The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-02

management it might not he worse than any
| othe1 serious question Of that nature many Of
which have arisen in times past. only 10 be sue
eessully bridged over by compromise. But IT
Is something outside of that category. It Is
Il a Racn h@s ,"eca esT bv fh@n one th2 aahn ahp9g %
the DsmoTFsey to use against the other faction
and to sucs&rye the Iersonal end. and aims of
Il few individuals The Republicans declare
that they will make the solidiy Of the South The
lending issue Of he next presidential canvass
and ,straiRhway Mr.. Randall and snoh Of tho
Southern Democrats IA expect to he made
ohairmen Of committees by hi M put the foretln-
gar to the side Of the nose and whisper hoarse-
ly, Do you hear that That means that Il you
a. not elect Randal Speaker there will be a
solid North in ise0l''
II you had a mortal enemy md 'that mortal
enemy should circulate sIand.rs atont your
wife, you would not be likely to forbid madame
Appearing In public on that account, would
your Tho more natural and manly thing would
abouts and go for the slandsrsr without benefit
But Mr.. Randall and his friends take the
slander and perseeue the Southern people
Mr.. Randall and his friends argue that the
sSas n 5 r Fl s "na
This may seem the 9ltimatmm OF Gowardly
baseness on the part OF Mr., Randall himself:
hut II who So f That ths are we t2 sns m ssuhsn s
mapshiIC will lend their voices to swell the
craven efy2
Nv Is EnA intention OF inc FnnlFnAn OF Inc
Democratic caucus committee p call general
caucus OF both Houses for Wednesday or
Thursday night next 10 survey the situation
and resolve upon some outline OF systematic
policy. presume this caucus will result like
all it's Predecessors In demonstrating that there
are Aboptes many lews as mem bers that no two
agree. that everybody thinks he knows It all and
that upon the discovery Of these great funaa-
uentn truths. the caucus will adjourn " how
Ghoqa v th tsa II ne h,s
ity has brought the members to n realizing
sense not only of the necessity of concert, but
Of The i'm psrative need of immediatey acting
toeather, there will be ground for encourage rage
menf. From all can learn there will be no
serious dispute over tho old reiiabie financial
that al shades and and, ISsases q :, opinion
general policy OF antaeopism to the
silver dollar. n this turns out to be cor Qct
premise. great deal toward he harmoni2ation
and qualification Of all the forces Of Democracy
will have been Accomplished. But after that is
done md settled. there will still remain the
question | have been treating. to wit: the puss-
izstion Of and forthe whole eountry,in which one
man Ia MS good. but no better than an other. or
:, squad Of some hundred private soldiers from
from tho Norh also the question whether for
the sake of being promoted to q oorporalcy
any ono or number of tho prvates from the
scheme to buck and gag their brethren. [ am
afraid this last question VIII have 10 he answered
In the affirmative. Time and the progress -
events may give II another anIwer. A great
deal will depend upon the tone of the Southern
press and the manifestations Of feeling from
the southern people. And In the application Of
THESE cnrrectlves there il not moment to lose.
In my Judgment there can be but ono answer to
the Radical howl about the Solid South snd
that is by showing to the world that 1t is best o
the whole country that the aollaty Of the South
should have preserved the power OF tho Demo
cratic party as bulwark against the conspiracy
which Radicalism md tbs money power have
hatched to mako monarchy of this republic.
A. O. b