Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-05-30
From the New Orleans Crescent A Head Runs For OmCe and Is
 Defeated.
..The Whole Thing a Fraud.,

CITY HOTEL, N. O., April 27.
 I told them not to nominate me ; that l had no thirst for office; that l was not legible; but they said that l was the 'coming man." and must serve. protested with tears in my eyes (which stayed iD that I wanted no office, but as they forced it on me l would he compelled to forego all private consideration and sacrifice my self, my time, my influence, my city money, upon the altar (atiom of my country On this hint I spake. "Make no guady chaplet," I said, "but know me as I am, the Duke Aranza." l was anonymously selected as the Republi- can candidate without dissecting voice. felt no interest in the matter except the love l bore my country, so I determined to bore my country (mcn) for votes.
 One of my constituents, who was somewhat white, said, holding me by one ear and the only button hole left in my coat by the Republican party says he: "Nfy names Jim; and kin kontrol most ov the votes in my ward ; I'll go fer yer and git all the niggers in the ward to vote fer yer too, if you'll only give mo share of the loaves and fishes."
 Said, ''My friend, as for the first, you can loaf as much as you please :; as for the second don't be too of-fish-us v This ended the loaf and fish business with him.
 l But, finally long came another chap, friend of mine. I know he was a friend of mine by a remark he made ; said he, batting me on shoulder and 1 taking me on one side, "Head, my boy, you're good feller and mean well, but that won't win you're regular nominated candidate of our party, the only party as represents true senti- ments of love for this our distracted and contracted country as a candidate we have assessed you s250."
 Says, I, grasping him by the hand, and shaking-it warmly, I'm delighted to hear it, for aint been able to get rid of my money fast enough. owing to the abundance I have on hand. I'll give you a check at once."
 And I gave him check on Jacob Barker's bank.
 Grasping him by the hand, I exclaim- ed, with passionate emotion, ''there is the sum twice told; blush not to take it--'twas dearly won.'
 Without looking at it, he put it ir his bosom, and said. "My friend, we are organized and we shall carry the State and all the offices. We are organized, sir we have got dead loads of colored gentlemen who are register ed in the out of town parishes who love their country and the old flag and after voting in the country parishes, they will lose their papers and come to New Orleans and vote on atiidavits for you and all our loyal and martyred candidates. Twill be q proud day for you, my Head, when you can stand upon the batilements o the new Jerusalem, with crown O. l glory cncirucling your brow, the tab 1 lets of the Almighty in your righ hand, and vote for tine Constitution in your left. say it viii be pronC day for you then 10 stand up and sa! in the words of the 7th clause of tho l Constitution of our beloved Union blessed be the descendants of Ham for they shall come down oa the rebel copperhcad Democrats like Ham merp"
 He squose my hand, and left me.
 Registration day came, and with it . crowd. It was a hot day, but 1 strug gled up to the door and shock hand with lot of my constituents, who were all sanburnt. As did so, l fcl q thrill of patriotism rush through m! vitals, and l raised my hands, and put ting them upon the curly heads of m. different constituents, said, in solemn accents, to my Republican friend be side me, Qa the wonds of Hamlet:)
 "Pr'y thee, HoiAtio, tell me ont thing"
 "What's that, my Lord ?'
 "Dost think Alexander looked o'thi' fashion on the earth ?"
 aE'en sG.s
 "And smell so, PahfS
 And I took my hand off my coloret constituents, washed them (not tn, constituents, although they needed it but my hands) and entered the registr, office. There I found fellahs sitting at desks, with pens behind the ears drawing SS per diem per day. l walk cd up and said, q am white." H. asked me about 400 questions and tol, me to hold up my right hand ant swear. l held up my right hand an' he made me swear that I was never U. s. ossifer and never meant to be that never heard of one; that l neve was going to again, etc, "too numer ous to mention," as Charley Nash Frank Bartlett, or yother goSd que tioneer would say. I was then ushcrc' to another fellah who made out seanch warrant which he called it certificate, and after answering [ questions more, he allowed me to sig my name to the foregoing swear I signed it thus:
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