The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-05-04


pertinent nf naiuN 0u side the
party 90 ) candidate. Aeesfssle
|ee. the ieaaefs ago aRainss lhen
sNd 3cdee Davis Has todGY tle
Inside tfaek Whatever be may
aare hras months hence IllB
ute.
lis epnte3 that the republicans
.ol Georgia are thinking 81 disband-
ing as "a Organization, end nniiinH
themselves as Independents
with 5 faction 81 iie democratic
party. Their theory is TINT as 9
patty they Can never hope % suc-
coed In The State, bat lhatit they
adept a policy of non-resistauee,
lho democrats wiz certainly split
into two fnetions, with one Of
which they can nni,e.
Noticing The recent report that
the President Is Just getting bis
yes opened to the character Of
the men by whom be has hesn
surrounded The New York Post
says this explanation clears UP d
good lnanY mysteries, lint does not
excuse the President The hlun-
tler ii the circumstances bias some
thing of tho character 81 i chine.
iii is 10 be feared Tint tho awaken
Jug comes too late 10 save the
Presidents reputation bat it Isl
not too late for him To improve
The opportunity il offers fDr re-
lieving the public service from
Some III tho men who disgrace ii.
No more fatal injury could Be-
inflicted Ga the presidential pros
poets 81 Senator Conkliug than the
adoption by his friends Of snch
tactics as have l3pBn used It'll Nir-
ginia. Threats 0f REMOVAL arc
freely made there to cUprce Fed
eral officers into ths support III
Sew Ymk's myotite son, and
whether or not the persons making
these threats have tile power 10
carry them ont, the fuel reveals
the existence Of q species Of pnli-
Teal ,lictation with which i has
been tie fault or the misfortune Of
senator Conking Is BE too clsselY
associatel. lit is believed III Vir-
GINA that TIE Collector III Ihg Port
Of Richmond has been summoned
10 Washington to explain his az
legged lack Of fidelity to the presi-
,lential claims OF Senator Conkling.
II will be a dearly-bought advan-
tage for any candidate 10 have the
administration So lar forget its ,lu
Is to the public as to make official
removals to aid his nomination al
Cincinnati. We should require
very convincing evidence to be-
lieFa that hny such suicidal folly
b eonfanplated. M & limae
That was touching scene il
the House 81 Representatives, yes
lerflay Nhen hosts OF members
swarmcd around Blaine, on Bis cn-
trance, and showed by the warmth
Of their greeting how fully they
recognized tls new bond of SYM
pashy between them and Che ex-
Speaker, established by the In
dianapolis attack on him. Blaine
hns hitherto kept bis skirts clear,
while corruption has been charged
on most. and proved on many Of
bis fellow members. MoFton's shot,
which seemed to have brought bis
grenG rival down 10 tho dirty level
upon which Tie miserable rem
nants 81 The Credit Mobilier are
craWliDg prompted all TIE
snifehed crowd 70 rush forward
and welcome the now accession ID
their ranks, even as tho leper's
colonies III lha East lavish eager
carossrs on each spotted recruit
sent 60 Join their loaihsome host.
~ Blaine took much eomiott from
The demonstration 81 yesterday. il
must have been because be Ind
NOT carefully weighed its signih-
cance.