San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-28
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRACY.
The Unwashed Upon Their Native
Soil--Pandemonium Broke
Loose--Ready for
Epidemics.
New ORLEANS, March ~, 1888.

Daily LIGHT:
Tho democratic primary to elect dele
gates to the parish and municipal oon-
vention, was held in Orleans parish last
Friday, and it was managed and con-
tools. Both the Times-Democrat and
the States, stalwart and double rectified
democratic papers, fieroely denounoe the
boOdlumism, rOwdyism and blackguard-
ism which characterized the primary
election, and stigmatiZe it as disgraoeful.
Gangs Of plug-uglies, roughs and row.
dies, loaded TO the muzzle with whisky,
stood around the voting places to drive
of such citizens, as were opposed to
their masters, by violence and frequent
ly fred of their reYolvers in
order to stampede the crowd.
The parish and municipal CON-
vention was held on Saturday
last, and was cut and dried affair, as
the bosses had fixed the nominations be-
fore hand, and entered into a regular
compact for the parcelling out Of the
Offices. The Times-Democrat and the
States are hostile to this ticket and call
npon good citizens to oppose the same to
the "bitter end" The Young Mems
democratic association will doubtless
put q municipal ticket in the field, but 1t
has no chance of success. 1t is really
portentous to see the hoodlums, vaga-
bonds, rOwdies, the bride givers and the
bride takers. controlling the elections In
nine tenths Of the cities in the United
States, and debating who shall hold the
public offices. This state of things fore
bodies the destruction Of our system of
government, unless the people unite
together to restore the purity Of
the ballot box and to raise the standard
Of official capacity and integrity. Par
ties and names have superseded love
OF country, and at the crack OF the party
whips, by the bosses, men vote for fools
and rOgues, provided they be the nOmi-
nees Of their party. 1t is rare circum-
stance, for rhe public officers Of cOun-
ty or city to be the representatives OF
the Integrity and Intelligence Of their
communities, and necessarily the public
service suffers. Politics have been de-
graded Into trade, and parties are
nothing but huge corporations. 1t is
held to be treason to vote against the
nominee Of ones party, under any sort
OF circumstances, and knowing this fact,
ward bosses and demagogues proceed to
pack party conventions with their dupes
and tools and to dictate nOmina-
lions. Then come corruption, partiali-
ty and incompetency with their attend
ant evils and expressions. This picture
it not overdrawn.
New Orleans, with its undrained and
unsoavengered streets needs an honest
and progressive city government to i'm
prove the streets and pavements.
People coming south from the north are
Disguised at the impossible streets in
fcities and decline to invest capital in
cities 80 wanting in pride and enteter-
prize.
City property here is selling quite
low, and l am informed that 800 houses
are without tenants and cannot be rent
ed. Many Of the houses are dilapidsted
and sadly out Of repair, and should be
condemned as nuisances. Decaving
houses are nuisanoes and germ beds OF
disease.
perceive from the LIGHT, that states
for the offices in Bexar county and In
San Antonio, are already being made up
by the bosses. but, perhaps the people
will call for new pack Of cards, fresh
shuttle, fresh cut and fresh deal and
no cheating around the board.
PETER PYMLEY.