The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-24
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HEADQUARTERS CITIZENS CONSERVATIVE
ASSOCIATION. No. so Camp street,

HEADQUARTERS CITIZENS CONSERVATIVE }
ASSOCIATION. No. so Camp street. |
New Orleans, October H. 1873,
In our address. published On the eighteenth
OF August last We stated that our efforts will
be directed to influencing the nomination Of
candidates possessing character capacity and
| standing In this community, Independent Of
past or present political associations failing to
achieve this object we will then present such. @
| vestigation. fully nforse."
Having failed In the first Of these objects, the
alternative has been forced upon as OF otfIring
| believe embraces as candidates the names OF
men who come as near meeting ths above re-
our inability to Influence the domination Of
such candidates as our ticket comprises, under
the auspices Of either OF this contending political
| for 1t Lifts our local offices OF emolument and
| trust out Of the mire Of political strife. whore
| the qualifications Of aspiEans are secondary
! considerations. and nominations are made for
exDedieDcy Or from. craftsmanship, II not as re-
wards for party services Of questionable value,
ee Wo bn 1e he Wb m
custcdinus Of their best interests.
We do not believe that passionate appeals are
necessary, that Pronunciation Of our opponents
will create, deeper Interest In our movement.
| nor incita to greater or more earnest efforts to
elect, the ticket that we offer.
Conservai Tvs Association ticket and the other
20 cnl tickets now In the field.
Ths before nb1onteg
Of the original address. they ask nothing for
themselves nor for their fr I ; They have
tbe public, good by the selection q candidates
whose qunlfica ions they believe will guarantee
their aceeptability.
Our association has no friends to reward, no
political com Dlications to accommodates Free
and untrAmDeied We come before you. with
the consciousness OF having carried out our
purpose with clean hands, in an unselfi5h
spirit and with the aim If serving solely the
intarests Of the city. and parish.
We ASK i a1g nolilca party c :. make 80 dis
probable that mere politicians can rise supe-
rior to arguments Of aVailnbility or resist the
intrigue and mani pulatiOn2
A late English writer in describing the con-
dition. Of England in 1876 uses language so
OF our country, from one extreme to the other
that We quote it for your considerat,on:
When the passion and ardor Of the war gave
tracted period OF commercial distress. the oD-
ponents Of progress began to perceive that they
saa 2 acan but not onar aa 6f bo
nation led By the most enlightened and emf
nent Of its sons; Agitatorg and :i,ncendiaries
statesmen who had much to lose, but were not
afraid TO risk it. stepped quietly and firmly to
On an humber scale our association has en-
deavored to emulate this patriotic course; the
PRINCIPLES that have actnated US are the same.
Our community not only groaps under 9 pro-
,tracted, strain Of commercial distress. butSis
bowed down by the heavy hand Of Destilenttal
affection, In this sad hour, when the great me-
troDolis Of the South bears upon her brow the
ashes Of present sorrow, and her stricken
population languishes in the extremity Of pros
tration. let patriots seek unsefsby to rein
yigorate her wasted resources and effacs her
troubles by generous efforts for her restoration.
:, It is the duty Of all good citizens to assst in
this noble work. For that purpose We ask their
earnest, cordial and united support, irrespec-
tive party, color or prejudice to elect ticket
protecting the interests OF all.
In the emergency nov presented We gladly
recognize an alliance with our coIored citizens
who have met US in liberal and harmonious
spirit to work side by side In common cause.
1t has been pleasure to give representation
on our ticket to q man who is q credit to their
justice TO body Of citizens who from their nu-
merical importance alone are entitled to con-
sideration, but We feel that the OCCASION which
oepportunely briggs us together Till prove to be
the means Of effecfually removing. all reason
for distrust and show that there Is q natural
political. affinity between all VINO desire the
benefit OF good governm enE without considert
Many Of our members are southerners 81
upon the arrival OF a time when they can clasp
hands with thu SO who they feel should be their
natural allies by identity Of interests and past
association but who have long been estranged
from them by party Wiles and political infiu- |
enne.
before Us their rights shall be as sacredlY pro- |
'ected as our OWL, and that VS. accept In the |
fullest Interpretation Of the term citizens" az |
applied to them. inaienabIe rights secured BY |
The cons tuition 10 all,
Sharing IN he benefts Of the work before us
must cement bonds Of interest that have been
1ut Temporarily disrupted, And now. when our
country is threatened with the hereeIes of Com
NUM- 10 and socialism and the revival Of Know
there should be ratified between US
! solemn covenant 10 resist encroachments and
protect the rights Of property and morals in