The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-23
THE ABOLITION OF POLITICS.

The Times and Picuyune have joined hands
In grand mission. 1t is to reform our poll
tics and our politicians. Their strategy and
methods are different. but they are In perfect
harmony on one point.
This Is the doing away with all politics and
all politicians. No organizations, no COM
binations, no associations. Everything is to
be done on the hlg toned moral principle OF In
herent virtue. Mon who have ever filled office,
aapired to office, evinced any activity at cleo
tions, attended political meetings, or looked
after voters or done anything else OF political
nature, are all to be tabooed and discarded.
Heneeforth the direction of our political af-
fairs, the indication OF the proper persons TO
be votel for, the organization OF all political
clubs and associations, are to be devolved In
gentlemen who scOrn to serve their country
or the people as long as they can make liv-
ing In any other way. Ever to have thought
Of seeking an Office or making q combination
with others for any political object is cardi-
nal disqualification for any recognition as a
patriot or good citizen.
Those only are philosophical citizens who
abrogate all such unholy aspirations, abiure
all preferences for candidates, all associations
and organizations.
Like William the Testy, the Knickerbocker
Governor Of New York, we must hereafter de-
fend our liberties and conduct our govern
ment with high-sounding proclamations and
manifestoes. Let such artillery only be used
and relied on, and the invader will be repelled
with all his machinery and appliances Of
physical warfare.
We have only to declare as the Connecticut
| fathers did, that the earth Is Gods Inherit
ance, and that we are His chosen children,
and consequently His heirs. This is
our title to rule. Resolve that we
are patriots, devoid OF all seIffishness, that we
the rest OF the world are all politicians, ring
sters, machine politicians, bummers and
spoils-seekers. This done in appropriate and
eloquent phrase, and the game Is played, the
battle won.
In the Chinese fashion, we have only to
paint fearfulIy ugly pictures Of our adver-
saries, with features OF enormous monstrosty
and deformity, and by firing crackers from
their mouths and nostrils, and accompanying
the combat with the laundering OF gongs and
the blast OF trumpets, we will scare the most
hardened veterans and the best drilled sol
diers.
This seems to be the new strategy advo-
Gated by the Picayatee In political warfare
Id marching its army 1t has penetrated the
counting rooms, the offices and the work.
shops, and secured the committal Of inof-
fensive gentlemen who had no time or taste
for politics; who leave all such things to pro-
fessionals, and look to them to do all the
fighting, voting and office-boding, and re-
serve to themselves the right Of denouncing
and fault-fnding and abusing those who dis
charge the duties and buckle to the RESPONSE
biiities which they shfrk.
Denouncing all combinations and rings,
they would create larger combination than
all Others composed of those who boast that
they will have nothing to do with politics, that
voting Is nuisance. public meetings bore,
and men who consent to stand for office mere
Diacemen and intriguers. Paraphrasing Ed
mund burke's philogophie maxim, that when
ne pad conspire to overthrow and destroy,