The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-25
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To the Voters of the Eleventh Wara


TO the Voters Of the Eleventh Wara
Az candidate for your suffrages at tho alA4l
ton for presidency OF the Central Demoerats.
Club. to be held October 8. 1t ls proper that :
should notice and reply to card OF Mr.. W.
Pagan which appeared In several papers yestar
day. September 40.
Mr. Pagan Is a candidate for the presidenev 8,
the Central Club, and not satisfied with na.nns y
ing for himself the virtue and honesty OF i AZ
interested and pure patriot. has seen An 81
Willy me In a manner that would have 49,
extremely unbecoming. even from man =
unim peaehable political record. but whio,.
coming from Mr.. Pagan. evinces inexeusahssS
bad taste.
Who is Mr.. Fagan that he thus darea - :.
raign before you one whose life has been ms -
In your midst. and with whose honorable reaa.s
you are all famiiar2 Who Is this new HotssrSu
OF the Democracy who impetuously makes ah...
warfare upon those who do not choose rs aocsa.
his leadership. or to recognizs In him the r,ch.
full champion OF the people2 Where tha - 81
found him do not know. and 1t is perbss.
bootless to inquire: but he first emerged &c.
the sweet obseurity Of private life In Nev 4.
leaps In 1872 when he modeetly but unsueos..
fully requested your suffrages for the luora.,s.
position Of Civil Sheriff. SE
Foiled In this very reasonable aspiration III h
chewed the bitter cud OF disappointment nnt,i
ls74. when. by judieious use of ring ipfiuan,ss
he succeeded In attaining the goal Of bis nnht 81
ton and was installed as Criminal Sheriff ~ 4
Office which In two years brought to him n.
neat sum Of $50 SO. as shown by the reeo,ds
of the City Hall. This enormous amount - +
"wrnng from this depiorably depressed ueani. /.
amid the signs and tears OF widows and 81
phans."
In 1876 Mr.. Pagan was an unsuccessful candl8
date for another lucrative office This amhifnr
grew by what 1t fed on). that OF Civil sharis
on that memorable occasion the Pagan I'M.
failed to achieve success. szz
In 1878 he was again candidate before IN 3
Democratic convention for the Office Of Civil 9
Sheriff; but falling to receive single va
went outside or the party and worked aeain1a y
Its nominees.
Having once tasted the sweets OF of1ea II.
longing for position has become insatiabIs, "A
the splendid prize Of the Office OF Civil SharaSs
still allures him. He longs for 1t and grass
for 1t as q bah longs and grasps for the riori.
Gus moon above It; but 1t, like the moon. d a.
attainab1e.
Fellow-citizens Of the eleventh ward, viii you
accept the utteranees OF this chronic oiHea.
seeker" as sincere2 Need further tear ANN
the mask that ron may see the real purposes 4 Il
this self vaunted and Immaculate patriot /
will not insult your intelligence or weary yosr
patience by further recital of what Is known Ii
all men.
As to myself need only say that. born aad
reared among you. I have never solicited d
held an Office. elective or appointive. but hase
r. L.,r;.- -.
1857 except during tie four years OF the w. !
which spent in the ranks of the Confedefale
army
During my entire business career Of eiehseen
years have bsen employed In the same prom.
nent mercantile firm, fact to which point
with pardonable pride. and which Is oil ITSELF
the best testimony that could be given ID nv
character I have had the honor to represent
the eleventh ward in several Democrats COZ.
ventlons, and notably in the convention which
nominated the Hon. I. W. Patton for Cfiminl
sheriff over Mr.. Pagan. who was rival caadis
date.
was uufortune enough to incur Mr.. FaganY
displeasu, on thet occasion by favoring III
nomination of Col. Patton. Hence thesg
tears"
There are some Of you. doubtless. who II
member that when safely installed In the ofnn
OF Criminal Sheriff. this severe and rightsou
denouncer Of another offlce-hodsr could 0nlT #
find positions for four or five eleventh Mf3
men, whereas the gentleman who holds T.
Office to which he aspres, has. az / am 4
formed. found places for eighty odd Demons
from our ward.
In soliciting your votes. will say that se
not In the interestof any man or ring. and -
only DESTROYS Of promoting the welfare Of ~
party and Of the people.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant.
JOS J. KOHL
New Orleans September II. se24H