The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-12
Louisiana-A State.
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Inc Lou Siduss CtSc dS u SJiC'-
snce mas, disappeared. Capvasses
will no longer be- made or marred
by it. Citizens do not open the
morning prln.s aud anxionsly lock
down the te'egraphic column to
see What they are doing in New
Orleans. This is State at last
The Lon, iana ease Will only live
in history, AZ the peculiar ohshoOt
Of u pernicions. policy. To be
sure it has split the Republican,
party in two. 1t has converted
The entire Democratic party or
rather that party which opposed
Kepublicanisp in the South-to
.iayes party. Even the strictest
old-tlmer Is bound 10 Hayes sup
poit, on the principal features OF
his administration. Such an nd.
miDistratiUD was never SEEM
Only four journals Of any promi-
nerce III either political sect are
avowedly Ill opposition to the
President.
This is the condition which ex-
ISIS IN this year and day of our
Lord.
Louisiana is now State. What
are we gong to do with it?
Since the American flag hat
waved over this question has never
been Sd important. Questions are
coming up which the people must
answer, rs the people i'll Massa-
chusetts or Illinois answer in re-
gard to their local affairs. There
is nothing which cannot be set
tied. Only the people should
remember hat they ale the sover-
eigns now, md by their actions
they will be judged.
Nearly all official life for ten
years In this State has been coup
ied with the suspicion of fraud and
unfituess. Shall this continue
The curse of al great Giles is
that al them are organized politl-
cal rugs, which somehow always
manage TO have urge voice IN
iubl.c affairs. This city has been
under Conservative control for
several years. 1t is not a pleasant
thing to say-but true, whether
pleasant or not-that many of the
persons who have been candidates
ior various POSITIONS from time to
time have had such regulations H.
40 journal which regarded truth
Or oeeency could undertake to de-
lend.
It's equally well known that SO
far AS craftsmanship goes. in Off
cial places there has been nota-
ble absence Of this quality. We
30 not seem to have risen above
thv. cross road politician. The
poverty Of proper Official material
IS evident.
Now what are We going to do
about it
There are several remedies. Let
the persons whose qualifications
Tor position CONSISTS IN their per-
cnniai desire for the same, be sent
to the rear. Let the question vi
,bllity and character be sometimes
considered In conventions. Either
ibis, or else ne might as well get
ready to turn the State-body and
breeches - over To the chronic
place hunter and ward politician.
These are truths. Like truth
generally, the telling may be un-
pleasant. Perhaps some one win
DO offended.
There are signs of. improvement.
Machine politics, aud the states.
man whose ideas never rise above
ward manipulation, are in bad
mex. This was illustrated in the
recent senatorial CANVASS.
Il was Northumberland notable
that one or two candidates for the
Senate. who might have had
chance, We're defeated by the
efforts the Inachine and ward poll
texans made to elect them. Their.
was nothing in particular against
the gentlemen who were thus
roughly treated. But the advo-
cacy OF the would-be helpers was
fatal. This. however, was found
out too late, and the probabilities
are that the political careers of
these unfortunates are closed be-
fore thew were commenced.
What the people ought to do about
1t is evident. The list Of candi-
iates for pnblic favor and suffrage
should be carefully scanned. We
need not elect political cipbers
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