The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-27
president; J. Thomas and J. Cooper, vice.
presidents; John D. Brown, secretary; l..
Garderes treasurer.
Something over one hundred names we're
pnr0iIad
THE PARISH COMMITTEE.
Some Sharp Comments Froa a Member On
the Attacks Of the Times and ths
RiTst Organization.
To the Editor OF ths Democrat.

! RiTst Organization.
/ To the Editor OF tns Democrat.
Inc 1nass Newspaper has thought fit h, oc~
easlonaly ailude to the Democratic ParisEr
committee OF the perish Of 0rleane, as part.
ana parcel OF what 1t ls pleased to desienate1
as the "Burke-Twees Ring" Its comments
| upon the proposed acton Of that body during
she coming political campaign have % tone
| been characterized sy a noet consistenf.
venom and abuse. With Major Burke and
the other members oF the present adrninsstra-
ticn, the ParS3n ComIalttee have rad no con-.
neetion other than that which must of neses-
sfty exist between ths representatives OF a..
party and it's candidates. That connection
ceased VITA the termination Of the last elec-
toral campaign. Since that time there has
seen no session Of the committee. ant. no dis
cussioa of the political oatIeek by an-n coterte.
| Of It's members
| Those who assume so EN- 1hatically .'to
speak ty the card," whe pretend to be so
| exceedingly familiar with the Intentions OF
| the members OF the committee; and who are
so persissently bent upon the publication Of
| unfoanded and offensive rImors 10 the detrf-
Inent Of that body, must surely rot expect to
be allowed 70 continue in their coBEse without
| having thesr ute-ior motives questioned.
The burden Of the never varying columns OF :
7ftupesation written in abuse Of she Parish
Committee seems TO be that that body, con-
t-oled and guided by corvapt and selfish
ring, have agreed to defeat aIatte9spts at a.
reorganZ Zation OF the central vard clubs In
tbs city OF New Orleans. =...5
Zhe arthorisy for this ass11nption is two
fold-the assertions Of the New er.eans Times.
and the Irosues5amesle of body W high, after
very ynodsstly claiming to represent every
thing that is pure and unselfssh in oeiitics,
evidences Is political spotlessness by she se-
lection Of that Standard Of msaern patriot
ism DIR. Rivet, ssits leader.
VIII the value Or the vorthiessness Of the
labors Of the neLabersof the administration
the Parish Committee has noughato do. Their
official conduct is a natter Of public interest
and cs-fair subject fos eriticisIas It Is not
withil the line Of duty Of ths committee
eithe-.o defend or TO attack thera. Bus it is
certainly the righso every member OF that
body to- repet the Infamous motives that are
being ieIputea to them by some oss the pabIic
prints; and to deny as Eaeanly false, the daily
insinuations Of q purpose On their part to- Der
petuase themselves IN o9sce by D refusal to
dir ect reorganization Of the GENITAL clubs.
The eounteaance and support os the Coaser-
va i've citizens OF New Orleans hare been in
70 ked IN this crusade Of the outs against the
Ing. 20 this class OF the community the Par
ISL. Coeanittee have also the right TO loek for
DIT. otection az sinst the vile sianders which are
bel ng 50 insdionsly circulated against them.
To TIE Bushes, the Ghaffes the Mays, the
Pn eIpses, OF oarcity, they may turn for testi-
pr collections and aspirations TO the public
go cd, - already evidenced by tkeir actions In
tn past.
'Oneeof the cardinal principles OF the Demo-
CT attic party Is to aave its representatives
fri sh from the body Of the psople; and an
III lint srrupted line Of precedent establishes as
tb party usage the Inauguration ct each
pt ,litfeal camsaign In which the election OF
q. ly parish officer is 10 be had by a reorgani-
III .ttcn OF the central ward clubs and OF the
2 arish Committee. While some Of the MEM
b srs OF the present committee may consider
t ae coming election merely as a test election,
Is eject, Is Laade dependent apon the ratiti-
cation OF tho new constitution; yet I am
satisfied that large majority would spurn
to entrench themselves behind so finely drawn
q qGibbie.
No objection can be made to demand for
the full en- n.oynnent OF their prerogatives by
the. masses Of the Democracy; but it Is
| SCARCELY fair or manly to place the committee
In such position as to maize 1t appear that a
| reorganization was reluctantly ordered by
that body, because OF It's fear of rival organi-
ZsaIOl, i0CleC, as IL aSSQIaeS, Tor tle pF0Lec-
ti3n OF the average voter from the machina-
tons OF al inimieal and corrupt cabaI.
This, however, ts the ain Of both the nev
organization OF Rlvet and OF that fiedgliDg
patron aad defender, the New 0rleans Times.
The organization Itself can do but little
| 1arIn. L 1t proposes to work within the ranks
of the Democratic party. 1t should be well
eoraed rs an accession; il 1t proposes to lend
Its aid TO the opposition, it will at once sink
into insignidcance. The only matter OF re-
Hgret is that any body os our people claiming
/ to be Democrats should allow themselves To
be championed by tho ''consoaiates" OF the
| Iimes.
AS for myself, am unwilling to have my
moral responsibilities gagged ay the inmac-
uiate Clinton, or my daty to the DeInocTa attic
party defined by the patti lotto Dlbble. Not
witbstandisg the Contamination that must
have resulted to the GetrtTnels OF my moral
character and political probisy from some as
soeiation witn Major Burke and the Patton
ri2g | Lave not YET rcachedthat stage OF tur--
p5tude which fits me socially for association
with an ex-Auditor who, when on trial, viI.dt-
Gated ais official purity bT bribing juror.
whom ne neglected to pay: or politically with
! an ex- Attorney General via, on the fourteenth
: Of September, 1874, is said 20 have indicated
outraged laws from the eabrasure Of Gus
m.House window with the aid OF Winches--
ter 2Iiie. Very respectfully, yours.
:. MEMBER OF IHE 1EMoGR AYIC PAaIsH
COMMITTEE