The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-25
THE COWBOY CONSCIOUSNESS.

Kellogg, Clinton, Dibble ct oils. has emptied
its overtlowing reservoir Of venom has Justly
earned these tokens OF Its malignity, and those
methods peculiar to the most cowardly and
contemplate OF the animal race OF manifest
ing their fury and malignlty. The Democ-
racy OF Louisiana has the very strongest
claims upon the bitterest disgust and hate OF
those detected, exposed, thwarted, but not yet
adequately punished, enemies Of all that is
honest, manly and patriotic In political or
other relations.
Upon what rests this title-a double title
to the respect, the confidence and the graft
tude of all good and true men; and to the de-
testation hate, Justification and villification OF
such recreant rascals as those who run the
consocionist cowboy machine In this city.
The Democracy has established It's title and
claim to the ire and malignity Of these enc
miles OF all that is honest and virtuous and
manly In human nature by such deeds as
these.
1t has routed and discouraged and stamped
out OF all life vigor and power Of recognition
the Infamous band Of consp.rators and plum
derers, who, for ten years, by the support and
help Of the Federal Executive, oppressed.
robbed and disgraced this State Through
Its organization, and by Its vigorous and
united assaults, the Kelloggs, the ClintoEs,
the Dibbles and their associate robbers and
deiamers of our people have been consigned
to the infamy and impotence which q long
delayed and too-often evaded justice demand
ed. The writings, the malignant fury
and piteous appeals Of these unconvict-
ed felons, under the infllction of the penalties
they have justly earned, only demonstrate
the depths Of their corruption and wicked
ness, and the necessity for the 'heroic treat
ment' to which they have been subjected.
In the milder forms Of their malady, these
remedies have proved ef1icacious. The less
violent cases have recognized their power
This is shown by the confessions at the meet
Ing of the Republican State Executive
Committee, that the party. which, three
years ago, held the political power In
this State, could no longer maintain It's
existence, and must release itself from the
control and leadership Of chiefs like Kellogg,
Clinton and Dibble, who had brought 1t to the
very gates Of Hades.
This was the conclusion reached at the
Freeman's Hall meeting on Monday night.
BY their decree, the Republican party should
maintain It's form and Its name. but make no
fight In the approaching elections. For all
practical purposes, it threw up the sponge,
acknowledged its defeat, It's obliteration as q
political organization.
Bywhom and through what organization
has this result been accomplished The Times
gang furnish the answer to this question, In
their seurrilous, malignant and filthy OF
the men upon whom the Democracy placed
the chief burden, the labor and responsibility
OF conducting the campaign, fighting the bat
ties, and directing the strategy and discipline
which achieved results Of such vast benefit
and relief to the people OF Louisiana.
Adopting that most Infamous Of all oharac-
ters, that Of the informer, and turning States
evidence against their far less guilty ASSOC
ciates, they seek to expiate their principal
agency In all the crimes Of their party by de-
nouncing particular acts Of villainy OF GER
tain or their associates, and, at the same
time, to reconcile the mass OF that party to
their treachery, by abuse and villification of
those who have overthrown and extlnguished
that party.
Like their predecessors and models OF
the revolution OF '7s, they hope thus