The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-10-05
MIR. DREW EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.

Mks HAbN 4GAt A4AlAo M1o ANe1iAuAs
LAKE CHARLES, La, Oct. ,. 1894.
MIR. Editur:-As ven have seen fit in a
late Issue Of your paper to announce, or
denoHnee, me as bOlreT, trusF you viii
grant me the use Of your columns TO reply.
/ do not suppose the Echo or the gem
eTal pubiie regard my detection tif il
were d fact, which &c is mott matter of
any Importance. nor do / 50 regard il
hut that it may he considered a notice or
menace 70 those who may feel that
their interests arc lmperiled Of what they
may expect of the self-constirutea oraUles
offhe democratic PARTY, ''sh0Bld they do
sO1
From what little observation have
had At conventions / have not been inn
pressed that the platforms were inspired
documents, nor even that they repre-
sented the well considered opinions and
expsrienees OF the district, state or ma
tion. hat rather tine hastily complied
ideas Of the moment. hat amounting 70
an agreement upOn which they wnnld
net together, each one Submitting his in
diVidnal preferences to the viii Of the
majority. Fer these reasons ] do not
bow down IN worship, nor consider them
infaliible or unchaneea BILE, and il is an
inalianahle privilege fOr democrat 70
express his opinion unrestricted 10y fear
or favor.
I7ntil the last national platform 1882
the democratic platforms have recognized
the idea of its founder, Thomas jefferson,
that while the mann purpose Of import
duties were Ser the support of the govern
uasur- that taxes imposed may be 50 adj
justed As 80 give protection 20 American
industries. One Of Its brilliant and
trusted staHdAni-bsaEeEs, SanHel J. Ran
dali nfasn announced this doctrine. and
, 1t hiss heau 3 dominant principle IN the
4 third congressional district since ] have
Z known any af IFS utasEances and while
/ hold rhase sentiments ] do not see THAT /
! have apossasIzesi from the original faith
( and Il aayoRe --has gone WrGns7 il would
seem &c M 80 BE thase Who have changed
{ f-ura thssz nrinC5Esies- So much Tor peE-
sauhl sxntsuIE1ul-
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Z t5uu wIEh nlIas thEEz vrualG lake 10 Pre-
sent 7 s5seE AalE uvaE 0Gr streets the
+ uEu w,lz frGEnersv NH Ez1ss[ with lIs @fJs-
/ pamtEv slH8HzGsts1 r. gr8zIE-- ueaEsasle-
and ilEszlli.s5sl5 HEElitiil,sHz.s-
Z Z fenl aEzEs sE1E Es usle ggrsi3sss5uzs. ba-ss-
( ness o. oeczadln5a1 al Any 81 zhsze paFties
3 had beeu - ssriggsayr EzzaeEes2 Is the So
=
I lseaH tazF @a wulld hear waiting. long,
, suHll and unceasin-. 4 lev weeks arn
because the wages OF . Thousand men had
D been FssiHeed fifteen PR CENT the nation
was CoH rEllsszl fsuni G ElieaE1 20 slit0ruia;
j millions OF property we've destroyed. nuul-
praus EiEes sacrificed and the power OF
! fonr STATES. and finally Of the nation.
was invoked 20 gael tine disturbance
/ these acts ueEe sympathized with and
cOndOned ii not approved.
An industry supporting directly and
! indIFeetlv nearly ane-haaf Of this state Is
about "a be sacrificed. and number Ci
men feeling thar their party had broken
faith and their salann PROMISES 20 them,
met peaeeably and decided that tmReh u
Eheir regret they believed theiT best in.
teFesIs lie IN sevcTiug their connections
with fGrmer party ties and forming new
alliances For this they are Euundiy
abHsed. sfigmatized and denounced.
do Ro5 say this move was wise, but il wa,
natural Ii. however CRATES hzEshly ~
my feelings 70 hear tilesg gentlemen dc
nnuneesl as traitors and EeRegagleS WheE
know their tradueers wonld so franEil
over a very Small cup of the hitter aEangh
held 70 their lips. Let Us state fairly the
condition: Having agreed 20 aeeept one
hzlf Of the former protection on theIl
produes. and the ink that reported it vva
hardly dry when their party Teaswed tn
| attack and by an immense majority
, passed through the house q laill TeInovin.
enfiFcly ali pEutection Wllatever. and fia
party headers in the senate EhneN9adntl Il
change the rRles 10 enable them At th
! coming session 70 pass the bill. 1t wa
not until this act Of treaeheFT alIa7 an.
of these men talked Of changing their a.
leSiaRee. Is il surprising shat shey fee
! homeless Ia the house OF sheir fathers
: Their enemies eould done worse; pexhzp
they miGhf he mOEe kind.
What ara the political principles Of a
inGiVilEslf They are NOT Gs0d-givei
commandments. 10 he FereFesl and fiseEel
/ In fires America they are not even III
utfeE4nees OF the king .'wAo eal do n
wrong. They shOOid be, each iaaiVidn1
for himself hh well-eansillered 0pini0
! of what policy Is hest adapted 10 seCuF
! the welfare property and happiness I
Z his locality, his state and the nation.
party Is an association Of men halaina-a
I the the main similar nplnions. ~ is0nl
K The aSlaee-helaer ~ tEie aslA~e-seekrr 4
/, fertaitaus Tuethuas tiisf demands alleg
ance ta TIC party, right or wxoag.
It5ssthe tendencies Of parties Of lpn
c Standing 70 become corrupt, and il Il 0nl
e hy earnest effort thai il Is prevented
This sheuid be within the pzfty lines !
long rs there is hope. Il IS the duty
each individual however humble I've mn
he, 10 exert his intluenee 10 keen d
party to the principles Ia which ii ma
I organized II Nonla seam that anEs III
travelled away hum its principles M
only IN tariff, hut even further IN i
& in1nei4l nx0elig1ties. AMI that it hs
Z rather iseeu dominated IA the lN1e Aessiu