The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-02
A CARD.
Tothe Voters of the Eleventh Ward.

AS N candidate for your suffrHges ut the cleo
tlon for presidency OF the Central Democratic
Club, to be- bold October 8, IT IL proper that
should notice and retlv to card OF Mr.. VIM.
Fagan which appeared In several papers yester-
day, September 20.
Mr.. Pagan is n candidate FIR tho presidency Of
the Central Club. and not ned with assum-
ing for himself the virtue and honesty OF n dis
Interested and pure patriot. has seen fiji tD
vllllfv me In u manner that would have been
extremely unbeeomtnR. even from d man OF
unimpeaehahls political record. but which,
coming from MIR. Pagan. evincea inexansably
bad taste.
Who is FIR Fagan that he thus dares to ar
raign before Won ono whose life has been passad
In your midat. and with whose honorable record
you arc all familiar2 Who Ii this new Hotspnr
OF the Democracy who impotuously mikes sharp
warfate upon those WHO do not ehooseto accept
his leadership. or to RECOGNIZES lii him the right
full champion of the PEOPLE? Where the war
found him ] do not know, ind it In perhaps
bootless to inquire: but he fret emerged from
the sweet obscutity of private lifs In Now Or
lenna In 1872. when he modesty but unsueeesH-
fully requested your suffrases for the lucrative
position OF Civil Sheriff.
Fplled Ii this very reasonable aspiration. he \
ehewed the bitter epd Of disappointment until
he succeeded In attaining tho goal Of his arnbi-
ton and was installed as Criminal Sheriff, an
Office which In two years brought to him the
| neat sum of syst $50 3s. "a shown by the records
OF the City Hall. THIS enormous amount Was
wrung from this deplorhbly depressed people
amid the sighs and tears Of widows and or
pbaus"
In 1876 Mr.. Pagan was an unsuccessful candf-
date for another lucrative office This ambition
grew by what 1t fed on). that Of Civil Sheriff
On that memorable occasion the Pagan ring
failed TO achieve SUCCESS.
In 1873 he was again eandidare before the
Democratic convention for the Office Of Civil
Sheriff; but, failing TO receive u single vote.
went outside OF the party end worked against
It's nominees.
Having once tasted the sweets Of office his
longing for position bae become Unsuitable and
the splendid prize OF tho Office Of Civil Sheriff
still allures him. He longs for 1t and RraspB
for 1t as babe longs and gresps for tho gloTi-
ous moon above it but 1t. like the moon. Ii I'M
| attainable.
Fellow. citizens Of the eleventh ward viii you
accept the utterancos of this chronic office
seeker" as sincere? Need further tear away
the mask that you may see the real purposes OF
this self-Vaunted and Immaculate patriot2
will not insult your intelligence or wegry your
| all men.
4 As to myself need only say that, born and
reared among you. have never solicited or
held an office, elective or appointve. but have
devoted myself to mercantile business since
1857. except during TIE four years OF the war.
which spent in the ranks Of the Confederate
army.
| During my entire business career Of eighteen
years have been mployed In the same Drorni-
nent mercantile firm q fact to which / point
with pardonabe pride, and which Is Of ITSELF
the best testimony that could be given 10 my
character. have had the honor TO represent
| the eleventh ward In several Democratic con-
ysntions. and notably In the convention which
nominated the Hon. I. w. Patton for Criminal
| sheriff over Mr.. Fagan, who was rival canda~
/ date.
| was unfortune enough to incur MIR. FaganS
dispeasute ON that occasion by favorlng the
nomination Of Col. Patton. Hence these
| tears"
/ There are some Of YOU doubtless. who re-
member that when safely Installed lii the office
OF Criminal Sheriff. this sewers and righteous
denouneer of another offlee-hoid-r could only
find positiong for four or FIVE eleventh ward
men, whereas the gentleman who holds the
office To which he aspires. has. a. am In
formed. found places for eighty odd Democrats
from our ward
In soliciting -FOUR votes. will gay that am
not In the interestof any man or ring, and am
only DESTROYS OF promoting the welfare OF the
Very respectfully. your obsdiept servant.
jos. j. KOHL.
II New Orleans, september H. sea II