The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-06-05
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GOV. WILTZ'S AP0L0GIST.

/ The Alexandria Democrat assumes
that the hostility of "well meaning
and honest Democrats" to Gov. Witt,
(which has spread with euch rapidly
fthat it unquestionably includes
majority of the party. is due to the
fact there were not "offices enough
to go round" Is it possible that the
conductor of Democratic journal
can have so low an idea of his own |
party as to suppose that the out
spoken discomfort of a large fraction
1 of it can have no other motive than
the base one be attributes to it?
Has the Democratic party become SO
debased that its members are only
controlled by sordid considerations
III there no virtue, or honor, or pub
| lie spirit left except in that portion
Of the party which forms the ''ring,
and those who receive the rings
bounties, and those newspapers IN
which the lottery companys adser-
tisements appear
There never was an instance m
which the best elements of party
turned SO quickly upon an admins
: Etration in the first months OF ITS ex-
: istence. There never was an In
h stance when an administration show
!. ed SO quickly aud unblushingly the
: cloyen foot, and threw off the Mask
With such impudent effrontery. The
malign influence that "well meaning
= and honest Democrats" feared, at
the time of the Governors nomina-
ton. would control his administra-
ton were developed at its outset, and
every day since has served to confirm
their apprehensions. 1t has become
(! apparent that be is not administer
ing the government for the people
but really for ring for whose sak'
:. he is sacrificing the dearest interes
of the people He dare not go coun
ter to the ring 3 mandates He can
shake off their yoke. They Dough
= him with price. and be belongs :
Sd them.
Their cheat and fraud by whic
Gen. Ogden was deprived OF the ms
.. iority Of the city delegates to To
W. nominating convention by a falls
O. count, gave him the nomination
- - His influence in the State cann'
y be continued, much less perpetuate
save through the rings supper
~ They are in the same boat and mu
n float, Oh sink together. And this
,, the patriot who hopes to dazzle 4
eyes of the people by military 7
a views, and such sort Of stuff as doh
ney Crapeau delights in. and in
folly believes, like an ostrich WI
Is, his head plunged in the sand, IL
nobody sees his tricks.
The | emocrat makes Us open Q
eyes, for it gravely bids the malice
tents remember that 40 Govern
of Louisiana has ever commenced
stc administration under such grave 9
west ticulties |" This is the admonition
people who seld their breath
"a daily fear through the first hall
1871 lest Nichols might be ov
", powered by the difficulties OF
position. But Wilt. who had
its, way made smooth by the hery
mace through which Nichols
IS, passed, aud who had literally nc
treet, ing to do but walk over the trs
and after his election not an absts
in his path. has had grraver dim
ties than any of his predecessors
Has the Democrat commenced
feel the usual symptoms OF Gel
ty? Has it forgotten tie event
,se three years ago, or does Dir. v
reouire of his adulators that
). In. shall ignore the most brilliant Ta'
$, Louisiapas history, and try to
in oblivion the public services
l9 Nichols, the Regeneration VI
11g State. He will not succeed IN
Sal so well as he has in revolution