Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-29
TIE n. 0. DEMOCRAT AND TIE
ADMINISTRATION.
Editor patriU..Dem0Crat

patriotic citizens in consequence OF 'he
sudaea realization, that,he projections
made by some of the best men OF the
Democratic party las: summer, have
been fulfilled. These predictions were
to tho effect tbata mere politician at the
head OF the State Government would be
n failure,
Several newspapers. in different
sections Of tho State, hitherto strictly
identihel with the Demcrtc party, have
made earnest and serious criticisms upon
the administration.
The y. q. Democrat, apparently the
organ of the administration, has on
several occasions made weak and pueriIe
efforts to ridicnle this growing sentiment
Of distrust.
It has had but one form of expression,
by which to represent and characterize
The earnest expostulations that have
recently appeared in various papers IN
the State. It has answered the Baton
Rouge CAriroiAaN and the Conshat'a
Citizen in the same vein
The Democrat has, unwillingly Int the
nail upon the head, when it attempted
to account for this feeling which IS
manifested in tho straightforward
utterances of those among other papers,
by the plea that the writer's are suffering
from inaigestions. In certain sense it
is true.
Even the whole STATE is in q sort OF
tremor, from the effects O.! violent
nausea. Last fall it swallowed All
amount Of indgestble stuff, under the
pleasing gdelnsion, that it was taking food
,hat however unpleasant to the palate,
would prove most wonderfully nntri-
cious and would serve to strengthen and
build up the debiltated system Of the
State, as asrapidIy as ever Patent Medicine
was advertised to renovate the system
of the individual.
The mass of indigestib!e mater once
down, has refused to become ass1niia'
ted. Il lies a heavy load indeed upon
stomach OF the poor State. 1t III be-
comes the Democrte to taunt the people
Of the State, when they begin to show
signs OF nausea, resulting from the
sickening mess that it aided to coax
down the throat Of the Democratic party
Of tho State
II is cruel in the Democrat 10 point
It's finger and snecz AZ, and deride the
quivering, pallid, sickenea body polite,
1t was cruel enough to sugar, coat the
mess and deceive The patient. But
then to laugh at the results of its own
hypocriey!
Ifthere is any serious defence agains;
the charges preferred from time by the
Baton Rouge CAiITohiAN, the Coushatta
Citizen, the y. O. States, the Patriot
Democrat. the Southern Watcbman,
ard quite number of the other coun-
try papers, it is time for it to be de-
velOped. Grave accusations, coming
from such respectahles sources, canno.
he disposed Of With 'iool'born Jest.
The Democrat is mistaken when it at
temps 10 laugh down the earnest ex-
p0,tGla'ions Of thoughtful men.
fhe convivial old han rir0at who has
=, gracefully guided the Democrats
pen in its merry jcsts upon Senator
Marston and the editor OF the CApI-
roLlAN, is evidently not the nan the
hour demands.
We look 20 the Democrat for this de-
fence because at the attitude il has
borne from the beginning, a. the cham.
pion of the Administration.
Pevcbance the tale told by the Demo
crat in its recent witty editorial headed
"A SQUARE Meal for Marston'--is true
pevchance this vivacious Falstatt Of
the editorial pen, with his seductive
humor and his genial wit, has ottenled
astray the bncolic yonn, Democrats,
who over come by snch influences,
might have been seen "at the testal
board clinking glasses and late: even
melting silently and mastily' into
the arms of this good natured para
graphist of the Democrat.
But will the recollections Of these
things, pertaining to the delightful
hospitalites of the Crescent City, serve
to prevent earnest men from talking
and writing about the condition of the
State Government!
Senator Marston aud the editor of the
CApIToNAN. it seems, have seriously
criticised the Administra tion They
have only been replied to by the evasive
tests of the Democrats "t""ny man,
They might apply the regenerated
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