New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19
CASEY OBTAINS AN ENDORSEMENT.

A letter is being published Under the
auspices Of Collector Casey, which was
properly complimented in these columns
at the time Of its first appearance as alb
surd in its context aud rather objection
able in its publication. The document
in question was absurd and stupid, for
the reason that it stated propositions
which no sensible man in the State Of
Louisiana would have consented to utter
in public with any expectation OF being
believed in the premises; its publication
was Objectionable, because the signatures
that are attached to the paper were OBJ
tanned by one of these pleasant little
familiar cheats which every prominent
citizen has had put upon him at some time
or another. Smith rushes up to Jones
with a paper, which he says is merely
Recommendation to have ore-arned,
faithful, honest Spriggins, whose family
is in distress, appointed Waterman.
Jones knows Smith, trusts his
representation, signs the paper, and
does not find out his mistake until
Spriggins disappears after Jones house
has been gone through with. We all
know how these things are done. that
men lend their signatures without reading
the document to which they are putting
their fists. Governor Warmoth and seve-
raj other distinguished members of the
Republican party were beset in this way
by party with letter which lie repre-
sented to be quite harmless and incon-
sequential paper, and to which he re.
quested the.sign manual Of the Governor
and his friends. The time being auspi-
cious, just after great success, the gen.
tlemen consented to sign the paper as
Jones did the recommendation, without
reading it. and now they are finding out
their mistake. This letter, which was so
unimportant that the bearer had forgotten
its precise nature when he offered il
for Endorsement, now turns out to
have been a cunningly wrought device |
by one fool to make many: for the |
assertion which it contains that the |
Republican party of Louisiana esteemed |
James F. Casey to be the author of its
victory in 1870. is such an utter stupidity |
that not one single man whose name was /
upon the paper ever thought,
much less dreamed of writing down such
IN opinion. The truth is. somebody. it
IS immaterial who at present, circulated
md obtained signatures to the letter IN
Ter the pretext that it simply contained
request 70 the Secretary Of the Treasury
bout the retention of several officers for
mother month for good ard sufficient
eason, and the parties who signed it gave
heir names under that understanding. re
wing upon the statements Of the bearer
f the document as the contents Of the
etter. They were cheated, il is plain,
Id this is lesson to them hereafter to
cad papers before signing them, or they
nay be again made to utter nonsense, and
, see it in print, too.
The letter, therefore, was absurd be-
ause it stated a fact VIGOROUSLY at vari-
nee with the truth. Its publication was
Objectionable, because it light have been
nown that the signers would explain the
aud by which their names were obtained.
he most extraordinary circumstance
bout this letter is the fact that il was |
ever published in New Orleans, where
lie facts about which it pretends to as
,rt an opinion are so we'll understood.
ad where itsorigin was certain to meet
it'll a prompt exposure.