The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-22
THE PIC AS A MORAL LECTURER,

possesses.
THE PIC AS A MORAL LECTURER.
Our neighbor, the Picavu,,e, now better
known as the "OId Lady Of Camp street" has
reached that period OF senilty when the men,
tal faculties become enfeebled, scattering and
unreliable; 10 short, when foolishness be-
comes the only manifestation OF the mind.
The readers OF that journal who peruse its
dreary columns from sheer force Of habit, have
been panied to notice for some time past It's
rapid decline into idiocy; but yesterday morn
Ing they must have felt that the old ladys
mind was "clean gone."
The Ogden boom seems to have proved
too much for the venerable and enfee-
bled PIC, and she poured forth q stream
Of senseless prattle, such as Is rarely wit
messed. The old lady set out to read the pub
Lie lecture on the wickedness OF ward poll
tics ward bummers and politicians. In
o scattering SORT Ct way, she grew quite elo-
quent and indignant at the "boys" who or
ganize clubs, vote at the primaries and elect
Democratic candidates over Radicals, while
better men," the substantial citizens. stay at
home and let politics and public affairs 60 to
the demnition bow-wows. Indeed, as we fol-
lowed up the rawlings Of our superannuated
neighbor, we began to feel that the men who
attend the primaries, the ward cumming
school, to use her own language. were bad
set and utterly depraved. From the discord-
ant shrieking Of the fierce old girl about the
wickedness and poluting influences Of poll
ticians, we began to believe that the Constitu-
| inpa had n fa%o r.
In not abollshing politics. consigning all pol
iticians to the jails and penitentiary or put
ting them to work, with ball and chain, on the
railroads or the levees.
We say we were closely following the ven
cradle scold up when suddenly she placed one
OF her No. IA satin CATERS In front OF the
other, flung back her false curls stretched
forth her skinny arm, and, crashing her re-
maing grinders, exclaimed eve want this
manW Heaven pity that man." mentally
calculated we. But" continued the love-
stricken and emaciated dame Of many winters,
"his nomination cannot be secured by compli-
mentary speeches and enthusiastic resolu-
tions. It's necessary to work, and to begin
at once. Clubs must be organized and sus-
tanned. The proper delegates must be Sc
the most thorough scrutiny In the interest OF
fair play. The opposition will work hard
enough, we may be sure. There are a num-
Der Of young gentlemen in this great city who
have never done any other sort of work; but
| they understand this branch of business thor
oughly, and therein they have an advantage
| over unprofessional politicians. II Is not too
| late to learn, hopever, and certainly there 10
| sufficient INCENTIVE"
! Now, good Lord, deliver us Here this ven
cradle, and, as 1t itself informs US, respectable
| newspaper, after denouncing ward politicians
| and ward bummers; after reviling t'the boys
| and the machinists as the worst and most ig-
| noble class Of the community, unblushingly
tells us it has gubernatorial candidate In it's
mind 9 eye; high, pure, chivalrous candidate,
but that he cannot be1lominated or elected
without the aid OF these very politicians.
bummsrs and machine men," and these influ-
ences, or that Of others like them, must be
secured But this IL not the worst OF
1t; this is not the most open, bald and dis
gushing exhibition Of the pitiful and feeble
hypocrisy OF this Bheet, which fs making
pretensions to political purity and honesty be-
yond other people. It tells It's followers that
there are plenty OF young men who thorough
ly understand this direputable business Of
ward politics, but that they are on the side Of
the opposition. However, says this highly
moral sheet, with meaning leer In It's watery
eye, 1T Is not too late to learn, and certainly
there is sufficient incenttve.
In plain English the old Pic advises that
young men shall be quickly, In sufficient
numbers to meet the demands of Its follow
ers, educated into ward politicians, ward
bummers and political machine men, class
1t denounces as disreputable and obnoxious to
the morals Of the country. We know OF
nothing to equal the scheme of the Pic unless
1t be old Fagans educational institution for
the instruction Of boys In stealing.
If the class of men referred to are the bad
men the PIC represent them nothing could
justify the training Of other young men In
their ways, and the Pic, In recommending
such o scheme, must be characterized as a
hypocrite, an idiot or teacher OF immoral
ity
OF course, we put this from the standpoint
Of the PIC. AS for ourselves, we believe that
there are as many good and true men and pa
triots who take an interest In ward politics,
who work for their favorite candidates and
who vote In the elections, as there are In any
sphere Of life. That there are bad and cor
rupt men among them, must be conceded.
But the same thing can be said Of merchants.
professional men, and indeed OF all classes Of
mankind.
PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS"
1t has become the popular cant to refer to