The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-09-06
The Political Situation in Lou
What tlRe Hour and
Ghe Occasion Demand.

Ouaehita Telegraph.
Fix ON the future's goal the face,
And let thy feet be lured to stray
Nowhither, but be swift to run,
And nowhere tarry by the way,
Until at last the end is won.
And thou mayist look back from thy place
And see thy long days journey done"
We are utterly unable to discover
the good to be accomplished now, or
likely to result during the period
which, for some of us, may be meas
ured by the phrase while our heads
are hot" by the discussion persisted
in by some of our cotemporaries of
the events which attained the fixed
ness of siIurian deposits pending the
unseemly fraternal strife of the late
State canvass and election following
1t might be that the philosophical
reviewer of these events, by the EN-
ployment of judiciouS moderation,
proofs indisputable, and dispassionate
reasoning from cause to effect, could
erect on paper strong barriers against
many of the evils we are warned will
most probably, if not certainly, befAlI
this weary, impoverished people, ai
penalties for the wrongs which, IN
fair logic and law, the reviewer coald
not deny they themselves have
wrought. But it is not in such tenn
per these wrongs, assumed or admit
ted, are brought up for discussia 4 30
fore the obserVant world of ns1apa'
per readers. On the contrary, iht
bitterness and fierce heat of an exist
ing struggle, are the agencies aasA
moned to expose the mien Of sioe'
universally conceded 80 hide6Hs ina
to be hated need only to be seea.
In what, we submit, as to its shectl
in all experience with human passion
and political lusts, has the applied
corrective its sound aad legical ad
yantages over the wrongs charged t
have been committeds Fer the re
Aecting mind, accustomed to strsight
forward dealings, and experienced il
the ways Of the world, the rsmed.
only aggrayates the disease and iacoI
porates itself with it. In less al
struse phrase, fuel is only added I
the FIRE, and the home lessen migh
be drawn thar the deyouring elemen
will ultimately consume the Pelitica
aspirations Of all engaged in feedini
the flames. In this certsin csnaagra
ton, not alone designing, selfish pol
ticians, but some worthy, strong met
qualified 10 serve the State Whereye
called, will inexorably drop into OF
scurity as certain a. that political re
pose finally subdues political unrest
Full half Of the political trouble
which have afflicted Louisiana sine
| the Democratic party came into power
have had their origin, just ~ thos
had in the recent campaign, TO WIT
Il in the agitation in no conservatiy
spirit Of issues other recognized q
settled, whether wisely or nnwiselg
but mainly by stress Of force; or /
issues touching the merits Of candi
| dates for public favor, assalied VIC
| llently on the one side aad urged q
yehemently On the other. On reHeS
ton, viii! Any one, having knewIedg
Of ibe peoples WEAKNESS, eontep
that This agitation meets with thei
appreciation or, in sober truth, tha
| the law ~ res gesta prevailing, the
should not have repose, prolonge
until the advent Of the nexi geneF'
State clectiop, now fnll three yeaI
awayg
We can appreciate 70 its talle'
and almost Understandable deptll {
depression, she disquietude of defea
4 Oftener fhan otherwise haFe y
/ fought for our pattgits eoheeio