The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03
oUADRUPLE SHEET,
WHO REPRESENTS A oL1oUE7

We are always extremely reluctant to open
controversy within our own party, but we
are far more reluctant to submit To misrepre-
sentatigr or traduction at the hands OF MEM
beiy OF our own or an opposite party. we
ff,al therefore that Justice to ourselves re-
unires us to specially notice the rude
and uncalled for remarks OF Mr. Aldlge
III the House yesterday. That eminent
statesman seems to have taken grave UNI
bragg at an article which appeared In the
DrMocRAT Friday morning relative to the
detention Of the Senate silver resolutions in
the Committee Of Ways and Means CT the
House.
Mr. Aldige 1t transpires. 10 the chairman OF
That tremendous committee, and his wrath
seems to have been aroused at the temerity o.
the DEMOCRAT In requesting, oven In the
most courteous terms, that a report on the
resolutions be made. We know that nine
tenths OF the white people OF Louisiana desire
che passage OF the silver bill and the repeal Of
the resumption act. We know, further, that
the brokers, .bondholders, capitalists and
other special classes have expressed their
views against these measures, and that the
people of this State have had no utterance ON
them save that which their organ, the DEMO
GRAFT, has given In their interest and behalf.
Quito long period has elapsed since the
Resolutions, passed almost unanimously oy
The Senate were sent to the House ana re-
ferred to Mr.Aldige's committee OF that bods''
Since the passage Of the resolutions the State
Senate, the Matthews resolutions have passed
both houses of Congress-, and the Bland silver
Bill has come before the United States Senate
In q very aggressive shape. Under these CIR
cslmstances, we were weak enough to believe
that the Legislature Of Louisiana. represent
iur the views. wishes and opinions, not OF the
bondholders capitalists and ring OF New Dr.
leans, but Of the property holders, agricui-
tsiriBts and Industrial classes OF the state
generally, should speak out on this questloh
We called, therefore. in very emphatic, but
bv no means dsrespectful terms, upon the
committees OF the House, which had these reso-
buttons In charge, to report them. Wefeltcer-
thin that the moment they were reported they
would be pissed by q large majority, ana
Tint then the views and wishes OF the people
III Louisiana would be properly interpreted to
the country.
The bankers, with direct interest," adverse
to tho people, and large representation OF
MERCHANTS ignorant Of the folly they We're
committing, had officially promulgated their
Endorsement of the gold rings Of the East,
md we were, we confess, somewhat anxious
To see the Legislature give official utterance
on this great question to the views ana wishes
OF the great masses OF the people OF the State
The chairman OF the Committee on ways
and Means has been. IT seems TO US,
unduly sensitive In the matter OF our
demand He seems to think that our
call for report OF these resolutions
was m attack upon him. Our very proper
md courteous demand for the report has
nroused all his knightly and chiyalrous ire.
NJ intense, indeed. was his wrath ut Our pre-
sumption In calling for a report OF resolutions
lii which the people OF this State as mass,
are deeply interested, and which it seemed that
his committee was ndisposed to report, that
he rose yesterday In his seat to per-
gonal explanation and launched the thun-
ders OF his wrath at our humble head.
There was truly winning majesty about the
s gentleman from the Sixth Ward when he arose
In his seat and delivered the thrilling speech
which will be found in full In our report Of the
proceedings OF the HOUSE.
The chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means said, In substance, referring to the
article which had given him offense, that "he
would not infct on the House column from
the DEMOCRAT, as he had never himself read
30 much of that paper"
He did not know what the writer of the ar
ticie meant when he said that he preferred
not to believe that personal motives had kept
3 the report on the resolutions from being made
Such insinuations and reflections were habit
nal with the DEMOCRAT. o paper which, II
was we'll known, represented neither the in
tnrests of the State nor of q party, but only Q
Il CLIQUE. With this Mr. Aldige said, he dis
posed OF the DEMOCRAT.
Az there are many thousands OF people
throughout the city and State who do reat
i column and more of the DEMOCRAT we ar,
net much distressed to learn that we are so ut
terly ignored by this dainty gentleman OF tn
committee Of Ways and Means, WHO'S so care
ful Of the interests of his constituency that n
naver reads a journal which VIGOROUSLY repre-
rants d large element OF the people OF Louis
lana But since Mr.. Aldige. by his own con
fassion. 10 habitually and contemptuously re
Trains from reading the DEMOCRAT. by wha
authority or on whose authority does he pre-
snme to bring against US the grave charg
Of being In the interest OF cliquef I'M
charge Of Mr.. Aldige is utterly, absolutei
without foundation in truth. We defy him Q
any other man to point out In the files OF TIL
paper, since the day It fell under the manage
ment Of its present editor to this hour
Single article which will sustain his grave ant
uniustifiable allegation.
10 make charges is the easiest q avo.z.lo ,1s
10 prove them is often the most dii1culs ~
ldipe has made against ns most gray