New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-15

body of gallant men always draws. TWAS
therefore determined to announce the great
race of the firemen early in the progress Of
the fair According to the secret pro-
gramme, however, the race was put of to
another day on some fimsy pretext or
other When the second day fer the race
| arrived another postponement was an,
nouneed A great number of people
had gone down to the fair grounds
for the express purpose Of seeing the race,
which was the only attraction that has been
even promised. People submitted with
some manifestations of i'll humor to the sec
ond disappointment, and took out their
moneys worth in gazing at Stonewall
Jackson and other rebels, Jouvin's gloves
and the Bordeaux steam pillow, which has
come all the way from France to supersede
mule and manual labor in the Louisiana
cane and cotton fields.
Yesterday, however, the case took diff
ferent turn. 1t was fine day. As usual
the fremeR's race had been announced.
All the boys went down with
their machines, and all the friends
of the department came pouring in
at the gates. The directors rubbed
their hands in high glee at the success of
their strategy, and unanimously voted that
they were all great managers. So it was
resolved to postpone the iremen's race
again, assigning as q reason that another
race between a goat and cow, prob
ably-was to come of at two o'clock, and
the track was therefore engaged. But the
aremen had had about enough of this sort
of business. So without being very partic.
ular in their choice of terms, they unani-
mously decided to withdraw in a body.
and have nothing more to do with the fair
As they filed out at the gate they made a
polite demand upon the bog Office for their
respective admission fees, but finally
decided TO turn them over to
the department widows and orphans;
fund. This we presume will end
the farce. There is nothing in
reserve. If JEFF Davis were here he might
be prevailed upon to exhibit himself as an
extra incentive; but perhaps the directors
were aware that there was not much money
in such dodge, or theywoald have resorIed
to it. Why not announce him at any rate
No matter if he does not appear. Hardly
any one would be so mean as to demand
his money back again on account of his
disappointment. In case he did the com
mittee could show him copy of their
touching appeal as published in the Sunday
papers.
While we can not regret the failure of
this scheme, we deplore the fact that it was
claimed 10 be fair at all. There were few
of the elements of fair about it. And
this failure will, no doubt, operate injurious
ly when the time comes for the people to
organize real state mechanical and agri-
cultural fair.
The sooner the present failure is closed
up and the traps on display sent home the
better IT will be for the credit of the man
ayers. The people have no more money
to give for such frivolous shows as are |
presented to them on the fair grounds by
the directors of the so-called fair. The
people also insist that hereafter when a |
public enterprise is planned in this city,
Union men-"new comers"-shall not be |
excluded from participation in its man
agement. The brains, responsibility, |
money, and enterprise of this city are no |
longer centered in a cOterie of rebels; they |
are possessed by Union men-citizens who
love their country and its republican gov
ernment. The sooner the old fogies of |
1851 become aware ofthis tho better it will |
be for them and the city.