The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-04-27
ARE THEY RIGHT?

version on the part of the Democra-
tic as.well as the Republican press
of the country. The position they
have maintained, however, cannot
fairly incur censure from any rea o
sonable source. They have been '
driven to the course pursued by them {
hitherto on the subject of Senatorial
officers and their constituency
throughout the entire country should
not hesitate to accord their approval.
The Louisiana Democracy, how
ever. cannot but regard the firmness
displayed now by the Democratic
Senators as somewhat subsequent, so
to speak, when contrasted with the
temporizing timidity that charac'
terized the course of some Southern
Senators on the Kellogg question:
Had that shameless political mounte-
bank been given his just deserts his
seat to-day would be occupied by
one who would honor as we'll as le-
gally represent the State of Louis''
ana, in which event, the so-called
"dead lock" would not have occurred
to mar the public interests of the
country and to make both political
B parties target for the shafts OF
: public censure. An effort has been
9 made by Sherman, Dawes and other
Republican leaders, since expires
n sions of disgust have been rung
out by the press, to place their con-
n test upon higher plane THAI mere
scramble for office. They dignity it
in the name of war upon the "Solid
'e South." They pretend that Ma
h honeism, however loathsome in its
TO origin, will, through satellites like
v Riddelberger and Gorham, disinte'
CRATE the Democratic party of Vir
k, ginia, and finally disrupt the entire
If Southern Democracy. May the shade
he of John Brown pity them! The
Id scheme contemplated is not less fu
JIG tile than their prototypes attack or
. Harper's Ferry. Riddelbarger al
entering wedge to split the Solit
n. South! The idea forcibly recalls
he the anecdote Of the little boy and hi
is favorite dog. When the dog diet
Il. the little fellow announced to hi
us playmates that Tige was dead, bu
Ter added, II tell you what fellers Blu
won't the angels stand aside whe
old Tige comes trottin' in at th
front door," A like sensation ma
~, be expected from Riddelbarger's in
" fuence as O disturbing element i
Southern politics.
-, While the contest Waglng IN TN
to Senate may have for its object th
he ultimate strengthening of the MI
hone clement in Virginia, it is non
the less Radical row betwee
Conkling and the President tor tt
-: mastery in New York politics. Tt
" Democrats have been making col
w slant efforts to perform the publ
." duties for which the Senate was col
W. vened. In this they have done the
whole duty to the country as publ
ave servants, and in warding off tt
viii avowed efforts Of the stalwarts
debauch the politics of the Southel
!. States by corrupt means and u
'".' scrupulous agents they are WORTH
'"l fulfilling the obligations they owe
. . themselves and their party.
IVY They should maintain the fir
sue stand they have occupied under e
49, listing cumstances, and in the Ell
'o'e the better sentiment of the who
'e' country will appreciate and appro
W" their policy. Malone and Ridd
e'n barger should be stamped out pol
ically because of the dirty uses
[us- which their purchasers will put the
ia If the latter will not withdraw b
und name, the deadlock" should CO
any tinue. At the regular session
ave December the Democrats should :
are lect a conservative and honoral
tive ex-union soldier from the Repub
the can ranks and present his nal
raj, against Riddlcbargain for Sergeal
eek. alarms, and in all probability
nal. least one Republican Senator can
found to support him.
'a'e We think the Democrats in t
'ns Senate are justified by circumsts
Gu" ces in defeating the Dawes reso
Oh ton, and we hope the now historic
% %, "dead lock" will last, if necessa
VIII till the snowy ides of Winter wa
on0 Mr.. Malone and his masters Il
be they have tempered too long wi
onk- the patience Of an outraged peop
lad ~-s"-~~
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