The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-25

The "Ogden Executive Campaign Commit
bee, have not earned any literary laurels by
their "address to the Democratic Conserve
tive people Of the State OF Louisiana" In
the matter OF quantity the address may
be regarded Is q success, II the object
was to cover large space in the papers
and impress and overawe the voters, or,
as the committee would style them, the
bummers, into the support Of Gen. Ogden by
the sheer length and ponderosity OF their ap-
peal. As q frothy and bombastic procla
nation, filled with maudIin fiattery OF a
worthy gentleman, It is also fair piece OF
work. But beyond these qualities the public
will find no force Or point In II.
No man will dispute Gen. Ogdep's qualities
OF courage and integrity, or deny him that
measure Of Intelligence which enables man
70 conduct the affairs OF life with credit and
success. The DEMOCRAT has been as pro-
nounced In recognizing the admirable traits
OF this gentleman as any OF his warmest
friends. But we are entirely certain that
there are many other men, both In the Guy
and State, who are his peers In honor, eour-
age and ability; who have been as faithful to
the cause OF the redemption Of Louisiana, ana
who have made quite as many sacrifices lor
her people.
But II we are to heed the swelling sentences
of the manifesto OF Mr.. Eliss campaign COM
mittee, not only are all men In Louisiana, but
all men in America, compared with Gen. Og-
den, mere Sir Andrew Aguecheeks In courage
and piemies In intellect and craftsmanship.
Single handed and alone, we are told. this
gallant chief wrested the State from the
clutches OF the carpet-Dageers and me
armies Of Grant, and upon his enchanted
sword hangs the liberties OF the people and
depends the execution Of the laws Of The
commonwealth. Indeed, Mr.. Ellis and his
committee have enveloped their candidate In
such a blaze OF rhetorical tightening and sur
rounded him with such roar Of laundering
defamation, that one Is apt to mistake him
for one OF these supernatural and tremendous
heroes, the extravagant necromancy OF Dr.
Klingemann's imagination has evoked from
the neither regions, or summoned from Inc
bosom OF the tempest.
Such laudation Is not grateful to the public,
and we do not hesitate to express the opinion
that IL Ia dsagreeable. II not actually Offensive
to the common sense Of the esteemed and
honored gentleman on whom 1t is poured out
Sin one everlasting wishy-washy flood"
This, however, strictly speaking, is none Of
our affair. But the insinuations or Indirect
charges against other men with which the
address IL crowded, concern the whole people.
II the insinuations have any justification in
fact, the truth and the whole truth should be
told and the names Of the oulprits given to
the public. Brave, true and patriotic men do
not need the poor cloak Of insinuation to
shield their blows struck In the interests OF
the people. When such men come to the
front as leaders or defenders Of the State, II
there are men seeking preferment who have
been ekulkers or traitors, or selfish seekers Of
ut the expense Of the
public, they openly name and denounce them.
The authors of the address before us have
not done this. They charge that some men
who now seek to be the leaders Of the people
were in 1874 openly In the Republican camp,
and that certain individuals, whose selfish
interests, perhaps, lie In the direction OF other
candidates, have declared that Gen. Ogden Ia
mere soldier"
We repeat that we have nothing to say in
disparagement Of Gen. Ogden. He Is well
come to all the laudation the committee has
bestowed upon him, and to much OF 1t he ID
entitled. But what we want to know; what
the people want to know, and what the
writer's Of this address, II they are sincere,
earnest men, and patriots seeking the public
good, and not mere backbiters, must tell us,
Is: Who are those who now seek to be our
leaders who were, openly or secretly, In the
Republican camp In 1874, when Gen. Ogden
was organizing the White League; who are
the individuals whoee selfish interests lie In
the direction OF other candidates than Gen.
Ogden, and against whom the people are so
earnestly warned2
II these innuendoes and half made up
charges, preferred as If with bated breath. are
true certainly the representatives OF candi-
date whose highest claims to preferment are
his chivalry and courage should promptly
aud courageously name the culprits, and, In
behalf of the great Democratic party, we call
upon Mr.. Ellis and his committee to speak
out and tell the public to who they refer.
In its issue Of Sunday the Picay,nae in
obliged In nearly column Of pretty much the
same sort Of stuff; such insinuatiOns daily
I'LL the columns Of Mr. Clinton's Times, and
really 1t would seem that the Og-
den executive campaign committee have
gone regularly into the business OF insin-
uation; that insinuations are the arguments
they profess to use against every candidate
except their own and every Democrat who
does not support Gen. Ogden for the nomina-
tion. We cannot more mildly characterize
this method or controversy than by say
ing that 1t Is grossly unjust. II there
are traitors among us; II there are un
worthy mon seeking to obtain leadership in
the party, and IL these men are formidable
enough to deserve and provoke the denuncia-
lions of the Ogden Executive Campaign
Committee, every consideration OF honor
and duty require that they should be
designated that they may be driven out OF
the party or their power for evil destroyed.