The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-11-16
As We MAKE IT.

The Republican party has again
come into power, and while some are
disposed to think the South will
suffer at the hands of the party, we
are disposed 10 take a more hopeful
view.
The Democratic party came in
power four years ago, and started
the great reform. The Republican
party, sore of defeat, took occasion to
antagonize and oJst7uct in every
measure of reform that was introduced
where it was in their power to do so.
The Democratic party cannot afford,
after spending years of hard work IN
reform, to stoop to such level They
cannot consistently, they must not
undertake to obstrnct and antagonize,
and thereby clog the wheels of pro-
gress. They will, by so doing, show
a selfish spirit, show that they are de-
termined TO check the onward pro-
gress Of reform if it has to come
through another party. This, if done,
will BIO detrimental to the party. II
may be urged that the Republican
party will not encourage reformation,
but rather 60 contrary TO it. This
cannot be, the country has had a suf-
fieieBt taste of it in the last four years
to know what it is. The people will
look for it and demand it at the
hands of any party. The Repubh-
cans well know that money alone has
placed them in power this term, and
they dare not 60 against the will of
the people in reform. We urge and
earnestly hope the Democrats will
continue their efforts toward reform.
We give below a very sensible
article from the Springfield, Mass,
Republican, conservative Democratic
paper. Its expressions are worth
considering:
1--WE utterly deprecate ali mere fractional
oppos!tion to the coming administration
And our whole hope for the Democracy and
the Independents, Is that they will not re-
lapse into mere obstruction and fault-fnding,
but viii pash steadily forward for all geDu-
''It may even be, as often heretofore, that
the principles Of the defeated party wiz
triumph through their opponents. Greeley
/ WAS beaten In az, but his tight drove the
Republicans TO eoneede amnesty ID the
Confederate leaders, and Grant st last with
drew seaport from the carpet-baggeFs.
Hayes was elected by sectional CANVASS.
but be began biz administration BY com
plete recognition Of the seil-goyeFnrnent Of
the Southern States. When free trade II
| grain WAS impending In England, file Tories
! Carried the parliamentary election, but the
| Tory leader, Peel, found II necessary 20 abol-
iah ghe grain duties. And u now the Re
publieans prove Wise enough 10 steal tariff
reform from the Democrats, no teaFs need
be shed over that larceny.
'.kY one way or another the reform Is bound
| 70 come. Only education Of the people IA
necessary ~ win the peoples cause. And
thia campaign has been great beginning Of
eNiA p1ANaaghs AZ mas bEEu pEQtbNE IN
intelligent discussion. and the people have
llateasd eagerly Resolutions which conc
through the head are slower than those
which eosae ey the heart a complicated
Tax system renaes no such lofty passion u
hostility e swept agasnat the elaVe POKER.
No such huge plsHanare has gone throagh
party flaeB a. when The Republican Marty
eslae intobeine. The rank aud Gle change
slowly Bit the march 81 intelligence, II
slower & safer AND more ineEftable Than tie
rush q passion. This has been 8 political
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