The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-06-09
NORTH LOUISIANA.
Matters Of Interest Discussed by the
Press.
Wanting As Usual.
iMadison Tines.l

| presented 10 -. ~. McEnefy to Sh0'
his gratitude and sincerity the pas
week. Mr.. Eustis has been struggtin
Tor the nomination for Senator. Tn
Nichols following have been proclaim
ing their devotion to Sam McEuer
aud praising him all over the State
They have said, repeatedly, that h
deserves much at the hands of tn
Democratic party of Louisiatla, (al
though his suspend the law procla ma
ton Is the principal claim,) and TIM
they stood ready and anxious to shO>
their gratitude.
! How easy then, for him 10 say
Gentlemen, if you owe me anything
II you want to do me u service, now i
your time; give the nomtnat ton fu
Senator to my friend Mr.. Eustis, All,
you will do service, not only 10 me
out t" the state at large. But nobod.
| heard ofanything of that kind emanat
! ing from Mr.. McEnery. He wonlt
rather throw friend overheard tina,
run any risks himself, and the Mich
Oils people might have said all right
we'll nominate Mr.. Eustis but tha
squaies accounts, which would hav.
leH Mr.. McEnery in the judHship
But that would still be n service to the
state, ns his elevation to that position
would he II stigma on the state, and on
the panty, that years viii! fail to ob.
scure. 1t is hardly possible that Gen.
Nichols will reward such Il law break.
err aud taw-defier as S. ID. McE,nery
win position on the bench of the
state. Doing so would be contirma.
t'on OF all the buldozing stories 80
freely circulated, and Gen. Nichols
does not approve OF bulldczing. But
that is not the question at issue. The
point is. that Mr.. McEuery had a
chance to serve a friend, and as usual
the friend gets no help from him,
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McE"ery and the Sup rene -Judgship.
[DeSoto Democratl
There is much talk to the effect that
Ex-Governor S. ID. MclInery, will be
appointed associate justice To- succeed
Judge Todd, whose term has jus, ex-
Plred on the state supreme bench.
While we hesitate to even guess as to
what Nichols will do, wo consider it
awful uncertain. However, we venture
the prediction that the supreme bench
wa ''S' w w 'oAoiSS oS W bS "aIIneu
by Gov. McEnery's sitting thereon.
The policy Of the Democratic party
in this state now seems to be to use the
official positions to bribe popular poIiti.
cal bosses not to bolt the party, as evil
denced by the fact that at least two
members OF the present state admins
tralion were party boltres at the con-
sressional election previous to their
own election to their presen, positions,
Now M"Enery is Il popular man, and
II the powers that be thought there WAS
danger of his boiting the party thew
might buy him off with the judgship.
but as they know him to he "sway.
back Democrat OF the first water, y
Democrat who never bolts a nomina
ton or scratches "a ticket, they know
that II is useless to waste their ammu-
milton Oh him, as he didn't have to be
brtbcd to do his duty so in all proba-
b'I'y they will rt serve the judgship
to reward some "mugwump" who
might otherwise desert his party, and
lead his followers into the Republican
ranks. Iea, politics is Il mighty plain
and practical business, and although
Gov. Nichols would pei tnps not know
any better, yet "Eoss FitZ" is too prac
Ncnt, calculating and deliberate, not to
put his appointment to the ju,lgship.
where It will do the most good.