The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-09-22
THE REPUBLICAN BUGABOO,

The REPUbLlJAN BUHABUU.
In its issue of the 18th instant the New
| Orleans Times Democrat, which stands at
The head Of the administration press, says:
In reproducing below extracts from an article
III the Donaldsenvi1le CHIEF, headed Stand to
Nichols, it may not be out of place to say that
we recognize the CHIEF as an ably edited paper,
| and the leader of the Republican presa III this
| State; and. If we mistake not. the editor IS q
member Of the Republican State Committee.
Taken in connection with the fact that the Re
publican papers Of the State advocate the NOM
ination Of Gov. Nichols By the Democratic
party. it will not be impertlnent to ask who
authorized the leading Republican paper IN the
| State to speak for Democratic candidate for
the Governor5hip2 This the CHIEF assumes TO
do when it says g We venture to say that If the
nomination is rendered him he vii! consider it
his duty as q citizen to accept, and to offer the
suggestion that the time has not yet come when
the Republican press OF this State can dictate
nominations to a Democratic convention We
presume that the language used is III conform
ity with the scheme announced some time since
By the chairman Of the Republican committee,
to-wit: that his party would make no noIntna-
ton, but would send representatives to be on
hand ,Fn@n liz DenlocIatlG conveItiots assem-
| bled, ready TO bargain and trade for place and
patronage and to aid Ill selecting q candidate
who Will III the language of the CHIEF, be " not
me Governor Of the Democratic party alone,
but of the wnoie people" The Republican
press Of this State can not be making war upon
Coy. McEnar7 because he treated the members
Of that party unkindly uujustly. as the most
prominent colored men ii the State have re
peatedly declared that the claims of the hum
blest colored citizen Of the State have been
promptly considered by him. He has not az
pointed Republicans 10 Office in the past, and
he is not likely to do SO in the future h long as
competent members Of the Democratic party
can be found; and we venture to suggest to our
Republican frientis that there is no more pros
pect of any man beng nominated by the Demo
cratic party who will do so than there is of q
change OF policy tho part If the national tid-
mlnistration in the same regard.
While fully approaching the highly COM
ptimentary opinion Of the CHIEF to which
our contemporary has given expression, we
should be blind indeed if we failed to divine
at a glance the intent and tendency of the
Times Democrats comments upon our arti-
Gle. The object ia view is 10 brighten timid
and Weak-kneed Democrats with the Repub-
lican bugaboo-to impress them with the
idea that, because Republicans prefer Mich
oils to MciGnery. the former is not sound on
the Democratic goose and sthat there is a
dark and sanguinary conspiracy on foot TO
divide The flesh pots with the terrible RAIDS
and perhaps deliver the State into their IA
pacious clutches.
The CH1rF did not assume to speak for
Gov. Nichols, but merely expressed the
opinion that he would consider it Il public
duty to accept the nomination il rendered.
This opinion was based upon the estimate
we have formed of his patriotism and high
sense of the obligation which every good
citizen owes the State, and subsequent dec
larations enlanating from himself and init
mate friends warrant US i'll holding to our
conviction i'll the premises. He was made
candidate in 1876 against his own wishes,
and considerations which led him to put
aside his personal desires and feelings then,
promise to be equally potent III 1884.
Neither have we presumed to dictate to
the Democratic. party who its candidate for
Governor shall or should be. We have only
counsel on the subject, and we hasten 10
assure our esteemed contemporary of the
Times Democrat that the Democracy is at
liberty either to accept or reject the advice
IteStfti'iS tii5 "ClAili6 iLiid RoCu ittitie OI
the State superior to partisan political con
and mindful of the general pre-
sumption that q Democratic nomination
for Il State Office is equal TO an election IN
Louisiana. we have recommended the Sc
lection by the dominant party of u cuber-
material nominees whose unimneachable
f.l,nrrptr n,,3 l,,f r,,.o n a ,nnr..l ,rt5o p,,
ance Of impartial and distinguished service
as chief executive Of the commonwealth
one who will be, mot the Governor Of tie |
Democratic party, bat Of the people," an
auguraI address Of Coy. Nichols delivered |
si1 years age.
Concerning the alleged scheme to send |
Republican representatives to the lobby of |
The Democratic convention we know moth
ng. and have no idea that any serious at
Tempt viii be made to carry out such a
olan. The erroneous impression that the
7ditor Of the CHEF IS a member of the Re
publican state Committee has already been
by the Times Democrat, and it
'ttoHld also liIsabrse its mind OF the idea
hat we are authorized 70 speak FOR that
committee or any portion of the State press
excepting the CI!1EF.
The suggestion Of our contemporary that
he Democratic party IS not likely to ao1ni-
late man who VII appoint Republicans
O office is quite saperfuous, and yet it af-
ofds innate evidence of the transparent
'har&cter Of the effort being made to III
lmidato timcrors Democrats by setting UP
Hepublican scarecrow.