The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-08-24
POLITICAL NOTES.
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| GOTy.-OfHOHU 1I6TUtH.
Mr.. Tilden is a highly respectful
candidate, and no man in the state VIII
wishes to see the return Of the democrat
to power need be ashamed to vote 70
him.-New York Teme8, Rep.
This new Yankee Doodle is in tn,
mouths of the patriotic:
The thieves and rogues have ruled the land,
And all the people sWindled;
| Expenses every year increase,
| While revenues have dWindled.
IT'S time to drive the rats and mice
! From out the treasury buildin';
There's only one can do the job,
And him we call Sam Tilden
Grant has had twenty-four cabinet
ministers, exclusive OF Babcock, two
secretaries of state, five secretaries of the
treasury, four secretaries of war, two
secretaries of the navy, three secretaries
of the interior, three postmasters gen.
eral, five attorneys general. A hill con-
tanning greater number of small pota-
toes would be hard to find in any patch
in christendom.
of Mr.. Hayes and his letter the
Washington Capital (Ind. says: "In
reiterating the declarations of the plat
form, he has sealed the bond that mort
cages him to its trainers and supporters.
The men who are to be his advisers have
selected Mr.. Chandler to guide the for
tunes of their bark In short, whatever
may have been Gov. Hayes claims to
respect and confidence, what is to be
hoped when he is surrounded by a crew
that, having run the ship among the
breakers find their own safety in keeping
it.
The reductions in the appropriation
bills passed by the house are over 1884,
1000 below the estimates of the va
rious departments for the present fiscal
year, and the appropriations made by
the house are over. $39,000,O00 less for
the year ending June 80, 1877 than the
similar appropriations made by the
Forty-third congress for the year ending
June 80, 1876. This lis something for
to consider. The republicans
have fercely fought these reductions,
which are in favor of the tax payers.
Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina,
wants troops. He wants them, of course,
TO protect the cOlOred people. The gov
eminent of that state is entirely in the |
hands of the colored people. They con-
,rol its entire machinery-the laws, the
courts, the arms, the militia, the police.
They have a majority which the white
men do not pretend to be able to over
,ome. But it is claimed that they can
lot protect themselves. Against what
Against the consequences of their law
ess acts. The worst elements Of the
,olored population combine to commit
and the best elements of the
whites assist the officers of the law to
rrest and punish them. Therefore Gov.
calls for troops, that they
nay be encouraged and protected in law
essness. This is the old story and theold
ame.-S. Louis Times.
1t would be very simple matter, if
he republicans were so disposed, for
hem to go into the cavass almost en-
irely free from the incubus of Grantism.
Ill that would be necessary would be
Of partnership with the ad-
Let lack Chandler step
own and out of the treasury depart
lent let the republican senators declare
hat they will not submit to presidential
ictation, and the thing will be nearly
ccomplished, But so long as the repub-
can political campaign is prosecuted
'Om the interior departmcnt-so long as
epublican leaders at Washington truckle
} the president-sO long will it be i'm
Ossible to divorce Grantism and the re-
ublioan party--sO long will the profess
ons on behalf of that party that it de-
res reform be hallow mockery-De-
'Oit Free Press.