The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-31
NECESSITY or HARMONY,

| Tho large-brained, large-hearted leaders
| throughout the South all concur In tho pres
| ent necessity Of strict purity discipline, and
| the subordination of all personal feelings and
minor interests to the success Of the Demo
cratic party in al the Southern States. Con.
Gordon Of Georgia, recently uttered the fol.
lowing true and timely words:
| You have my earnest corporation In the
| cause Of organized Democracy. Party organi-
| zation was the means Of our rescue. Party
Thoughtful mon seeing that voting for Indss.
| pendents loads eertai inly to such q result will
| unite to elect the regular nominee.
In q recent speech in Greenvllle, s. G., Gov
Hampton said:
do not know that thero is any other point on
which should detain you. and lind the fatigue
Of speaking Is greater than | expected. / will.
however, say one word upon the dangers which
a IRE threatening r onr narty, Tbe greatest OF
pendent movement. He who sets up his own lndl-
vidual judgment as q rule Of action, nnd refuses
form, In spirit as well as in letter. Is an Intfs-
pendent. and an Independent at this crisis in
our affairs Is. worse than Radical IIe places
himself by his own action outside Of the pale Of
our party. and he should be ruled out Of the
| party. He who fs not with us is against US.
and should bs ranked among our opponents,
for an open enemy 1s far less dangerous than q
pretended friend. Our party must be kept fully
orghnized, perfectly compact nnd thoroughly
disciplined. j, Every member Of it must yield
need be, his private Judgment to its expressed
policy. end subordinatlng all personal ambition
to the public welfare.
The Mississippi Democratic State Commit
tee has issued an address in which the follow
ing position Is taken respecting Independent
movements and candidates:
An election for members Of Congress will be
iate ali the nominations viii have been made
by your parry In conventions regularly assem-
bled. and your candidates, will be In the field.
It is earnestly recommended that the import
hnce Of the election be not overlooked. and that
proper meas ures be taken to secure the success
of the nominees over aIl ,oppoaition IN what
clubs should be called together by, their chair
men under summons from the chairmen Of the
When thus re-oreanizsd. they should ratify q
resolution the Same Ia effect az thnt q iopted by
the State Convention Of August 2. 1877. us fol-
lows:
Resolped. That unity and harmony arc essen-
tial to victory: that all independent movements
are dangerous to the, ntegrt ty Of party orgnn-
inspired solely by u lust for office; that they
sshhll pc treated as common enemies to the wei.
fare Of the people and tho avowod onemes g. e Of
Of mississippi.
Tho convention or CAUCUS system ls nm in
dispensable nsnge OF the Democratic Conservn-
tive party. Without it thsro coul,l be no reau-
larity Of proceeding or concert Of action. He
who sets at defiance the decleion OF these as
semblages makes war upon the accepted means
OF carrying it's measures into effect, and is IN
enemy of the party. tho same rs If he open,V
denounced its principl les and objects. There is
strength in organization and unity, There is
defeat In division. 1t would be suicidal for the
party in Mississippi TO permit its organization
70 be weakened and it's discipline to become
lax.
Senator Ben Hill, in rallyiug the Democrats
of the Eighth Georgia District, said:
The man who will abandon tho Democratic
party for tho purpose of seeking relief Is SOCK
lug relief a2ai nst the Democratic purity. a dis
tnguished citizen Of your city, It WIS e. said lagt
party. IWrote to him and received lettor IN
reply telling me that whatever might be his
battle for them 10 the Democratic party
do not care what may be the popularity Of 3
mans political views II he will Just come up and
say, I will stand up to the Democratic party to
the last" That man Is q patriot. that man ig an
honest man. that man is really. earnestly but
Ting for tho relief OF tho country. He is en-
and he has mine. feel intensely on this sub
ject. Gen. Grant said on one OCCASION, on his
tour among the foyaties Of Europe that bis bis
somethine S foolish. Yes. and that Is ali the
hope the qd man hrs got Ths oy hops Of
10 division In the Democratic purity VIII
you help to vitallze that dying carcass2 II, you
Wish 10 40 30. Do an uHFuly HeuDbE OL tH6
Democratic party. Would you help vitalize that
party which has brought on you all the suffer-
ings you endure ? Would you disorganize
country, or would you help to give that party
the final death blow2, There is only one place
In which you can Go 1t, and that Is In the ranks
of the Democratic party. The Democratic party
will get control Of tho country, whether you
help II. or not. and you had better help 1t, We
are going to winl Mark that. We are going to
triumph.
These are words Of wisdom which we COM
mend to our fellow-citzons of the Citizens
Conservative Association, at the same time
suggesting to their consideration the fact that
the country cannot be saved nor the cause of
good government, even In the State of Louis-
lana, advanced by local revolt in New Or
leans against the Democratic party.