The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-08-02

Nor is this great change in the political
sentiment confined to this parish. A trav-
eler through the length and breadth Of
Catahoula, returning this week, reports:
GAS clever people as have ever met, and
I was perfectly astonished. On the hills aud
in the bottoms it is Blaine and Logan,
from one end to the other" From other
parishes of this district are similar reports.
And now comes Hon. Geo. L. Walton, a
Democrat, eminent in the State, citizen
of Concordia, whose excellent service in the
Police Jury and brilliant career in the State
Legislature and Senate have secured, the
grateful acknowledgment, admiration and
esteem of this community and reflected
credit upon the Intelligence of the people
he SO ably represented; the Senator, who
upon the death of the lamented Gov.
Witt, was chosen by one of the brainiest
Senates ever seated in our capital to the sec
ond place in the State government and to
preside over its deliberations, his conduct
of this Office receiving the hearty applause
both of the press and people-now comes
this citizen of distinction and to the man
ner born, one of our own household, whose
purity of motive none will question, with a
declaration that his honest convictions have
carried him without the Democratic party,
and in the powerful document below he
presents the reasons which have prompted
this withdrawal-bu temporary, We trust
from the organization to the support of
which he has brought so much of energy,
lrains, patriotism and honesty of purpose:
SENATOR wALroN's LETTER.
With all the lights before me, and after
tn. most mature deliberation, decided to
to support Mr.. Blaine for President during
this canvass; and as have a very high re-
spect for the opinion of my political and
personal friends, I deem it proper to give
treason for the faith that is in me-"
/ take it for granted that We all agree
upon one thing, and that is, that the
material interest and prosperity of the
State is of the first importance, and for the
present overbaiances every other considera-
tion., This being so, the question then
presents itself: How can this be promoted
by ouraction? It it better for us to hold
the State "solid" in antagonism to the
political views of these who are now and
have been for years holding the reins of
government? Or, are we to pause-take into
consideration the situation of our affairs,
and like sensble business men laying aside
for the present all unnecessary sentiment,
and remembering for once our material con-
dition?
In my Judgment the time has arrived
when We can throw of party shackles, and
bring ourselves to calm and dispassionate
consideration of affairs, and act in accor-
dance with reason and sound Judgment.
For many years the South has been held
"solid in the interest of the Democratic
party-that probably was necessity in the
past, but not so now. This has been done
because we feared the rule OF ignorance and
oppression more than We valued the true
and vital interests Of the country. In
other wor ds we have regarded the "solid y
South as q political necessity, and with
these views have always been in full &C
cord. But now the " iron hand" has beer
lifted from the body polite and we art
| left free to council together to take sucf