The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-12-20

stood nrm In welcoming them to our shores,
hrm for our liberal GENERALIZATION laws, nrm
in the equality OF naturafized with the ma
tiveborn ecitizen. Its whole history has
proven 1t to be faithful to the utterancee.of
the last platform. ~ ~
The Democratic party insists that it Is the
duty Of this Government to, protect, with
equal fidelity and vigilance. the rights Of lie
citizens. native and naturat1zed.. ct home and
abroad. and to the end that this protection
He by 81
risdiction must be respected by the Execu-
tive and Legislative departments of our own
Government. and by all foreign powers.
1t Is an imperative duty of this Government
to efficiently protect all the rights Of persons
and property of every American citizen In
foreign lands, and demand and enforce the
reparation of any invasion thereof.
An American citizen is only responsible to
his own Government for any act done in his
own country. or under her flag, and can only
Ee .rec r ON nerown sou tsts ore.
Government to expatriate an American citi-
zen tdte tried in any foreign land for any
ADMISusrRATIvE REfoRx-C1xvELASD A RE
More Than anything else the cointry needs ad-
mipistratiye reform, and the Democratic party
is the only fundamentally. 1t has been out
of power SO long that tits responsible for none
of these abuses. 1t has no pet abuses TO con-
ceal-no erring brother to protect. And It
has candidate whose name ID synonymous
illustration of his devotion to pure admins
trafion. Actively, earnestly engaged in the
duties of his profession. he has held but three
Offices. and we have yet to hear that he did
each he reformed abuses, corrected wrongs.
He made it his task to study closely the meth
ods by which official duties were performed.
Industrious, attentive, intelligent, he made
himself thoroughly acquainted with the rou-
tine and machinery by which the trusts con-
fided to him. were 10 be performed He did
Ii = ral o..1
fidelity froH, AZ his subordinates Al have read
with care his public acts and utterances as
Mayor of Buffalo and Governor OF New ork,
and find them luminous with intelligent APP
probation of duty and courageous devotion
to its demands. DUTY" seems to be the
word uppermost in his thoughts. do it,
can read, with a fair. impartial temper, his
messages as Mayor and Governor, his addresses
on many occasions, his speech and letter of
acceptance, without seeing that deep sense
ance on the people, of profound desire to
serve well the people, is the tombstone of his
pubic character, and the guide of his official
life. They are instinct with the idea that pub
lie Offices are public trusts, created and to be
administered for the benefit of the people. and
that the same fidelity the chief exhibits i'm
requires that 1.-THE selection and reten-
ton of subordinates in Government en-
ployment should depend upon ascer-
tanned fitness and the value of their work.
and should be neither expected nor allowed
to do Questionable party service" The man
who wrote them has intelligence to NIL any
Office, power to perform any duty, courage 10
confront and correct any wrong.
Does any man doubt it,. Read from his
speech of acceptance: 1.-The party and its
representatives, which ask to be infrussed at
the hands of the people with the keeping
| of all that concerns their welfare and safety,
| should only ask il with the full appreciation
| OF the sacredness of the trust and with firm
resolve to administer il faithfully and we'll.
~ am aDemocrat because j believe that this
| truth lies at the foundation OF true Democra-
| cy. have kept the faith because L bcliere,
| il rightly and fairly administered and applied,
Democratic doctrines and measures will in
sure the happiness, contentment and prosper
ity of the people. II, i'm rhe contest upon which
we now enter. we steadfastiy hold to the I'm
DERIVING principles of our party creed. and al
all times keep in view the peoples good, we
shall be strong, because we are true TO our.
selves and because the plain and independent
voters of the hand will seek by their suffrages
to compass their release from party tyranny
where there should be submission to the popu.
aar will, and their protection from party cor
ruption where there should be devotion tothe
peoples interest z. .ffSl
"These thoughts lend conservation TO our
cause, and we go forth, not merely to gain z
partisan advantage, but pledged to give 70
those who trust US the utmost benefits of q
pure and honest administration of National
affairs. No higher purpose or motive can
stimulate us to supreme effort or urge us ia
continuous and earnest labor. -"