The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04
"0LHyE BRANCH" vs.. "DEMOCRATS.'

To tho Editor OF the Democrat:
[ have duly read with care the II. O. Levy"
address, the letter commenting on same by
Democrats and now the replication by
"Olive Branch" and SEQ In mono OF them any
substantial reasons for permanent differences
Of opinion on the only important ISSUE which.
is-good government. H
Whether We gro to have 1t by the official man.
agement of Mr. A or Mr.. Is to the average
citizen Of very secondary Importance.
Good government Or bad government fs q
question of taxes. A good goqernrhenC Is one
where the taxes are light, and Uice rersd
taxes are the test Of government. Because
Warmoths administration was marked by un-
precedented taxation, it procured for him the
name he bears OF being the greatest affliesions
from which Louisiana ever suffered Yet War
moTh vas lawfully eIeft9d G{ Gnyern9r While
under whose admin stra'ion taxes were re-
duced; and the people suffered less under the
usurper than they did under b legitimate Gov
ernOr
SO much for the real root of the mat or. Now
| The Democratic party being by its nomenola-
ture and traditions, the party pf the people, can
afford, from it's bulk and its unver5ality, to be-
known as to Its fragments by any convenient
The main body is of course tho Democracy.
but there need be no objection to mere tenn
tive, reform, Citizens Worktngmen's, Tax
Payers, Independents, may ai find room Tor
name ana followers Wl5nln Inc ample DoSON& oA
the Democratic party
The people whose party 1t is take no offense
ut some Of their number prefer ring to rally
under some special flag eudehrea to them By
| local memories and former victories over the
common Radical enemy The Democratic party
resembles the gory-croWneh arm OF the Gru- s..
saders-frOn many lands, nnher various hags
and leaders, but each aud all having the sign OF
Democracy under which they oouuuer.
| side names and side issues pefish with the
necessity for them, but the peoples Democratic
| party serenely conscious IF it, abilities. rfeog-
| nizes it's children whilo they survive. eonfers
| power upon them to accomplish their Spegtal
| missions and glbries in theil success, which II
| has made possible by its aid. Our future. We
| be all brethren. Let us uoE exhibit t. our Rad
| ical enemy the spectacle # fr,ttricda war.
Tho conservative branch Of our party asks for
| good nominations only thi4 md nothing
more" Surely not too much surely the
| straightest of Democrais, could Il t say nag 70
such o demand. Good nominations," Why
| that should be the very w4teh Rrrd Of q conven-
| tion. And then by Cancellation, as well as scru>
| tiny bring out such reasonable ticket us WILL
represent most and suit nearly all.
| In tho meantime. however let there be no
bandying of epthets or calling names. Our
conservative brethren need NOT, in their future
addresses, SO studiousiv ignore the name or
Democrat, dear to milirns Still less need
posters as equally with them dangerous ana
Suspicious
elimination and recrmination by those who
should be friends delight enemies and lebd 70
disaster.
Let them cease. Let the Democratic-Con
vative party of Louisiana preserve its in
tegrity OF position and it4 name ot honor.
The Democratic body has been faithful 10 tne
depart therefrom; not even In name, as it does
, not In intent. We have only one euefnY: thf
J Radical parry. Is 1t wise to raste our strength
on each other? ANOTHER DEMOCRAT.