St. Landry democrat., 1885-05-09
NIr. Eustis and President
Cleveland.

EOE Week OF So Tue mass Ol tu0
Democratic voters of Louisiana have
been feeling better than for some time
past. They had watched President
ration, and while having an abiding
confidence in his good intentions, and
reliance upon his executive ability, yet
awaited with anxiety for an indication
of his intentions concerning the Federal
patronage in this State. They feared
lest the President, not understanding
the situation here, not realizing that the
Democratic party of the State had fall
en- into the hands OF a corrupt Ring,
might injure the cause of the party in
the future and strike serious blow at
the prosperity of the State by turn
ing over the Custom House to the
Ring.
The first appointments for our State,
however, had given rise to the hope
that the good people of Louisiana had
in the new President friend who would
protect their interests. The rank and
file of the Democracy were led to be-
lieve that Mr.. Cleveland was the kind
of Democrat they had been wanting
in the Executive chair these many
years. And so we say the sun shOne
brighter on the true Democrats down
here, and there was a more cheerful
look on the faces of those who have
been working zealously for years in the
cause of good government.
But in the midst of this serenity and
brightness there comes the sound of
thunder. Hark! Did you not hear it
No! It was but the mock article that
rolls from the wings beyond the green
room.
An article appeared few days since
on Louisiana politics in a Washington
paper, one of those productions that
crop out occasionally in warm political
contests, that furnishes gossip tor a day
and is heard of no more. Certainly 1T
was not such stuff as ought under OrdI-
nary circumstances to have made Sen
ator either weep or howl, particularly il
that Senator be not of the emotional
kind, nor belong to that class of thin
| skinned gentlemen uninjured to the po-
| litical lash.
Yet, it seems that Senator J. B. Eus-
| It's, of Louisiana, on being interviewed
by the New Orleans States, on Tuesday,
| in relation to the aforesaid article, be-
comes wrought up to the highest pitch
| of frenzy-sO much so that he at once
proceeded to read President Cleveland
out of the Democratic party,
Here is what Mr.. Eustis said:
s.The article referred to is not worthy of an
expression of opinion. 1t Is merely the emana'
| ton OF some powerless, hopeless Radical
probably of Louisiana, contributed TO a RadiQai
! raper with small patronage, meagre clrcula-
| ton, and little standing"
/ AT this iuncture the Senator reflected for q
| few moments, and then addressing himself to
| the reporter, continued:
| "But you can say for me, and you cannot put
| III TOO strong, that in my dgment, lL1. Cierc-
Ignd fb9ts lar, from q Democratic standpoint
nus been a cOHSptcat0lS and R2tlfttqtt7tG t6tL1re
RI is right and proper to observe a careful, dis
eliminating and Judlclous exercise OF l,LI eX
ecutiye franchise. On this. and with a due re
card and adherence to the rules OF civil service
| reform, am free to admit, depends the SUD
stantial success OF the new administration
Rut the half-hearted manner in which tho
President has been pursuing the important
work OF placing i'll the hands OF trusted, capa
bIe and efficient representatives OF the party
through whose influence ana almost Supefnu
man exertion he was placed at the head o1
affairs those various charges and duties, fol
fine safe conduct of which the Democratic par
ty is alone to be held responsible to the people
is little less than disgusting; untrue to the
| confidence imposed III, and unworthy of the
i great compliment bestowed upon MIN by hlf
constituents. His administrator mas com
mpDned with series OF blundeFs, and lis
/ friends and supporters in Louisiana anC
throughout the Union have Just cause for com
pIainf Indeed am sorry for tins, and regfe
IN he compelled to make the statement, but Il
is a fact, nevertheless; and the question now il
/ whether the errors OF Which | speak, anC
! which have become so patent to the whole
country, are mistakes OF the nead OF the resu u
of evil proluptings and treacherous conduct to
ward the party whose principles he claims Il
represent. The fact that horde OF unscrupu
Ions, ignorant, dyed-in-the-Wool and extensively
naTtisan Radical leaders are permitted to re
main in office all over the country, under Dem
Ocratic rule and in direct violation and contra
diction of the very principles OF Democrac.
and file wishes of a majority OF the people, a
EXPRESSED at the ballot box, is a shame and
disgrace and reflection on the competency
caDability and character OF those whose sui
frages placed Mr.. Cleveland i'll the Whit
House..
Now it is evident that the irate gen
tleman was not seriously disturbet
about the Washinaton newspaper arti
Gle. Int had some other grievance tina
had given him very poor opinion o
the President. We are bound to infe
; that il was not so much what Presiden
cleveland has not done as what he la
done that aroused the opposition of th
!. Senator. We are bound to infer tha
/ MT Fustis was Wrathy because th
) President did not fall into the arms c
, the Ring Which Mr.. Eustis represents
and place at his disposal for distribr
tiOn among that Ring every Federf
| office in this State. We are bound
I infer that the method of distributin
patronage is Mr. Eustis's test of DE-
mocracy, and that his grievance VS.
not so much that Republicans were lei
in office as that his kind of Democrat
are not given their places. But M
Eustis goes on to say
"The Democracy, it would be well Il. state,
hipger than Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet COZ
i1iS9ed. of which both are but the creature
and the representatives of that party at Was
: ington will see that Mr. Cleveland shall pursl
the proper line of action: The whole truth.
the matter is, Mr.. Cleveland is totally lackiI
] in information respecting the condition of 9
! fairs in the South and West, and is reliant e
! tirelv on the feverish advice of q couple OF mu
nj iJf-IlO