The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-14

thusiasm Is greatly to be admired, but we
would humbly submit that this Ia matter In
which Baton Rouge is more Interested than
any other community In the State, and In a
way that should induce measure Of modesty
In advocating It.
We are free to confess that the people here
III New Orleans feel quite an interest In this
matter. and that their interest ID prompted
not only by sense OF pride at having our city
designated as the capital OF the State, but,
like the good people OF Baton Rouge, also by
q proper appreciation Of the material benefits
to be derived from the trade and expenditures
OF persons visiting the capital on official bust
ness, and from the yearly disbursements of
the Legislative per diem. Our Baton Rouge
friends must not labor under the delusion that
the people of New Orleans have overlooked
these more material advantages. They have
carefully considered the matter from every
possible standpoint Of general and local In
terest, Notwithstanding thefact that our dele
gates In the Convention have shown them
selves quite content to allow the question to
come up In Its proper order, and With
out seeking to thrust 1t forward,
to the prejudice Of other matters OF far
greater Importance to the people OF the State.
When It does come up in proper course, we
shall also be willing to leave 1t to the calm
and sober Judgment Of the Convention, to be
discussed and disposed Of upon general prln-
ciples and as the best interests of the whole
State may appear to dictate which modest
behavior we desire to commend to our Baton
Rouge friends. We suggest that this question
be left In allegiance for the present.
The Times has also Interested itself In this
matter of late, and has taken occasion, In &C
cordance with its usual methods Of Islander
and nnuendo, to charge the Democratic or
ganizatlon In this city with an attempt
to excite an issue upon this question.
This ID too absurd proposition for any
sort Of amiable controversy. 1t Is well
known fact that In the last campaign SO little
interest was taken in this question by the
Parish Committee that Democratic tickets
were printed both "For' and against
Baton Rouge, whereas had the politicians
betrayed half the interest they have been
charged with, they would have printed their
tickets For New Orleans" thereby increas-
ing the vote against Baton Rouge ten or fiji
teen Thousand votes.
What carried the Times off on this shute
we have no time to speculate about. We only
know that whenever that journal does dis
play any enthusiasm all honest people begin
to seek for the well-springs OF Its emotion.
We only know that its ebullition followed
close on the Berth fdsco, through the medl-
UNI of which the attention OF the Times was
first attracted to the local advantages OF
Baton Rouge. But the Times is known to be
bold and fearless journal, and we will not
do 1t the injustice of attributing Its zeal alto
gether to this adventurous circumstance. IT
most likely has far-seeing solicitude for the
plans of It's Republican friends and coadju
tors In 1880.
In anticipation, we might volunteer to our
Baton Rouge friends the information that the
Times does not represent the sentiment Of
any respectable element Of the people OF
New Orleans upon this or any other ques-
ton. In fact, Its advocacy OF the removal OF
the capital to Baton Rouge will only serve to
prejudice their cause and cast all sorts Of
suspicion upon 1t. We beg OF these gentlemen
to take no comfort from the advocacy of the
Times, but to allow the question to come up
In order and be disposed Of by the Conven-
ton on Its merits.