The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-05-07

Italy, last evening, via New York,
where he has been called by sick.
ness in his family, now sojourning
in the Eternal City. Previous to
his. departure, yesterday, the Sena.
tor was met by Estates" reporter,
who, after inviting his attention to
an article from the National Repub.
lican, at Washington, d. c., under
the caption "Racy Personal Sketch.
es of the Pelican State Politicians
asked him for his views on the sub.
ject. Said the Senator:
1.-THE article referred to is not
worthy of an expression of opinion.
1t is merely the emanation of some
powerless, hopeless Radical, proba.
bly, of Louisiana, contributed to a
Radical paper with small patronage,
meagro circulation, and little stand.
ing"
AT this juncture the Senator re-.
f1ected for few moments, and then
addressing himself to the reporter,
continued:
"But you can say for me, and you
cannot put it too strong, that in my
judgment, Mr.. Cleveland thus far,
from a Democrat standpoint, has
been a conspicuous and humiliating
failure. It is right and proper to
observe a careful, discriminating
and judicious exercise of the execu.
tive franchise. On this, and with a
due regard and adherence to the
rules of civil service reform, / am
free to admit, depends the substan.
tial success of the new Administra.
ton. But the half-hearted manner
in which the President has been
pursuing the important work of
placing in the hands of trusted,
capable and efficient representatives
of the party, through whose infu.
ence and almost snperhumau exer-
ton he was placed at the head of
affairs, those various charges and
duties, for the safe conduct of which
the Democratic party is alone to be
held responsible to the people, is
little less than disgusting; untrue to
the confidence imposed in, and un.
worthy of the great compliment
bestowed upon him by his constitu.
ents. His administration has com.
menced with series of bluuders,
and his friends aud supporters in
Louisiana and throughout the Union
have just cause for complaint. In.
deed, am sorry for this, and regret
to be compelled to make the state,
ment, bat it is a fact nevertheless /;
and the question now is whether the
errors Of which | speak, and which
have become so patent to the whole
country, are mistakes of the head
or the result of evil promptiDgs and
treacherous conduct toward the
party whose principles he claims to
represent. The fact that o horde of
INSCRIPTIONS, ignorant, dyed-in.tbe
wool aud Extensively partisan Radi.
cal leaders are permitted to remain
in Office, oil over the country, under
Democratic rule, and In direct vic.
latiou and contradiction of the very
principles of Democracy, and, the
wishes of a majority of the people
as expressed at the ballot boz, ia a
shame and disgrace, and O refec-
ton on the competency, capabiiity
and character Of those whose sui.
frage placed MFR. Cleveland in the
White House. It should be under.
stood that President and @ few
Cabinet officers do not, of them.
selves, constitute party or an Ad.
ministration. The active workers
in all the multifarious departments
of the Government, those who make
the figures. manipulate the books,
and keep the records, are the ad.
illustrators of our affairs, aud
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