The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-09-26
Special to the Times-Democrat.

INOELh american H&EVleWs
Special TO the Times Democrat.
NEW YoRK, Sept 14.-The NORTH
american Review will publish to NOR,
row the following article from Senator
J. B. Eustis on the Presidents policy;
Complying with your request, ]
submit in writing my views upon the
questions of party discipline and party
organizations. 1t is unnecessary to
state that by reason of the attitude Of
the President toward the Democratic
party, these questions are exciting a
great deal of discussion. Those who
differ from him make no unjust claim
when they simply demand that they
should be considered as equally de-
sirous of securing to the people an
honest and efficient administration of
the affairs of the government. They
know that in the past thoroughly
Democratic administrations have ad-
ministered the government with pre-.
eminent success, and they view with
apprehension this attempted assimila-
ton of the two great parties by con-
fusing the personnel of the oflice-hold
ing classes. Although they are stig-
matized by the Independent press as
machine politicians, and although
this sentimental nonsense may not, as
it should, offend the ears of some hold
ing high positions in the government,
yet they firmly believe that
AN ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE THOR
OUGHLY AND REsPoNstBLY DEMOCRATIC
unless the Republicans are turned out
of Office and honest Democrats put in
their places, and that this is the civil
service reform for which the Demo
cratic party voted at the last Presi
dental election.
"This traditional system is Amer
ican politics which has existed up to
this time, and which has been upheld
by men whose purity and patriotism
could not be questioned, never pre-.
sented to our former leaders these
features of degrading decentralization
which seem to shock the lofty sensi-
bilities of this new school of modern
rcformers. The Democratic party, as
is shown by their platform, are de-
sirous that all existing abuses should
be corrected, but it is certainly not an
offense to doubt whether they are pre-
pared to admit that revolution in
the previous methods of government
is necessary in order to crafty a few
doctrinaFians who are engaged in the
sensational effort of cutting down |
imaginary upas trees to protect the |
Democratic party against the deadly |
poison of its own evil tendencies.
"Why should the Democratic party
be placed under the tutClage of
4 cOTERIE OF sELF-sTYLED REFoRMERs,
whose disapproyal of Democratic
methods and Democratic policies has
such terrorizing influence, and whose
secret aim is to rule or ruin the Dem
oeratic party, with whose principles
they have not the remotest sympathyl
OF course, no reference is intended to
be made to that large and intelligent
class of voters who only want good
government, and who know that this
end can be obtained from an admins
tration thoroughly Democratic.
''This humiliating surrender to the
insoIent demands of this political syn
dieate is not an edifying spectacle for
lifelong Democrats to contemplate.
Men who have fought the greatest po-
litical battles of the age, who have
never wayered in their devotion TO the
party, whose fidelity was stronger
when the hope of success was faintest,
and who by their steadfastness in the
face of expected defeat proved that
they had no selfish aspirations, are
asking themselves whether this is a
just compensation for the sacrifices
they have so willingly made to secure
success. Although their
counses have been rejected with sns-
picion and contumely, still they are
willing TO manifest
rHE SAME JEALOUS DEVOTION TO THEIR
PARTY,
hoping that this debt TO the indepcn-
lent press will be speedily liquidated,
and that the Democratic party will be
released from this expensive alliance,
70 that it may have its own principles, /
policies and methods, without daily
lpologizipg TO any one for its exist
,nce.
"For this anomalous condition Of
.ffairs the explanation is given that 2 {
great reform in our political system is /
being worked out. We are to have q
new priesthood, a revised testament,
! clearer faith, and we are to be elc-
rated to IN atmosphere where practical ,
politics, party discipline and partisan
reward will perish by the mere purity
of the air. Men who have devoted the l
pest energies Of their lives, and have !
abored most zealously for the success !
If the Democratic party are TO be de- !
loupccd as "machine politicians by 1
he dilettante non-partisan press, rem
iering their recognition by Demo-
,ratic President Impossible. This is
hc reason why The Democratic party
las had 70 endure 50 many recent sur-
'rises. :
srHKsE so-cALLED MACHINE PoI4TI /
cIAEs'
re only considered 81 to make nom :
pations and to carry elections, but are i
lot adiudged worthy 10 be guests At /
bis feast Of reform, although they 8
nay be personally honest men and !
rood Democrats vino would efficiently {