Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-20

With the duties Of the, coming State
SECTION, that national affairs have
lot had your attention. Twill therefore
;emind you that matters are getting
iyely in this section on the questions
% he decided in 1880. The Tam
many Chief Kelly has opened war on
he venerable, Tilden in a way quite
peculiar to Tamnlany sachems, and
the disunited democracy Of New
Y ork have got another lovely family
quarrel to settle in the face Of the
enemy. The fact becomes painfully
as usual, that the personal
preferment takes precedence Of pub
lie good in all acts Of the National
political leaders, and Northern wire
pullers depend upon Southern cleo
toral voters as Legitimate Inheritance
which they operate with on political
change, always to the discontinue
Of the South, but always with profit
to themselves. +. 'h
: The New York Herald of to-day
takes q broad view, and from
high moral standpoint, says:
The Democrats have put themselves
in position where they can afford to be
beaten, and that is good deal to say for
them. It is more, in fact, than q great
many Republicans would be willing to
say Of their own party at this moment;
and il is one Of those things which,
when it can justly be said Of party,
goes a long way toward securing its sue
cess. Whether the sction ut Syracuse shall
prove to be wordlywise remains to be seen;
but the Democratic parts has taken
long step in advance when it filings aside
the shallow worldly wisdom which has
for 90 many years ruled in it's councils,
anaswbich has brought it oil over tho
country what is far worse than defeat
namely, contempt.
Whether those, Democratic leaders
who have prevailed at Syracuse will
now have wisdom and courage to 60 ON
in the road they have Just blazed out re-
mains Of course to be seen, and the
voters will watch with some curiosity
for the indications Of the future. The
Robinson men have defed Tamnlany ; it
belongs to them now to destroy it. II
instead Of that they shall be found mere
ly striving to gain for themselves the
mastery oft; il they should force the
people to sec that the battle il only q
struggle of Anti-Talnmany men to GUST
Mr.. Kelly and put themselves in his
place, then the voters cannot fail to lose
interest in what will in that case be
merely q vulgar sqnabble for the control
Of an etfete and disgraced political socic-
! ty. But if the Democratic leaders who
lave beaten down Tammany's hands
and defied its threats now carry out
what they have begsn if they show a
determination to destroy Tammany as q
political body, then they can hardly fail
to gather to themselves not only large
and respectable, but a determined, en-
thusiastic and formidable support, and
they will deserve it.
In another article the Herald, still
sanity and chadband-ish, says:
Tammany Hall having mntinied
against the Democratic party was form
ally accommodated by the Democratic
Convention lastieveping, the resolution
reciting that the 'rammany delegates
, left the Convention not in consequence
Of the nomination Of Governor Robinson,
but before he was nominated.
This will be generally accepted as an
|, act of suicide by Tammaiy Hall, which
has no political life left when it ceases
to be regular" 1t has SO long trained
its adherents to vote the regular ticket
that We suspect the detection will be
less than Mr.. Kelly, now anticipates.
As Comptroller lie has hut little patron.
age, and may lose that next year. All
the other city departments are out OF
3 his hands or pOwcrj and while his per
sonallintlucnce and efforts may do some
thing he will probably find that the
power ofplain John Kelly isfar less than
that which he welded as the head o1
the only Democratic organization in thu
I, city which could boast itself rs the Off
= cial and admitted representatives OF
the party. i
. For myself / fear this disgraccfu
affair will cost'.the National Democ
rlcy heavily. IL they cannot do bet
y ter, for one, fail to see the South ha
much to gain in following such lead
ers. But turn with more pleasure
to the coming election in our State
q Notwithstanding g the effort to throw
discredit upon the: financial results o
. our late Convention, there is success
y ahead, and in its broad light OH
. dear old State will make a record o
e progress that Will astonish many Q
4 the vile croakers who have tried t.
!. blot her fair eseutehe0n.
~ l see that ogr friend, Hon. E. Joh
q Ellis, Gov. McEnery and Lieut-Gov
~ Penn have headed an appeal to IN
% dear old gallant friend, Fred Ogden
whom everybody loves, to become
re candidate forGosernor. l see ais
Le that Gen. Ogden declined positively
N and from tile high and honofabl
ID standpoint thht always animates hi
re actions. i
l. 1t takes very thorough knowlede
II, of the political condition Of affairs
lie our State to Iresl!ie over her futul
IN with wisdom, Iand / don't know an
e one WHO fills these conditions bette
than Lieut-Gov.i Wilt, who, ] al
ps glad to see, isproininently mentioned
I'd Wilt has very decided administrative
", ability, great experience and adapt;
no bility to the sympathies and wants
I'M the State. but perhaps nothin
Of speaks so loudly in his favor as til
nd fact that he has been SO thorough
tried, and found true Nothing seen
ed to me so imprudent as to put up
m man untried IN the affairs Of govern
III ment, during q time of public peri
mt Such man il generally uncertain
dy himself even, and none can say VIII;
We errors may be committed by such
to man-even with the best intention
Witt is thoroughly tried and tho
IN, oughly endorsed by the men wi
~ have redeemed the State from Rad
NJ cal rule. / hope he may be given
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