The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-11-11


,xhibit the distinctive principles Of the
Republican party do not seem to be in
great demand. They do not excite
zenith part of the curiosity excited by
HdbbHr sImethod of getting the money
DC pretends to spend in circulating
them. And yet there ought to be :
real thirst for information about the
principles of the Republican party,
such Is formerly sbutred on the quest
for the Fountain Of Youth ort the phl
Iosopher's stone. and in our day follows
lke>wsasessf- the searsesPent--Thsir .ax..
istence is SO generally disbelieved that
If Hubbelf has any authentic proof that
they exist---if he has even seen d, man
who has seen a man who has Seen them
Republicans ought to be glad to prof.
cure copies, of the evidence at the mod
crate rate of g ifty,fye cents . hnhI
dred.'R 8aeafs lt{e.4 II 10 ess5k ss9sss. /
4 : So far as anybody deprived of. Hub
bells pamphlets can discover, lthoIoutiit
Of the Republican party consists In the
party machine and the party numes If
Mr. Blainess latest deliveranCe Is ac-
cepted as official and Mr.. Blaine. at
least, is clear that when he Is uttering
himself the oracle is on tap-the Repub-l
'lican party appeals for support to the
things it did long while. ago and the
men. now dead. who used Is belong to-
II. We have heard of2'spotato fami-
lies" Of whichithe best psrtswas under
gr6uihd.E Mr.. Blaine presents as with q
potato party. We ask for . programme
and we receive athrenody. OF what the
Republican party is doing and of what
it means to do we hear nothing from Re-
publican orators or Republican organs.
Meanwhile there is no mystery about
either Of these things. The Republican
party is engaged in stealing and squan-
dering the public money. and it. means
to steal and squander more. These
things do not look as well in platform
as /" demands by the thieves and
sqtandefers for rigid economy in the
expenditure of public funds. When
Robson was renominated the conven-
ton which renominated him made this
demand and trusts to the efficiency OF
the party machine and the attractive
force of the party name, besides what
there may be of direct bribery. to SCI
cure his reelection. We, have by no
means got so low that direct bribery
can do anything considerable towards
affecting the popular verdict when an
issue is made upon which public senti-
ment is really aroused. And assuredly
the issue which is presented by the acts
of the Republican party is an issua
which ought to have that result With
its leader in the House of Representa-
tives notorious and branded plumber
er, with record in that body which has
never been approached in our history
for impadent protiigacy, with the pres
ent Secretary ofits National Committee
and its former First Assistant Postmast-
er-General on trial upon a charge Of
conspiring to swindle thon Government,
of which everybody believes them to be
guilty. and will believe them to he guilty
whether or not they escape punishment
the practical outcome Of sthe princi-
pies of the Republican party" is not
doubtful to any voter who knows enough
to read q newspaper. What is the use
OF talking about the need Of an issue
when validity OF the eighth commands
ment is practically denied by the domi-
nant party in the United Stases?-N Y.
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