The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-03
REPLY TO "DEMOCRATS.n
TO the Editor Of tho Democrat:

TO the Editor Of tho Democrat:
In Sundays paper Of the first instant I OBJ
serve I'm article signed Democrats" attacking
the Citizens Conservative Association. We're
the charges reasonably made. temporarily ar
gued and logically maintained, they could be
answered with greater satisfaction. Tho discus
sion Of movements materially interesting to
q community should be divested Of asperity
and be debated with desire to prove essential
truths in elucidation Of principles, rather than
to excite antagonism on Vague and unsubstan-
tial theories or unfounded statements.
AS u preliminary e8 panatlon. let me say that
while in tho fullest accord and sympathy with
tho conservative movement and with tho inten-
tlon Of giving It my fullest support, so long as
1t continues to maintain In purity the principles
that It's published record advocates, claim to
be as decided. truo and consistent q Democrat
as any Of the party who your correspondent as
sumes to speak for A life times devotion TO 1t
and Its principles peculiarly qualify mo to an
swer this asraignment Of an association whose
laudabe efforts are directed against no particu-
lar party.
amenable to the abuses that the Citizons' Oon-
servatve Association sock to correct It's com
portunlty presented Of purifying it from tho
contagion OF those whose itching palms nntt
tricks OF demagOgism, IL not supf essed will
III ea sy ba H. d2sns Conserv m
tive Association eIainns TO represent tho intell-
genee. virtue and wealth OF the city. After q
careful reperusn Of their address, and slso of
the preamble aud resolutions since published
BY, them fail to find the shadow of right for
this assertion Of their egotism, The nearest
possible approach ! can conceive for such q
charge 10 the stress that those reformers lay
upon conservatism, which seems to be 50
foreign an element in your correspondents po-
rTDpG MT vaya
the compliment Of assuming rs due what they
never, arrogated, their ability to control, but
ceod In doing 50. surely virtue. Intelligence and
wealth w1nld form an anyinclble triumvrate
With which to defeat wreworkers, demagognes
and partisaus.
. fConslsteney, does not appear to be. ono Of
Democr4ty virtues: for. while In his first
paragraph h9 accuses his alversaries unjustly
them for q want Of 1t. saying, "Or If they had
indulged In greater self -laudati0n than they
nave done. the community could have accepted
their own estimate Of themselves in profound
silence"
II to Judge Of d community be to interpret its
Volce py the unanimous Endorsement Of the en-
ana approving as has ever been accorded
to any public movement, the supporters of
me Ia Conser ryativo address may we'll f5et exuItan5
in having more powerfully touchsd tho public
nenrt than any similar movement ever did be-
fore In this city.
The diatrit99. II which Democrats indulge
upon the distinctions between wealth AID nov.
erty. is 80 sODtistical and exraneous to this
discussion that can only imagine it's nnnsces-
ssary INTRODUCTION as forming. a part Of the
array one class against the other. as the Social
lists seek to do. The Citizens Conservative As
saoGlation regards with great satisfaction the
nOld tney hayc on the sympathy and approval
Of the worki ing men, who In these perturbei
times times wisely look for relief in having public
the most altfuent, Glled with officials who can be-
depended upon to honestly and capaby admin
lister their trusts.
Objection is made that the Conservatives
nave made no nominations. Surely it would be
imD0lltlc and at variance with the action that
tn have proposed, to do 81, before Demo
Gratis" proves by the nominations made by b 8
of cRndidates free from all objections. pre-emf-
nent In virue. ability and intelligence It's in
ability TO DO 80 would seriously initiate against
lts usefulness and prestige. For it's broad
mantle covers men who unite all these desirable
qualities who our citizens would delight to
honor, while they viii Indignantly frown down
party by the presentation OF candidates who It's
adherents would blush to support |
would respectfully invite Democrats' alton |
ton to the various editorials on the new move |
ment and to remind him that they menaceingly
point to the handwriting on the wall" Let |
triotic. warning you have given-let him In the |
following graphic extract from your able article
lsarn tn TIT 1t, good D71crats know and decry the
It il. especially incumbent upon the man.
ayers Of the Democratic party to. give this ad-
1ul fact, too paIDab!e and notorious to be con-
eealed, If we desired to conceal 1t, that our
primary elections and meetings. from which
spring our conventions and the candidates
who, as Democrats We are called upon to sup
iced, many Of the ward politicians do not hesi-
late to Say uDblu5hingly that everything liz
!alr IN politics., and TO talk Of ballot box stuff
Ing. brbfng delegates and cheating and bull
office or president Of q ward club, as q
sxtent the Democratie en'g partg to n eNSea1 NaT
VI leans mas fallen under the control Of corrupt
politicians and bummers; and the candidates
VINO are put up undor Its name and sanction
are not representative mon, but the success full
7irepullers who have Lricked other mon ont of
he nominations. The last parish convention
was 8 miserable farce; a disgrace to the Demo-
cratic party and to the city. The spirit Of re-
strong that on lg the overwhelming necessity Of
;arrying the State against the Radicals kept il |
Town. There are Indications that We are to
laye, parisn convention no better than the
mo n traded away without the least respect for
ne Wishes Of the people, or the honesty and
If the Candidates
And alter pOndering over these undeniab1e
,a!cts, digest them for the good of his party and
l1Scard the faliaciOuS idea that it can be per-
)etuated by the cohesive attraction Of spOi s.
Inc day mas passed when taxpayers. prop
1rsy holders and Worklngmen are will ing TO lot
nelr destln1es be controlled by men whose lives
tre passed in the expectation Of Office and
whose highest aim is the enjoyment Of official
pap Lhe distress and necessities OF our city
'all lInDerat1velv for men Of capacity in whom
We can eonfide. and II the Democratic party is
ieediess OF the emergency. We must seek relief
rom any other source that is pure.
Your correspondent speaks of Naaman the
syrian. cured by Elisha mot Elijah as ha aI1n- |