The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-25

issue of the twenty-frst instant, espresso
the following just and patriotic views:
WORD no THE PEOPLE.
We regret to ngtics that there ia so much In
difference manifested by our Democratic. Con
serygtive friends throughout the parish to tn
nominating convention which the executiy
committee has called for July 90 This In
matter OF great Importance to our people, ant
IL We blund r then 10 may be fatal to the homes
wishes OF our best people, and make wide
straight and easy the road to Republican
victory In our parish. which above oil things l.
now most to be dreaded. and which may God
forbid and avert W. assure the people Of the
parish that we are not alsrmista, and that VIZ
would not arouse any u,nnecessary, excitement
In our parish; nor would we call them unnsc
essarly from their legitimate pursuits. But
name duty TO his country Is second only to his
70 40 for bis country bis whole duty in the hour
| Of need. The memory Of tho eight years OF
Radical domination is yet fresh and CALLING IL
! years stand In Lousanas history curse aud
! . Disgrace TO tho manhood and intelligence oi
LoulsIqna's people. They stand to mark the
the fair land, as 1t we're, with bristlinR spear
| and flaming sword. leaving only des0ation and
ruin behind. Are our people prsLared to DRIFT
| and we assure them that the sentinels of this
routed but not v'nquished horde are still on
guard. prepared to sound the charge az soon as
u becomes patent That our people are disorgan-
lied and indifferent their ass rtions TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding
We perused the above with pleasure. rejoiced
10 hear 30 clear and ringing note of prepara-
ton from one Of our country exchanges But
what was our establishment and chagrin on
turning to another column In the same issue
OF the Clarion, TO find the following extraor-
binary enunciation:
The Lottery Company have sent out their
advertisement to many of our country OK.
changee. some, Of whom have published II and
mnde tn ma Inf tba U So rord H9 g was
into our waste basket. Having frequently
written against this dangerous coneei a. and in-
tending " be foot. loose In order that our war;
ia against II may be continued until It IL COM
pletrly demolished. we could not consistently
allow Il q PLACE In our columns To blow hot
and cold ut one and the same time Is m o. Gu.
patton that we do not relish. "-lMarksville Bu-
letin.
:, Oh. consistency, where art thonl We think
the a62ye is hardly e9mhpAete Tt1 hhI5o iew
York. who propose to furnish q sure cure for
conanmption. This irm. whose adyertisem nj
the Bgtftt, has been running for some lime. 10
swindled the Clarion out OF advertising
space. and right here we would be pleased to In.
quire OF the talented editor Of the bulletin how
this hrm stands on It's books. The Lottery Com
pany owe us hing to date having paid cash
for Its advertising, and II we had several more
advertisements rs that OF the Lottery Company,
the Clarion mightsave enough funds to carry 1t
through a few more ctmpa gns. and aid la ihn
election Of another Legislature, whose prin-
opal duty. in the interest OF reform" would
be to reduce the printers fee and increase the
pay of everybody else.
Here we have Democratic paper In one
column deploring the indifference of the peo-
pie TO Democratic organization for the cam
paIgn, and In vigorous and eloquent language
seeking to arouse anew the spirit OF the party,
and In another column defending the most
corrupt and powerful ring or monopoly that
ever cursed this or any other State.
Opposition to monopolies is one OF the car
dinal principles Of Democracy, and the DEM
Ocracy Of Louisiana was pledged, implicitly
by the principles Of the party, and explicitly by
specific pledges, when 1t got into power to re-
peal the charter ofevery monopoly in theState
But the Legislature 1t elected took the same
view Of the usefulness of the lottery's money
that the Morehouse Clarion takes In the
second OF the above quotations from It's col
lmns. Our statesmen wanted few thou
sand dollars to cOnsummatea corrupt bargain,
and they went to the lottery for It, Hence
when the DEMOCRAT assailed the lottery end
called upon the Legislature to carry out it's
solemn pledge to the people to destroy that
and every other monopoly In the State and
when number of true and unfalterng DEM
ocrats Democrats In the true sense OF the
word-men who regarded principles above
else and realized the Democratic
iuty of standing by all pledges tacit or ex-
pressed, made to the people, rallied to the
support of the DEMOCRAT and attempted to
repeal the lottery charter they found that 1t
was impossible In Democratic House to
ouch the charter Of that or of any other mono
poly.
The Legislature was under the influence of
The lottery, which gathered around 1t, to
Dartake OF the benefits it had purchased, the
Carondelet street gamblers, all the other mo-
nopolies, the money power and the antl-con-
vention men, while the truly Democratic spirit
and sentiment was reduced to an insignificant
power, utterly unable to stand against this
powerful combination.
These are the reasons why the people are
Indifferent; these are the reasons whv thew
display SO little disposition to engage In the
OF the party they believe sold
hem out to stock gamblers and monopolists;
md we assure the Clarion that, preach as it |
nay, it will arouse none of the ancient spirit |
- SAo PSSPAS IL ouPpOlb Va 1uOuOpOlI0S Is 10 |
'e Democratic measure, and If another set |
If legislators Is to be sent down here to
smother the voice of the people and perpetu-
lite the Ubiquitous institutions dead Radical |
SIN has bequeathed us, with the cumbersome, |
and INSCRIPTIONS government that |
organization Of tax eaters and public plumber
IFS forced on us in the day of its power by
he bayonet.
The Democrats can carry this State by an |
overwhelming majority against the combined |
orces of Radicalism, Independentism, Native
Americanism, and soreheadedness. But it |
'annot do so simply because it calls itself
Democratic" It can only do it, and In that
way 1t can do it. by specific pledges to the
'eople to exterminate the monopolies, and to |
all constitutional convention. With these
g the leading features of its platform, and by
IN active and aggressive campaign, the Demo-
ratio party will obtain full control of the
tate, and may, by standing by its pledges,
ndn ri