The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-11-21
NO s8.


AIter u survey OF all tue inCluthth
of the recent election contests in Ohio
and Virginia, we reach the conclusion
that the results only expressed the
voice of the people Of these States ia
favor of the maintenance and restora-
tion Of Democratic government and
principles in those States, without re-
gard to tbs slight difference which
may have arisen il the party.
Democratic ascendency is the great
achievement of these contests. The
rejection and we trust the extinction
of the Radical party in this republic,
was the great object gained.
That party had controlled the Gov
ernment for over twenty years By vir-
tue Of its appeals to and employment
of sectional and sentimental issues.
Through civil war they placed them
selves in power, and welded that pow
er with sectional and partisan malice.
The lease of their power and adslinis-
tration ended with the demonstration
Of their hostility to the principles (no
longer sectionaD upon which this re-
public had been fovnded, and its adj
ministration conducted for three-quar-
tcrs of its existence, has been such as
to arouse the people to the necessity
and duty Of struggle to restore the
old Democratic supremacy under rwhich
the Republic had so greatly tiourished
in former times.
This is the great lesson Of the New
York and Virginia elections.
A great effort was made to divide
the party in these contests.
The Democratic President was
sought to be lured into an apparent
sympathy with a supposed disaffected
portion Of tho party, and with certain
sentimental doctrlnaires, who sought
to extend doctrines Of apparent recon
cilability, with Democratic practices
but of impracticable and too snblinated
character. The Democratic Presi-
dent, though at the first a little befog-
ged by these professions, eventually
discovered their unsoundness, quickly
yielded to the demands of his party,
and gave his cordial support to its
nominations, and rejoiced in their tri-
umph. II is evidently fcticious that
their triumph involved any rebuke of
the President.
The Democratic convention which
made the nominations recently ratified
by the suffragans Of New Yark, de-
clared their acquiescence in the spirit
of the reform movement to which he
stood pledged, but with notifications
and amendments which brought that
movement clearly within the lifnita-
tions prescribed and always main
tanned by the Democracy.
A reorganization Of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, and cancellation
of the eligible list of candidates for
under the Federal Gov
ernment, were adopted by the Demo
cratic Convention Of New York, and
were ratified by the people and the
President,
Thus was the Democracy Of that
great State brought in accord with
the President. Both had good rea-
son and equal cause to rejoice in the
result of the contest. Tho contest in
Virginia was even more decisive, and
on much higher issues. The party
placed itself there on no grounds re-
ating to the distribution Of offices.
It accepted rs the issue Of the civil
war all its consequences, and reoog
lizng all the conditions of reconstruc-
ion, pledged it's faith to fully execute
III the conditions OF the capitulation,
md submitted even to the demands Of
iuffragans Of class and race which
lad been reduced into an unnatural
to them, whether they
we're not safer trustees Of the political
'ower than their protesting friends
md champions.
The response Of the people, includ-
ng the class which had hitherto dis
rnsted the assurances of Democratic
idelity to their pledges, is the strong
st evidences yet giyed of the futility
i the intrigues and delusions by which
'ur sectional enemies have sought to
Iiyide our people upon race distinc-
ions.
As in 1856 Know-Nothingism re-
eived its qnietus, so, in 1885, a like
ate happens in the Old Domination to
he party which so earnestly and Wig
ronsly sought to array the snffragans
{ African against those Of Caucasian
escent.
Thus the engineer is lloisted with
is own petard, and John Sherman
aes no safety for his party, save in
le disfranchisement of African voters
! the South.
Horse breeding will pay, bnt II isa
istake to think that there is more
oney in raising trotters than general
Iility animals, There is too much
ok in raising trotters, while good
lf.breod horses Of the PeroheroH,
lydesdale Or Cleveland Bay stock
ill always find ready sale, We need
ore large, heavy horses for road and
uck work, and there Is no fear Of
utting the market for soine tIne ID
me Teras Stocfman.
The term handkerchief IL not met
ith earlier than in the fifteenth CEN
Try, when IN the NV ardrohe accounts
Edsnard IUff mo f.I Aff 49,