St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-02-24
The President Again Rebulzea.


\ great victory tot patty organization
has inst h;rn Won in Washington. The
Senate, by a vote OF II to -, has refused
to confirm MT. FccllAau., the muGWump
and bolter Nominated 10y The President
for associate Justice OF tic Supreme
Court in place OF III. uDTnblOWor, the
other mugUump aVpolntee WhOui TIE
Senate recently turned down. Thus has
the President been taught that he must
not use the appointing power Us club
to beabor Mr.. Jill and strike down the
party organization i'll New IOlh, and
that Democrats, not inugWumpS, should
be awarded the fruits ot our national
victory.
The Atlanta CUastitui!Ou, ole OF the
best ana ueWsitst pdpeGS III the country,
published nearly ioul columns OF mat
ter on tie subject III i5s Ishte Of tie 18th
inst. and gives an insight jAtH it which
shows tho great interest il htS ar9Rstd
e..tington as "eit as III The t,4nplre
St'2r III ara-.zazsss> -1~!,lttas.tir
conference.-the Of the Presidents course
ia ncm0aiatc ciyc.ea not aVayed by
tie yealulugs uftyl the tIes4-pUts Of
Federal patronage. The Constitution
Washington correspondent, III Ills DIS
patch of the 1OtE, mates tie following
significant statements:
The action of the senate to-day doln
0nstruitS that that houy is determined
10 have fur ibis position nome other Than
IL man WHOSE democracy Is uuQucstI0u-
r!i. This Is the second niau FIlsident
Cleveland has nominated iOr tuIa va
cancy which the senate has rejected.
But for the fact that they would have
been put in the attitude Ot UuluE follow
gis of Senator Hill, 1t is prOtaoIt that
many more democratic votes would
have been cast against Pecktialn'b con-
iirmatiUn. There are, lndeed, demo-
cratic senators vino voted tor PtGkham
to-day who did 1t with the knowledge
t;at lie would Da Cj@cteu. Had they
thought there WAS ANY cilahCe OF his
confirmation, several senators who y0t-
e.! yea wOui;i have voted Hn. The ac-
ton OF the senate to-day nIaht5 ihe
breach wls:er between the SENATE ana
the president. The president has by
this time, perhaps, learned that De must
iDIDtHdLt Il man tbl inc SuptCLjb bSHSH
whose political creed IS uutaluted by
mugwumpary. The senate viii not sub
NIT to the vacancy being used Tor the
punishment Of enemies. 1t Is believed
that Mr.. Cleveland has learned that by
this time aud that bu will HOW nominate
a straiG hkslat deaa re-
.asIln gtOn are enthusiastic to-
=, and nothing has happened since
the administration has been i'll power to
create such democratic enthusiasm as
the rejection OF Mr.. Pecknam 1t has
fired the democratic heart, anu all of
the old timers here are in splendid hu-
NOR over it. Wheeler Peckham7s de-
feat carries grief TO the heart OF the
mugwump and the keenest joy to every
faithful democrat.
As to the sentiment in Atlanta the
Constitution says:
When the news came that Peckham
had been turned down, there was gene
raj rejoicing all over the city.
It's no eXaggeratton to say that there
has not been 50 great interest felt in aDy
one single event during the present adj
mlnlstration as was felt in the fight over
the Peckham confirmation. And it is a
notable fact that vast majority OF the
people have hoped that the senate would
reject him. Hence the rejoicing
Lie serves him right was the uniyer-
sal comment. That meant that the peo-
pie resented the presidents Use of his
official position to crafty personal! spite.
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