The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-01

Minton: S. S. Ferguson, st. Amant:
i e. A. Bruce, Bruce; A. G. CRANKY,
Bastrop; A. #Benoit, Shreveport.
a state committee was chosen, con.
sisting of r. B. Kennedy, Winfield:
]. M. Andrews, Weldon; s. s. Fergu-
son, St. Amant: j. B. Reach, Weldon;
J.. e. Parker, Bona; R. F. Thompson
and ". G. Shelton, Bastrop.
Mr.. Watsong the nominee for presi-
dent. reached Shreveport soon after
the adjournment of theconvention and
addressed a large public meeting at
! the courthouse that night. He is a
| speaker of unusual eloquenes and
| force, and his effort on this occasion
fully sustained his reputation in tn at
regard. He criticised and denounced
both the republican and democratic
parties with impartial severity, de-
claring that neither was fit to be in
trusted with the control of the govern
ment. He Indignantly denied the
charge of collision with the repubE-
cans to weaken the democratic ticket
in some of the doubtful states, and OF
Senator James e. Jones, Of Arkans as,
to whom the utterance of this accusa-
ton is accredited, Mr.. Watson had
| this to say:
Among all the asinine blunderers who butch
cred Bryan's campaign in 1885, the Saul OF the
whole lot, the great hulking booty Who lowered
head and shoulders above all other boobies
was Jones of Arkansas AS the grave-diggeI
for democratic presidential candidates he is
absolutely without peer, this heavy, vapid
pretentious, cumbersome. imbecile Jones OF
Arkansas.
The speaker declared that if he had
the power he would tear Roosevelt's
party to pieces limb by limb. root by
by root. He also arraigned the dem
ocratic candidates in caustic terms,
characterizing Judge Parker as a man
whose attitude on public questions
was unknown and who plays into the
hands OF Wall street.
T.ae Manhood and True Democracy
Il will not be surprising to find
some of the small-fry official iourn ais
| that eagerly joined in the hue and cry
against Gov. Blanchard's outrageous
interference with the municipal politics
| Of New Orleans showing disposition
to take water and pirate Of the regular,
ity OF the boss made city and the obi
L
cratsn TO support it.. It will then be
| in order to inquire il these pap-fed
| organs have heard from headquarters
and if the crack Of the patronage lash
is sounding in their ears as it did il
those Of the city bosses? Is it moi
possible for citizen to be a good and
true democrat and a good and true
| man at the same time? And if it isn't
will majority of the democratic
voters Of New Orleans sacrifice their
manhood and independence of thought
| and action rather than imperil their
| status as good and true democrats &C,
| cording to the Blanchardian ipse
dixit? Resistance to tyranny and OPP
preston has been regarded as the
highest attribute of true patriotism
and manhood. Is submission &c
tyranny and oppression to be hence.
forth accepted as the barge of a "good
and true democrat in Louisiana?
What Caused the Lack of Harmony
The asking of questions is popular
just now. Judge Parker propounds a
series OF five ID his letter of acceptance.
Gov. Blanchard puts one to the peo-
pie of New Orleans: ssWhat are you
gong TO DO about 1t. The Chief
| wishes to be in the fashion and ask a
couple of things on its own hook, as
| follows:
What caused the sslack of harmony
between the state administration and
the two members of the Atchafalaya
levee board-Victor Lefebvre and
Honore Dugas-Whose designations
have been demanded by Newton
Caesar Blanchard:
Is it true the bug under the chip was
the refusal of the two members TO be
parties to the carrying out of the bar
gain by which John Marks got out OF
Judge Smiths way for the iudgeship
Of the court OF appeals in considera-
ton of the promise thai Louis Lozano
should be bouncedsas attorney OF the
leyee board and the job be given to
the Assumption representative instead?
Our KnoW-Nothing Governor.
w. E. Howell. one of che foremost leaders Of
the lily whites, in seconding the nomination of
Henry N. Pharr. candidate for CT ngress in the
third district, referred to Governor Blanchard
as His ROYAL Highness. Wonder if Governor
Blanchard knows that there is lily white party
| in the state2-Assumption Pioneer.
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