The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-12
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Read tl,;j TO lie eolorea Voters !!
I From the Z" La. Herald."l

Why don't Carpet baggers give the
neeroes ofice.s Why don't tie Radi-
calls divide the Offices with,the' colored
men, who do all the vot'ng?a If you
will Took around, you will see that the
Carpet baggers get all the offices,
while the negroes who do the voting,
get none. Look right here in our own
country. Take Mr.. Wands, of Amite
City-1st, he is Clerk of the Court;
End, Assessor of United States Reve-
nue.; Sd, Public printer. Three Off
ces! an good paying Offices! Why don'5
he content himself with one Office, aud
give the other two, to two good color
ed Radicals? ...,.tt
AsainATaIse Captain Dollerty, in
St. Tammany-ist, heis Sheriff; 2nd,
United States Tax collector; Sd, Par
ish Constable 4tii, ufiitedstates Mar
shall to take the census!s -Four offices,
and eacl, pretty good pay. Why don't
Governor Warmoth and General Grant
give three of these Offices to colorcd
men, and let Capt. Doheriy live on one
office as lis
| Again-Take Mr.. Myers, who is now
registering the votes at Amite-1st, he
lis Store house keeperi in Custom House,
and gets s. per day; End, Supervisor
of Registration in Tansipasioa, at
about 81 per day, aud lisa Candidate
for the Legislature. in New Orleans.
4 aAgain-Look at the Carpet-basgers
in this State. Mr.. Lowell, is Legisla-
tor and Post master, and makes $780,
! 00O. Mr. John Lynch is State Survey
or, and Senator, Mr.. Hugh ]. Campbell
: is Senator, Register.in the Land-ofiice,
D aud Major-General of the Militia. Mr..
n Blanchard il Supervisor, and also in
: United States Land Office. General
II I4ongstreet is Surveyor of the Port, at
G $4,000 per year, and Adjutant Gene
G raj of Louisiana, at $4,000. MIR. S. Ii.
IS Packard is United States Marshal, at a
$ salary, with fees, of near $4,000; is
II Register of conyeyances in New Or
ls leans, another rich Office, and State
l. Senator at 50 per day. A. l.. Lee, is
OF Representative at So per day, and
Public printer at $l25, 600 per annum.
S JOHN Ray is Senator at So per day, ana
IL contractor for reviewing the Codes, q
work of two months, for any intelligent
cs lawyer who has kept his books posted
and for this little job, lie received over
ng $50. 900. And we might go on thus az
lis tinfnitum. Now colored voter, you sc
nd to the league, you ineurthe ill-will Of
your employer, you rob your family o
" your had earnings, you spend to hell
ne elect Carpet-baggers, that which yo'
on ought to spend fol your family, aud al
ns for what? What do you get for it
IN Where is the colorcd man who holds
u paying office? You answer, Dunn
ng and Dubluclet," land we answer DAM
re- and Dubluclet aCere Recer slares; the.
? were always rich, and the Radicals pm
res them in as a blind" Why don't the
,he give the poor colored Radicals Office
ca Now think awhile of this. We tie
you, that if you were Democratic ve
tiers, you would hold your equal Pre-
ne portion of the offices. Try it if 20
MS don't believe it, and we will divide o,
est among you the three Offices of Wand
IN the four of Doherty, ETC., etc. iColore
ate man of sense, why don't you quit the
Carpet baggers, who arc making too
'W- and fools OF, you!