The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-13

geant-at-Arms OF the Senate, and elect some
| dead-head over him, because Mr.. Walker as
secretary OF the National Campaign Commit.
Zee has developed rare talents In organization
and almost the elements of genius In the exc
eution of details Of party management. It
| will probably defeat Mr.. Caldwell, of Ala
bama, for Clerk Of the House. bpca,Isa,thst
gentleman, II elected, would organize the
patronage Of his office In manner to be ui
service TO the party In the approaching pres
| idential canvass. Ii may indeed re-eleet Mr..
John q. Thompson, Sefgeant-at-Arms OF the
House, because, while that gentleman is
among the most accomplished and astnte II
the party managers, the position for which he
Is aeendidate has no patronage, and hence cati-
not be- m .de effective beyond the personality
of its Incumbent In the management OF the
party
Having INDUCED In these prospective
criticisms, let us turn to consider the task
which is before the Democratic party In the
extra session which begins one week from
next Tuesday.
In his closing speech In support Of his
amendment repeating the election laws-the
occasion being q motion, or disagreement OF
the conference committee on the Legislative,
executive and judicial bill, that the House do
adhere to Its disagreement. Mr.. SUathard
said:
The position taken by the Republicans is
necessitating IN extra session OF Congress upon
timely understood here and In the country
first. because they Insist upon the use OF the
army at the polls; seeond because they insi4t
upon the test oath for the purpose OF packing
juries third. because they insist on body oil
electioneerers at the polls. In the shape OF su
pervisors aud marshsls,. to be paid out Of The
tons upon which the parties are divided is aues
find Q general feeling among Democrats
here to the effect that when we forced an ex-
ira session on the repeal of the ell elton laws
q nd f,,ro lln
Radicals TO the wall But that like the gen
erality of Democratic views In such cases. Ia
too extremely optimist to bear the test of
events. In point of fact, the struggle for free
elections has only Just begun. tbs the habit
OF our people to underrate the resources of the
enemy-a fatal habit. At first blush IL would
seem that the Issue as presented by Mr..
Southard-and Ii Is the true version Of the
real issue-would command at once the sup
port Of
NINE-TEAFHS OF THE VOTERS
Of the United States In favor Of elections IN
controlled by the army; OF juries honestly
drawn and without reference to partisanship
and OF ballot-boK unhampered by the SUR
vellance of Federal supervisors and deputy
marshals. This Is the view genarA liy takey,
by Democrats. But this view will not bear
the test of facts. On the other hand, there is
In the North and Northwest dense, impene
trable and immovable mass Of Radical big
otry--a hard, heavy and indigestible lump
- tluHCt-AytbH, IhthIN, IpHEs
upon the stomach Of the body polite, upon
which there liz no appeal of patriotism that
can operate as cathartie--cannotb be stirred
by any argument In favor Of freedom, Or
based upon the doctrines Of the declara-
ton Of independence or addressed to the
dictates OF common manhood or the Inn
pulses of ordinary decency; mass of voters
so stepped In revolutionary preiudices, and
80 saturated, corrupted, gangrened and rotted
to the heart and TO the core with the vile
poison OF secttonalism and the bitter teach
ings OF Radicalism, that they would rather
see themselves enslaved than see the South
free. God curse them! And this mass Of
devilishness Is not without aid, comfort and
abetting from so-called quarters of Democra-
cy. Sine Congress adjourned have heard
friends Of Randall say that II he wac not
made Speaker, Garfield would be- meaning IL
they meant anything, that In the event of the
caucus nominating a Southern Democrat for
Speaker, there would be bolt on the part of
Northern Democrats sufficient IN numbers to
give the Radicals the organization OF the
Housed!
What Ia to be done under such state
of things2 We shall see? A.C.B.