The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-08-11


A deputation Of Republican statesmen
is Just now to be found in California en-
joying the balmy air of the Paciilc slope
All OF them 70 for pleasure some Per
haps. for pleasure intermingied win
business.
Ex-senator Davis, while delighting In
spreading before the eyes OF his new
wife the beauties and grandeur OF the
tin across the continent, may desire
to turn the Journey to profitable ac-
oount by studying the M0ngolian qucs-
ton and itSrelation to the ''no-party"'
movement. -,
Senator Warner Miller carries with
him the interests of wo,d-ppip paper
wherever be goes.
On the subject Of the RepG blican OUT
look the ample David Davis Is DUMP.
To approach him with quesh on 70 70
cause him to withdraw into HIS owl
obesity. as = hedgehog when ton ;neo
will roll itself into . bah.
But he is literally communicative
when the topic Of conversation Is the
Democratic outlook. Manning q
Co.." he understands. care moving
heaven and earth" to bring about the
nomination of Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden,
whose health IL very poor, though the
most determined efforts are making to
conceal his infrmities." But it Il "a
souroe Of great wonder y to ex-senator
Davis that Mr.. Tilden "should still
trust Dan Manning and Rufus w. Peck
ham, who s.spoiled his little game
at the last Democrats National Con-
vention. Mr.. Davis generously advises
the Democracy not to nominate Mr.:
Tilden in view Of the opposition q
Boss Kelly and his gang.
Really. Il ex-senator Davis is correctly
reported, marriage and the air OF the
Pacific have not Improved his courtesy.
Senator Wood Pulp Miller thinks Til
den leads and would be strong cam
didate. Mcdonald would do but for
his fight with Hendricks. Hancock, In
Senator Miller's opinion, has no claim
to Z denomination. Governor Cleveland
is s.all nonsense" About the Repub-
licans the wood-pulp oracle is disin-
clined to say more than that Grant and
Conkling have vanished from the po-
litical horizon"
Senator Jones, of Nevada, also
speaks. Il is easy enough to see that
| Tilden and Mcdonald are the two prom
inent candidates and that Hancock is
shelved. But the Democrats must speak
out on the tariff! That and that only
must be the issue.
The Democrats win be duly thankful
| for the interest taken in their affairs by
| the worthy Republicans. But If Judge
Davis and his friends really desire to
know who will be the winning candi-
date for the Presidency we win cheer
fully give them reliable and official in
| formation.
He will be Democrat, sound in the
principles, earnest in the faith of his
party. He viii be the sturdy champion
Of equal rights-of the Just rights Of
corporate privileges, Of capital, Of labor
! and Of the people. He will be the sim
cere friend Of economy and honesty in
every branch Of the Federal Govern
ment. He viii be the determined enc
my Of privileged classes, aristocracy,
prodigality, glitter and false pretense.
He viii advocate the return to republic
can simplicity. He win favor the en-
forcement of the law against all male
factors, of high or low degrees. whatever
their official position or political influ-
ence may be. Civil-Service reform will be
his practice-not his pretense. The
Constitution, in all its provisions, win
be his guide. He win be the champion
of republican freedom, not q monopo-
list or monarchist under mask Of CEN
tralized power
| II such President win suit the views
of any Of our amiable and generous Re-
publican friends, we commend to their