San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-16

NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April IA, 1888

NEW ORLEANS, La, April IA, 1888.
Editor Light:
The election excitement grows more
intense every day. When 1t transpired
today that the Young Mems Democra-
ito association (the boilers and McEnery
soreheads) had received q consignment
OF loo rifles for use upon the day
Of election, the excitement went up like
. sky rocket. The boilers are very bit.
ter and denuncistory and indulge In q
good deal of revolutionary talk, even
going so far as to threaten, in case they
are defeated at the polls by the regular
democratic ticket, to repeat the armed
ebullition Of September 18th, 1876, and
possess themselves by force and arms of
the municipal offices. The democratic
party has used fraud and intimidation
so long to retain power In the south
that 1t has become lawless and revo-
lutionary, and has lost all respect for
the purity Of the ballot box and the ma
jesty OF the law where Its hold upon the
reins Of power is at stake. 1t would be
safe to predict that In case a republican
is chosen president In November, nine
tenths of the democrats In the south
would be In favor OF resorting to revo-
installed. do not look at these por-
tentous symptoms from partizan
stand point, but as free American citi-
zen who places love Of country high
above all mere party attachments, and
deprecates everything that is calculated
to undermine the foundations Of our
fine institutions. Elections, frauds
and intimidations have become
chronic in the south and have
changed the form Of government into an
oligarchy. The fight in this city is be-
tween two factions of the democratic
party; the republicans are being entire
ly overlooked. What q spectacle is
presented when the elite par excellence,
Of the democratic party, send off for $50
Winchester rifles to be used on the
democrats? 1t was this lawless spirit,
that helped Julius Caesar to make him
self dictator Of the Roman Republic.
The same anarchy WAS the foundation
of the power of Augustus Caesar. An
archy in France invited Napoleon Bona
part to seize supreme power. The same
cause in 1852 made the people submit to
Louis Napoleon. Anarchy Is the alb
sence OF regulated government, and
rather than breathe such an atmosphere
of memphitic gas, any people will hail
with acclamstiOns, military despOt
strong enough to protect life and pro-
perty, who seiZes supreme power. We
are laying the foundations of military
despotism, when We destroy the purity
OF the ballot box to secure q party
triumph.
Tomorrow the two executive com.
mittees of the two democratic factions
in this city, will have an interview to
see II they can unite upon some plan for
securing q peaoeable election on the
18th Of April. The peace Of this great
city depending on two organizations,
unknown to the law, and not clothed
with shred Of legal authority, while
the mayor and the governor, upon
whom the law devolves the preservation
Of the peace, stand by helplessly!! What
parslyses them? They are enlisted on
the side Of the boilers, and therefore.
give them full swing. A public ofeef,
who will discharge his official duties
without fear, favor, affection or predju.
dice, "who will hew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may" is q god
send to any people, at any time, but at
this particular juno ure, such one Is q
necessity. Every city and town in the
Union absolutely requires just such an
officer, every county requires men Of
this breed to hold the helm, every state
needs them to compel all men to recog-
DiZe the fact that the Flaw is king"
Bossism, ringism and fraud are the
enemies OF the people and of public
liberty. am torment them.
PETER PYMLEY.