The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-24
The German Gazette on the Governor
ship.
From the Gazette Of Yesterday
"rnn Mucn zEAL WILL HuRTH

Those gentlemen who have undertaken to Sc.
cure the nomination at Baton Rouge. OF Gen.
Ogden Tor the Goysrnorship, IRE Just now =, 90
by the inconsistencies zeal they display in their
advocacy Of bis claims.
The very papers which supported Mt the elec.
ton last year the candidates Of the ring"
whom they ARG nov Engaged In bghttng as
against the candidates Of tho "Ctszsns' AssDcih-
ring, organization In such a one-sided way.
with such display OF dirtatlOn aud inlolerance
.as cannot fail to effect d decided popular reae-
ton agaipst them
The single. a'l-importsnt question rs TO- which
Of the two candidates brought forward by tbis
city possesses in more eminent degree those
qualities which woult make him the best can
ddate for the very responsible office both aspire
~ s
By publishing interviews with number OF
more Or less-rather less prominent people,
taking good care, though. not to let any OF the
friends IF the. opposite candidate have their
say, the friends of one Of the candidates are ae-
tuaily creating q kind Of artificial enth nsiasm
| will, on account of their one sidedness. dis
pease and dlsgait every one who likes 70 see
| This is dealing In sentimental politics." and
! this s entirely out OF place. when the very go
rious question u b fore the people. as n who
| possesse, the most experience and ability to
| make good Governor?
The candidate Of the Picayupe and Times has
rendered valuable service 20 the people Of the
State rs the organizer aud commander of the
| White League. and by his mil itary daeds on the
fourteenth ct septamber md on the ninth Of
Elm Fin ' the credit he deserves 1 or
/ But to conclude therefrom that Gen. Ogden
will be equally successful a5 the head of the
he should be elevated to the office of Chief
Executive as q token nf gratitude for those SER
vices would be neither good policy, nor would
T fHH9 o. ogdsn eoem. by the way reminds us
Of b very similar boom" which was engineered
| oh Sflfa 0nnvant1nn
Button Rouge, which nominated Gov. Nichols,
TIE headquarters Of that boom, which. by
| the way, exploded on the first ballot like q
bubble. were then. as they are now. 10 New Or
4 leans. Lists Of names BY the newspaper col
umn Of more or less. rather less: .'proninenf'
date Of 1876 as the first and last choice Of the
commercial community ct New Orleans His
opponent happened to be the very seme gentle tile
4 What was the RESULT he country delegates
| tn the cow ntion dropped both city candidates.
maj, from the country. to whose credit It was
said. az now. that he was no politician.
We may witness now repetition OF what
1 We know In politics no personal sympathie5
Or nor VIII we alloy t,, to be
Influenced by purely sentimental talk. 10 FUR
derstand them. is our only aim and object.
We wish. therefore. our, next Governor to be
Of ali tha various branches Of the admiDistra-
ton Of the State that he be familiar with the
LEGISLATION. With the finances, needs and wants
the details OF The routine Of the flee he aspires
| to; that be be, personally acquainted With all
prominent public m.p. and that ne be man IA,
select the best men for the right places, where
Il ID For he eieeters g decide as to which Of
| the two gentl- msn OF this parish who aspire to
the gubernatorial nomination at Baton Rouge
answers best to the picture We have here drawn
~ the Governor Of our choice,