The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-29
ADMINISTRATION. and very popular in Lou.
isiana the last half OF his presidential
term. Marksvile Bulletin.

term. II Marksvills Bulletin.
There ID something more, now. Tor
newspapers to do in Louisiana than TO
discuss politics. What the people. need
mt the present writing is political rest.
They have suffered its excruoiating tor
lures during the past eight years Just
as u man suffers from rheumatism. Du-
ring it's painful rage. however. they
grinned and bore ii with Spartan cour.
age, applying at times such balms as
they could find in Gilead. Relief has
come to them ut lust. They wish no
longer to DO afflicted with lengthy pc lit
teal essays Of tho tape worm species.
What they do want Is the Oh courage
ment OF industry education. enterprise.
immigration. railroads, commerce. man
ufact,ires and thorough development
Of the hidden resources OF wealth now
living dormant In their midst. There is
o glorious duty for the press to perform
| il 1t will. but this duty IL not In q polit-
ieal way. The State to-day 10 like very
sick patient whose symptoms are be-
coming more favorable. It wants rest,
uuietude and nourishment. The press
Is its physician. Will that physician
have the good sense to treat the patient
as the nature OF the case demands, or
kill the patient with quaek nostfums
HbHEB IbtItlShA NfthtphtEhS Elohta NO
short, sharp and decisive, 80 rs to inter
fere az little rs possible with the wei
fare OF the State, and. as we are not In
the future to be- worried by Returning
Boards and other villainous machinery,
after the contest has ended, drop poll
tics and go again heart aud soul for the
business welfare Of the people. No
more politics for Joe-until the time
comes. Aud then we'll take tho plain,
honest old Democracy. straight / BIZ
ton Rouge Advocate.
On the question of public improve
| ments and Of government help therein
| there exists at this moment, and Is
| likely TO exist for all time. u wide differ
enre between Northern and Southern
| Democrats. 1t Is useless for leaders
! to talk about the "old party" and it's
| GLORIOUS record" for the masses of the
people are not TO be humbugged with
any such ohaif, II practical benefits do
not flow to them rs communities they
| will not remain with any purity that
lives simply on the memory Of Jackson
or the theories OF Jefferson.
To us the Mississippi levees md the
Southern Pacific Railroad are Of far
more importance than abstracts. and
we have no time, nor will 1t pay us. to
weep with Tilden or shed tears with
Hewitt. Our time Is more valuable, be-
sides which we have got over that style
Of politics severely i'll the past sixteen
years. Our Northern friends may get
NICE at such declarations Us this and
talk Of treason" and an abandonment
of principle. Us well as quote Arnold aud
Judas. etc, but by us, and we've got The
rotes. this talk and fume will be little
needed. The Mississippi Levee and
Tom Seott's railroad Job, as these in
provements. which are the very life OF
our section, are politely called by that
astute and ponderous Democratic jour
nal. the New York World, are tho main
planks in the principles of the South
from this on, and II tho swallow
tailed" gentry cannot stand upon that
platform they will have TO step asiie
and allow their loyal neighbor To do SO.
II this be treason the Northern Dem
ocrats can make the most Of it,
Natohitoches Vindieator.