The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-01-09

: The Washington Republican has
been taking a census Of the Congress-
men on the silver question. Accord
ing to the Republican, there are l4s
Democrats and SO Republicans against
the suspension Of silver coinage, and
80 Democrats and 81 Republicans ii
favor of the suspension of silver COIN
age. This is quite an instructive table,
but much more so when the final
statement Of the Republican is made
to the effect that the South and West
are practically unit for silver, while
the eastern and middle States are
solid in favor Of suspension. As the
South and West comprise nine-tenths
of this country in extent and fully
two-thirds 10 population, it is easy to
see that the friends Of silver have ne
cause to be discouraged. II will be
noticed that, according to the figures
furnished BY the Republican, South
ern Democrats and Western Republi-
cans are practically one. This might
seem strange, but there is really moth
ing strange about it. The interests
Of South and West, touching currency,
financial and economic questions, are
the same; and a like identity Of in
terests exists between the middle and
Eastern States. The only difference
between Eastern Democrats and East
eru Republicans with respect to pc
culiar Eastern interests, seeking pc
cular advantage in the financial policy
Of the government, is in name, and
only about the same difference divides
the Republicans Of the West from
their Democratic brethren Of the
West and the South. Nothing short
of gross bnndering on the part Of the
national Democracy has prevented
the West from being Democratic.
The Democrats in national convention
have sedulously compromised princi-
Pile in hope. of carrying New York.
This has been not only bad political
morality, but poor party politics. The
Democrats have not nominated
Western man for President since
1860, In 1864 Mcclellan, Of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, was made
the candidate; in 1868 Seymour, Of
New York, carried the flag; in 1879
Greeley, the New York Republican,
was adopted; in 1875 Tilden, another
New Yorker, was taken up; in 1880
Hancock, of Pennsylvania and New
York, was presented 10 the people,
and last year Cleveland, Of New York,
was nominated, and owing to q mis-
take of the enemy he pulled through
by the skin Of his teeth, Why should
not the Democrats try Western
man, or some able exponent Of West
ern ideas, for President The Re-
publicans we're successful with Lin
coin, Grant and Garfield, and made
winning in the final count with Hayes
when they did not win in the election,
because they had the West in their
favor, 1t is not wisdom or prudence
or patriotism to encourage sectional
ism; but as long as sectional lines are
drawn on purely financial, material
commercial and business questions,
there is no reason why political man
ayers should not take advantage Of
the sentiment The South and West
are naturally together, and If the
Democracy of both, representing the
majority, should unite, there II no
reason why they should not absolutely
control the government, As long as
the United States is governed by the
will of the majority, it would be os-
sentially proper that the South and
West should dominate in government,
with policy snpremely and singularly
designed for the promotion Of the
general welfare and the establishment
Of normal freedom and equal justice
for all legitimate interests,
Times, Democrat, The cry Of "ring"
does not seem to frighten the editor
of the Shreveport Times. He believes
in 'rings," so they are established for
Il laudable purpose. He says; In the
midst Of the general hue and cry as
TO ''ringn and Hreform'' Democracy y
may be woll to ask ourselves whether
VIC do not need tringp to carry out
some very necessary reforms in this
State. We need ''ringh which will
insist that the abuses of the convict
lease system shall be remedied; we
need "ringn to encourage immigra-
ton TO the State, and we most GER
tainly require ''ringn which will Sc
cure an even, Just and reliable jury
system In our State When we Fc-
feet upon the condition Of our public
schools, we see at once the need Of q
''ring,n iron-bound aud strongly weld
ed, which viii put forth every effpFt
to remedy the present inefficient sya-
tenn, and provide for the children Of
the State tile means Of acquiring
common school education, tRingsp
are very good things when their OBJ
iects are good; il is only when place
hunting and poIiey-seeklng are Its ends
that ring becomes obnoxious 70 the
people, We are prepared 70 Join q
journalistic ring which has for It's
objects the securing Of any Of the re-
suits We haYs named, We weald re-
joice 70 see such d ring formed, and
we would rejoice much more sQ see its
efforts crowned with 4 perfect and
complete fnlilImeni, We are with
you, br1lheF Pnckslte. HammsF away,
II ne nations Of Eastern Europe
Had 4 paFtlcle If synPatlg foF gele
graph operators and telegraph editoga,
they would never fight. The heathen
ish names from that eonniFy are
enough to make needle eFassegea
D#geg 4sitHns
Many of the principal FailFnnds lead
ing to ihe city have put sales down
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