The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-25
PERHAPS A CASE 0F MISPLACED
CONFIDENCE.

Republican press of the State to task
for exhorting the party to the support
of none but honest men for office, anu
then Joining in an universal anthem
of indiscriminate praise of candidates
who are the choice of nominating
conventions, albeit too often OF the
very class of men these papers have
affected to discountenance. The Times
cites the CHIEF as a representative OF
tbis ilk of journals. Our metropolitan
contemporary is SO magnanlmous as
to " believe the CHIEF is, in vague,
general way, honest in its desire for
REFORM but thinks we must nave
been either insincere or unpardonabiy
ignorant in a certain case where we
supplemented some remarks upon the
subject with what the Times is pleased
to term ga gorgeous editorial puff OF
David Young, the cOlored candidate
for the State Senate from the district
comnosed of Concordia and Ayoyelles
marshes" Our critic is in search OF
information and asks if the CHIEF Is
"familiar with Young's career as
chairman of the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses of the last House OF
Representatives, or if familiar, wheth
er it is willing to tell what it knows !?
If not, we will inform the CHIEF that
Young left the House with an armful
of vouchers approved by himself for
himself, which he unblushingly ex-
torted from persons whose claims he
audited as his share and for his
trouble"
We acknowledge the prevalence to
certain extent of the disposition OF
party newspapers to applaud nomi-
uees rather extravagantly without re-
gard to their fitness, but we deny that
the CHIEF is addicted to the habit to
any degree inconsistent with It's duty
as a faithful exponent OF right anu
an advocate, in a plain, unequivocal
way. of reform and honest govern
: ment. Of course We have general
predilections in favor of chosen he
publican candidates, and we endeavol
; TO saw of them all the favorable things
we can consistent with truth. But
much as we value the success of our
sarty we never knowingly take oeca-
sion to % gorgeously puff any eandl
a date who is unworthy of eommenda
ton. In answer to the interrogatory
of the Times we would say tina
although we have heretofore consId
cred ourselves somewhat familiar viii
Mr.. Young's course in the House, w
e have been in total ignorance OF tin
alleged fact that he left the body will
his arms full of wrongly acquired
vouchers. Perhaps the editor of TIN
Times possesses superior facilities TO
ascertaining such things, for we III
: not remember to have seen mention
q ] of this circumstance in any othe
newspaper, but our contemporary
will pardon us if we decide to remail
neutral as regards an expression 0
: opinion concerning the case unit
:, Mr.. Young is heard from.
e The fact of the matter is that W
k have heard Mr.. Young so frequentl,
Is complimented, not only in his ow
party, but by the newspapers an
- leaders of the opposition, that we ha
come to regard him as one of the bes
!, eolored saen in the State. Now, pei
haps these journals and mouthpiece
of the Democracy were insincere
;, their praises or unpardonably ignt
, rant of the real character of the ma
whom they lauded, but it was such
rare thing to find the clannish and i
II. liberal opposition speaking highly I
d an avowed Republican,, that we fe
ct he must be a very superior and wo1
a. thy man indeed.
Mt We submit to our contemporary
Ii, the Times, therefore, that if the CHE
he has erred in judgment, it has been
ID clear case of misplaced confidence c
our part, and no intention to prai:
an undeserving man can be just
" charged upon US. 1t is the first tin
we have ever laid ourselves liable
the imputation of endorsing dishol
', esty by placing faith in the exponen
" of Democratic sentiment, and v
" promise the Times it viii not catch |
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