The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-09
SANITY DEMOCRACY,

SANITY DEMOCRACY.
A very extraordinary incident occurred In
the City Council Tuesday. The business be-
fore the Council was the election Of an assist
ant recorder for the First District Accord
ing to the Times the Administrator OF I'm
provements arose and stated that he would
now nominate man who had affiliated with
the Republican party, to show the suffragans
OF that party that 1t was not the purpose Of
the present administration to prosecute their
political enemies. He nominated w. l.. Evans,
who was unanimously elected.
We doubt II q more insolent defiance was
ever thrown into the face Of the Democratic
party OF New Orleans or Of any other city.
We have submitted, as the masses Of our
party have done, to many wrongs from those
who have been In the lead and through their
votes stepped into fat offices. But the re-
cipients OF party favors have generally
treated the party with decent respect, and
atoned for any wire working through which
they won their offices, by proving faithful to
the party. 1t Is also well-known fact that
the DEMOCRAT, and many Of the best, truest
and Understanding Democrats In New Or
leans, protested against the city ticket as a
whole. So dissatisfied were many OF the
staunchest Democrats Of New Orleans at the
ticket, that they were strongly disposed to
support the Citizens ticket. Only strong
party fealty induced them finally to support
the whole Odd Fellows Hall ticket. Only
strong party fealty influenced the DEMOCRAT
to support it as whole. And the fact is,
that no city administration In New Orleans
ever SO absolutely owed Its election to strong
party fealty and rigid party discipline as the
present one.
Upon what principle, then, did Administra-
tor Houston nominate for Assistant Recor-
der of the First District q well-known,
consistent and malignant Radicals man
who, for years, has been identified with the
worst enemies OF this State, and with the
plunderers who created the mass OF debt
under which our properties, trade and indus
tries are now langulshing2
Administrator Houston said that he would
nominate for an important civil office bitter
and vindictive Radical, to show to the 'suffra-
gans" OF that party-negroes, bummers and
public robbers-that it was not the purpose
Of the present administration to persecutc
their political enemies.
| We we're about to say that there were but
two similar instances Of such overwhelming
charity ON record. But there Is, In truth, only
one. When our Saviour told his followers il
they were smitten on one cheek to turn the
other, he did not advise them to take up aud
place In offices OF honor and trust men who
| had been allied with those who had ruined and
| plundered their country. There is, therefore,
| no comparison to be drawn between the volu-
| minous charity Of Democratic city coun-
Gil for Mr.. Evans, and the scanty measure OF
that article the Saviour recommended his
people to deal out to their prosecutors Only
one parallel, therefore, Is presented to the
loving tenderness Of our Democratic City
Council for Mr.. w. L. Evans and his party.
In the early days of 1877, we find by refer
ence to the history Of that period, the Leg
islature and administration Of Louisiana
not only refused to denounce as criminals the
turbulent and stubborn-spirited public enc
mics who resisted for months, and nigh unto
revolution, the legitimate public authori-
lest, but invited them into the councils
Of the State; and, when our public servants
were In sore need Of the moneys due, made
large appropriations to reward the revolu-
tionists, who had cost the trade and indus-
tries Of the State millions Of money.
The Christian spirit OF tenderness for our
enemies. so beautifully. expounded by Admin
istrator Houston and so gushingly acted on
by our Democratic City Council, we humbly
confess, does not touch our heart or excite
our enthusiasm. Indeed, these philanthropic
gentlemen, who have reached their places
through Democratic fealty, Overpower us
with their magnanimity for our enemies. We
have never seen anything like 1t, and we
are OF the opinion that the Democratic and
Conservative people Of this city are SO little
imbuedwith their spirit Of charity that
demand will be made by the people to know
II some other motive than charity to our enc
mics, some other purpose than desire to
show to the suffragans Of the Radical party
that the present administration has no pur-
pose to persecute its enemies. influenced this
extraordinary and unseemly election.
The enemies Of the taxpayers and indus
trial class Of New Orleans ought to be the
enemies Of the present city administration;
and to those who have been the enemies Of the
taxpayers and industrial classes Of this city,
the present administration, elected under the
strictest rules Of party discipline can show
no favors, unless 1t insult it's constituency.
We want to hear from these gentlemen on
this matter. and we want to know IL there
were no true, consistent and honest Demo
Gratis who have worked year in and out for
the people who needed this Office and to whom
they could have given it2
We asK for an answer.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
We do not nrOnOae IN cnver I'm a ainple arti-