The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-04-07

elected Democratic Governors. In all
three of these States there were, at the
time of the election, Republican Gov
errors; and in two of them Republican
Governors had been the rule and Demo
cratic the very rare exception. or this
reason more than any her, we sup
pose, the resu stirred the b le in the
Republican stomach to most amusing
extent, and the political biIiousness be-
gan to show itself in various ways as
soon as the party had recovered from
the shock OF unexpected and disastrous
defeat 1t seemed rs if Republicans
could not realize. much less under
stand. the verdict at the polls; and that
it a ected them very much as would q
vote in Parliament abolishing the
British monarchy the average English
man. New York they could get o~er
tolerably well, but that Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts should choose Demo-
cratic instead Of Republican Chief
Magistrates was to them astO nding
and almost incred Bile. II Harrisburg
had been destroyed by an earthquake
and Boston by a water-spout, they
would have teen no more surprised
than they were by the presence of Gov
ernor allison in the one city and Gov
ernor Butler in the other. As soon as
Republicans were convinced by In
dubitable facts that it was not all
dream. but grim and solid reality. they
oEened their mud batteries upon the
people who had done this aw. ul tn ny
and upon the newly-elected Governors,
including his excellency of New York.
The voters of the three States were de-
nounced for their treachery to s.the
great party of God and morality" and
as for these three q overnors, if they had
been three impenitent thieves, they
would not have been pelted more
vigorously and vindictively. Before
Cleveland, Pattison and Butler had
opened their mouths in an official capac-
ity. Republican organs fastened to in
form the country and the world that
Butler was a rough whom it were base
flattery to call i villain; that Pattison
was young man of small principle and
less experience; that Cleveland. though
somewhat older. was no wiser or better;
and that ii Massachusetts, Pennsylva-
mia and New York did not go straight
to 'fhe demnitjon bow vows under
their administration the escape would
be entirely owing to the kindness of an
0verruling Providence.
And such has been the prevailing Re-
publican tune and tone ever since.
Fault has been found with the three
Governors for everything they have said
or done, and for everything they have
failed TO say or do. so that between
their alleged sins of commission and Of
omission they are left. in Republican
- a
stand upon. Cleveland and Pattison
we're inaugurated in the plainest posi-
bic way, and they were abused for ''de-
grading their h gh Office by false and
foolish economy and simplicity" But
Ter was inaugurated as his predeces-
scrs had been, and he was abused
for not initiating Cleveland and
Pattison. Cleveland and IutIer in
their inaugural addresses ventnred TO
emphas re the necessity o. reform in the
yario depertments Of State Gov. rn-
ment md They We're h60t64 M rs
ssdema2ogues trying to manufacture
political capital for themselves" Pat
tis0n in his inaugural frankly admitted
his lack OF experience and asked popular
ind slgence there or, and the leading
Republican organ of Pennsylvania re-
minded him that on a certain occasion
the Devil had
"Owned with a grin
That his favorite sin
Was the pride that aped humility"
Nevertheless the three Governors
have managed thus far to survive the |
mud batteri 8, and seem 10 be attend
ing TO their business with Democratic |
ne .tness and dispatch. We suppose
that each has made the usual number |
OF mistakes. and that neither has fully |
satisfied tn 9 pee atoms of all those |
who voted for him; but on the whole |
Cleveland. Patt;son and Butler have |
been and are decidedly better Govern
ors than were their Republican prede- |
cessors. aud it is this fact, we fancy,
which gals and goads their Republican |
critics. If the three Democratic Coy |
errors had been as bad as they have |
been good. the Republican heart would |
have rejoiced exceedingly. and Repub-
lican fattery CREASED the wheels which |
rolled them ! o pol teal perdition. Hav-
ing done very we | SO far, and promis- |
ing 10 do still better in the future, the |
mud batteries continue to play upon
them. and are not likely to cease while
they remain in Office. Meanwhile Cleve-
land. Patt son and Butler ere very |
pretty Democratic trinity for Democrat
ic contemplation, and whether Repub-
licans praise or damn them nobody ex-
cept Republicans ''cares SO much as q
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