The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-08-28
AN HONORABLE FIGHT.

good, straight-out Republican, with the
requisite ability, appears in the field, he
will hesitate but moment between the
two.-Norgan City Free Press.
Surely, our esteemed contemporary
has not spoken BY the card. If the
fight Of Judge Marks for the Congress
siuual nomination was conducted in
the highly honorable manner init
mated, certainly no man was ever
more maligned by common report
than lie has been. Leaving out his
use of official patronage to
influence the action Of the convention
-exemplitied in many such Instances
as the appointment Of Messrs. Deslonde
Of Ibervillc aud Grimes of Lafourche
to positions in the Custom House
and the concentration of small regi-
ment Of government employees at
Thibodaux while the convention was
in session, we cite the oft-repeated
aud uncontradicted rulnor that Judge
Marks paid Mr.. Attain $500 for the
support and influence of the 1berville
delegates; the other runor that he
spent over $500 to secure the election
Of Marks delegation from Assump-
ton the third rumor that a "loan !"
of 800 transformed prominent anti
Marks delegate from Telrebonne into
a warm supporter Of that candidate
the very morning the convention as
sembled the fact that Judge Marks,
either directly OF TIN rough agents, paid
the board and expenses of a number
Of delegates during their stay in Thib
odaux, and the fact. proclaimed in
open session Of the convention, that
800 had been placed i'll the hands of
a we'll known young man from Don
allsonville with which to influence in
favor of Marks the vote of Mr.. Cllas.
Shallowhorue, an Ascension delegate.
Add to these the published report
that Judge Marks proposed to Dir.
Darrall, during the balloting, to with
draw in the latter's favor provided he
would refund the money Marks
claimed to have expended in the con
test-amounting to some $4OOO-and
it will be seen that any one under
taking the task Of demonstrating that
the Revenue Collectors fight was con
Quoted iii an honorable manner has {,
difficult and lively job in prospect.
Tie CHIEF is very far from assum-
ing that Judge Marks is the only eau
dilate who employed money To con
troll the votes of delegates. 1t was
the general report and belief in Thib-
odaux that money was being spent
son both Sides" but we know of no
instance where any aspirant for the
nomination, excepting Judge Marks,
was explicitly charged with such ex-
penditure, and particularly with the
payment of stated sums outside the
current expenses Of impecunious del
egates. -.-.
1t is no pleasure to us to assist thus
i'll the airing of dirty Republican linen
Believing that the principles. of the
Republican party are most conducive
to the interests Of Louisiana and the
country at large, we should like I,
see the power Of that party main.
tanned in the Nation and its represell.
tatiyes constituting Il majority in Con
gress. We recognize, the fact thai
the election of Represer tative from
this district may possibly exercise
material influence in determining tho
political complexion Of the mex
House, and hence We are willing tt
go rs far rs any one in sinking per
sonal preferences and lislikes, anG
contributing our mite to the sncces:
Of any decent Republican candidate
But ii it is found impossible to unite
the party on the present nominee
and il the district is to be sacrificed
whether or no, as it was in 1878, tlel
we say that no bette, time was eve,
offered for purging the defeated anu
distracted Republican party of Louis
lana Of the elements that have in.
duced its downfall, and driving from
their positions the assumed leader
who maintain themselves only by +:
combination Of brazen impotence ant
corrupt influences, and whose onl,
idea Of the means of affirming politi
cal preferment is the use Of officia
patronage and money.
We say down with such men ant
sucl, practices. No party countenanc
ing them deserves to live. If the Re
publican party has any future in thi
State, it is to be achieved onl,
through a complete publication of it.
ranks and the leadership of able met
of known integrity, who scorn til,
dirty practices of the pot-house poll
tician. When men like Beattie. Bur
we'll and James Lewis are forced int.
back seats while the party machiner,