The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-11-17

The Dorsey disclosures continue 20 90
the reigning sensation of the day lne
blow was dealt with such vigor, ana the
statements supported with SO much cir
cumstantial detail, that sweeping deni-
ais were useless, and the Republican
party leaders have been forced to con-
tent themselves with counter attacks
upon Dorsey. Never in the history OF
the dominant party has there been sucn
disclosure made of its political meth
DDS, and, coming from man who was
intimately connected with the party
since it's rise to power. it has force
which no amount of defense or expla-
nation can weaken.
That this damaging attack OF Mr..
Dorsey has been widely read and COM
mented upon by the whole country, the
course of the Republican party press
fully proves. And that it has produced
| great havoc in the Republican ranks,
the various comments of the press also
clearly show. Coming at time when
the country is weighing the recent his
tory Of that party with a view OF de-
termining whether it is not the exercise
of the highest patriotism to drive that
party from power, it has peculiar sig
nificance, and the party managers are
not slow to perceive it. Such revela-
tions as Mr.. Dorsey he's made of the in
ner workings of the Republican organ
ization ought to cause every citizen to
BILE of such intrigues, and governed by
such bad policy, is not menace to
free institutions and positive him
drancc to the welfare and prosperity OF
the country. The unbiased intel
/ ligent voter can come to no
other conclusion if he compares the
statements made by Mr.. Dorsey with
the public acts and known history of
that party since the days of Lincoln.
Coupled with its distinctly avowed doc
trines of centralization-the old Federal
list principle-and intensified by the
greedy grasp for continued power which
has been SO marked peculiarly of its
principal leaders, it seems they have
added a system of debasing party man
, agement which has had no parallel in
/ the political history of the country:
Acting in the maxim that the lend
!. justifies the means," they have stopped
at nothing and attempted everything
which could insure success. That .
party managed after that method should
breed public corruption, and mark it,
| course in our National history by serie!
J of fragrant usurpations of public and pri
, vate rights, does not seem at all strangt
, to men who have knowledge of human
history and can analyze the motives o.
! men and of parties. That any goot
! can come out of such an association o
/ evil policies and wicked purposes, NJ
{ sensible man can believe. and that wher
] Dorsey lifted the veil and revealed thu
whole rottenness of the party managers
he told the truth, no one doubts WIN
. has kept himself informed upon thu
: record of the times.
, The whole history Ut the Republican
{ party, eliminating in the events which
made General Garfield President, viii
n pass in review before the people in thu
l coming great campaign, and there viii
: be plenty of reasons shown why tn
n best interests of the country and tn
8 well-being of the people demand tina
! the Republican party be deprived Q
: further power and driven in disgrac
4 from the position it has held alread
4 much too long for National prosperity
! 1t is not simply change that the pee
r pie want, but restoration of tru
Democratic methods and principles,
: wholesome system of public policy an
{ q revival If honest, economic forms Q
: administration. The return of tn
3 Democracy will be the harbinger 9
9 better and brighter days for the Keput
8 lie, the end of humiliating and degrad
! ing public scandals and the earnest Q