The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-30
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Mr.. Ellis having publicly rebuked the In
discretion of the Times, and his executive
committee having placated the Pic, both
Journals are once more thoroughly rugged,
and both jump together when the strings are
pulled at the corner of Canal and Bourbon
streets. We presume now that unless the
funds for extra papers give out, both our
esteemed contemporaries will keep In line,
and that the PIC will sneeze when Mr.. i lis
takes snuff, while the Times will squeal
ring when Citizen Pagan wrings Its little
tail. They opened out beautifully yesterday
morning, In perfect tune, rs harmoniously as
II one guiding spirit had furnished them both
with their abuse Of Gov. Witt and their Will
licatlon Of that gentleman's friends and sup
portefs.
We have already frequently exposed the
true character of the Times, sweDt aside the
veil Of consolation under whtc'a T seeks to
conceal its base hypocrisy. and -gs5osed C!in-
ton and Dlbble as the englneefb NJ that most
audacious fraud or machine In the State. We
do not doom 1t necessary, therefore, just now,
to waste moro words on the Times.
Our business at present is with the old PIC
That paper yesterday morning even eclipsed
the Times III its savage attack upon the sup
porters of Gov. Wiltz, and In leading edi-
torial of SURPRISING bitterness, without
stating single fact, it alleges that the op-
ponents OF Gen. Ogdens nomination
compose q ring, beginning with Of
fice-holders and office-seeker5 and reach
ing down to the lowest slums. We have
said that In this article, Drumming full
and running over with venom bitter as
gall, not one fact Is alleged. Indeed, the
PIC declares that 1t has no facts to state. It
takes ''the ring and the machine" it tells US,
''for granted" and then proceeds to arraign
men who have honestly served the State
men who are receiving a powerful support
from the best citizens Of New Orleans, and
from every portion OF Louisiana, north, cast,
south and west, III language of abuse
and insinuatlon which would only be justifi-
able were the accused parties specially, and
on strong testimony, accused OF great crimes
or offense5 against the State. Hear the Pc
itself, aud note the malvolence Of its language,
based on no charge, justified by no facts and
launched at ZEN who were serving the State
when the Fic could find no words Of vigorous
denunciation for the public enemies:
| Wetake the ring and the machine for granted
| We use them a. known quantities 10 ne pros
| lem to be solved, End as postulates OF the o. gu.
ment IN hand. We decline altogether to atteiu p
the PROOF II q notoriety. The ring and tho II a.
| chne are stubborn facts In the public conscious
Office aud il; search of Office. They oppose the
nomination OF Gen Ogden. because his election
feat their hopes. They are obi ,ctionAble, In the
first place, because they do seek office. and iI
the second. because they do not deserve 1t.
Gov. Wiltz and his supporters are the mer
here referred to. But what facts justify thu
Picdyune in taking 1t for granted that thess
gentlemen compose ''ring or machine?" /
tells US that it declines to attempt the proof 0
a notoriety. That Is a weak and contemplate
evasion under which to hide blow. The "no
toriety" the PIC will not attempt to prove Il
the creation Of its own columns and those o
the Times, and Of the busy tongues OF th,
opponents OF Gov. Witt, who since In BIT
long public career they can find naught to al
lege against him save old and long explodet
ISLANDERS, have resorted to this poor and con
temptible charge which they do not even at
tempt to prove or even make specific.
That the public may know the class Of me-
who are supporting the nomination Of Gov
Witt, and hence who are included in tn
reckless abuse OF the Pieayane when 1t classe
the opponents OF Gen. Ogden's nomination a
''the ring and the machine. the officeholder
and their dependents, the ward bummers an,
their hsngers-on, down to the lowest depth
OF the sums" we recall just now few o
the individuals and firms in the city: Hon. 3
b. Jonas, Hon. Carleton Hunt Hon. Thos. Il
, Hunton, Hon. J. FL. Kennard, Judge Pau
' Iheard, Col. John Glynn, Col j. b. Walton
Coi. ". NJ. Owen. zuberbier q Behan, Len
man, Abrahams & Co, Dymond & Gardes
} Meyer, Weiss u Co, A. Baldwin q Co, Mark
J y Co., ]. 4. DeBlanc, G. A. Lanaux, LeoI
Queyrouza, J. P. Sarraztn, John G. Davey, 8
K. Russ, E. B. Wheelock, Hon Edward Booth
4 10 the country parishes Gov. Witt seems tt