National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-09
LOUISIANA POLITICIANS. ;ga

How They Wcro stirred UP by n Re-
cent Article In "Tho National Re
publican" - Facts From Various
Rccords-Pungent Points on Rings
aud Bosses.
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN The
short article on Louisiana Politics" in
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, over my
initials, has created sensation. Tho
first effect was to bring communication
from too-zealous friend Of Maj. Burke
denying that the major had over been
Republican. Then Maj. Burke was inter-
viewed in the States and strangely contra
dicted himself in single sentence, which
reads as follows: II have had no active
connection with the political con-,
tests there, beyond endeavoring, at the
request of the administration, to aid in cOmpOS-
ing differences"
The first aud last parts of that sentence
remind me of what have often seen in
Louisiana--a yoke OF oxen pulling against
each other. If Maj. Burke had no active
connection with tho political contests,
how was it that no was selected as tho
confidential adviser. not Of the President
OulyI Dub VI LuC Whoic
II did not remain an hour in Washing
ton for political reasons" says Maj.
Burke, though he had just said no was
the confidential adviser of the admins
tration. There ia an adage, which =! will
not quote. which says certain classes
should have long memories.
Tho next effect of my letter on Louis
lana was to cause Senator Eustis to
denounce The REPUBLICAN because 1t
printed the truth, and your CORES
pondent because no wrote 1t, aud
then TO declare open war on President
Cleveland because he had sense enough
to know tho truth whom he read it, and
to act on the information given him by
The REPUBLICAN about Louisiana poll
ticians.
Then comes Maj. Burke again declin.
ing "a controversy with hired scribblers,"
but endeavoring to break the force of
what said by slur. You will observe
that Mai. Burke does not deny single
allegation made by me, not even the sond-
ing the threatening telegram to Gov.
Kellogg.
Then comes Mr.. ]. ID. Houston, "the
best man on the danger line in Louisiana"
according to Mai. Burke, and charges
that ex-senator Jonas and Senator Gibson
both purchased their seats in the United
States Senate.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer, the great ex-
ponont of bourbon Democracy, shakes its
name like lion aroused from slumber
and Endorses Senator Eustis, while the
Tines Democrat, the leading Democratic
paper of tho southwest, rushes into the
fray with column of culogium on Sena-
tor Eustis.
All this from my little squib oil Louisi-
pnlitfaiuna in fHHE NJ A..
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN.
Now lot me review these men and
sec who they are, and l will give first
place to high official position.
Senator Eustis is native Of Louisiana,
an uristocrat by birth. His father was
chief Justice of the state supreme court,
and his mother was from one of the oldest
creole families of tho state. Eustis is a
LAWYER by profession and man of
wealth, a rock-ribbed Democrat in poll
tics, but such an aristocrst in practice
that he had no following with tho
people. A secessionist, he served in tho
confederate army on Gen. Johnson's and
Gen. Hood'sstaG.
After the war he practiced law in Now
Orleans and belonged to the silk stock
ing wing Of tho party. When the
| Wheeler Hoar- Frye committee won't to
Louisiana Democat Of great respecta-
bility was wanted as compromise, and
Eustis was elected to tho Senate tor an
unexpired term. Then no died politi-
oally, but did not know it, He ran for
the constitutional convention in district
with 5000 democratic majority, and was
beaten 500 votes by Don Pardee, a Re
publican, because the Burke ring preferred
Republican to Eustls. The ex-senator
Took in the situation, and made oyerture4
Il, tho ring. A legislature was to 'bo
elected, and j. ID. Houston waa tho organ