St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-03
OPELOUSAS
Saturday October 3, 1855.
We nnblish to-day . commnnieation

We publish to-day communication
signed Democrat to which we call
the attention of the readers of the Bull
letin, being disposed to give our cores
pOndent fair audience, he being on
the other, and, as one who runs may
read, on the weaker side of the antagO-
nistic factions of the Democratic party
in this State.
Democrat says that the recent tone
of the Bulletin indicates that it is In
Glined to support what is now well
known as the Group" =" in the position
which they have assumed toward the
Democratic party of this State and the
advice which they have given the Presi-
dent.n The Bulletin is independent in
its attitude upon this matter. Ii
Democrat means to say that the Bull
letin supports the Group as the
representatives of that element of the
party which is opposed to the Ring that
now controls this State we plead guilty
to the indictment. We also approve
the advice the Group have given the
President in regard to State appoint
ments; for every appointment made,
outside of political reasons (and only
one can be questioned on that score)
challenges criticism. The one appoint
ment, that of Mr.. Kernochan, which
may be of doubtful political expediency,
ia, on the other hand, conceded to DO
emiDently proper from a business view
and it seems to be the policy of Cieve-
lands administration to run the govern
ment on that hypothesis. Demo
GRAFT, knows all about the rotten rondl-
ton of politics in New Orleans and
consequently the reason why Kerno-
chan and others rebelled against the
cut and dried method of ring rule in
that city. Things come to such a pass
occasionally that honest men can no
longer sanction the action of their own
party.
The Bulletin is equally as anxious as
Democrat to see the Democratic par
ty continued in power, but it cannot
sanction the statement that the course
which is being pursued by some OF the
opposition journals and leaders, and by
the congressional group referred to,
must certainly result in the disintegra-
ton OF the party and in several tickets
at the ensuing election" any more SO
than that the action of the Ring will
tend to the same end. To answer this
charge we will quote the concluding
sentence of Democrats communication.
He says: l only wish to call your at
AGublOu u luo uduS0L HulSH 10 iuAInCnb
and which is being assiduously blown
into a flame by the sore-heads Who
would have split the party at the last
gubeTnatorial election if they could
have done SOL Will Democrat
please inform us where and when the
split first originated He is we'll ae-
quainted' with the political history of
Louisiana for the past ten years; in
fact he has been a prominent actor upon
the stage, and who knows better than
he does that the entering wedge to the
split alluded to was driven by the Ring
when by the most revolutionary method
it ousted John Fitzpatrick as Chairman
of the State Central Committee and
placed Senator Eustis in his stead be-
cause John Fitzpatrick opposed the
Ring. Right then and there the Ring
showed its determination to ride into
Office on the new. Constitution, or III
other words to rule or ruin the party.
al systematic attack was made upon
John Fitzpatrick throughout the State
by the papers in sympathy with the
Ring prior to the meeting of the Cen
Gral Committee and when that body
met the purpose of that attack was
made plain. John Fitzpatrick was
Ousted and the party came very near
going to pieces then. 1t was determined,
however. by the opponents of the Ring
to submit and make the fight i'm the
party. They made gallant fight and
came very near nominating Francis T..
Nichols for governor. Probably
= Democrat" remembers the storm of
applause that greeted the mention of
his name when he was placed in noni-
nation despite his reiterated refusal to
be a candidate. Gov. MeEnery was
nominated by that convention, but the
sore heads, so-called, did not bolt nor
split the party. They have remained
iRtthe party and propose to.fght it out
in the party, and We think they have
thesstrength to win this time. If there
should be more than one ticket in the
field the Reformers will not bolt to put
one before the people. Does Demo.
craft mean to insinuate that the Ring
would do so should it fail to nominate
it's tGdlset7
Like Z Democrat" we are averse to
washing dirty linen in public so we
pass his illusions TO ballot-boz stufffng
and bu1ldazing as things of the past