The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-20
with his felIow-men In ell the relations Of

With his fellow-men in ell the relations OF
II. VIII you exert your best efforts to free
the commerce Of this city from the destruc-
tive burdens that are upon it?
Fellow voters here Is something Of plat
form for an honest candidate to work out.
so-called representatives at Odd Fellows
Hail. and vote for the batch Of patriots they
have presented you, and your time spent in
walking to and from the polls Is worse than
thrown away. You will simply be swapping,
one set Of unworthy servants for another still
worse. The Intelligent man, high or low, rich
or poor, who permits his ballot to be thus
prostituted by so-called "leaders" or s.'repre-
sentatves" Is guilty Of an unpardonable
wrong, and as surely as there Is God LII
heaven he will repent his action.
I ask any Intelligent man, whether he be
young or old, rich or pour high or low, 10
look over the list Of candidates offered for
Democratic suffrage, and ask himself whether
utterly unworthy of his support-men unit,
men incapable, men unworthy--men who are
bound to be the tools and the instruments OF
Towards Lottery and other like incubi on
But party discipline" requires that we
must support the nominees OF the party
noIens volens! This may be the duty OF the
professional politician and office-holder, but
tanned when 1t guarantees US good govern
ment. A sensible man is devoted to party to
this extent alone A party is supposed to sue
coed on this basis. You have no other use Tor
1t. The principles Of the Democratlc parry
of all good men, but the Odd Fellows Hall
convention Is not the Democratic party.
No, the Combination Of bunmers ana
others who have invited you to come TO the
political feast of the fifth of November next
are but mocking your known fidelity to o
grand old party, on whose noble history and
traditions they are trading for the ignoble
ends Of themselves Or their masters. A great
feast theeTf5 will be on that day, but no seats
at the table for any man not in the C0mDlna-
ton" The "money power will preside, 9, at
one end of the table and the "monopollst, at
the other. and tho side seats will be occupied
by their servants. There will be rich yiands,
| be for a few Of the poor laborers whom they
now try to humbug with the promise t., tax
| property and industry that they may have
work. Even the many OF these, II they have
permitted themselves to be humbugged VIII
20 home utterly hungerod and disappointed,
Fellow voters, it is never too late to 90
good and fevery consideration which should
mpeI men to work for good isbefore you,
Hold Il mass meeting; draw good men out
| from their privacy and rue them for the Of
fees at your disposal II you succeed, the
victory will be great; II you only partially
succeed it will to that extent paralyze the
public enemy and prepare you for complete
victory in the next contest. blt III silent SUD
| fnlSSDll W bfiS tSSEtOiSIl
and general prosperity and happiness are i'm
possible ID. WARREN bh1ckELh'
| P S.-Since the above was written another
ticket the "Citizens' Conservative" has ap-
peared in the field AS voter put to them the
questions detailed in this article. II they are
the friends of the people they will not be toe
proud to answer even an humble questlonet
like me- II they do not answer without re-
serve they are not to be trusted. "A clever
good fellow" in private life is not necessarily
= 1f no
pie who languish under bad government.
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