The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-19

JUDGE BEATTIE WITHDRAWS.
We Learn with surprise and deepest
regret that Judge Taylor Beattie, Re-
publican nominee for member of Con-
gress from this district, has concluded
to withdraw from tue contest, and
has accordingly signified Ills relin-
quishment Of the nomination in let
ter addressed to Hon. TbeO. FOnte-
lieu, chairman uf the district conven-
ton and also Of the district executive
This letter has not yet
been made public, and hence We are
unable to state authoritatively the
reasons assigned By Judge Beattie for
his retirement, but in the reportOrial
columns of the New Orleans Democrat
of Monday last the statement is made
as coming from the candidate that he
withdraws because the illness Of his
wife aud the atten ton to which she is
entitled ut his hands, will prevent
him from making a canvass of the
district.
The announcement of this unex-
pected step on the part of Judge Beat
tie will be received with universal
disappointment among the Republic
ans of the district and considerable
element If the opposition. We feel
confident that we express the earnest
sentiment Of a large majority IF the
people whose votes will decide the
Congressional contest when we enter
our emphatic protest against this de-
and call upon tho nominee
to reconsider his determination to
withdraw from the contest.
Judge Beattie.is the strongest man
we have in the district. In point Of
character, ability aud general fitness
for the position, lie has no superior in
the ranks Of either party, while with
regard to the capacity to represent
properly and efficiently the peculiar
and important interests of our dis
trict in Congress, he stands head aud
shoulders above any of the aspirants
We have yet heard suggested for the
candidacy III his stead.
1t is not necessary that Judge Beat
tie should make personal canvass Of
the district. He is no stranger to the
people; his name and his principles
are to then as household words. He
can be elected easier and by larger
majority without canvass than al.
most any other candidate with one,
aud the unfortunate circumstances
to which his inability to participate
in the canvass are attributed, would
doubtless nerve his legion of friends
to greater efforts in his behalf. A man
who sacrifices personal ambition and
au almost certain prospect of distin-
guished political preferment to the
performance of a social obligation
which may be fitly designated labor
of love, is one whose heart is in the
right place, and when he adds to this
the eminent ability and wide influence
possessed by Taylor Beattie, he may
be safely entrusted with the highest
confidence of the people-he will sus-
tain their honor and serve their best
interests with fidelity, vigilance and
success.
Judge Beattie's retirement is most
inopportune. Again and again we
protest against it, and we call upon
the leaders Of Republican sentiment
throughout the district to unite will,
the CHIEF in conveying to our candi-
date the disapproval with which his
abandonment of the field will be re-
ceived by the rank aud the file of the
party. They will recognize the va
lidity of his excuse for making no
personal canvass Of the district, aud
ask only the use Of his name to per-
feet tile taibnte Of unanimous nom
iuation by triumphant election.
We trus: the wishes and feelings Of
the party and people may be so rep
resented to Judge Beattie as to Sc
cure reconsideration of his uutimely
purpose to relinquish on the eve of
battle the standard placed in his
hands by the spontaneous selection
Of the Republicans Of his district aud
which he is so we'll qualified to carry
on to glorious victory.
The New Orleans evening papers
have become a marked feature al
Crescent City journalism. The cir
culation of the outspoken States has
increased SO rapidly and t" such an
extent that the paper has been COM
PEELED to decline further additions to
its subscription list until after the
arrival of a double-cylinder printing
press that has been ordered from New