The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-05-21

baldry, the dangerous and extraya-
giant utterances of the Republicans
and communists or Populist.
AS an instance of the extravaganza |
into which honest Democratic criti-
cisms have tempted the opposition,
we find the following in a Populist
paper based on the views OF the New
Orleant press, especially the States
and Times-Democrat:
.sThe convention has proven dismal
failure and is repudiated all over the
State. No decent paper. any longer de-
feEds it. Founded on fraud, called by
fraud, elected by fraud, what on earth else
could it have been? Any man who ac-
cepts stolen Office is dishonest. Can you
gather figs from thorns? TO the disnay
of those who helped start the thing, the
convention refuses to adjourn and has
postponed the Legislature in order that
they may have more time to hatch fraud
in.
mo principle and dishonesty OF pur
pose prevails and the foundation being
rotten the whole fabric is now bound to
crumble.
1T is time for the United States gov
eminent to call Murphy J. Foster down,
order and conduct a registration in
Louisiana, hold constitutional conven-
ton of the people and end the disgrace
full regime Of fraud inugurated by Eos
ter into Louisiana. Demands, May Z.
We turn, in disgust, from this wild
and frenzied outburst of partizan
falsehood and indecency to a defense
of the. convention. According to this
crazy speech, the whole government,
electorate and election system OF
Louisiana are corrupt and rotten;
there is not warp and wool in the
whole texture but is rotten and foul,
and out OF this pestilent mass of filth
has arisen the constitutional conven-
ton like a noxious exhalation.
This is intolerable rot; this is an in
tolerable falsehood; this is intolerable
partisanism. AS matter OF fact,
out of what this communistic paper
here pretends to portray has come
the end of carpet-bagism and the
downfall of reconstruction; out of it
has come white supremacy and the
salvation of our civilization from free
negroism; relief from public debt; the
establishment OF sound financial con-
ditions; the restoration of Louisiana
to prosperity, honor and wealth; the
restoration OF our State to the esteem
of States and nations.
The convention has neither marred
nor destroyed any of these happy
conditions. 1t has given us an ex.
purgated electorate that is satisfac
tory to large majority of the peo
pie, and which our able, conservative
and soundly Democratic contempor
airy, the Picayune, from the first ad
vocated and defended; it has given ui
a judiciary, not indeed, entirely salts
factory, but embracing number o
radical, valuable and daring reforms
at the demand of the people; it has
separated State and city and parish
elections, and Withdrawn it's threa'
against civil service reform. Their
have been done other things we can
not think to remember here; there ar
certainly other things to be done II
, the few remaining days OF it's exist
} ence; but what we have mentione'
: have certainly redeemed it from at
! solute condemnation and which max
: the Wholesale abuse which happens t
, be popular out of place and out G
taste
: But, says in substance, this Populls
: censor of the convention, it is tim
3 for the Federal government to tax
4 charge OF the affairs of Louisiana an
: resuscitate the era of Federal ursul
n patton, restore negro supremacy an
: food the State with another army
r carpet baggers and thieving whit
r adventurers.
e Ii sn army of devils had answere
i our summons of convention, the
= would shine as angels of lightin con
t parison with this traitorous and II
/ famous proposition. Yet, as veha'
y said before, the Federal empire is Il
e aim of the Republican party, and I'll
l. direct tendency of Populism. Ult
j mately these two extremes must me-
/, and overwhelm the republic, unle
n ro maintain the sllpremacy OF ii