The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-03-29
@D0 Not 1Eyestigate."

III no" beS'lS 20 Oe seen al laS' WHY
it was that the Radicals have been so
soliciteus for us not to give ourselves
the sronble and waste our valuable
Zine in the fruitless and uDtlIankful
business of investigation, which The
World has all along contended was The
supreme duty of the first House of
Representatives that Eas had the
chance to do splsinceilS6.. Itnow be-
gius to appear that the Democrats
haye been the best advised pnrty by
their opponents that ever approached
the Threshold Il Of power. 'frhe only
fault that has been faund with US is
that we refused to take tie advice Law
islfea npon us so generously. We
should have got on charmingly with
our opponents if we had only consent
ed to play the roll of.the Roi Faineant
which they were kind enough to as
sure as was tie card to win. They
said to us what King Leopold said of
the French usurper once upon time.
'STher Eu,peron Napoleon III; is 80.
strong that he win last forever-if lie
does nothing" Butwe preferred to
do something, even at the risk Of one
Of those political blanders which are
wore than crimes. Democrats knew
that there was something tor them to
do, aud that they had been elected to
Congress upon the chance Of their do
ing it. We, knew as party that the
fountain bead of the corruption that
has been breaking out all over the
country vas tt o be songhtlat Washing-
ton, and it was our duty to sound its
depths and drain off and DELEGATE its
purulent reservoirs. 1t must not be
forgotten byaeaasressmen and by those
who wish to hold them back from the
performance of thislduty that the Dem
ocratic party alone has begun the work
yebrm WHICH the ,csrruptions of the
Republican party alone, have, made
EhecessaYt Tweed was The creature Of
a coalition with the Republicans in
this State. He owed his bad eminence
his power for. eyil. his opportunity to
steal toSlis Radical allies; andit was
"a reformed Democracy that overthrow
him, held him. down, and destoyed
him. So with. the Canal, Ring. So
with the Wiissley Ring. It was the
Democratic success at the polls in 1874
which compelled Grant to dismiss
Richardson and Sawyer, andsgive Bris-
tow an opportunity Of dealing with thu
powerful, widely ramiying llighyihes
1|rombination Witch bad IFS agents and
tools everywhere, from the White
Houss,uir's he, Treasury to. the,t@o:
barrel country still-Lonse. 1t was ].
Democratics Speaker,s again, WHO gav'
operatfiyssnvsass, to Il the department ex
peuditure committees, hitherto mer'
figure heads, and enabled them +
overthrow one member OF the. Cabinc
and make at leaat one other membe
quake TX his Shoes. q TO ask the Demo
cratic party to CEASE from iuvestiga
ting is to dslsaansa that the progress 9
reform, which that DRarty embodies
should cease at once ard feseyer: 7
ask the Democratic party to ceas
fem its. vilessstisaiDiaas - toaskasAs
party (WHICH designs Y. gi y the e cop y
try onge mWe,a I'VE and efonomica
Gove,mueaf). o,sssjtily,itsef apd"ste
/, down and out from its high mission
Bnt Investigations viii not cease
They must go on, for the simple reaso
that the dgeaMGA truth l'as hardly be
gun TO heltolh( MY. Worlds~