Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-09-05
SENATOR GYBSoK's STATEMENT

The Picayune, Of the 9th inst.
contains letter from Senator Glib
son, dated the Goth inst, TO the adj
dress Of Gen. Allen Thomas, i'll
which the Senator alleges, cub
stantially, that in The mailer CT
the selection Of Federal officials
for Louisiana, the President re-
questcd his advice and that Of his
colleagues, Messrs. Blanchard,
King, Gay and Irion, for Lis guild
enco. Tie Senator alleges further,
that in all cases, save one, he acted |
in concert with these gentlemen in
recommending persons forappoint-
mcnt 10 the various positions which
have been filed By TIC President,
and iha! ho anh his colleagues were |
ac.ua.ed throughout. ~ sincere
desire e.. "thc success of the adj
minis,rat;on and the supremacy
OF sound Democratic principles in
our State and country
As cur readers viii perceive, the
foregoing is at variance with The
statement made by Hon. r. {.
Blanchard, in his letter to The odi-
tor Of tho Claiborne Guardian,
dated July 23d, 1885, which is as
follows
"As Senior Senator Of the ST: lie,
Gibson's advice has been sought
by the President in every instance
where he has-made an appointment
in Louisiana, and taken"
This variance is chargeable per.
haps, to the modesty Of thcse two
gentlemen, neither of whom desired
the credit OF having suggested and
secured the appointment Of several
gentlemen who had figured promi-
nently as candidates, organizers OK
supporters, Of various Independent
movements against the regular
nominees OF the Democratic party
in Louisiana.
In questioning such policy, we
are supported by the public declar-
alton made BY the Senator himself,
in relation to the Independent
movement then in existence in the
parish, at the mass meeting held
at Baton Rouge, on the 2lst Of De-
toocr, 1879, to ratify the nomina-
ton OF Governor Louis A. Wilt.
On that occasion he stands report
ed in the Capitolian of October
25th, 1879, as follows:
"In conclusion, ne (Gen. Gibson)
stated that the Republican party Of
Louisiana knew well that victory
under their banner could never be
secured. The danger would ap.
pear, however, in another and in o
more smiling form, enyeloped in
the fairest promises. In this con.
ncction, no would warn them (tht
Democracy against repetition c.
The russo used for tho destruction o.
the Trojans; the present Offered
the bes;eged by their enemies, {
huge wooden horse, marvel an(
} a token Of amity. All remember
how tho enouy's warriors spranl
from tho hollow carcass CT tn,
. wooden fraud, and opened the way
for the destruction of the confdin;
Trojans. The Radicals, too, hav,
, a Trojan horse, and it will be foun(
> labelled "fNDEPENDENT -
We wero among the General
3 listeners at the time, and wer,
Q deeply impressed with the force O
his warning. 1t served to strength
en- our determination to oppos
Indepenlcntism ii all its forms
: md to regard men occupying tina
latitude as the most dangerou
enemies Of the Democratic party.
1t would seem that change ma
: come DER The spirit Of Gen. Glib
I, sons dreams, for we find him to
: day, pushing aside men who nove
c wavered in their adherence to tn
e Democratic party, TO place in tn
d highest Federel Offices in Louisi
j. ana, some Of the very ciass OF IN
= DEPENDENTS whom he had urset
v the people to repudiate in 1879.
Il The remainder of Senator Glib
sons letter is devoted to an exple
nation in regard to certain ailega
: ilons made 10y Col. Chas. Rally, il
T connection with the Appraisership
: and TO a very sentimental perora
b ton in which he takes occasion t