once for all those
who resort to revolution against the ex-
pressed will OF the majority OF the peo-
time we ever agreed, and I do hope the
people will 60 to stamping" you and
yours promptly. The happiest day
Louisiana ever saw will be the one
when the people rise and stamp out
the last vestige Of such revolutionists
and disturbers as yourself.
But how can you, after stunning US
with your eloquence on stamping" in
the next paragraph Of your address,"
simmer down to-"It seems to me the
true course, even for those who voted
for my opponent, is to give to the legal
government their aid and support in
restoring order and enforcing the laws"
ETC.?
This is not the language of real gov
ernors; it Is anything but the language
OF men who are accustomed to ''stamp
out" those who differ with them, or
present obstacles to political ambition.
And then in the paragraph you
grow eloquent again over "my call"
and you threaten incendiarism. All
right, Mr.. Packard, but of course you
will remember that when ill-weeds are
to be destroyed We strike at th cir roots.
There Is an old saying that '.barking
dogs never bite," much less will we fear
them when they bark from their ken
nels with chains around their necks.
You declare your determination to
defend to the last extremity your title
to the office Of Governor. Well, ii you
will only defend your title it is all right.
Don Quixote thought he was fighting
Knight and walked up to find it was
only windmill, but he was worsted.
But 1t Is hard on US to tell us in the next
breath that you look to the North,
East and West" for the material with
which to do your fighting. Don Quixote
did his own fighting; Don Packard
should not do less.
"The reign of political terrorism and
disorder in this State is, trust, rapidly
say amenl May God In his mercy put
it into the hearts Of yourself and your
class to journey to some far off land
and let peace and order, good will and
civilization once more reign here in
place Of carpet Then will
the millennium have come for Louisi-
ana. Remove carpet-bagger5 and seal
awags from this fertile soil, and our
lamb and lion will lie down peacefully
together.
Before we part, Mr.. Packard, be
assured Of one thing; in the estima-
ton of all good men, high and low,
black and white, brain workers and
hand workers. loM 1Cere not elected Co..
cannot physically assert and maintain
yourself Governor. But one power On
earth (the army Of the United States)
can put you and hold you in the guber-
material chair, and then you will be
hated, Stunned and despised by all
classes even more than you now are.
Were you personally perfect in the eyes
of men, you are the offspring Of the
Returning Board. You were begot by
Wells, Anderson, Casanave and Kenner
In a grand orgie over a PROSTATE and
u6lplSSS 10TH, duu Gu6 UEduu Ol UdSLdEU
stands indelibly marked on your fore
head. Civilization rejects you; man
hood spurns you.
In the last paragraph of your "ad-
dress" you speak OF SO administering
your government ''as to oppress none
and maintain the rights Of ALL" This
is only new illustration of your per-
fidy. Your So called inaugural address
OF last January reeks with bitterness of
heart against your political opponents.
and the earliest, and the fastened, acts
of your Legislature were oppressive to
the last degree. No, sir; you
were born, reared and educated in
an atmosphere OF hate against the
South. Had you come amongst US
in time Of peace and TO be engaged in
the pursuits of honest industry, you
might, like large numbers of our wor-
thiest and truest citizens, natives of the