The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-10-05
RUH0R AND SPECULATION, WICK
ED AND CHARITABLE.

ED AND CHARITABLE.
| The withdrawal Of the Fusion tickle
from the columns Of the CH1Tr, ant
/ its refusal To give unqualified supper
to the Fusion parish ticket, hav.
caused quite q flntter in the commu
nifty, and our motives have been dis
cussed, ncussed . and defended, &C.
cording to the character, opinions ani
sympathies Of the persons taking par
in the discussion aforesaid. Rumo1
and speculation, wicked and charita.
bic, have been, and to an extent still
are the order Of the day. Those who
are acquainted with the subject where.
Of they speak, regard theaction Of the
CHIEF as fully in accord with it's pre-.
vious declarations; but the Ignorant
and uncharitable designate it sud-
den and complete 9 flop oyer" "a case
Of desertion in the heat of battle.
We shall see which class is in the
right, and which in error.
The news of fusion came to us one
day before the issue ola number of the
CHIEF, and we placed the combina-
ton ticket at the head of cur columns
before we became fully acquainted
with the particulars and basis of tie
fusion. Had we known that McEnery
and the other candidates from the
Democratic side Of the house still
adhered to and stood upon a Demo-
cratic platform, we should not have
allowed the ticket to appear in the
CHIEF otherwise than as news item,
for be it understood that this journal
does not, and never will, under it's
present control, subscribe to the prin-
ciples Of the almost def1nct Demo-
cracy.
In the first editorial treating of the
fusion and its basis, we announced
that the terms were unsatisfactory to
ourselves, and that it was by no means
certain that the CHIEF would carry
the ticket until the close of the cam
paign. This uncertainty we have now
settled by hauling down the fusion
colors and declaring the CHIEF an
independent journal SO far as State
politics are concerned.
Now to parish affairs. On the day
Of the assembling of the Fusion par
lsh convention-we mistakingly called
It Liberal-a short article appeared in
Ibis journal, declaring that unless
ticket was nominated which would
address itself to the colored as well as
The white people, and have a fair
show of drawing considerable sup
port from the heavy majority of col
'red voters in this parish, we would |
lot support it. In our opinion, the |
ticket selected was not such a one. |
he primary reason for which is that |
here was no colored candidate placed |
lpon it. The CHIEF was consistent |
n refusing to support it as q whole,
nd as we can neither consent to give |
'ur adherence to the Republican
'arish ticket as whole, then impair
81 as well as in State politics. we
axe an independent stand.
The columns Of the CHIEF are open
0 proper communications from the
riends of both State and parish tick
is, and we especially tender them to
he use of the Fusion parish commit
ee for the PRONUNCIATION Of political
Offices, etc. We shall endeavor to h
i've correct accounts of all political !
leetings held in the parish, and will
nd our personal and editorial efforts
the furtherance of the Greeley and
rown cause.
To those who have been just enough t
regard our course as a conscien- c
Gus one, cen though they may feel /
sappointed that we have taken it, a
e desire to reiterate our regret that i
e situation Of affairs should have c
come so peculiar as to force us in Ee
'edience to the dictates of honest +
nviction to do as, we have done. Q
To those who declare that we have 4
ted dishonesty, turned our coat, r.
Id out the enemy, or the like, we o
We but to say, "Honi soft gui NAL u a
0se." r.
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS, r.
Next Tuesday, October 9Th, cleo Il