The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
OUR TICKET.
WHAT TEE COUNTRY PRESS THINKS
or QUE NONHNpE FOR STATE
TREASURER.
Baton Rouge Advocated

Although East Baton Rouge stood by Major
Moncure to the last, and when he was with
drawn went solidly for Richardson, she yields
gracefully to the defeat Of her first and sec
ond choice for State Treasurer. and pledges
to the nominee of the Democratic Conserya-
tive party O. rousing majority.
Major e. A. Burke, the nominee, Is no stran-
ger to our people. The name OF Burke ID
linked with many stirring events In the Pc"
litical history OF our State during the past
few years. East Baton Rouge recognizes and
appreciates the Invaluable services rendered
to the people Of Louisiana by Major g. A.
Burke during the times that tried mems
souls, and She will not fail In November to do
her whole duty.
able, and will make g. most excellent officer:
Not word Of reproach can be brought
against him either personally or politically.
Even under the most trying, times his devo-
proven by his acts. Acts like his need not be
rehearsed upon the hustings Or In the press
to be recognized end appreciated by the PEG PEG
R Ih o ba q s re w noW
being enjoyed by all In honest, just and eco
nonical government, perfect peace and har-
mony, and bright hopes OF returned prosper
ity and wealth.
East Baton Rouge can be set down at from
e GOO to 1000 majority for Burke.
shreveport Standard
The convention has crowned It's work by
the nomination Of an eminently suitable cam
didate for the office OF State Treasurer. The
nomination was made unanimous amid much
enthusiasm and determination evinced on
the part Of the friends Of each Of the other
candidates to give the nomination hearty
and vigorous support. The protracted con-
test seems to have been conducted with great
fairness, courtesy and good feeling. No bad
blood was engendered that we know Of. Even
local preiudices seem to have been ignored
We did not hear of any Of that hostility ofthe
country to city candidates, or vice, versa,
5ph fronp y,y,cn oYujf O n
the contest In our nominating conventions.
Nor was there any necessity for It, A Democ-
racy like that of New Orleans, which can add
10000 to the majority in the State, and which
fought SO CALAMITY and so persistently In the
recent struggle for the State government, Is
not only entitled to every consideration but
to the warmest thanks OF the people OF Louis
lana.
We should have cheerfully supported either
of the able gentlemen whose names were pre-
sented to the convention for the office OF
Treasurer. Col. Richardson, whom we know
well, both as q soldier and civilian, would
adorn any position in the State. The people
of this section had set their hearts on the
nomination of Major Moncure because Of his
high, personal character, his qualifications
for the success of the party, and who was de-
frauded out of this same office four years ago
by the act of the Infamous Returning Board:
OF course, they are greatly disappointed. But
this will not prevent them from giving the
ticket their cordial and undivided support.
We know something about disappointments
at the result of nominating conventions, both
personally and from observation. We have
but one rule on the subject, which we not only
observe ourselves, but require every one else
In the party whom we can control to observe.
1t is, that every mans first choice should be
guarantee that Major Burke will not have in
che State two more earnest supporters than
his competitors for the nomination. and that
he will not lose single vote among the
friends of either.
Nor could the nomination have been be-
slowed ON worthier recipient Major Burke
combines all the requisites for head OF the
ticket at the present time He possesses fine
strict integrity Of character. His eminent
qualifications for the office may be judged Of
from the unanimity with which he was sup
ported by the busiDs So men OF New Orleans,
5 Of all classes andA + the union OF the different
wings Of the party in that city In his favor.
"a y q party man one Is superior to him as
or oil organizer, nor more earnest and laborlous
ay.#1 his work In that capacity. In all the Sc
.istsere and trying labors which ended, after SO
onMn4ong time, In the final establishment OF the
y6y3eoples government, Major Burke was one OF
ssthe most prominent actors. The inves-
# LEGATIONS of the Potter committee have
n brought conspicuously to light the great SER
ID vice he has done the State, for which he is en-
I titled to recognition by the people andto their
y lasting gratitude.
canvass OF the State. We know nothing Of
his oratorical powers on the stump. But
this Is q small matter in these days when
sgab' has brought the republic almost TO the
verge of destruction. We want to get into an
era when Leading men shall receive credit for
what Mr. Carlyle would call the "eloquence
of silence" Your talking man, says Macau-
lay, would cut but poor figure in the pres
ence Of a Cromwell who talked nonsense, or o
William the Silent who never talked at all.
Whether Major Burke talks or not, 1t does
not take him long, when minglng with the
th elr respect and their support. His election
lis beyond peradventure.
shreveport Timesl
We observed yesterday that the excitement
over the defeat of Major Moncure for the
nomination Of State Treasurer had consider
prompt the reflection that local preferences
cannot always be gratified, and SO, long as
there are. parties party discipline should be
voluntarily maintained. There is vast deal
terms. For ourself, we do not propose to at
tempt its use. Every intelligent voter has
his opinion of the governmental policy that
will best subserve the interests OF the country,
and he Is morally bound to vote in accordance
with his convictions. The province OF O party
paper Is to endeavor to confirm its friends in
The faith, and to gain as many converts as
possible from the other side. We hold that
the principles of the Democratic party are
best for the South, and that her only friends
at the North are in that party. Firmly be-
lievng this, we must warn our friends against
the evil of DESERVING the ticket for light and
trivial causes
individuals may entertain prejudice
against Mr.. Burke, but we doubt II they are
well founded. We confess to having enter
tained the feeling ourself, though also confess
1t was based on an underlined opinion. But
during two months stay In New Orleans,
pending the contest between the Nichols and
Packard governments we witnessed some
and heard great dead of his untiring efforts
In behalf Of the former. When we saw the
implicit trust reposed in his judgment and in
tegrity by the leading men of the party and
by Gov. Nichols himself we were forced to
the conviction that we had been unjust in our
estimate of the man.
tending, whilst his energy is simply wonder
full. His administrative ability is probably
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