Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-11-19
! Lesson Of Tuesdays Verdict.


dates Of the Democratic Party
must DO attributed toa variety Of
causes. The outspoken advocacy
of Mr.. Cleveland, and the vice.
presidential candidate or the same
ticket with him, of u modification
of the present economic policy OF
the tariff, which was, perhaps, the
chief issue of the peaceful con-
fret, has received strong and
practical popular endorsement.
The natural rcpugnancc of Ameri-
can frecmcn for thcs,lly disguised
tyranny of Federal interference in
elections was another important
factor in deciding the contest i'll
favor of the party which repudlat-
c,l the theory of the dcsirability
and propricty of such procedure.
Upon the principles involved IN
these ISSUES the voters Of the
country evidently did II great deal
of quiet thinking during the few
months prcced,ng..:the election.
The drift of this thoughtful cog
itation is clearly reflected III the
result of the ballot. Prohibitive
"protecttion" Is not approved.
and the doctrine. of bayonets at
the polls is neutrality-suspicious.
ed.
Besides these main questions
there was n number Of minor ones
springing up from considerations
which do not properly belong to
politics, and which, under sys-
tenn and IL constitution like ours.
should have no place in political
| canvass. The chief of these Sec
ondary influences was the projec-
ton into the campaign of irrelc-
want Issues of religion and nation
atty. The defeated party may
thank it's adhcren,s among the
narrow-minded and blatant mem
bers of secret know-nothing socle-
ties-for the verdict rendered ut
the polls. In great measure the
wild and bitter un-American ami
mostly towards Catholics exploit
cd by the A. p. A. element which,
unfortunately for the Republican
party, arrayed itself with that or
ganlzation, is responsible for the
crushing rebukc administered by
the American majority on Tues
day. It is too late in the day to
revive the extinct cmbers of the
accursed lncendiarism that once
sought the utter destruction of
the most sacred and fundamental
articles of the glorious charter of
our liberties. The Judgment of
the American mind on that point
Is decisive and final.
Akin to this drawback 2was- the
retention by the President of the
malignant bigot, Morgan, at the
head of the Indlan1 Bureau,
against the respectful protests of
fair-mind-ed partisan and opposi-
ton friends of just and honorable
treatment of the Indians. The
singular Indifference manifested
by MIR. Harrison towards the calm
but persistent DIRECTORS to the
Morgan scandal, is one of the
most unaccountable features of
the policy of the administration,
and unquestionably alienated from
the ticket headed by the President
thousands of voters in all parts of
, the country, who otherwise would
. have given the suffrage for the
, perpetuation Of that policy in
, other respects.
, The verdict of Tuesday contains
a world of meaning for those who
, read it Alright, but in no particu-
| lar is that meaning moro emphatic
, or more explicit than it its con-
: demnation of the aims and spirit
l of the noisy contingent of Know
nothinglsm which impudently but
fatally thrust its unwelcomc pres
t encc into the arena of American
political contention.-CatholIc
Universe.
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