The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-01
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, ooroB CIR 1879
GETTING READY ron "a BOLT.


GETTING READY FOR "a BOLT.
The gentlemen vino compose the Ogden
Executive COMMITTEES" found 1t necessary, i
day or two since, through card from thsil
chairman, Mr.. Ellis to rspudlate. NJ unau-
| thorized and untrue, statement of ono 81
their orKana, tha Timer. To the effect that 4
| disciplined organization. possessed VI secret
slEnH, WIS 10 surround the polls during the
primary elections, prepared for rapid conean.
tration and summary bneiness. The Times
waa forced to swallow lts zenlous but lndls.
Greet utteranee but. 1t tho Hamo time. II
abusing the DEMuenAr.
When chairman Ellta reads the editorial III
Tho Times Of yesterday morning haaded "The
True Meaning eli the Ogden Boom we have
no doubt be- will deem II proper to publish q
second card of reprobatlon and Republication
MT. ELLA and his COMMITTEES must bear La
mind the fact, that they photographed their
movement to nominate Gen. Ogden through
out every parish Ia the State, accompanied
with the official announcement that the Times.
nj well ~ the Picnpst,e, would give them IT.
cordial support Hence the Democratic party.
and. indeed, considering the gravity Ut the
iaaues with which tho naar future is pregnant.
we may say the pssple III Louisiana, will
hold them Responsible for MI The ntterances
u tho Times III advocacy of ten. Ogden Or
init to paHs unchallenged
We wish II To be clearly understood
that, Tn thia article, WE are neither question:
Ing the claims of Glen, Ogden to the Baton
Rouge nomination, nor advancing those
of Hov. Wlltz We are speaking now calmly
and dispasaionately In tho interest Of the
Democratic party III Louisiana and we are
doing % deeply md most soleinnly impressed
with the great lsaues wa are I'D meet In 1850,
very soon after this campaign liz SETTLED.
The first part Of the Times's article Ii filled
with the usual villitication 81 the opponents
81 Nan. Ogden's nomination. which the Times
and nic now daily serve out to their readers.
aov. Wlltx and his supporters are vngarly
characterized as ring men; III the machine;
10 the menopollsta OF public patronage: AZ
resorting to measures indecent and dlshon-
est In themselves. md 30 On.
Ali this seurrilty and brazen-facad false
hood we Ignore for the present and will pro-
coed directly To the real splrit md purpose Of
the Times article Having thus abused gen
ileu1en who are supported bya large major
ity of tho Democrats III Louisiana, III. Chm
tona paper boldly threatens q boil Il disruption,
d dainteurattoa Of The party. " those gentle
nen succeed III nominating Hou. Witts. Hear
1T:
To continue the ring politicians longer III
power III 10 condemn tho Democratic party til
raptd DISSATISFACTION. and til Insure Il revival OF
thu Radical party and IT, threatened return to
political eupfemaay.
Gan the people auletly. contemplate such d
pruHpect ~ thu flur rhia. ~ ,.east. ia wnat
place II the ring shall succeed III carrying out
its progra.nme.
Louisiana. soliily Democratic. may possibly
canvass III 1850, but what Will bp her position
with broken aud divided Dnmoeraos2
And finally. here IL theutlmatnm the Times
offors us. Gen, Ogden or divided Democra-
W.: Gen. Ogden or wave that will destroy
The strength, unity md power of the Louisi-
ana Democracy. Hear, Democrats of the
state the threat 81 Messrs. Clinton and Dlb-
Biz:
The state. with Han o.dan ~ its Governor,
would mean the State solidly Democratic: but
tsa q hs swoa as T 0 IT,
nnrtY Iii Louisiana I'll. strength, ~ unity, its
power md III honor. This II 4 gInams, llatare
feallty. III ihe people shall sncrumb ID sins rnls
HI tho future.
The ring politicians referred 60. and
whose auceess will be cause tor eplit ID the
Democratic putty and the destruction Or its |
,ower. are the supporters of Lieut.. Gov. u. /
\. Wiltz, d known, tried, trusted and honored /
Democrat.
We have given only few extracts from this
lrtlcleof the Times. 10 fully comprehend it,
,bjeot and realize Its audaclty the public
must read the entire article.
Now W. cordially exonerata Cen Ogden
himself, the gentlemen who are leading his
and his supporters at large from
nv participation In tho Views or purposes ex-
,resaed by the Times. We differ with these
'entlemen as to the proper nominee Of the
'arty at Baton Rouge, but we know them to
y true Democrats. Democrats who have
TODD by the party III oil its trials and tri-
mnhs, and W. would scnrn, for the sake oil
making q point against them, to attempt to
old them up to the public nd responsible
or the utteranees of newspaper controlled
y notorious Radicals, which they have lnju-
iciously and unfortunately for them, hired
\ enlisted to support their canvass. Gov
Viltz and bis supporters look to no rupture,
D bolt tn the party; they will support Gen
'gdan with all their energies and abilities ii
o shall be nominated; and, the Times to the
ontrary, we feel certain that Gen. Ogden and
Ia friends will support Gov. Wiltz In the same
pirit should herecelve the nomination.
The friends Of Gen. Ogden ID the country
nd II the city may be astonished Ut
his bold and defiant threat OF one Of
heir organs to divide and destroy
be Democratic party In Louisiana.
Fe are not. Indeed, this 10 Just what we an
Ieipated. It IL OF the highest Importance to
be Republican party to carry this State
gainst the regular Democratic party. Such
triumph now, even through the aid of Dem
cratic faction, would ID measure Justify the