The Opelousas courier., 1885-05-09
Louisiana Politics.
INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR EUsrls

INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR EUsTls.
N. o. Daily States, April 70.
United States Senator Eustis, who
has recently returned from his labors
at Washington, D. c., left for Rome,
Italy, last evening via New YORK,
where he has been called by sickness
in his family, now sojourning in the
Eternal city. Previous to his depar-
ture, yesterday, the Senator was met
by a States reporter, who after lnV1t-
ing his attention to an article from the
National Republican at Washington,
c., under the caption : !" Racy Per-
sonal Sketches of the Pelican State
Politicians asked him for his views
upon the same.
Said the Senator "The article re-
ferred to is not worthy gof an express
sion of opinion. It is merely the ema-
nation of some powerless, helpless rad"
ical, probably of Louisiana, contribute
ed to q Radical paper with small pa
tronage, meagre circulation, and1 litt'e
standing
At this juncture the Senator reflect
ed for a few moments, and then ad-
dressing himself to the reporter con-
tinued:
But you a 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.
Itiis right and proper to observe a care
full. discriminating and judicious exer-
else of the executive franchise. On this,
and with a due regard and adherence to
the rales of civil service reform, | am
free to admit, depends the substantial
success of the new ADMINISTRATION.
But the half hearted manner in which
the President has been pursuing the
important work OF placing in the hand
of trusted, capable a efieleaas repre-
of the party, through whose
influence and aaisinost superhuman exer-
tiopss he was placed at the head of af
fairs, those various charges and duties,
for the safe conduct of which the Dem
ocratic party ia alone to be held re-
sponsible to the people, is little less
than disgusting ; untrue to the conf
dence imposed in, and unworthy OF the
great compliment bestowed upon him
BY his constituents. His administra
ton has commenced with q series
of blunders, and his friends and sup
porters in Louisiana and throughout
the Union have just cause for com
plant. Indeed. / am sorry for this,
and regret to be compelled to make
the statement, but it is o fact never
theless 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 promptings
and treacherous conduct towards the
party whose principles he claims to re-
present. The fact that a horde of un-
scrupulous, ignorant, dyed-in-the-Wool
and Extensively partisan Radical lead
ers are permitted to remain n office,
all. over the countrys under Democrat
ic rule, and in direct violation of the
principles Of Democracy aud the
wishes of a majority of the people as
expressed at the ballot-box, is a shame
and a disgrace, and a reflection on the
competency, capability and character
in She white House.
s.rt shonla ha understood that a Pres
;aant and : fav cahinct officers do not,
If themselves canstifuta q marty or
an Administration. The active work
ers in all the multifarious departments
of the Government, those who make
the figures, manipulate the books, and
keen the records, are the administra-
tora of orr affairs. and these. under
pres;dant Cleveland. are Renublicans.
Thev are the same who have been run
nine tha machine for nearly q Quarter
of ] centnrv- in whom the peonle had
loat contidenca. and regarding whom 3
chan@a waa 90 ~eagarIy and anxionslv
das;red hv the cnnntry. Now. let me-
asE what sort ~ reform is this. and