The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-03-31
Doualoson6ille Chief.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Two Dollars q Year.

Sph-LAOhfLIlS MuFatGEeFS-1s1Ts
Blage VS.. DIR. Dix-A Question for De
bate-Co,nparisons are Odious.
New YORK. March II. 1883.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Nothing in onr New York life is more
instructive than the manner >in which
popular idols are .put up, and pulled
down. A littletover year ago and Gro
'yer Cleveland was almost an unknown
Is.nntity in orr American politics; his
'nane was scarcely known outside of the
county Of Erie. "a political scratch mage
him Mayor Of a provincial city, where an
Exceedingly bad government made any
change:l change for the better. In State
politics the man was entirely unknown
his face had never been seen inside oC :,
State. convention; outside Of .l,is own
$Gonnty his ai;,in. had never been heard
and yet, pitted. against two of the most
popular Democrats III the !State-onc a
man whose eminent services cnt:l lied him
.tothe highest political consideration, and
the other distinguished General, who
had marched with Sheridan from Atlanta
to the sea-ths unknown country law
yer carried the convention after a des
perate fight, and swept lie State by such
II majority us had never been seen in New
York i'll the memory of living men.
Shakespeare has said
a'Thpro 10 ilc
Which taken at its food leads on to fortune
and Grover Cleveland struck the flood
tide. Like Lord Byron, che uwoke ono
asiorning and found himself suddenly
tamons;' his fame began to spread, and
the unknown lawyer became IL possible
factor for the Presidency in the struggle
LOT is5l... New York was tue keystone Of
tho arch, tho pivot on which tnrued
prospective. political success, and the
p'an who had rolled up, two hundred
Thousand majority in Il contest with New
fork's most lionored son, and one of the
greatrst living Republicans, was the man
OF men to bear the Democratic standard
TO victory in tlls contest of 1854. His
entry; into;Albany was shock, to tn.
leaders which, however, they determined
ITO swallow then came i. batch of uomi-
'nat'onss it which I'll the traditions. of
'ne party We're eohtpletely Ignored and
Now comes tte veto of the Five Cent
Fare Bill, OH: which New York CITY had
Set IFS heart, and he wh0, IL few weeks
ago. vas deemed worthy to stand by
Cesar and give direction, day finds
mo man so poor us to do. him reverence"
Curses loud and deep rcsoun, on every
taHe; this last ounce has broken the
ealHeFs back 1t is vet rather earlv to
say who will he the next Democratic
President, but there is one thing tolera-
bly, certain, it won't he Grover Cievc-l
land,
Another of the idols was Mr.. Edison,
he Mayor of New York city Mr.. Edison
'ild what his predecessor, Major Grace,
had failed to do-lle united the warning
factions Of his party, and every one of
HIS nominations was confirmed rs soon
as they were made; bnt unfortunately
Tor Mr. Edison, there were not Offices
enough to go around, and the discenten
ed outs were much more numerous than
he 'eonte'ttea ms. In making division
II the spoils 2us faction got much larrer
mare than the, other two factions: and
tho main who tried to sit OH two stools
anne to s!ici. what must be the fate of
'in who >ss:!t4e l., sit ON three ? Bit
Mayor Ellison met lis bette noir. ON Nom
lay night, When a meeting was called in
M OF he suffering Irish, but it trans ,
'ired' ,liat-tlle only irisli wre were suf- :
crlng ut that time, in The estimation of
he committee. were the Phrnix Park
ssassIns.' Mayor Edison was expected to )
preside, but he thought he smell = ,,,-
aarknbly large rodent, SO he respectfully =,
ecllncd the honor. The announcement
Ell like Il bolnl,slcll on the meeting: i
owi Went up tl;t almost raised the
oof. Terrence Fcency, of the Long i,
Iorrinen's Protective Association, cried /
'lldIy out. He's IL Tory-hvs bought /
'lth brt's'' seold.' He'll never be J.
layer 1'sin," shouted Mike Murphy, of i
Ae lnitGl Pile Drivers Benevolent So Y
lety. That's the lasht av him in No,
ark" said Dennis Kelly. "wu'll tachc =,
I'M to go asn the Orsh." 1t was for !,
innate for the Mayor That lie did not an. #
ear III person, or the chances were !
bout even !hat he might have orla,ne,- y
II one or the lainl'-poSts in front of the {
copper Institute. So down maes Mr.. -
olson. 1t is sc:l>e4y four weeks since !, r,
ttie c"Sclave of astute politicians met n
one "I our splendid uptown cafes to o.
range for Mr.. Mason's translation to "
'e GoteTnorship, when Governor Clcre u
md should be elevated to the Presiden- al
); but ;" the best laid plans Of men ana i
ice aft gang aglee y aud at the presrn, ia
siiins there is bat little Gs,bt That j
'sh 'iese gttni iesn.s Will be allowed to ~
w. wv i's
'J"y, without interruption, tie streets q,
private lite whei tileis present official 81
rms have closed. Net the offence Of tho AZ
'vtinor is that he did hot feel that Ii. e.
uld violate his. official oath, ut adj tn
the law as he understood il SO
vi the "tfrnse OF Mayor Edison is that be
would not allow himself to be made a NJ,
'pret ut the hands ola set of tricksters, ~
sSraci',ls his Office and disi,onoris,s The
y over which he rresi,lts All honor
the Governor, and all honor to the
'y"r They have lost in Il good cause, Nj