The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06
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result of the primary election In this city, ana
1t makes piteous and heart-rendlng appeal
to the convention which IL to assemble this
morning to nominate Aen. Ogden, or u not
him. then some country man. Anybody.
anything to boat witt IL still tho battlo song
OF our contemporary, ~ II has been o. y cor
tain element which unsupported Con. Ogden
from tho beginning of this brief and lima
tured cnnvnss.
But the PIE and the Times hnvegoue further
than tho lercest Of tho boomers will follow
them, and W. arc constrained To believe that
their counsel ID tho fruit rnthor of cunning
and art than u the righteous Indignation they
profess at so-called ring politics.
Not many days ago the Times boldly do
clnred, In effect, that, II Gov. Witt should re-
celve the Baton Rouge nomination. there
would and ought to be bolt. And now
comes the nicayitne. following close upon the
trail of its bodor contemporary, and IL more
than q column of gush. rhapsody ana BAD
English. IL yesterday broadly Infatuated that
the nomination of the Lieutenant Governor
would be good cause for M independent
movement.
Gen. Ogden IL receiving tho earnest support
Of many good aud true Democrats. he has
many ardent, nay, enthusiastic friends who
advocate his nomination from sincere and
manly motives. But tho 7Imra and XXX have
gone into tho Ogden movement with ~ suoh
sentiment. They are In short. ut their old
tricks aRain.
We do not believe that there has been II can-
VASES In this State for years In which the Times
aud hicdyhRe were not eager IND anxious TO
lend u revolt against the Democratic party.
Neither Of them has ever had the confidence
of Democrats, md We venture tD say that, even
now, tho Democrats who arc Supporting Cen.
Ogden have no faith In tho foalty Of either
paper. Gen. Ogden and his partisans us u
body arc pronounced Democrats, and there
fore little In accord with tho principles and
methods OF our contemporaries. But his can
didacy offered them anopportunlty to SOW the
Eseds Ut diascnslon In our ranks, aud they
made good uso III the windfnll. They opened
u war hi abuse ana vltuperation upon Gov.
Witt and his supporters Of tho most remark
able character. For weeks. with tho shger-
ness of bloodhounde, they searched the Lleu-
tenant Governors record. md though they
could not tiud q single point to assail, they
continued to abuse him like a plckpocket and
reyamped every stale and exploded Islander
md falsehood that human ingenuity and
mnlovOlence hnd devised during Tho paat
twelve years. They painted Gen. Ogden In
I'LL tho lovely and ontranelng hues OF tho rain
bow, and heralded him as u very god of war,
while they sketched his opponent and his
opponents supporters In tho character OF po-
lltlcal renegades and hlghwaymen. This
course they pursued with tho applause and
bid Of some incorporate anil cracl-brained
enthusiasts, until angry feelings were rife
between the friends Of tho two candidates.
Having thus laid tho groundwork for such
mischief rs might grow out OF heated and
bitter partisaliis.n, the Times and PIC now
seek to oonsummate their long cherished de-
sign Of splitting tho Democratic purity, and
while one OK them openly proposes bolt ~
tho convention Ill case Gov. WIFI " nOmi-
mated, tho othor tells liz that Gen. Ogden Or d
country man. who Ogden's friends may desig-
nntc II the only settlement Oh the nomination
tho Ogdenites will abide. With both 1t Is any
thing to beat Wiltz aud anything to divide
the Democratic party.
We feel certain that neither Mr.. Ogden MOI
his Democratic supporters will give any aid
OF countenance TO the programme Of the
Times and nc There may DO some ardent
men III their following who, heated with tue
late contest will express their chagrln at dc.
feat by threatening ITO bolt:" but in feW
days they will cain down; they will remem-
Der that the Democratic party Ia Of more conse-
auence to Louisiana than Gov. Witt Gen
Ogden and all their supporters combined, and
they will manfully support tho man who 70.
ceives the nomination. Such we 10 not hesitate
to say will DO tho course OF every right-thlnk
| Ing Democrat and Of every hasty Democrat
whose Judgment can be influenced by Gen
| Ogden.
or Gov. Witt and his friends we need moi
speak at length. Abused. revlled, msrepre
sented, In every manner, shape and form; 3,
ignorance, by malice ind meanness, never
even when smarting under the yilest calum
MES that were showsred upon them, did the.
talk OF think Of challenging the results Of TIL
convention. From tho beginning to the en'
OF the contest they reprobated and denounce'
any attacks upon Gen. Ogden; II the idea of
bolt had been suggested In their ranks h
who dreamed Of the treason would have beel
denounced; and this morning. ~ ~ ever.
previous stage Or the canvass. We feel author
tied to pledge Louis "A. Witt to support witt
heart and soul, with mind and body, with a
the loyalty of his nature and oil the wonderful
energy OF his spirit, the nominee OF TIL
| convention.
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