The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23

constituents are awaiting your action
in this matter? Do you feel, as they
feel, that the supreme moment has
come when the proud people OF this
State, writhing under the insults and
calumnies that have been heaped upon
them for the last twelve years, but
having at last won the golden oppor-
tunity OF vindicating their character
from foul aspersions, should hasten to
prove to the world that, though des-
peration, under intolerable wrongs,
may have driven them to occasional acts
OF violence, their honor and political
integrity have remained intact through
out all the trials to which they have
been subjected? DO you realize that
every incident In the approaching Sena-
torial contest will be watched with ieal-
GUS vigilance by your constituents, each
one of whom feels that there is infinite
ly more at stake in this matter than the
mere selection Of competent repre-
sentative at Washington--tha his own
political character and the reputation
| of the State he loves 80 we'll will be d.
| rectly affected by your action?
For several days past, the evidences
OF active intrigues in regard to the cleo
ton OF Senator have been patent to
the most superficial observer, and we
deem 1t our duty to utter at once word
of solemn warning to our legislators.
No good purpose can be subserved by
mincing matters or beating about the
bush. We learn that certain influences
are actively at work designed to bring
about such state OF affairs as to give
to the recent upholders of the Packard
conspiracy the balance of power Ia the
Senatorial struggle. The most plausi-
BILE and insidious suggestion which has
emanated from these sources is, that
the Democratic and Conservative eau
Gus shall select from the numerous
candidates Ia the field a certain number
whose names alone shall be allowed to
be presented when the formal balloting
begins In open session the object OF
this scheme being to enable tricksters
like Warmoth and MeMillen, who con-
troll the bulk OF the Republican vote, to
select from among these Democrats the
one whom they regard as not unlikely
to yield to their influence and to aid and
stand by them in some future contests
for power. Gentlemen Of the Legisla-
ture, we beg Of you not to allow your
selves to be entrapped into any such
scheme as this. The condemnation |
which the contamination of such q |
trick would call forth from your constit-
uents would completely efface from |
their hearts the gratitude they now bear |
you for the honest work you have done
during the last three months.
The Democratic Conservative party
OF Louisiana have just emerged victo-
rious from a gallant struggle, and will
not tolerate any surrender to or COM
promise with the enemy. They demand |
the election to the United States Senate |
of a man thoroughly in personal SYM
pathy and political accord with them |
selves man who has been tried and |
not found wanting, and the mere an
nouncement of whose election will sat
isfy the country that no improper in |
fluences have controlled the action Of |
the Legislature. So far as fitness and !
availability are concerned, honesty,
fidelity and capacity are the only |
tests to which the candidacy Of |
any aspirant need be subjected, nor will |
there be the slightest hesitation on the |
part Of the United States Senate in adj
hitting to his seat any gentleman Sc
lected by us, who is known to the coun-
try as man Of moderate tendencies,
and who would not deem it his duty to |
rise from his seat on every possible oc-
casion to denounce Mr.. Hayes as a
usurper. 1t is not, therefore,
of vital Importance that any particular
person should be selected, but tits of the
utmost consequence that the action of |
the Legislature be the expression Of the |
free and untrammeled will of the Dem
ocratic- Conservative majority; that it
be not affected or influenced in the
slightest degree by the political jobbers
who may control the Republican vote,
and that the minds OF the people shall |
not be darkened by even the shadow Of /
a suspicion that the successful candi-
date owes his election to any influences
or combinations that can not be openly |
avowed.
We were glad to welcome back home
who has been doing good service to the