The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
A CARD.
TO the Voters OF The Eleventh, Ward.

Az y candidate for your snffrrees ut the elsa-
ton for presidency Of tho Central Demoeratia]
Club. 10 be hold October 0. It Id proper that III
should notice and reply to ~ card Of Mr. Wm.I
fagan which APPEARED In several papsrs yesisr- i
day, contender 40
Mr. Pagan II h candidate far the presidency al
Tho Central Club. aud not satisfied with nsstsni-
Ing for himself tho Virtue md honesty n Il dis-3
Interested and pufe patriot. has seen III ID
| Willy me In d fpannsr that wead have f,easj
| extremely unbeapnfug. evan from d man nj
unimpehehable potioa record. but which
coming from Mr.. Fagan. eyinces inexeusablyN
| bad taste.
Who IN Mr. Pagan That he thus dates to arr
fhtEu before YOU Que whosr life hna bsen pa6sed3
Ia your midst and with whose honorable record
You ore MI famliar2 VINO Ii this new Hotspur
o. the Democracy who impetaously makes Bhnrp9
warfare upon those who do not choohe L, Hceeutl
DIS leadership. or to recognize III him the rjeht-
I'll champion Of the people2 Where the war4
found him do not know. and II ls ,,erhapaa
bootlesa TO inquire. bat he fret emerged fronf2
the sweet obseurity Of private life In New Or
leapa In 1872, whom he modeRly but t,nauccHss-
fully requested your sDifrages for The ucrtttiyg&
position Of Civil Sheriff.
FDed la this very reasonable aspiration. tn
ehswed tho bitter sud Ut dlBappointmsnt until
lbh. when. by II juiei0us uss OF ring III fiueneeg4
be Succeeded III attaining Tie goal OF his anbi-X
1on and was Installed M Criminal Sheriff, am
office which In two years brought to him ths8|
neat sum Of s231 500 80. as shown by the recorded
Of tho City Hall This enormous amount wng8
wrung from this depIorHbly depressed peopieM
amid the signs and tsars OF widows and orr
phhns" a
In 1876 Mr. Pagan wns an unsuccessful eaudf-
dhte for another lucrative office tlia ambition
grew by what It fed on). TINT of Civil Sheriff
on that memorable oecasion tho Pagan ring
faIled ~ aehlsve SUGGEST
In 1873 no WAS again q candidate before the
Democratic convention for the Office of Civil
Sheriff; but, falling to receive o single vote.
wont outside OF the purity aud worked against
IT'S nominees.
Having once tasted tho sweets Of office his
longing Tor position has become Unsuitable, and
tho splendid prize Of tho office OF Civil Sheriff
stu alIureg him. He Iongs for II and Qragps
for 1t as bnhs longs and grasps FOR the glori-
Gus moon above it: but H. like the moon, Ii ur-
attainnble.
Felow-cittzens Of the eleventh ward will you &
accept the utteranGes Of this "ehronie Offices
seeker" ~ sjneere2 Need further tear AWAY
The mask that you may see the real purposes OF /
this self-vaunted and Immaculate pntriot?
will not Insult your intelligence or weary your
patience BY further recital Of what Is known Of
all men.
As TO myself / need only say that born and
reared among you. have never solicited OF
held an office, elective Or appotntiye but have
devoted myself to mercantile business since
1867, except during tie four years Of tho Warf, $
shich spent In tbs ranks OF the Confedera*4
srmy.
During my entire business career Of eighteen
fears have been employed In the same promi~
ient mercantile firm. u fact to which / point
With Dardonabie pride. and which ID of Itself
he best Testimony that could be glven TO my
haracter. have had the honor 10 represent
be eleventh ward In several Democratic cou-
'entions and notably In the convention which
nominated the Hon. /. w. Patton for Criminal
heiiT over Mr. Pagan, who WAS rival eandi-
late.
/ was unfortune enotigh to incur Mr.. Fagan'a
isDieasure On That occasion BY favoring the
domination Of Col. Patton. Hence these
ears"
There are some OF you, doubtless, who res
member that when safely installed In the office
i Criminal Sheriff this severe and rightaAua
enouneer OF another offlee-hoder eouf Iii
md positions for four or five eleventh ward
aen, whereas the gentleman who holds th4
flee to which he aspsces. has, as a1n In
ormed. found places for eighty odd Democrat =
rom our ward.
In soliciting your votes, Will say that / and
ot In tne Interest Of any man Or ring. and aIn
My DESTROYS OF promoting the welfare oil th
artP and ofths people.
Very respectfully. Your obedient servant;
Asv Orleans September n. sea- z