The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-03-22

In every election which has taken
place since the Republican party has
come into power that party has had two
issues which it constantly pushed to the
front. One was the "bloody shirt" and
tho other ther impcriied ssbusiness I'M
terests>'' Upon these two strings it has
been wont 10 play most dreadful and
rdiscordant music tot tie ears ofttimid
people. TIE scare on ''business' IN
terests = was intended to reach ,thenears
of the commercial and Industrial part of
the people, and the dreadful ,outrages
at the South was meant to paralyze the
benevolent land philanthropic people of
the country, whose delicate sensibilities
could easily be indamed by skihu]ly
told stories Of desperate assaults upon
the inofensive and harmless colored
brother. These familiar schemes are
well known to all the country, and as
they were thought TO contain much food
for the stumper, and abound in fruitful
texts for the average editor, they have
done yeoman service in several. cam
paigns. But ithaS been noticed by OBJ
sersing people that as soon. As the. cleo
ton was over the colored brother found
no one to modest or make him afraid, and
the business concerns of the country
gave no evidences of the fearful danger
which they had escaped. This singular
thing has doubtless caused some remark
and perhaps given rise to the suspicion
that after all these picturesque accounts
of Southern troubles and impending
commercial dangers may have been only
the visions of the disOrdered fancies of
Republican statesmen, superinduced by
dwelling too severely upon the posi-
bility of losing theirpatronage and their
offices. Such q danger to the mind of
Republican statesman might possibly
produce disordered fancy and give
rise.to the most fearful apprehensions:
The loss of position and power might
possibly present greet uneasipess to the
mind of those protiting by party domi-
nation, and the most narrowing spec
tiers might rise to confront, them, and
through them the country, in the event
of party disaster. But as no sociAi'up-
heavals. no commercial disasters have
followed the narrow escape which the
country has made upon several recent
occasions when the Democracy were
very near obtaining the supreme power,
it may be reasonably Inferred that per-
haps I'll this racket is but the device OF
Republican politicians 70, save them
selves from danger. At any rate it is
safe to receive all such narrowing an
nouncements with much allowance. for
these dreadfal 'visitationst seem only to
come with the return of the Presiden-
tial year. In a sort Of feeble way this
humbnggery is now AGAIN sought toebe
tried on. The Republican editor sees
danger to the. negro in the defeat of
Malone in Virginia, and sees CONNER
cial calamities in the election of Mr..
Carlisle. OF course the old plan won't
work SO well this time, because the
people are getting tired Of fleeing from
Republican ghosts, but it will try the old
dodge just the same. It is, but a sorry
attempt to save discouraged party
from defeat, but as it is he best they
can do perhaps we ought not criticise
them too severely. 1t will be the last
time they win ever use it, and let them
make the best Of it. AMERICAN Register.