The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-29

$4,000 and the associate justices
$4,000, while the pay of the General
of the Army has been three times as
much and under the new bill will be
twice as much. This. pay is shame
fully inadequate for the talent, expe-
rience, learning and ability necessary
to fill the most important positions
in the country. John Logan in op
posing the increase thought the
country would not regard it with fa-
vor. He said: We have commence
ed this session the work of retrench-
ment, and are derising means to re-
lieve the people of the burdens OF
which they complain and under
which they are, grooming" Here is
good Radical authority for the con-
dition of the country, and as.he well
knows the result of Radical misrule.
But in view of the fall elections it is
necessary to raise the false cry OF
economy when there has been no at
tempt at economy, except the sham
of the other day. If I did not know
that John Logan was too stoidly
heavy for a joke I should consider
his talk about Radical economy as a
capital peice of fun at the expense of
his party. The deficiency bill this
year is only ten millions Of dollars To
make small appropriations, which
look well On paper to gull the people
in the elections next fall, is the old
Radical dodge and, then for an i'm
mense deficiency bill next winter. It
is now well understood that the
friends of a Southern Pacific Rail-
road have made an arrangement by
which the bill reported to the Senate
by Senator Howard will be with
drawn and the Southern Pacific
Transcontinental Railway bill sub
stituted. This ensures the Success
of the Transcontinental BIZ! VIM; wnicn is
very strong in the House, having
been reported by the Committee by
a vote of IL to l. It is thought the
bill will pass both Houses next weSk
as Congress is finishing up business,
in order to adjourn on the 18th of
July as agreed upon. The officials
at the War Department deny the
justice of the comments of the press
on the rejection of Howard, the ne
gro applicant for cadetship at West
Point. and say that he was mentally
and physically incapable of passing
the requisite examination. Smith,
the negro from South Carolina, is al
so mentally incapable. OF course
they are incapable. The Democratic
press without exception said they
would not be permitted to come into
contact with the sons and friends of
those who were using them for polit-
ical purposes. Sambo will soon find
out that he must depend entirely on
himself to gain status whereby he
will be respected and not by having
himself made obnoxious by being
forced where he does not belong by
those who really never were his
friends. The Democrats here claim
that they have done the Radical par
ty incalculable harm by not putting
up Democratic candidate for Mayor
but by supporting the reform candi-
date, who was elected. They con-
tend that they have shown that the
Radicals have an Elephant on their
hands which they cannot control, the
negroes having divided on the can
didates. They certainly did owe a
great deal to Bowen who has been
an Apostle to them, especially during
the past two years of his mayorality.
It is said Bowen, out of revenge for
Grants not supporting him, the reg
plar candidate, intends to give the
history of the sale of Grants house to
General Sherman after he (Bowen)
had bought it from Grant and how
he was given an Office to pacify him.
Go in Bowen! The Radicals are be-
ginning to find out much to their
chagrin that "black man berry on
sartin but as they are entitled to
them they are welcome to all the
good they will do them, every negro
vote will cost the Radicals the loss oil
two white ones. TREBLA.
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