The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-30
MORE PIOAYUNE COMPLAINTS.

The Iicdyt,,e seems to have prOtited very
| little by its past unfortunate experience In
| endeayoring to make up q case against the
fair dealing and integrity of the Democratic
party organization In the parish. Weshowed
our esteemed nelghbor last Sunday that she
was wrong In all and every one OF the charges
and specifications brought forward, and we
had expected that, after such conviction, the
PIC would refrain from further arraignments
or, at least have the facts straight next time.
la expecting any such thing, for the Picauune
again renews the charge. and with as little
regard for the facts as before.
The anti-opeosition-if we may Be allowed to
Introduce that peculiar compound-purposes.
or rather offers. to receive any suggestion made
ia the interest or iair play, and to accept 1t II IT
appears to be at all practicable. Taxing the
faction referred TO ut It's word. we submit the
following changes In the rules OF the Demo-
cratic Parish Committee for tho consideration
Of that body. In oil sincerity and In perfect good
At this writing. we conilne ourselves TO, the
three points which appear most urgent to non
ii the working MI. q ward war politics. - 80 go
!. W. quote the first rule Of the Parish Oom-
mittee:
tee. officers OF The central clubs. and delegntes 70
the State Nominating Conuention shall be held on
e Mrd asy o. 9s6e 1879 Ihe pos sha tb g
rule is that 1t affords an opportunity for the
commission OF many serious and disastrously
decisive frauds Between and p mI an IN ne
gal votes are cast. AZ this season Of the year it
u quite dark after O'Clock. 1t is impossible to
distinguish mans features; man might
most intimate friend. and you Would be- com som.
PEELED In the darkness and confusion Of the
hour to permit his vote to pass unchalenged.
q ~ M nf fha nit Ia
est: liquor has gone to brains already over
heated By tho debates and struggles Of the day
Men Men Slip IN. force IT, crowd tn. and repeat Or
hurly. bury which prevails. under the flnring
gaslight and before body OF over. worked and
rushed through. Why not close at O 1t is OBJ
jected to this that poor mon have no other time
at their disposal: but the objection Is captious
most readily see through 1t. and Will the most
earnestly support the change we propose.
We make the quotation In full because we
wish to give the re the benefit of all It's elo-
quence, and do not desire to mar the effect OF
sentence.
1t will be noticed that the PIC disposes very
alrily and pleasantly Of the plea that some
consideration ought to be shown the laboring
men. According to the PIC, any accommoda-
ton extended to these men, who work hard
for scanty living, and who can ill-afford to
lose any part Of their time, Ia mere rubbish,
not to be thought OF, etc. The arlstocratic
friends OF the Iicdytne can afford to stand
around the polling places all day. and there
fore the taboring men ought to be made to do
II too. The idea o. keeping the polls open an
hour or two 50 as to let them vote without
losing a part or all Of days wages, Is non
sense 10 the Pics magnificent philosophy, to
them would be an idle and preposterous dis
play. They ought to be made to quit work,
lose half their days wages and idle around
the crowded polls Ia order that the Picagasae's
fastidtous tastes may be gratttied and It's
querulous complaints slenced! That seems
to be about the size Of 1t. as the phrase goes,
and the Ifc is welcome to the benefit OF the
high and mighty attitude she has struck.
For our part we regard this complaint as
frivolous. The plea that the two hours after
9 are used for purposes OF improper and dis
honest voting IS mere humbug. There Is no
reason for such q result after any more
than before 1t. The polls are not held In the
dark. People cannot walk up there unseen
and drop votes into the box at their dlscre-
ton. Everybody knows that the polling
places are lighted, that the different factions
have their representatives on hand and that
fraudulent voting is quite as difficult after
as before. We have heard this matter dis
cussed good deal and are disposed to think
that the Parish Committee would be willing
to change the closing hour from to z; but
the idea Of imposing such hardship upon
the laboring classes as to force them into
losing part Of their days wages In order to
Indulge the Picaylae's bilious humor Is not
to be entertained for moment. We have
quoted the. Ncs complaint simply to show
how foolish and frivolous 1t Is and because,
having shown this much, we can properly
refuse to consider the two other complaints
advanced by the Pc as being still more
frivolous and still more foolish.