The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-10
WORDS TO THE OOEVEN
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Tho Democratir-C unRorvatiye Gonventln
which assemblies to-day ID very impor
J tant body and upon Its deliberations anf
actions will depend III great measure the sue
cess Of the party. SO far ae the city Ia con
cefned. IN the election of tho second ~ Ds
cem'ter. The almost certainty Of tho aiup-
ton Of the now constitution ny tho peopI.
| renders the composition Of the naxt Iieaisla
turc matter Of very vital concern and
| hence tho necessity Tor the selection Of the
host men tn represent the parish In thnt body
upon which will deyolvn tho difficult and doll
cate taak Of enactng the measures dem anda
fur Tho successful enforcement Ut tho new
organic law. which If Administered with wia-
dom will rebound ~ largely u tho internst
and prosperity of tho State.
| Like q superb piece of machinery. tho now
constitution will require the special know
ledge Of skilled and able engineers to put It
smoothly III motion and replace the Old Oil,
ginc. which was radically wrong from tho
first. and which has boon tho cause 1t infinite
trouble and the source Of most of our woes
for many years.
Tho people OF the whole State expect and
demand TINT tho representatives of tho city
III tho Legislature shall 10 mon Of recognized
ability and unimpoachahe integrity men ia
mlliar with the arduous duties which viii
necessarily devolre upon them anl capable of
giving Intelligent Interpretation tn tho ILL.,
strument prepared by the constitutional CON
ventlon with 10 much care aud Thought.
Tho Judges of the parish and city courts
should alao be selected with especial reference
To their fitness. and the eyes of the people will
Ne turned toward the convention anxIously
and hopefully az regarda tho nominations for
the Legislature and the judiciary Very lit
tie concern ID felt by tito community MT largo
as TO who may secure the Offices of patronage
or emalument for which there will of course
he tho usual strife between the conflicting In
tcrosta Of wards and individuals, and tho
usual hearthurnngs and disappo'ntmenta on
the part Of those who fall To reaiize their am
bitions
u is customary, and will always continue |
To be the case 30 long az political parties az |
st. that the active. energetic elements In |
politics. the bone and ainaw of party mgnpi-
cations will he rewarded by prefermeut In |
5he distribution III positions subject To party
control. But the case Of the nominations for
he Legislature II should br the aim or thjs
to select men whose names and
characters will be IN keeping with tho grand
work before us. Of building Up the prosper
ty Of the State.
pure judiciary. and especially the Judges
Who are called upon to pass daily upon those
nultifnrious questions Of detail which con
ern tho everyday affairs of our people.
aust be mon Of purity and Intelligence, In
'hom the people OF all conditions Will have
onfidoDce.
II will not do Tor tho Democratic O. Conserya-
vn pnrty " New Orleans, which iH relied
pon for fifteen thousand majority IN this
TO chill the enthusiasm and cloud
he hopes inspired by the wise provisions Of
he proposed constitution by presenting for
'Kialative ana judicial positions incompetent ,
4 impure matls