The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-26
THE FATHER or HIS PARTY.

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Some gifted person 1t the SWAMI has
said that la a wise child who knows hts father.
That is true, perhaps; but, IL so. what must
be the wisdom of the Party that knows its
father; and. II this be true. what Joy. what
PRIDE what sapience must be pos sessed
by the Anti Ring our MackereI Guards In |
knowing that they have a father and that he
IA Edwin u. Jewell! III Ia much to DO
Mackercl Guard, II is much to be lii fIlll chaso
after an office: II Is considerable to be II Ko-
former and q Patriot, and To hate tho ring
that refuses to provide for you; but what Is |
all this TO tho honor and glory of belonging
TO party which owns DWELL by the author
of Its being Such, however, Is the dazzling
privilege cf tho Mackorels. Thoy arc u
party and Jewell IL its father They
burst from his soothing brain,
rull-clad and armed With NIL the latest nppli-
ances for breaking Into public office. IT,
warmed tham beneath hls wing and suuattod
on thcm IF nights. They are his, and he is
theirs. You can't be q Mackercl without be-
Ing Jewelrs, and, as things arc now. you
can't DO Jewell's without being Mackerel.
10 this rancid and phosphoresoent complexion
have thoy come at last.
Looking at tho matter calmly, We should
think Jewell ought to lead the Mackerols to
victory. Jewell Is q leader. II Isn't very
many years ago since Jewell led tho Carter
tics and CHI, atiheronts against the forces Of
Warmoth. We remember that thrilling hour
as though twero yesterday We recall the
throb Of prido that hammered ut our midritf
as lowell moved In hollow square to tho pc
destal OF Clay Statue and beloved for u
horse white horse, something to make him
conspicuous and to court tho foeman'e bullet.
He wanted the whole fire OF Warmoth's min
Ions to BIO concentrated upon himself. Into
his devoted shirt-front let the grape
shot pour. against his heavinK bo-
som lot tho bayonet valnly beat.
upon his adamantine cheek lot tho sabre
glance and SILVER! All he wanted was a
milk white steed and pair OF spurs where
with to urge his foamlng barb into tho very
bowels Of the fray. And rs he stood there
with his Gothic brow uncovered to catch the
breeze and his eagle eye spotting all the safe
places In the neighborhood, thrY brought him
horses, black and gray. and piebnd and wall
eyed everything except the milkwhite plug
for which his martial spirit painted. Nobody
thought OF Offering him fifteen cents to get
another lunch, and 50 tho battle was not
joined that day, and Warmoths hordes made
out To live little longer.
| But lowell is warrior and loader right
1 from Bitter Creek. Give him his snowy. IN
tanned stced from Tartary, bring forth his
spurs and twine ribbons ID his hair, then show
him whore the plundor is and turn him loose.
1 - h, b.,
cause some other pirate has faster horse.
| Oh, he's a leader also father. OF the Mack
ereIs He IL proud 81 his Mackeres and his
Mackerols are proud OF him, and the commu-
nifty are proud OF the whole gang.
Whence we infer. and again remark, that II
| Ii proud moment In n citizen'e life to feel
himself genuine Nj ackerel- something truly
| fishy=-and to belong to y concern OF which
| Edwin II. Jewell Ia the father. Jewell ls not
an ordinary man not bY any means. He Ia
a person with a record. The father OF HE
country was first In war, first In peace. and
first In tho hearts Of hts countrymen Jewell
is more than this he Is first to make trouble
first TO run from 1t after 1t Is made. and first
In the pockets Of his compatriots. lowell ia
one OF those insects who turn professions
patriot because they can't make an honest
living, who are noisy and pestiferons ~
cause, Ike tho bed-bug or the roach. thor
only chance to get noticed lies In being of
! fensive He Ia cternally being kicked because
he gets In peoples way and because no clean
ly man cares to touch him except with the
end of his boot. Finally, after stormy and
remarkably soiled life. he hrs Mt last found q
oongenlal and appropriate situation as the
| author and leader OF the Mackerels a small
/ but com pact party. every member OF which
Ia n nominee or a nominees lieutenant, while
tho leader Jewell is the alter ego of every
body.
4 liz q lovely and uplifting arrangement
Wa expect to see decent citizens flock to the
support or party Of which jewell Is Tho
head and front, the father and the guide
Somebody ought to get that same white
horse for Jewell when the great day comes
The rest of the Mackerels could follow In .
city cart. For II there is one thing Jewell
can be relied upon to do, It IS to charge The
Treasury, and IL there 10 ono thing The
Mackerels can be relied upon to do. 1t is tc
try to get there as soon rs Jewell does. And
don't You forget that the Mackercis are at
patriots and that Jewell Is their hungry
father.