The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-16

Mear , uwa which long agn crumfIed about the
eara Of the brave IL hot better men who built u
Ytno., ibja rotten remnant Of dead power
statda the future uf HHdieallsm: and
ruH MISSION or THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Monday night wac to consider whether i WINS
beet to knox this last UNDERMINING Out ana ~
the whole I III concern collapse into one indis
Nriminata muck heap, or accept "compro.
uise'' I n red by he RadIeas themseye The
effect 81 which womb , ,,no' indeed V tnfthsi
, Es1sa 'hs g. dI oPIr n"saoh ~ ~
VII, ! wanl,, imagine that the Democrats has
had Their ~ q ca'nr,"niaaa ~, ha@ aas Tara
nil Nv which Fdmunaa according " bic owl
showing mnnas.d ~ get the ls.puhlioan palf
out .of The Willy ~ ne shadow 9, . naMn
ought II wouli pnpm. IT, b. enough Of that eof
or thing ~ laai fur =, yeral yahfa. W.. .,
We'll upon Tho r-uen Of the test nath throuEf
amendment " tho body " Ftthi appiopiih
n j, htft WIS
No DIFFERENCE or OPINION
~ ,ba Damoo, eauoma But when II cHme II
n rem, M ff The election law i,Felt there were
several Democrats who area me caucus whf
going aap 100 ipr here was 20 danger TIA
the Radical Md fight q repeal Of the tea
uath md there tore The several Demoorata re-
ferrpd TO were leoline n ne COURAGE 81 theii
atand calculated 70 urov9ke Hauneal res'atahaf
fhesa several Democrats Immediately took tt
tha brneh This IL II fair SAMPLE Of the sort 81
dinlcuity the Democratic patty has to contend
with III wit. The presence In tta ranks OF few
dflstfdnfi who. eth, + through fear nf me ehRrt
nnita,y al The NV York Tribune. alvaFs Ike to
make their Democracy agreeable 70 The enemy
am informed. uuon what cohAiuer inoablt-
able authority. that
SENATOR pAyARp
w.a tba anoheaman In the caucus OF that small
but aelect school OF Democrats, who would
rather sacrifice the rishta Of the States IN this
Upion and ,e andar =.
OF Elmnnda or arouse the Ire 81 Whitelaw
Rsidl but perhaua thia y vicious way 81
putting the uato | will therefore. strike out
The above aneet. and ask The Senator 70 con
elder that never sntf It, According to my In.
formation Senator Balard, ~ caucus oblecIed
to Suuthalds proposition to force the repeal OF
the sleea ion law y .ncorpot atnR It In a vital
appropriation bill. hn. lug his objection on the
ground The, ne mehod was 70 s a mature y,o
ard haa on oth,r occasions allowed what ne
calls his institutes u ipIrnees" to cloud his
iaasmaea pr aaa e nb y ar , dealing
Senator Eaton epce rem arked apropos ri one
Of Bayards d ~ " fat ness.' ihat IN neal-
was snch i hing a. bsins 100 ID fair J. and
Rdded ttat he yer heard 81 the laws Of civil.
lized warfare bang observed IN the operation 81
Iii M ght do TOR the English Guards. ut Fnnie.
nor to waive taetiea for the sake of courtesy.
Il rs pG ,s a's y. aoe moi rsad that simar
mitigation ri the hpnors Of war whs ever ex-
tended by any civliized cruiser 70 barbary cor
III In euatnmary fpr d sheriff to hang n MUIR
derer IA tenderly pn-sible but have never
known the ga confederation, hesta :, W. anon
the momeut Of arrest aud IN iaee VI desperate
resiat.n NJ by the culp It..
The Radical organ ia ion--that is TO sny. the
gang OF political high wasmen. partisan pirates
and moral deaprradoes. who have usurped the
away In is councils, who prostitute its popular
forces to the ACCOMPLISHMENT 81 personal
ends, and who. through the agency o. its
machines" have well nigh reduced onr Tree
institutions to m empty ormmths naaioal
the hands "a heneAt men; does not even merit
the benefit of clergy. II is the meanest asgra-
cation " the has,q4t men held together BY the |
yjest motives. ard employing the most daepi- |
cable and cowardly methods that ever, hioted
the tage Of history IN Gods earth. This -
the concern which. through Eimunda. arch.
plotter OF his time, and author 81 the electoral
bill. now offefs to compromise on repeal 81
the Jurors ,est oath, II the Democrats will let
What would senator Dayard think Of q bur
glar who had broken into bis houae and stolen
his plate. and then, being apprehended. should
offer to compromise on the basis OF giving w
one OF his skeleton keys and being allowed to
retain all the rest ut lis tools h'RtdeH Keeping
the PLATED 1 W. sture to say that the Senator
would consider thu eompromiee rather liberal
70 the burglar. But there isn't cents worth OF
differences 10 cha aoter between such eompro-
IL Ia impossible 10 believe that Bayard. upon
Will adhere to the monetrously ab.
surd policy WATCH hs l. said 70 has9 suggested ..
bic faillnxs, sympa nv with cline and usurpa-
Ion IL not among them. And he cannot vote.
AGAINST or otherwise antasoni1s the repeal Of
the election law In any manner or under ary
xuRe OF expedtsncy without either directly or
indirectly aiding the one and abetting the
,ther
A vote against the repeal OF this Internal edict
" tyranny mircall, a an lection law IL dear-
ltory act sanctioning the Interpretation which
Infamous Judges have put upon 1t, making
Of the Democratic party .conatrue-
I've felony, punishable by fine and impnson-
nanti
But lot us turn for moment from tho Democ-
.acy Of BaYald to that of
BECK,
md compare them. Shortly before the caucus
asked senator Beck what was HIS attitude on
hta question.
His reply was II will never vote another dol
ar to pay The salaries Of Federal officers while
hat law remains on tho It tute books. would
han let them crush tn. rights OF citizens
anarchy would be preferable to government
those powers are eSsrtea q s oppfess ana de-
nockery Of justice. and such revolving travesty
But" said I. won't II raise d row and cause
AN hxTRA SESSION
yon force reueal Of the election law In the {
eadtng appropriation hili2"
Very we'll Let there b. row. | have never
believed that be Radical party would 70 out OF
,ower wi bout ont. and we may NJ well have Ii
low "a by and by, perhaps 1t Is best to have IL
low and not be dreading II. Anyhow. / want ,
10 more compromises. In any shape or on any J
,retext"
This is Democracy. It IL even more. II II 3
rue patriotism. coupled with manly courage 4
4 convict N aud sturdy hardihood OF express
Ion. Ii the Democratic party will always fol 9
ow where that burly scotch head Of Beck tow I
IA In the van. IL will never go astray.
Since this agitation began | have noted a
stratagem on the part OF the :
sadical press.
ii il al effort to convey the impression that !
,e Radicals In view OF the approaching as
endency OF the Democratic party In all !
ranches OF the government want the election Il
Nv repealed Tor fear that II may eventually be i
lrned against themselves II II remains on the
oogs. Or course this Is fudge. We all re- Y
lember how the Radicals secured the passage d
the electoral bill BY ludiciously dividing on r
!. and thus demoralizing the Democrats. Ire !
lamber how Norton ehucklrd In his sleeve at
lie success OF that strataxtm. Speaking of 1t s
g said 1t was the subiimation Of political art e
called 1t The last and lowest stage OF intrigue !
hicane aud fraud. Well. the tactics Of the .
Iadicals on the election law will be the same.
md II the results are similar the Democrats b
rill wake up when 1t Il. 20 late to the astound-
AZ discovery that the Radictis all the tune In
ended to use that law during the coming sum g
ner to preeen The orgaaixatioa OF the merit House
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