The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-24
sob, Shame! Where IS Thy
Blush 2"

Editor Chronicle:
Prate not of tender sentiments so
foreign to your nature. Their sweet
ness has long been wasted upon the
desert air. 1t does not rep0se Sc
renely on the classic brow of newly
Pledged country editors, those sup
pie tools whose sole ambition it is
to do the bidding of their royal mas
tiers. Verify, l think, neighbor, to
tell the truth, shame has had no
abiding place with politicians Of
either faith tor 10, these many years,
and it Is with i'll feigned grace that
kettle dfaws the color line twIxt
him and pot. After reading the
above quotation, and the last issue
OF abominatiOn and impuGence that
followed it, l am constrained to be
live that some men would rather tell
u lie on n credit than the trath for
cash. Now, sir, let us travel over
the ground you SO recently occupied.
and see II there is sufficient, cause
for this Wild cutlery and grieYiOus
complaint. Until You hurled your
mud through a patent device at the
"tea party and brought my name
in question. was passive specta-
tor Of the wonderful changes pro-
dnced by the immaculate reforlners.
and in my imagination had lofty
conceptions of the good which might
some day be accomplished by the
Straight-Out- Conservative Reform
Fusion : and Confusion : Radical
Democratic Last Ditchefs. but | was
doomed to disappointment. No
sooner had the last shout of exulta-
ton over the great squabble for of
ace died away than "a new and more
plaintive cry came from the sinking
snip, and, like the ancient fish
ernen of Galiiee, who were always
in a bad streak OF luck, they are to-
day remittent in their supplications
OF "Lord save US or we perish"
'You couldn't rest; the cares OF
party hung heavily on your mind;
your star was not ia the ascendencv:
yOu didn't sit comfortably in your
easy chair. There were grave fore
bodings lest you might loose your
recompense of reward, and your oc-
cupation become thing of the past.
Was there not just a faint alarm
that the Republicans were not suf-
iicientiy bulldozed, and might ven
ture to organize? Besides it was
necessary to make "a little dare to
give your paper a circulation. L
nave no just reason, neither dispo-
sltion, TO make issue with or abuse
my neighbors. Socially they are all
my friends, their interests with
mine are mutual and general. and
there is no clash between us. | have
profound regard for any person,
be their politics what they may, VINO
Is disposed to observe the golden
rule, your opinion to the contrary
Notwithstanding, but my sensibilities
are blunted toward you or any other
man who assumes the Dictatorship
OF public opinion, and snarls ut
everybody who differs with them.
lmbued with this sentiment of lib
erty and equality, | shall freely
express my opinion, taking reason
aud moderation for my guide, as
L have always done, whenever oc-
casion shall require it, without
asking Jour permission. And, may /
1 ask you, when you became an
inspired oracle 7 What do you rep |
resent more than any other liner
ant typo to entitle you to such un-
limited confidence? You say 7 in
duige in vile vituperation," May
be SO. If have to fight the devil
prefer to use his own weapon.
Oh yes, am quite satisfied with the
result yon speak OF. BY it the parish
got rid OF horde OF sconndrels,
many of them Intermediates like
yourself. You datter me too highly.
do not feel competent to
champion the good cause of "pro-