The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-19
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IL ID pleasant 10 bellows that. notwithstand-
Ing all tho efforts which have been made to
foment disoord. tho good sense and good feel
ing Of tho Democratic voters Of this city nre
again In the ascendant, and the party ls
aligning itself 30 az to present solid and I'M
broken front I'd tho enemy. Certainly 1t
would be u sorrow and shame If. after oil
that has been achieved through such TIM
exampled effort. the fortunes Of u great ca1lao
should be imperiled by foolish pickering. For
It Il foolish. There are no questions mt lssue
which ought for one moment To be- weighed aa
against the suceosa Of tho Democratic ticket
In tho Forthcoming campaign. Such ques-
tipna as these are, relate exclusively To the
very smallest matters Of party discipline and
party Organization. They can be they have
already been adjusted Iii suoh fashion that
any honest patriotic man must ho satisfied.
They involve no principle and no special re-
suit. What ramains for up, now. ~ to unite
| together under fair and equal rules, with I'M
partial dealing as among all interests aud as
nirations, aud lend our best and heartiest as
siatance In the good work Of nominating and
alecting an able, Intelligent and honest Leg
islature. Upon this Legislature will devolve
the work of setting In motion tho reforms and
improvements contemplated In the now con.
stitution. 70 them we must look to provide
means for realizing tn us the benefits which
the trainers Of that instrument designed. All,
all citizens desire alike this contamination
Everybody feels a warm and serious interest
III perfeeting the work begun by the Const /
tutional Convention. Aud we can pledge the
earnest and enthusiastic cooperation or the
Democratic masses, and the eSertion of oil
tho forces Of the party organization. in good
faith, to that most desirable end.
There IL no other matter In which our PEG
ple are interested to such an extent certainly
none as to which disagreements and animosi
ties need arise. We have before us the com
mon object Of securing tho adoption OF thu
new constitution and thus availing ourselves 9
the sweeping reforms and benefits which 1t In
wolves. and 1t liz our greatest interest oplac'
In power a government which will wisely exac
and firmly administer the laws necessary tx
put that constitution Into practical and sue
cessful effect We know that the Republicans
are on the alert to take advantage OF any dis
cord that may exist, and 1t IL undoubtet
that they have already held out to the dis
contented and disaffected the alluring bait 0
the parish offices III return for their coop
Grafton toward the defeat Of the constitution
Not only this, but they have promised t
help next year to secure the municipal offices
| for those who this year aid them In disin
tegrating the Democratic party. II the alb
stract merits OF the policy have not alread,
asserted themselves, surely the knowledge o
these facts would be enough to sink all dif
ferences at once and finally. We cannot afror
to quarrel, even for cause, In the presence
such grave peril as this Much less can "
afford it when the cause has no existence say
III the imagination or the caprice OF thos
1 who quarrel