The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-02-17
Madame ABB LucoIu Absut 10
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! There can be no question but that the ten
dencies OF these times are for the elevation
OF the few and degradation and humiliation
Of the msny-the poor. The extravAgAnt
initiation ofthe money market, consequent
upon the ocean Of OF paper money with
which our country is flooded and the smost
total absence OF gold, ell tend strongly to
the one inevitable result OF masking the poor,
poorer, aud the rich, richer. Thes trouble
soin5 times breed "shoddy patriots" who are
Intensely loyal'' according to their own
showing. Men who MAZE iinf1ense ,suDs oi
money and in proportion 10 the amount they
make they are abusive Of their neighbors
who dare to disagree with the administration.
They also breed shodjy aristocrats, who
glittering in their shoddy broad cloth, and
shoddy diamonds, look with scorn and lOath
ing upon the poor, white trash, who have
had no fat contract, whereby they should
swindle the soldiers and put money in their
pockets. They feel that the honest poor
man is far their in 'srior, and they in their
hearts long for law that will draw broadly
the line between poverty and greenbacEs.--
We are not dttsmptng to prejudice the poor
against the rich; we are not attempting TO
engender prejudlces Of class against class,
but we are truthfully stating plain matter
Of fstt that is every day becoming more and
more palpable. Shoddy now runs riot thro'
the land, and continuation oil the present
growing state Of affairs will We warn our
readers, culminate at no distant day in the
bold attemp' Of the shCddy interest to place
between itself arid The poorer classes impen. :.
etrable social barriers. IL was but q few
4 ho ha Ia u,pr al fial, ID
ings emeaated from Washington City Chfon.
icls, the sem>offi,ial organ, which put forth
the ollowing "ieeler" upon the subject Of the
''sboddy aristccracy."
"Mr. Lincoln has brought bis family Tito
Washington for the winter. Mrs. Lincoln
will keep use in very hospltabe style
the coming season. Dinner parties, leyees
and so forth will abound after new year
Washington will be crowded with strangefs.
some Of them distinguished. The Pres>
dents House will be open to such people,
though it is hinted in som, quarters that
some kind OF check will be put upon tho
mob. Heretofore people who could not en-
ter decent dancing room in the country,
have wiped their dirty boots on the carpet
Of the magnificent East Room at their pleas
ure 1t is PROPOSED that in the future only
well behaved men shall be let into the Pres
ident levees. All sensible people will be
delighted in the improvement
There was a great many things the old 70
giss Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and the
predecessors OF Mr.. Lincoln failed to discov-
err among them was the fact that obly we'll
dressed, we'll behaved men shall be let in b
the Presidents levees.
I'D nner parties, evees, and so forth" wil
abound alter new year at the Viii House,
because Mrs. Lincoln is gbHg to keep house
in a very hospitabe manner, and ponder.
GUS liverisd darkey will stand at the outer
door to almit "clean" gentlemen, while all
others will be turned away by the villlant
america citiz.n OF African descent" This
is the way for the poor deladed wretches
who SO faithfully run. "Iia de uige avakes'
when they thought they were So rapidly yot.
ing for Glands for the landless.' Th.y
were voting that none but well dressed"
and who can dress well-except tha plethor
ic shoddids--shoull approach tho royal pres
ence of Abraham. ashington will be
crowded with strangers, some. of them dis
linguished." Indeed, what crowds OF shod.
dies, stranger shoddies- strange becsus Q
this is the first session that has occurred
since some Of the distinguished were bar
keepers or general confidence msn, and con-
scquently this is their fis. visit to Washings
ton in new Clothes" Many OF the distin-
guished who will wal, upon Mrs. President
Al her splendid entertainments, In clean
clothes, to jostle and push back the .honast
homespun, have not been in the habit here>
tofor OF entering The residences Of the disin=
guished OF the land except by skeleton
keys, or through windows at the dead OF
night.
Oh shoddy! thou art great in this our
land and thou alone are well dressed enough
to be admitted to the l.vees OF Madame
LincolR