The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-06-28
A DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT

Public opinion in this State con
dennis with striking unanimity two
things-the Constitution of 1879,
and the government created by it..
In the first year of its existence the
public conscience WAS startled By
the discovery that plundering legis
lation had commenced, copied from
the Radical models; that corrupt
methods were unscrupulously used
to accomplish nefarious purposes,
and that the open and unblushing
political protigacy of the War
moth regime was fourishing in
full vigor under Wilt. The people,
the democratic party, for they are
one and the same, mortified and hui
inflated that a government of its
own making was no better than that
made for it by carpet baggers, could
do nothing but speak out in indig-
nant Reproduction of what was going
on. There was and is now no por-
tion of the State that does not re:
dound with its condemnation
There is not a social circle, nor bus
mess occupation, which does not ut.
ter the abrupt and eontemptuous
judgment-our own government is as
bad as that of the Radicals.
1t is out of the question that this
State of things can be perpetuated.
The Democratic party of Louisiana
is not corrupt. 1t does not believe
that public officers can reap illegal
gains without incurrlng odium and
deserving disgrace, and it will not
tolerate those officers whose gar
ments are smirched with the pollu-
ton of illicit practices. The. press
has been reticent heretofore in an
unusual degree. The public waited
to see what was to be the outcome
of the legislation of this year. The
session is nearly ended, and there
has been only sound and fury signi-
flying nothing. The bill for new
Constitution was defeated by a very
small majority, our Senator being
among those who denied to the PEG.
pie this boon, and the State must
stagger two years longer under her
present Incubus. 1t is time for the
country press to speak ont. A
voice has already spoken, and Is at
this moment reverberating through
tue land. Men find that the con.
victions that have been forced on
their own minds formulated for them
in Mr.. Stones words:
THE State Government is reek-
ing with moral leprosy, and its
is fast killing the Demo.
cratic party in Louisiana. In three
years from the beginning of the
Witt government our deficiency
will amount to a million dollars, and
bur charitable institutions will be in |
4 starving condition"
"The whole State government is |
IN disgrace. The Treasurer is
charged with being in the fiscal
agency business-the Auditor is the
recipient of part of the swag made
by the Act Go. SO job-the Attorney
some of the same in compa.
ny with the thief Gauthreaux."
"Our political degradation is SO
deep and damning, our democratic
government is 80 inefficient and cor
rupt that it brings back the recol.
ection and the fear of Kellogg.
Will the people stand it? We had to
stamp them out once. Will we have
% do it again2 There is a public
sentiment which, if properly aroused
IAN clean this Augean stable. 1t
controls the actions of men in pub
ic places more than all things else.
Let the people know the truth"
The significance of these utteran-
es lies in this, that they publish
that is in the mind, and on the
ongue of every honest man in the {
tate.