The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-19


There is dircctness. about Mr.. Til
den craftsmanship which does not
please the Republican politicians. He
strikes at the root OF the great issues
which fills mems minds in considering
the Presidential question. He tells us
that the Government has become "a
menacing factor i'll clections;' that it
uses its myriads of Office holders, its al
liances with vast pecuniary interests,
| its unlimited command of money levied
from its dependents and contractors to
corrupt voters and overthrow the will
of the majority; that no reform of adj
ministration is possible until the people
drive out of power party which is
s.under the dominion of false doctrines
and animated by enormous pecuniary
interests in the perpetuation OF existing
abuses"
The public mine grasps these truths
and feeds upon them. The Republicans
would be better pleased if Mr.. Tilden
would submit to the people PROPOSE
| ton for tariff reform and set them to
disputiug as to the amount OF reduction
that should be made in the duties on
iron and steel.
The Tribune describes the accusa-
tons which it says Mr.. Tilden makes
against the Republicans as vague and
nebulous," and thinks they serve to il
lustrate show admirable on the whole
has been the career of the Republican
party.
But the accusations do not come from
Mr.. Tilden. He simply points out to
the Democracy the facts of the situation
as they exist, in plain, unembellished
manner.
1t was Republican Secretary of the
| Treasury who carried the Whisky Ring
| frauds into the White House and laid
them down at President Grants door,
through the pocket of his private secre-
rascals over the spoils which led to the
impeachment of Grants Secretary of
War for the Post-trader frauds. Re-
publican papers, and among them the
Tribune. denounced the Credit Mobilier
scandals after a Republican Congress-
man had exposed them, and charged
James A. Garfield with presenting "a
most distressing figure" in the investi-
CATION. 1t was the falling out of Re-
publican thieves which first exposed the
Star-route frauds. 1t was the Secretary
of the Republican National Committee
who told of the purchase of Indiana
| and New York in 1880, who confirmed
the story of the sale of Supreme Court
Judgeship for 100000 and who ex-
planned that some of the wealthy Star
route robbers had paid brides to es-
cape indictment. 1t was Republican
office-seeker who murdered President
Garfield. 1t was Republican ex-Post-
that plot existed to kill all who were
concerned in the prosecution of Repub-
lican robbers when the President was
assassinated. 1t was 6 Republican ex-
Attorney General who testified that he
lett Arthur's Cabinet because he saw
that no one who desired to send the
Star-route thieves to Jail could have the
friendship or the moral support of the
present Republican Administration.
Republicans are the denouncers of Ar
thur as the beneficiary of an assassinn-
ton his own conduct helped to bring
about. 1t is on Republican authority
that the machine methods of this State
are denounced as infamous and that the
Republican leader and boss, Johnny
O'Brien, is accused of violating law and
practising frauds for the accomplish
ment of his objects.
In the greatest political crime of this
generation, the overthrow of the will OF
the peopl, in the election of 1876 and
the theft of the Presidency for the
fraudulent Hayes, history, and not Mr..
Tilden, is the accuser of the Republican
party.
Is there anything vague and neb-
ulous'' about these factsr Are the
brides received by Republican Con-
crosses for subsidies and land grabs;
the naval corruptions under Robson
and Chandler; the repeated Treasury
robberies; the enormous fees of the
political Star-route counsel; the ''settle.
ments" effected by friends of the Ad-
ministration; the general dishonesty
and decentralization in all the public de-
partments- are all these ~'vague and
nebulous,' or are they notorious truths
known to the whole countryp
Mr.. Tilden takes these facts as he
finds them. He tells the people that
before they can hope to accomplish any
administrative reform they must drive
from power this self-accused and self
convicted party. He reminds the people
that against corrupt, INSCRIPTIONS
power intrenched behind myriads Of
office-holders and an unlimited com
mand of money from dependents, con
tractors and corporations. they have I
hard battle to fight. There is nothing
"vague and nebulous" about this. II
is the plain utterance of truth, and
should open the eyes not of Democrats
alone but of all honest Republicans to
the work required of them in this cleo
ton, if they desire to save the Republic
from eventual destruction. --Nev Y0rj
World.
POLITICAL POINTS.